History Room



The Anderson Public Library History Room has everything you need to research your family and your community’s past. The materials available to members in the History Room include:
Books and Physical Files
- Family Surname Files
- Family Bibles
- Deeds, Marriage, Tax, and Census Records
- School Yearbooks
- Photos
- More
Microfilm
- Editions of The Anderson News dating back to 1894
- Census Records for Anderson County dating back to 1830
- Deeds, Marriage, and Tax Bonds dating back to 1795
- More
The History Room contains a microfilm scanner and an internet-connected computer loaded with software to utilize it. We recommend you bring a USB drive if you plan to scan and save digital copies of microfilm.

