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ARCHER PUBLIC LIBRARY
203 Sanford Street
Archer, Iowa 51231 Phone 712-723-5629
Archer Centennial book from 1888-1988
Reformed Church Century book 1900-2000
(Note: Archer has 2 Churches
Archer Reformed Church, 210 Locust St. phone: 712-723-5295
United Methodist Church, 309 Harriman Ave. phone 712-723-5254.)

HARTLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
91 1st Street SE
Harley, Iowa 51346
Phone 712-928-2080
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HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PERKINS - 1897
HISTORY OF  O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PECK & MONTZHEIMER- 1914
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY O'BRIEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1979
MICROFILMS OF NEWSPAPERS;
"HARTLEY RECORD"-1887-1894, ALSO HAVE READER AND PRINTER.

PAULLINA PUBLIC LIBRARY
113 Mickley Street
Paullina, Iowa 51046 Phone 712-949-3941
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MICROFILMS OF PAULLINA TIMES-1887 TO PRESENT.
PAULLINA CENTENNIAL BOOK, 1883-1983
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PECK & MONTZHEIMER-1914

PRIMGHAR PUBLIC LIBRARY
320 1st St NE,
Primghar, Iowa 51245
Phone: 712 957 8981
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HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PERKINS - 1897
HISTORY OF  O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PECK & MONTZHEIMER - 1914
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY O'BRIEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1979
MICROFILMS OF "O'BRIEN COUNTY BELL" NEWSPAPER -1886 TO PRESENT

SANBORN PUBLIC LIBRARY
407 Main Street
Sanborn Iowa 51248
Phone 712-930-3215
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MICROFILMS OF" SANBORN PIONEER" NEWSPAPER MAY 17 1872 TO PRESENT.
ALSO HAVE READER AND PRINTER.
HISTORY OF  O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PECK & MONTZHEIMER-1914
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY O'BRIEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1979

SHELDON PUBLIC LIBRARY
925 4th Ave
. Sheldon, Iowa 51201
Phone 712-324-2442
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HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY O'BRIEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY  1979
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PERKINS - 1897
HISTORY OF  O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PECK & MONTZHEIMER- 1914
SHELDON AREA CENTENNIAL, 1972
MICROFILMS OF SHELDON NEWSPAPERS 1874-present.
1856,1880,1885,1895,1900,1910,1920 CENSUS FOR O'BRIEN COUNTY.
ALSO HAVE READER AND PRINTER.

SUTHERLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY - N.B. BAKER LIBRARY
315 Ash, Box 370
Sutherland, IA 51058
Phone 712 446 3839
Email Sutherland Library
"SUTHERLAND COURIER" NEWSPAPER 1885 TO PRESENT EXCEPT 1889-1895 AND 1899-1907
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY O'BRIEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1979
Genealogy meeting held here first Thursday of every month 7:00 pm. Everyone welcome!

SPENCER PUBLIC LIBRARY
21 East 3rd Street
Spencer,IA 51301
Email Spencer Public Library
Spencer is not in O'Brien County, but they have a large amount of O'Brien Materials
HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PERKINS - 1897
HISTORY OF  O'BRIEN COUNTY BY PECK & MONTZHEIMER - 1914
PETERSON, IA , 1856-1980
MICROFILMS OF IOWA STATE CENSUS, O'BRIEN COUNTY- 1885,1895,1925
FEDERAL CENSUS OF O'BRIEN COUNTY-1840,1850,1860,1870,1880,1900,1920.
MICROFILMS OF MARRIAGE, BIRTH, DEATH, OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, NATURALIZATION, AND LAND RECORDS. 

OTHER RESOURCES

O'BRIEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Recorders Office
155 Hayes,
Primghar, Iowa, 51245
Phone: 712 957 3255
CLERK HAS BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND PROBATE RECORDS FROM 1880(SOME ARE MISSING INCL. EARLY 1920'S).
RECORDS HAVE BEEN MICROFILMED AND FILM IS AVAILABLE FROM LDS LIBRARY.

O'BRIEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Box 385,
Primghar, Iowa, 51245
Phone 712-957-2581
THIS SOCIETY HAS COPIES OF THE 1979 HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT $40 POSTPAID.
THIS IS A VALUABLE RESEARCH TOOL CONTAINING 886 PAGES,
PLUS A 124 PAGE INDEX. FOR SOME OF THE SURNAMES INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK
LOOK AT THE "BRIEF HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY" ON THIS SITE.

O'BRIEN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVLOPMENT CORPORATION
P.O. Box 616
Primghar, Iowa 51245
Phone (712) 957-1313
https://obriencounty.com/

SHELDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2406 E. 3rd Street
Sheldon, Iowa 51201
(712) 324-3235

Iowa State Historical Society



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