The Cox Library is unable to respond to requests for genealogical or historical research, but is pleased to honor specific, targeted requests for public records and other well-indexed information.  (At this time, we know of no one to recommend as a resource for local research.  If this changes, we will post an announcement on the library’s web site.)

Specific look-ups can be done for items such as census records, marriage records, wills, settlements, inventories, court minutes, deeds, death certificates, obituaries, tombstone records, birth records, brief excerpts from articles or books, and any other sources for which finding aids exist.  Adequate reference (date, certificate number, file number, book & page number, etc.) must be provided to enable an efficient search.   

We can accept requests by letter only.  Pre-payment (check or money order) must accompany letter. Fees are non-refundable.  We can handle up to five item requests per letter. 

Rates:
$5.00 for the first item

$3.00 for each additional item 

For an extra fee of $1.00 per page

*any document we provide can be notarized.

Fees include postage and photocopy charges up to approximately ten sheets per item.  If an item exceeds ten sheets, additional photocopy charges will be added at a cost of $0.25 each.  We will send notification of exact costs before running photocopies.

In general, our response time is under two weeks.

When sending requests, please provide complete contact information, including phone number and e-mail address.