Contact Us
Membership
Genealogy
Library
|
The Macon County
Historical Society (MCHS) Genealogy Library promotes family history research
by collecting, preserving, and making available to the public genealogical and
historical records of
Explore
Hours The
Genealogy Library is open the same hours as the Some of the Library
materials available include:
Internet access is
provided at the Library. Please call 660-651-0051 for an
appointment to have your family names searched. General Information § Orders for documents must be in writing, whether by e-mail or via the online Research Request Form . If you request via e-mail, you will receive a mailed form. The more information the requester can give about which records have already been searched and the specific information being requested, the quicker response the local researcher can give. §
MCHS does not loan out materials,
nor do they leave the Library room. A photocopier and a computer and
printer are available in the Library. §
No personal CDs may be used on
the Library’s computer. §
Searches are restricted to
materials owned by the Library or by the Macon County Courthouse. No
out-of-county searches will be done.
§
Additional fees will be added for
researchers to make trips to in-county cemeteries and for photos of
gravestones.
Photocopies
and Printouts Researchers may get letter
(8 1/2” x 11”) or legal-sized (11” x 14”) photocopies in black and
white only. Letter-sized copies are 25˘, and legal-sized copies are 50˘
per page. Print-outs from the computer also cost 25˘ per page for
letter size and 50˘ per page for legal size. To request a search, print
and fill out the Research Request
Form to the fullest extent that you are able. Include your
research fee of $10 for up to one hour’s time for locating and copying from
files, plus a self-addressed stamped envelope. Copyright
Information Work under copyright may
not be reproduced for publication, whether on the Internet or in print media,
without permission of the author, photographer or other owner of copyright.
The prospective user of any of these images is responsible for obtaining any
necessary publication permission. Delivery of a photocopied
document by a Genealogy Library researcher does not imply any reproduction
rights, nor does the Library research copyright clearance. Questions Questions may be directed to: Macon County Historical Society Attn: Director of Genealogy Research Box 304 Macon, MO 63552 Phone: 660-395-5032 Free
Online Resources Some useful online digital archives that include
Other sites with some free links include:
|
