GENEALOGY RESEARCH The Mahaska County Historical Society maintains a genealogy library on the 3rd floor of the museum building. Our genealogy library features numerous Mahaska County record books, family history books, area newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, and more. All items are for reference, in-library use only and may not be checked out. The library is open Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. and by appointment during our regular season or by appointment year-round. Payment in full is required for any order. All sales are final. PLAN YOUR VISIT Get Involved uses and fees Reading Room UseFree Research conducted by our librarian$15.00 Scan with private, one-time usage right$10.00 High resolution scan for exhibit$35.00 High resolution scan for publication$50.00 B&W letter/legal copy$0.20 Color letter/legal copy$0.40 B&W 11" x 17" copy$0.25 Color 11" x 17" copy$0.50 Make a Genealogy Appointment Submit a Genealogy Request Some of our holdings include: Ahrweiler - Russells - McDonalds Family History Aikin Family History Alllgood - Padgett Family History Ames Family History Atlas Of The World Baker Family 1842-1860 Bakers Dozen Barcroft Family History Barnes, Andrew & Edna Battin Family History Beem - Patterson Family History Burial Records - Individual - WPA Cemetery Records Census - Iowa 1875-1905 & 1915-1925 Statistics Only Census - Oskaloosa TWP 1860 Census -Index to Mahaska County 1870 Church Histories Civil War Books Coal Men of America - News Clippings Coal Mines Coffman - Yost Family History Cowles, Gardner History Cranston Family History Crossman, William - Family History Current - Holson Family History Darland Family History Deaths 1880-1911 - Courthouse Records - Mahaska County Deaths 1921-1941 - Courthouse Records - Mahaska County Dorothy Clark Collection Family Album - News Clippings & Pictures Fox Family History Fox Fire Books GAR - Iowa Dept. of GAR Mc Kinney Post Genealogy Surnames Hoffman, Phil - Scrapbook Hollanders in Iowa Holson - Current Family History Hymnals Iowa Census - 1875-1905 & 1915-1925 - Statistics Only Iowa Constitution Iowa Inf. - 168th - WW I Iowa Inf. - 6th - WW I Iowa Laws Iowa Regiment Battle Flags - 1894 Jackson, Jim - Life and Pictures Jansen - Jankirk Family History John Fletcher College info. Johnson - Moorman Family History Justice Dockets Kent, Charles - Small Books Lacey, John F. - History Lamont - Thomas Family History Land Records Ledger Books - Misc. Lester - From Ireland to America Family History Logue Family History Maddy - Us Maddys Family History Maddy's Scrapbooks Mahaska County - Inventory to County Records Mahaska County - Probate Index 1881-1892 Mahaska County Assessor's Books Mahaska County Deaths - 1890-1911 & 1921-1940 Mahaska County History Books Mahaska County History Books Index Mahaska County Honor Roll WWII Mahaska County Rural Schools