The Huron Public Library has the following genealogy research materials available for public use:
- Huron City Directories
- Beadle County Directories
- Huron Phone Books
- Newspaper Microfilm 1883-present
(NOTE: The newspaper is not indexed.)
- Wireless Internet (Sorry no wireless printing)
Microfilm Copies
Photo Copies
- 15¢ 8.5x11 inch black and white
- 50¢ 8.5x11 inch color
- 15¢ 8.5x14 or 11x17 inch black and white
- 50¢ 18.5x14 or 1x17 inch color
We do not have the following items at our library:
- Birth Records
- Death Records
- Baptismal Records
- Cemetery Records
- Marriage Records
- Land Records
- Due to limited staff size, in-depth research is not available.
(questions requiring more than 20 minutes of staff time to answer.)
Visit our Online Databases page for access to Heritage Quest, which library card holders can access from home, or visit the library in person to explore our Ancestry Library Edition Database.
Additional Research
Beadle County Genealogy Group meets every third Thursday. Check their website for meeting location
Beadle County Genealogy extensive local history resources posted by a local researcher
Beadle County, SD Genealogy & History Blog
Cyndi's List a must for any genealogist.
Current Projects
ContentDM Project
A digitalization project to preserve genealogy and local history information that will be keyword searchable and when copyright permits, accessible through the Internet.
