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County Museums

Main Museum
1451 Main St.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 883-4208

Baldwin Hotel Museum
31 Main St.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 883-4207

Fort Klamath Museum
51400 Highway 62
Fort Klamath, OR 97626
(541) 381-2230 

 

 

 

Klamath County Museums
Research Resources

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The Klamath County Museum has an extensive collection of archives, photographs and biographical materials.
 
This page provides links to indexes of various resources that may be of interest to researchers, including historians and genealogists.
 
Copies of materials can often be provided. The museum charges a basic research fee of $10 per half-hour, with a half-hour minimum. Copies of paper documents are 25 cents per page. Reproduction of photos varies with media involved.
 
Send research requests, with a check for $10 or more, to: Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main St., Klamath Falls, OR 97601. Upon completion of the pre-paid research, we can provide an estimate on how much additional research or photocopying might be required to fulfill your objectives.

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Newspaper indexes (partial listing of headlines and dates -- very incomplete)
     Newspaper articles 1899-1909
     Newspaper articles 1910-1919
     Newspaper articles 1920-1942
     Newspaper articles 1943-1959
     Newspaper articles 1960
     Newspaper articles 1961-1969
     Newspaper articles 1970-1971
     Newspaper articles 1972-1979

Newspaper photo negatives
    
Photo negatives from the Herald and News

Photo-document file index

Pioneer Society roster

Biography files

Farm names

Livestock brands
     Marks and brands (book No. 45)
     Marks and brands (book No. 46)
     Marks and brands (book No. 47)
     Marks and brands (book No. 48)

Bankruptcies

Court records
     Justice Court, Sprague River Precinct (book No. 24)
     Justice Court, Linkville Precinct (book No. 25)
     Justice Court, Linkville Precinct (book No. 26)
     Justice Court, Linkville Precinct (book No. 27)
     Justice Court, Linkville Precinct (book No. 28)
     Justice Court, Tule Lake Precinct (book No. 29)
     Justice Court, Klamath County, 1913 (book No. 30)
     Justice Court, Klamath County, 1918 (book No. 31)

     Circuit Court, Book No. 1 (1882-1892)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 2 (1892-1899)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 3 (1899-1906)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 4 (1906-1910)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 5 (1910-1912)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 6 (1912-1913)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 7 (1913-1914)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 8 (1914-1917)

     Circuit Court, Book No. 9 (1917-1919) - not available
     Circuit Court, Book No. 10 (1920-1921)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 11 (1921-1923)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 12 - not available
     Circuit Court, Book No. 13 (1924-1925)
     Circuit Court, Book No. 14  - not available
     Circuit Court, Book No. 15 (1927)
 

Tax records
     1883 tax assessment roll
     1884 tax assessment roll
     1885 tax assessment roll
     1886 tax assessment roll
     1895 tax assessment roll
     1905 tax assessment roll
     1915 tax assessment roll, Vol. 1
     1915 tax assessment roll, Vol. 2
     1915 tax assessment roll, Vol. 3
     1925 tax assessment roll, Vol. 1

     1925 tax assessment roll, Vol. 2

Voter registrations
     Electors 1904

     Electors 1912

Military discharges
     Surnames A-L
     Surnames M-Z

Miscellaneous documents and files
     "Hanged" -- Newspaper account of execution of Captain Jack
     Newspaper account of Martin Bros. Mill fire, 1917

     Minnie Grizzle scrapbooks

Index to list of additional documents available at Klamath County Museum

Modoc Myths


Links

USGenWeb archives for Klamath County

Klamath Basin Genealogical Society (lookup requests)

Shaw Historical Library at Oregon Institute of Technology
     Klamath Waters Digital Library at OIT

Public Records Guide for Klamath County

 

 
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