Image from the Louisiana Digital Library, showing a crowd of people on the levee watching boat races on the Ouachita River. The Monroe skyline is in the background. Genealogy and History Databases
Explore popular genealogy and history databases, including Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and the Louisiana Digital Library historic photograph collections.
Image from the Hasley Cemetery Tour Brochure Programs, Tours and Tutorials
Explore Library programs, like the Historic Hasley: Secrets from the Grave Cemetery Tour, Pandemics & Epidemics in Louisiana, Talking Headstones and walking tours of Monroe and West Monroe.
An image of a Sanborn map featuring 1913 survey of Monroe for insurance purposes. Genealogy and History Websites
Explore other helpful genealogy and history websites, like the Daughters of the American Revolution Archives, Louisiana Secretary of State Death Records and AfriGeneas.

The Genealogy and Special Collections Department supports the mission of the Ouachita Parish Public Library by providing resources, technology and assistance for family and local history research. The Joseph Bennett McGuire Genealogy Room, located on the first floor of the Main Branch Library, contains books, magazines, newspapers, yearbooks and family histories, a copy machine, computers and a microfilm reader/printer. The India King Stubbs Special Collections and Rare Book Room, located on the 2nd floor of the Main Branch Library, provides climate-controlled storage for unique and vulnerable collections. Please make an appointment to ensure staff availability. The staff e-mail is genealogy_SC@oplib.org. Other contacts are C. Robertson, MLIS, Head of Genealogy and Special Collections 318-327-1490 ext. 3030, crobertson@oplib.org and L. Peppers, Genealogist 318-327-1490 ext. 3022, lpeppers@oplib.org.

 

Genealogy Hours at Main Branch

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon and 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

           Genealogy is Closed On Saturdays from 12 Noon to 12:30 p.m. for Lunch

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