Twin Falls Public Library ~ Information for Life

Ancestry.com: Search genealogy using a wide range of unique resources, with more than 4 billion names in over 3,400 databases. Includes census, military, court, land, church, and probate records. Available only in the Library.

HeritageQuest: Search genealogy for the beginner and professional from your own computer. Search more than 25,000+ family and local history books; U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930; the PERSI subject index, and more. Log in using your Library card number, with no spaces, or click this link if you are in the Library.

Obituary Search: The Twin Falls Public Library has microfilmed copies of the Times-News dating back to 1904, in addition to several other newspapers of local early towns. The Library owns three microfilm readers, and we invite you to stop at the Reference Desk to learn how to search the microfilm. If you're out of town, you can request copies of obituaries or newspaper articles. The request MUST be in writing. You can mail it to: Reference Desk, Twin Falls Public Library, 201 4th Ave East, Twin Falls, ID 83301; or by email at: tfpl@twinfallspubliclibrary.org. Fees are $1.50 for the first page per item and 25¢ for every page thereafter. Please include all possible information and your address. We will bill you after we've completed the search. Please allow 7-10 days for us to locate the items.