History of the Library




Original Ada Public Library Building now the Arts and Heritage Center
Original Library Building
Currently the Ada Arts & Heritage Center
  

 

Current home of the Ada Public Library  - Located  at 124 S. RennieCurrent Site of the Ada Public Library
 

 

The Ada Public Library was established on January 5, 1936. It was located in one room at the old City Hall. Three Years later, a new building was built. It was designed in Georgian Colonial style and is now the Ada Arts and Heritage Center, located at 14th and Rennie. In 1981, having outgrown the old library, the Ada Public Library moved to its current location at 12th and Rennie.

The following resources are available to meet your genealogical research needs.

Heritage Quest Online is available for use in the library or from home.

Ancestry.com is available for use in the library. Stop by and try it out!

Photograph of old Ada Oklahoma 

History of Ada

Pontotoc Co. Historical & Genealogical Society:

221 W. 16th Street
Ada, OK 74820
No Phone

Hours:  12:30 to 4 p.m. M-W
1st & 3rd Monday nights each month.

Visit them at http:  www.rootsweb.com/~okpontgs/

 


                                                        Spring water

                                  

 

 The City of Pure Spring Water
"Byrds Mill Spring"
 

   

                     

Area History Resources
     for use in the library:       The History of Ada
                                           Cabin in the Blackjacks
                                           History of Pontotoc County
                                           1910 Pontotoc County Census
                                           Four Men Hanging

(These titles are available for in-library use only)

Old Books and lamp  
  Click the picture to visit the Pontotoc County HIstorical Society on the web  

 

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Land of Pure Spring Water

Ada Area History

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Last updated 4/22/08