• Death & Obituary, Birth and Marriage indexes are for items which appeared in the local newspapers. To date, of the 11,700+ entries in the death notice/obituary index more than 6,000 images have been added to our digital obituary collection. Microfilmed issues of the Harney County newspapers are available for public use in the Western History Room. Contact us to request a digital or hard copy of any obituary, death notice, birth notice or marriage notice, or to request a search for a name not listed.

         ** Please note that these indexes are not comprehensive lists of ALL births, deaths, and marriages from Harney County.  Spellings and dates
                        are transcribed from old index books and may not be completely accurate. We strive to correct errors as they come to light. **

• Individual & Family History Index: A collection of individual and family history files includes diaries, journals, personal life stories, news articles, and genealogical information about residents of Harney County, past and present. Files are available for public access inside the Western History Room. Select items are viewable online.

 

• Oral History Interview Index: Alphabetical listing of people interviewed for the Harney County Oral History program. Interview transcripts are available in the file cabinets in front of the Western History Room door or as digital files which can be viewed online by clicking the transcript link. Original audio/video recordings and detailed subject indexes are available inside the Western History Room. Contact us for more information.

 

• Local burial listings are available in the "Pieces of the Past" book series covering the Burns Cemetery and all the rural Harney County cemeteries. These books are available for library use only in the Western History Room and are also available for checkout.

QUESTIONS OR RESEARCH REQUESTS? Contact staff via phone, email, or Facebook direct message

HARNEY COUNTY RESEARCH LINKS:
Harney County Museum/Library Digital Collections
Harney County Interactive Maps   
Harney County Historic Written Deed Indices 
Historic Oregon Newspapers- includes the Burns Times-Herald (1896-1925), East Oregon Herald (1887-1896), Harney Valley Items (1887-1903)

OREGON RESEARCH LINKS:
Oregon Blue Book
Oregon Digital
Oregon Encyclopedia
Oregon Historic Preservation Office
Oregon Historic Sites Database
Oregon Historical Society
Oregon State Archives
Oregon State Library

NATIONAL RESEARCH LINKS:
National Archives
Library of Congress
Chronicling America, digitized newspapers
Government Land Office
Historic Maps
U.S. Census Bureau
Find A Grave
Ancestry.com (membership required)- Harney County Pioneers public member tree

Harney County interactive historic Map