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 The following are important dates in the history of Ohio that affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements:
-'''1656:''' Iroquois Confederacy claimed Ohio lands after defeating the Erie Indians.
+*'''1656:''' [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/294660/Iroquois-Confederacy Iroquois Confederacy] claimed Ohio lands after defeating the Erie Indians.
+*'''1763:&nbsp;''' [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/536603/Proclamation-of-1763/536603rellinks/Related-Links The British took possession] of the area but discouraged settlers.
-'''1763:&nbsp;''' The British took possession of the area but discouraged settlers.
+*'''1772:''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=LRFePtMXjT8C&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=Moravian+mission+at+Schoenbrunn+1763&source=web&ots=JopDUTOj3z&sig=LzJiNAUci_xrgEv0YTM1iUNX5kM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result Moravian misson at Schoenbrunn]
+*'''1777: '''[http://books.google.com/books?id=0N47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Moravian+mission+at+Coshocton&source=web&ots=wqkg_cP1Xj&sig=2PTg2QnAahGS2M8pF5J0k7JuVnw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA202,M1 Moravian mission at Coshocton]
-'''1772:''' Moravian misson at Schoenbrunn
+*'''1772-1824:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasChapI.htm Moravian Indian land grants], 4,000 acres along the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County.
+*'''1787:&nbsp;''' The United States government established the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747 Northwest Territory] with the intent to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers.
-'''1777: '''Moravian mission at Coshocton
+*'''1788:&nbsp;'''The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta.
+*'''1794:''' (August 20,) [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=473 Battle of Fallen Timbers] near Miami River.&nbsp;[http://www.fallentimbersbattlefield.com/ General Wayne commanding] the U.S. forces, this victory ended Indian Wars in the area.
-'''1772-1824:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;Moravian Indian land grants, 4,000 acres along the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County.
+*'''1799:''' [http://www.frontierplayers.org/timeline.html Ohio Territory]
+*'''1803:&nbsp; '''(March 1,)&nbsp;[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=530 Ohio gained statehood].
-'''1787:&nbsp;''' The United States government established the Northwest Territory with the intent to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers.
+*'''1805:''' [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=432 Land ceded] by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and Delaware Indians.
+*'''1807 &amp; 1808:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;Land ceded by Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, an Potawatomi
-'''1788:&nbsp;'''The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta.
+*'''1817: '''Land ceded by&nbsp;Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca&nbsp;&nbsp;
+*'''1818: '''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=440 Land ceded by Ottawa, Shawnee, Wyandot and Seneca ]
-'''1794:''' (August 20,) Battle of Fallen Timbers near Miami River.&nbsp;General Wayne commanding&nbsp;the U.S. forces, this victory ended Indian Wars in the area.
+*'''1818:''' [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606&nm=Miami-Indians  Land ceded by Wea]
+*'''1818: '''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=440 Land ceded by Miami]
-'''1799:''' Ohio Territory
+*'''1810-1840'''
+*'''1843:'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1284 Wyandot removed to Kansas]
-'''1803:&nbsp; '''(March 1,)&nbsp;Ohio gained statehood.
+*'''1861-1865:&nbsp;''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War].
-'''1805:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and Delaware Indians.
-'''1807 &amp; 1808:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;Land ceded by Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, an Potawatomi
-'''1817: '''Land ceded by&nbsp;Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca&nbsp;&nbsp;
-'''1818: '''Land ceded by Ottawa, Shawnee, Wyandot and Seneca
-'''1818:''' Land ceded by Wea
-'''1818: '''Land ceded by Miami
-'''1810-1840'''
-'''1843:''' Wyandot removed to Kansas
-'''1861-1865:&nbsp;''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War.
 Several multi-volume histories of Ohio were written between 1890 and 1945. Two examples are:
-*''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]'' <ref>Howe, Henry. ''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]''. Two Volumes. N.p.: The State of Ohio, 1908, c1888. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=49770&disp=Historical+collections+of+Ohio+in+two+vo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H2hh 1908]; film 1698149 Item 5) </ref>The set has been produced by a number of publishers since 1847. Many editions exist. An index to this book is:
+*''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]'' <ref>Howe, Henry. ''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]''. Two Volumes. N.p.: The State of Ohio, 1908, c1888. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=49770&disp=Historical+collections+of+Ohio+in+two+vo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H2hh 1908]; film 1698149 Item 5) </ref>The set has been produced by a number of publishers since 1847.
+Many editions exist. An index to this book is:
 :*''Index to Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.'' <ref>Day, Sandra H., comp. ''Index to Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.'' Wintersville, Ohio: S.H. Day, 1987-89. (Family History Library book 977.1 H22d; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1698149 1698149 Item 5];&nbsp; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=628842&disp=Index+to+Howe%27s+historical+collections++ 6088090].) </ref>
 *''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/abbot.htm The History of the State of Ohio]'' <ref>Wittke, Carl F., ed. ''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/abbot.htm The History of the State of Ohio]''. Six Volumes. Columbus, Ohio: The Society, 1941-1944. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=977.1+H2wi 977.1 H2wi].) </ref>
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 * ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print'' <ref>Adams, Marilyn, comp. ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print''. Clarkston, Georgia: Heritage Research, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=31025&disp=Ohio+local+and+family+history+sources+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H23o].)</ref>
-For an every-name index to the biographical sections of Ohio county histories, see the Ohio Surname Index, described in the "[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]" section of this outline.
+===Family History Library===
+For an every-name index to the biographical sections of Ohio county histories, see the Ohio Surname Index, described in the "[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]" page.
 Histories are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
+::*OHIO - HISTORY
-OHIO - HISTORY
+::*OHIO, [COUNTY] - HISTORY
+::*OHIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY
-OHIO, [COUNTY] - HISTORY
-OHIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY
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