Genealogy
No matter your skill level, we can help with your family history research. Our collection includes a wide variety of general genealogy works and focuses on genealogy information for western Montana.
Services
Call (406)721-2665 or email the Reference Department for assistance with basic family history questions.
Learn basic genealogy research skills and discover family history resources you can use to build your family tree.
View a list of genealogy classes offered at MPL
Resources
Search the world's largest online family history collection. With 4 billion records available, discovering your family's story is easier than ever. (Currently available from inside our building only)
A genealogy database to help you research your family history. Search census records, Freedman's Bank and Revolutionary War records, books, articles, and more.
An index of birth, marriage, death, etc. announcements from a variety of Montana newspapers. Staff and volunteers add records to this database every day.
Missoulian Newspaper Subject Index
Librarians and volunteers have been indexing articles from the Missoulian newspaper since 1978. Use the index to identify articles of interest, and then find the full-text articles in our microfilm collection.
Read about the lives of some of the prominent citizens and colorful characters buried in Missoula City Cemetery.
Learn more about current and historical burial sites throughout Missoula.
Montana State Death Records – Search Montana death records from 1880 to 2002.
Housed in the Tony Veazey Montana Room, this collection is the most developed in the state for genealogy information on western Montana. We offer genealogy books on a wide variety of topics, and we subscribe to a number of genealogy periodicals.