Researching your family tree in Nodaway County, Missouri?
The Library holds print copies of Maryville newspapers for only one year, but there are digital and microfilm options for access to earlier issues. Scroll down to see a comprehensive list of print and online resources for genealogy research.
Maryville Public Library offers in-house access to Newspapers.com to provide digitized Missouri newspapers dating from the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s, including Nodaway County and Maryville newspapers going back to 1869. Users can search by keywords or names to find specific articles or family history content. Remote access is also available to our full access library cardholders 24/7. To login remotely, just use your 14-digit card number and the phone number we have on file for you.For more recent obituaries and news articles, MPL offers access to a NewsBank resource that provides full text content from Maryville Daily Forum from 2001 to the present. Content from St. Joseph News Press, Kansas City Star, and news sources all over the U.S. are also available. Remote access is also available to our full access library cardholders 24/7. To login remotely, just use your 14-digit card number and the phone number we have on file for you.HeritageQuest provides an online collection of family history records. Get started at home researching your ancestors by logging in with your library card number, or visit the library to login without a card and print your documents.
Here’s a list of print and microfilm resources in Nodaway County:
B.D. Owens Library Microfilm Collection at Northwest Missouri State University also holds several local newspapers in its microfilm collection dating from as early as 1898. A Tower Yearbook collection (1917–2009) is also available.
Phone: (660)562-1193
Hours vary during the year.
Nodaway County Recorder of Deeds is located in Room 104 of the Nodaway County Administrative Building at 403 N. Market Street, in Maryville.
Their office holds Deed books, Marriage license records, Plats & Surveys.
FamilySearch offers free Family Tree-building tools and a searchable online database of genealogy records. This resource is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is free to the public. Users will join a global collaborative online community to build or add to a Family Tree, search and upload family photos, and share stories. To get started, click on the link above and create a free account. For more information, contact Jenny Rytting at rytting@nwmissouri.edu
Maryville Researcher & Genealogist Tina Brown offers customized help sessions both for beginners and advanced research needs. Rates start at $50 for 30-minute coaching sessions and $75 and up for research. For more information, click on the Roots by Tina B image.
Call (660) 944-2803 during weekdays or stop by Mon-Sat. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays 1 to 10 p.m.
Missouri Digital Heritage is a statewide digitization effort administered by the Missouri State Archives and Missouri State Library. It provides online access to historical birth and death records, military records, census and plat book records, and county history resources.
