Sharlot Hall Museum Library and Archives

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Genealogy	Our on-line genealogical resources include obituary and cemetery databases, a census index for Yavapai County, and an index of residents at the Arizona Pioneers' Home. Learn about the Territorial Women's Memorial Rose Garden and the women honored.
Photographs	Search or browse our photograph collection of over 120,000 historic images, 11,000 of which are now viewable online. Order digital copies or prints for your private and professional use. View photographs by collections on the Arizona Memory Project
Maps	Use our Geographical Map Index to locate a map for a particular location in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, and the West. Aerial Photos and Trail Maps also available.
History	Access the complete run of “Days Past”, a weekly newspaper article devoted to the local history of Yavapai County. Search our newspaper index and oral history collection.
Library	Our research library consists of approximately 10,000 volumes related to Arizona, Yavapai County, and the West. You can search our catalog on the Yavapai Library Network.
Finding Aids	Search our finding aids by keyword, subject, name, or place; or browse a complete listing of descriptive media.
Downwinders	Learn more about Downwinders, review your eligibility, browse resouces and make a research request.

To collect, preserve, and make available the documentary history of Yavapai County and the surrounding region.

Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Noon - 4:00 p.m.

New hours
beginning September 20:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday,
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Please call for an appointment to do research (928.445.3122 x 14), or submit a research request. It may take up to 2 weeks to respond to your request.

Mission Area

Repository Overview

The Sharlot Hall Museum Library and Archives is a full service research facility and serves over 3,500 patrons a year. We collect and preserve archaeological, cultural, and historical materials related to Yavapai County and Northern Arizona. Vast collections of rare books, manuscripts, diaries, personal papers, organizational papers, maps, photographs, oral histories, archaeological reports, local and state governmental records, and genealogical materials vary in subject matter. Subjects range from Native populations and early Caucasian settlement to modern mining, ranching, and business history of Yavapai County and Northern Arizona. Our doors are always open to researchers; local, out-of-town, professional, amateur, and academic.