Research Policy
Patrons unable to visit
our collection in person may send
inquiries by mail or e-mail
ONLY!!!
Due to time and staffing constraints, Reference Department personnel cannot
perform extensive research or photocopying projects.
Library staff can respond
only to specific requests for
information. Staff cannot compile family lineages,
determine parentage, locate missing persons or undertake
extensive photocopying projects from books or microfilm.
For a $5.00 fee
written or electronic
requests for customers living outside the library's
service area will receive a limited amount of staff research
time.
All resulting copies made
will be billed at the individual copy price of $0.25 per page for
microfilm and $0.15 per page for photocopies.
If requests are submitted
by mail, please DO NOT enclose
money with the request. An invoice for the correct billing
amount will be included with the results of the search.
For email requests, full
name and return mailing address
must be included with the request for information.
Obituary/Death Notice Searches
The Reference Department
staff will search the newspaper
microfilm for a death notice or obituary. A complete date-
of-death (month/day/year) is required for this search.
Patrons should submit no more than four individual name searches at one time and should wait for a response before submitting a second request for information.
City Directory Searches
The Reference Department
staff will provide copies of the page or pages containing
that particular surname from the Williamson area directory.