Museum Archives and County Research Room

The El Dorado County Historical Museum maintains the County’s Research Room where local records and archives are kept and made available to the public. There are over 27,000 historical photographs, historical maps, court records, and genealogical information covering El Dorado County history.

Please contact us and staff and volunteers will try to answer your questions. You may also submit a research request to have museum staff research a specific topic, area, property, etc. related to El Dorado County.

Museum Research Request Form

Our Research Room contains many sources of family and property information dating from 1849 to the present relating to people and places in El Dorado County. The Research Room is staffed by knowledgeable volunteers who can research your question.

Please include a description or as much detail as you can of the information you are looking for. Research requests will be answered in the order they are submitted. This is a free service. However, we do charge a fee for photographs, photocopies and mailing. Donations are always welcome.

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Research Request Form

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