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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="assist">[http://library.ohio.gov/research/search-tips Further Assistance] at The State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).</ref> [mailto:refhelp@library.ohio.gov refhelp@library.ohio.gov]<br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Visit">http://www.library.ohio.gov/StateLibrarian/contactus Contact Us] at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).</ref><br> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Visit">http://www.library.ohio.gov/StateLibrarian/contactus Contact Us] at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).</ref><br> | ||
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:Closed for State Holidays: New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, President's day, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day.<br><br> | :Closed for State Holidays: New Year's day, Martin Luther King day, President's day, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, and Christmas day.<br><br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.library.ohio.gov/Marketing/Directions Directions to the State Library] at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).</ref> | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.library.ohio.gov/Marketing/Directions Directions to the State Library] at State Library of Ohio] (accessed 8 October 2012).</ref> The State Library of Ohio is located in the historic Jeffrey Manufacturing Building within Italian Village, the Short North Arts District, and just north of downtown Columbus.<br> | ||
*[http://www.library.ohio.gov/Marketing/Directions#map Directions] by car. The library has easy access no-cost parking.<br> | *[http://www.library.ohio.gov/Marketing/Directions#map Directions] by car. The library has easy access no-cost parking.<br> | ||
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State Library of Ohio still has the State of Ohio Government Documents Collection which may have genealogical content.<br> | State Library of Ohio still has the State of Ohio Government Documents Collection which may have genealogical content.<br> | ||
:*Petta Khouw, and Ohio State Library, ''County by County in Ohio Genealogy'' (Columbus, Ohio: The State Library, 1978). [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/224104-county-by-county-in-ohio-genealogy?offset=1 Digital version]. {{WorldCat|866062194|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat}}; {{ | :*Petta Khouw, and Ohio State Library, ''County by County in Ohio Genealogy'' (Columbus, Ohio: The State Library, 1978). [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/224104-county-by-county-in-ohio-genealogy?offset=1 Digital version]. {{WorldCat|866062194|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat}}; {{FSC|39646|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6046719; Book 977.1 D23o}} They also have a good list of nationwide genealogical Internet database links, digitized material from around Ohio, government documents, censuses, wills, military records, county and local histories, church and cemetery records. | ||
Their website includes: | Their website includes: | ||
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*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Ohio genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> | *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Ohio genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> | ||
*[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, Illinois, a large repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> | *[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, Illinois, a large repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> | ||
*[[Ohio History Connection]], Columbus, serves as the state archives. Excellent collection of manuscripts for government, land, and military records. Also has biographies, genealogies, and vital records.<ref name="DB89">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 89. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{ | *[[Ohio History Connection]], Columbus, serves as the state archives. Excellent collection of manuscripts for government, land, and military records. Also has biographies, genealogies, and vital records.<ref name="DB89">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 89. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="Network">[http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/state-archives/lgrp-home/lgrp-network-centers Ohio Network of American History Research Centers] in ''Ohio History Connection'' (accessed 28 February 2014).</ref> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]], a top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the ''[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/inlandrivers.html Inland Rivers Library] | *[[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]], a top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the ''[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/inlandrivers.html Inland Rivers Library] '' of the Ohio River and its tributaries (riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky) in Special Collections.<ref name="DB89" /> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[http://www.umhso.org/Archives%20of%20Ohio%20United%20Methodism Archives of Ohio United Methodists], Delaware, history of Methodism in Ohio and generally, manuscripts, photos, local church histories, church records, ministers, newspapers, and personal papers. | *[http://www.umhso.org/Archives%20of%20Ohio%20United%20Methodism Archives of Ohio United Methodists], Delaware, history of Methodism in Ohio and generally, manuscripts, photos, local church histories, church records, ministers, newspapers, and personal papers. | ||
*[http://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac.html Bowling Green State University Jerome Library] local government records, and newspapers. | *[http://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac.html Bowling Green State University Jerome Library] local government records, and newspapers. | ||
*[[Dayton Metro Library]], the ''Dayton Room | *[[Dayton Metro Library]], the ''Dayton Room '' has one of Ohio's best genealogical collections including books, periodicals, indexes, genealogies, and biographies.<ref name="DB89" /> | ||
*[http://www.erielackhs.org/index.php/archives Erie Lackawanna Historical Society], Cleveland, history of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Erie Railroad, Erie Lackawanna Railway, and related lines. No employee records.<ref>[http://www.erielackhs.org/index.php/archives Archives] in ''Erie Lackawanna Historical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref> | *[http://www.erielackhs.org/index.php/archives Erie Lackawanna Historical Society], Cleveland, history of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Erie Railroad, Erie Lackawanna Railway, and related lines. No employee records.<ref>[http://www.erielackhs.org/index.php/archives Archives] in ''Erie Lackawanna Historical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref> | ||
*[[Ohio University Alden Library]], Athens, their excellent manuscript collection includes church records, and business records. They also have county histories, biographies, and newspapers. It is like a second state archives.<ref name="DB89" /> | *[[Ohio University Alden Library]], Athens, their excellent manuscript collection includes church records, and business records. They also have county histories, biographies, and newspapers. It is like a second state archives.<ref name="DB89" /> | ||
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