Howard County
Genealogical Society

3rd Wednesday of each month in the Genealogy Room located in the basement
of the Library at 7 p.m.
President Harold Kerr

Genealogy Help Sessions

Howard County Public Library
Every Friday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Harold Kerr

Resources in Fayette

Howard County Public Library
211 S. Main

Hours
Tuesday - Friday: 
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - Noon 

• HoCo Genealogy Room
• Records
• Books of Obituaries
• Genealogy Help Sessions (Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m.)
  

Smiley Library
(Central Methodist University)
411 CMC Square

Hours
Sunday: 2:30 - 11 p.m.
Monday - Thursday:
7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 1 - 5 p.m.
(Hours may vary when classes are not in session)

• Provides a variety of Genealogical Resources including the Missouri United Methodist Archives

• For more information or to schedule an appointment contact CMU library at 660-248-6271.
  

Howard County Courthouse
On the Square

 

• County Clerk's Office
  Birth and Death Records 1882 -1892
  Some old one-room school records

• County Recorder's Office
  Circuit Court Records
  Land Records
  Marriage Records

• Probate Court
  Probate Court Records

Other Howard County Resources

Howard County Cemetery Information - Karen Boggs

South Howard County Historical Society, New Franklin
Visitor Center contains historical records and has some books for sale.

Glasgow Public Library and Glasgow Museum
Glasgow, MO

Genealogy Links

Rootsweb Message Board for Howard County