Online Archives Collection

Are you researching your family heritage or are you interested in Deadwood and Lawrence County’s history? In 2020, the Deadwood Historic Preservation Office launched an interactive genealogical search engine that provides online public access to portions of the City Archives collections. 

This multi-phased project began sixteen years ago when the City Archives began transcribing a portion of the two hundred and fifty-four Lawrence County ledgers that came into the Historic Preservation’s possession in the early 1990s. The ledgers that make up this assemblage include inventory and appraisement, probate, district court journals, probate fee books, judgement books, circuit court journals, justice dockets, executor bonds and letters, administrator bond and letters, county lode and land transfers, and receiving books. To date, there are over a hundred thousand records in this search engine that span the years from 1879 to the 1970s. 

In unison, the transcribed ledgers were then microfilmed and digitized. These digital images have been incorporated into the search engine and are free to view and download. The end result is providing the public   access to a tremendous amount of data to be used for research and genealogical purposes. In the ensuing year, more records will be added to this search engine including Lawrence County tax records beginning in 1880 and the Lawrence County receiving books. 

To view the webpage and access the City Archives online collections, please go to the Deadwood/Lawrence County Genealogical Resources and Online Databases webpage click HERE.