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Mon - Fri:   10 AM - 9 PM
Sat:            10 AM - 5 PM

The library's Genealogy Book Section includes How-To books, reference books, family history books, local town and county history books, census and ship passenger index books and much, much more. Reference materials include Sioux County Cemetery index of headstones done in 1979 and a Newspaper Index of Surnames in the local news section, 1893-1929. Also, an index of the local news of Orange City Volksvriend 1874 - 1900 completed.

The Library as a plain paper microfilm reader and printer. Some of the Sioux Center News (1893 - present) is on microfilm. The library has actual newspapers on hand of most recent years. The library has available Sioux County Census microfilm from 1880 to 1920 and state census from 1885 to 1925. Library has available through the GSCGS the microfilm of the Sioux County Court House records of the early years of about 1870-1930. The records on microfilm include births, marriages, deaths, and probate records.

The GSCGS had provided the library with a computer and printer for Genealogical clients only. The Family tree maker program in installed on the computer and the Family Tree Maker Archive CD volumes (bundles) are being purchased as they are made available, as well as many other CDs with helpful data.

Surname File Cabinets
The file cabinets include 4,500 surname files with any available genealogical information on the local family history.

Church Membership Records
A number of older area church membership records are photocopied and housed in the filing cabinets. For a list of available churches and books, please review the Church List.

Obituaries
Obituary cards of all area obituaries clipped out of the area newspaper since 1979 to present are available for research. An index of all the maiden names has been prepared and is located in the Archival Cabinet #11.

Sioux Center News
All available issues of the Sioux Center News from 1893 to 1930 have had local news sections photocopied. Indexing of the local news sections is complete through 1929. Most of the newspaper issues years 1893 - 1959 are housed in the Mark Twain Room Archival Cabinets.

Sioux County Cemetaries
Various index reference material is available to members. The index of Sioux County Cemetery headstones was done in 1979. WPA Sioux County Cemetery Index was done in 1939. Index of births, marriages, and deaths performed Rev. James DePree of the First Reformed Church (1880-1910), also includes more recent entries. A comprehensive Countywide Index from these sources has been compiled with all available deaths which is located on the library shelf as well as online elsewhere on this site.