We will be closed the month of January for cleaning and organizing.
Researching your ancestors, your home, or just curious about local history? Come visit our research library, housed in the Miller Log Museum. We are located at 605 Market Street in Lafayette, Oregon, open Wed., Fri. and Sat. from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
If you are researching Yamhill County history or your family’s history. please provided plenty of information for our researchers. Please tell us what you are researching. The more detail, the better our staff can respond. Important information can be found in related surnames, spelling derivations, dates, etc.
NOTE: Due to staffing limitations, extensive research inquires via phone or email will incur a fee.
Library Resources
Yamhill County Oregon Research Material
- City and County files (clippings and documents)
- Family Surname Files
- Local history books
- City and Telephone Directories
- Obituaries 1850 to current
- School Histories
- Student Records
- Photographs
- Cemetery Records
- Census Indexes 1850-1910
- Marriage Certificates 1884-1920
- Probate Index 1845-1900
- Donation Land Claim Records
- Property Title Abstracts
- Death Certificates 1903-1958
- Birth Certificates 1903-1912
- General Oregon History Books
- Oral Histories
- History Presentations
- Oregon Historical Quarterly Journals 1900-present
- Yamhill County Jail Roster 1891-1948
- Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Association Scrapbooks
- Yamhill County Road Names
Yamhill County Genealogical Society Research Library
Located within the YCHS Miller Cabin, the Yamhill County Genealogical Society Research Library contains genealogical materials available for public research. Most materials are for Oregon, but there are some US, and even some international materials available. The YCGS library is open whenever the Miller Cabin is open.
Other Yamhill County History Resources
Yamhill County Surveyor Online Resources
Yamhill County Records 1857-1963 (Family Search)
Yamhill County Historical Records Index (State Archives)
- Lists historic records available at Oregon State Archives, and Yamhill County Clerk and Planning departments. Also has list of School records at YCHS
Oregon Historic Sites Database
Yamhill County Cemeteries (Find A Grave)
Historic Aerials (Aerial photos from 1950s to present)
Vintage Aerial (Aerial Photos of Farms 1960s-1980s)
Oregon Pioneers
Newspapers
Yamhill County Newspapers on microfilm (University of Oregon)
News Register Archives 1999-present
Newberg Graphic
Newberg Graphic 1889-1922 (Historic Oregon Newspapers)
Dayton Tribune (Misc years)
Dayton Tribune (1970 – 1973, 1975 – 1976, 1979, and 2003 – 2006)
Dayton Tribune (1963)
Dayton Herald (June 3, 1904)
Sheridan Sun (Misc years)
Salem Newspapers (often include Yamhill Co. Stories)
George Fox University: The Crescent newspaper (1891 to present)
