Silver Falls Library District
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Obituary and Other Local History Information Requests

To request local history information, please print and mail this Local History Request Form (pdf).

The Silver Falls Library staff strives to provide excellent reference service to all patrons living inside our immediate service district and to those visiting our premises.  We are happy to extend reference service to those living outside this area under the following conditions:

Questions will be answered as time and staffing limits permit.  Responses are normally sent within two to three weeks.

Only reference questions requiring less than 20 minutes of staff time will be answered.  More in-depth research inquiries cannot be handled by our staff at this time.

Obituary/ family announcement requests must be for a specific date (month, day, and year).  Please note that microfilm copies are not always the best.  We will send the clearest copy we can.

Family history requests should be as specific as possible, and involve only one to two people at a time.  Please do not request ALL information about a certain person, family or event.  Requests for “anything” and “everything” are too broad for our staff to handle.  Our local paper, The Silverton Appeal-Tribune is not indexed, so specific dates are a must.

The following fees apply:

A $5.00 service fee for every 1-2 requests. This fee covers up to 10 photo/microfilm copies.  Additional pages will be $.25 each.

Note:   Inquiries about a particular event, or specific information regarding one person, is equal to one request.

Responses are normally sent via the U.S. Postal service.  Faxing the information can be done upon request for an additional $5.00 charge per 10 pages.

Research requests must be PREPAID with a check or money order payable to the Silver Falls Library.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH.

Call the Reference Desk at 503-873-8796 if you have any questions.


Silver Falls Library 410 South Water St., Silverton, OR  97381
Circulation:                   503-873-5173
Reference Desk:           503-873-8796
Youth Services Desk:   503-873-7633
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