Research on your own.
We know sometimes the thrill of the search is doing it yourself! We welcome you to the library to do your own research with no fee’s to access our library. While in the library we would be glad to direct you to helpful resources based on your research interests. A .30 cent fee applies to all paper copies needed.
Need Help?
Sometimes we don’t know where to start our search, or are just to far away to come in to check out the library on our own. If that’s you we would love to help you. The costs of our services vary depending on your needs.
Research Fees per hour:
Research is defined as information which must be searched for and found in books, files, microfilm at the Four Rivers Library, or at a county office or on the internet. It may be information or records which take a bit of time to print out or to copy. Click here to fill out the form.
* Copying fees apply*
Non- Members – $15 with a 2 hour minimum
Members – $10 with a 2 hour minimum
Look-up Fee
A “Look-Up” is defined as “easily-obtained information. Examples are an obituary which might be available in our alphabetical obituary collections or in a newspaper which is near the date of the death (perhaps with you providing the date) or perhaps several Probate file pages on microfilm.
*Copying fees apply*
Non-members – $10
Members – $10
Request a Genealogist
To initiate a research request, send in the minimum research fee with your research request. Additional cost for copies is the standard 30 cents per copy-page of information found from a book or file or other paper, or 50 cents per page for a copy of a microfilm record.
Mail your check to:
FRGS, P.O. Box 146, Washington, MO, 63090
Cost of copies will be billed to you after it is determined how many there will be. Please include your email address and phone number. It gives a Four Rivers researcher the chance to check with you if it appears necessary to take more time to find what you are looking for.