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Relic Roots
Muskogee family-history, genealogy and historical research.
- Location
- Muskogee
- Phone
- 918-537-0300
For many families, genealogy starts with a name, an old photograph, a story passed down through generations, or a question nobody has been able to answer. Relic Roots, founded by Muskogee Independent Historical & Genealogical Researcher Rikisha Morgan Harrison, focuses on helping people explore family history, historical records, ancestry, and the stories that connect generations. Her work goes beyond collecting names and dates — it emphasizes the people, places, experiences, and records that help explain where a family came from and how that history continues to shape later generations.
What they offer
Relic Roots is a Muskogee, Oklahoma family-history and research resource founded by Rikisha Morgan Harrison, an Independent Historical & Genealogical Researcher, storyteller and author. It helps people explore family history, historical records and ancestry, and preserve the stories that connect generations. Harrison’s approach looks beyond names and dates to the people, places, records and experiences that explain a family’s larger story, and her work also connects with broader Oklahoma history, including Black and Freedmen history.
Relic Roots helps people understand and preserve their family history, including:
- Beginning a family-history search
- Genealogical and historical research
- Learning more about ancestors and earlier generations
- Organizing family information
- Preserving family stories
- Understanding and interpreting historical records
- Identifying connections between relatives
- Documenting discoveries for children and grandchildren
- Connecting individual family stories with larger community history
For many people the hardest part of family-history research is simply knowing where to start — and some of the best information is often already sitting inside the family.
What makes them different
Family-history research can easily become a collection of names, dates and documents. Relic Roots places additional emphasis on the people and stories behind those records.
A census record may provide names and ages. A photograph may show what someone looked like. An obituary might identify relatives. But a conversation with an older family member might explain what that person was actually like, where the family lived, what work they did and what experiences shaped their lives. Preserving those stories can turn a family tree into something much more meaningful.
Tips for visitors
Three tips for starting your own family-history research:
1. Start with the people you already know. Before searching online databases or archives, talk with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and older relatives. Ask about full names, maiden names, nicknames, birthplaces, schools, churches, occupations, military service, previous towns and important family events — and, whenever possible, write down who gave you each detail.
2. Don’t overlook photographs and family documents. Check the backs of photographs for handwritten names, dates and places. Funeral programs, obituaries, marriage and birth records, family Bibles, letters, military papers, newspaper clippings, school records and church programs can all help connect an entire branch of a family.
3. Record the stories, not just the names. A family tree tells you who belonged to the family; the stories explain who they were. Ask about childhood memories, traditions, jobs, neighborhoods, migrations, hardships and accomplishments, and record the conversations — with permission — or write them down soon afterward.
Before you start: historical and genealogical research takes patience. Names are spelled differently from one record to the next, dates and ages vary, and family stories can shift as they pass between generations, so researchers compare multiple sources and keep notes on where each piece of information came from.
Why do it now: family knowledge can disappear quickly. A grandparent may know everyone in an old photograph; a generation later, no one may. Adding names, dates, locations and stories today preserves information that can be almost impossible to recover later.
Community connections
Relic Roots is locally owned and operated in Muskogee, in a layered part of Oklahoma — the Three Forks region, former Indian Territory, and long-established Black, Native and Freedmen communities — where local family histories often cross several kinds of records at once. Rikisha Morgan Harrison’s research connects individual family stories to that broader community history.
Services & details
Services
- Beginning a family-history search
- Genealogical research
- Historical research
- Ancestry research
- Organizing family information
- Preserving family stories
- Understanding and interpreting historical records
- Identifying connections between relatives
- Documenting family discoveries for children and grandchildren
- Connecting family history with community history
- Family and community history storytelling
How to order & visit
Contact Rikisha Morgan Harrison through Relic Roots by phone at 918-537-0300 or through the Relic Roots Facebook page for research help, current information, programs and updates.
Hours
Hours vary — see the note below.
Contact Relic Roots by phone or Facebook for current availability, programs and updates.
Location
Based in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Relic Roots works with Muskogee-area families and records and does not operate a public walk-in storefront. Contact Relic Roots by phone or Facebook for current information, programs and availability.
Service area
Business attributes
- Locally owned (owner-reported)
Common questions
What is Relic Roots?
Relic Roots is a Muskogee, Oklahoma family-history and research resource founded by Rikisha Morgan Harrison, an Independent Historical & Genealogical Researcher, storyteller and author. It helps people explore, understand and preserve family history, ancestry and the stories that connect generations.
Who founded Relic Roots?
Relic Roots was founded by Rikisha Morgan Harrison, an Independent Historical & Genealogical Researcher, storyteller and author whose work also connects with broader Oklahoma history, including Black and Freedmen history.
What does a genealogical researcher do?
A genealogical researcher studies family relationships and history using family knowledge, historical documents, public records and other sources. Relic Roots applies that to Muskogee-area families and the community history around them, drawing on photographs, oral histories, newspapers, church and cemetery records, land records, migration and occupations.
Is Rikisha Morgan Harrison an author?
Yes. Her books are available on Amazon — search "Rikisha Morgan Harrison" for currently available titles.
How can I contact Relic Roots?
Call 918-537-0300 or message Relic Roots on Facebook. The Relic Roots Facebook page is also where current projects, programs and announcements are posted.
People
- Independent Historical & Genealogical Researcher
- Rikisha Morgan Harrison
Contact
- Phone 918-537-0300
- Social
Editorial note & sources
This profile was independently researched and prepared for Green Country Online. Rikisha Morgan Harrison reviewed the earlier profile and confirmed that Relic Roots is locally owned and operated in Muskogee, and provided updated information about her preferred professional title, contact number, and the availability of her books on Amazon.
- Relic Roots (Facebook) (accessed September 2, 2026)
- Independently researched by Green Country Online
- Owner fact-checked · September 2026
Information last reviewed September 2026.