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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="ER">[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/contact.aspx?to=166 Ask a Reference Question] in ''Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/contact.aspx?to=166 Ask a Reference Question]<br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref>[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/contact.aspx?to=166 Ask a Reference Question] in ''Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/contact.aspx?to=166 Ask a Reference Question]<br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="Abt">[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/ About Us - Main Library] in ''Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Abt">[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/ About Us - Main Library] in ''Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref>  
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'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Abt" /> &nbsp;genealogy 513-369-6905, or general 513-369-6900<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Abt" /> &nbsp;genealogy 513-369-6905, or general 513-369-6900<br>  


'''Hours of the Genealogy Dept:'''<ref name="GD">[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/genlocal.html </ref> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mon-Wed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thu-Sat: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sun: 1 pm - 5 pm <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/info/hours.asp Holiday closings] <br>  
'''Hours of the Genealogy Dept:'''<ref name="Dept">[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/genlocal.html Main Library - Genealogy and Local History Department] in ''Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mon-Wed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thu-Sat: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sun: 1 pm - 5 pm <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/info/hours.asp Holiday closings] <br>  


'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<br>  
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<br>  
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


A top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the ''[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/inlandrivers.html Inland Rivers Library]&nbsp;'' of the Ohio River and its tributaries (riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky) in Special Collections.<ref name="DB89" /> The main genealogy collection includes local history and culture such as African Americans (slaves and freedmen), early pioneers, and 19th century police reports, complete U.S. federal census (1790–1930), passenger lists, city directories, military histories, maps, church and cemetery records. Resources from all 50 states and many foreign countries are also available.<ref>[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/genlocal.html Main Library - Genealogy and Local History Department] in ''Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref>
A top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the ''[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/inlandrivers.html Inland Rivers Library]&nbsp;'' of the Ohio River and its tributaries (riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky) in Special Collections.<ref name="DB89" /> The main genealogy collection includes local history and culture such as African Americans (slaves and freedmen), early pioneers, and 19th century police reports, complete U.S. federal census (1790–1930), passenger lists, city directories, military histories, maps, church and cemetery records. Resources from all 50 states and many foreign countries are also available.<ref name="Dept" />


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[http://www.probatect.org/ Hamilton County Probate Court] adoptions, birth, guardianships, mental commitments, name changes, probates and wills.  
*[http://www.probatect.org/ Hamilton County Probate Court] adoptions, birth, guardianships, mental commitments, name changes, probates and wills.  
*[http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/content/cincinnati U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio], Cincinnati, recent civil and criminal cases.  
*[http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/content/cincinnati U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio], Cincinnati, recent civil and criminal cases.  
*[http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Cincinnati History Library and Archives] books, pamphlets, maps, photos, manuscripts, films and sound recordings of Greater Cincinnati, the state of Ohio, and the Old Northwest Territory.
*[http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Cincinnati History Library and Archives] books, pamphlets, maps, photos, manuscripts, films and sound recordings of Greater Cincinnati, the state of Ohio, and the Old Northwest Territory.  
*[http://hcgsohio.org/ Hamiliton County Genealogical Society] events, records, repositories, services, queries, surnames, and publications.
*[http://hcgsohio.org/ Hamiliton County Genealogical Society] events, records, repositories, services, queries, surnames, and publications.  
*[http://americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archives], Cincinnati, manuscripts, photos, oral histories, 1000 family files, Jewish communities and immigration to the American colonies and Caribbean Islands.  
*[http://americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archives], Cincinnati, manuscripts, photos, oral histories, 1000 family files, Jewish communities and immigration to the American colonies and Caribbean Islands.  
*[http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/archives-office/ Archdiocese of Cincinnati] Regional Roman Catholic records of historic value.  
*[http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/archives-office/ Archdiocese of Cincinnati] Regional Roman Catholic records of historic value.  
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