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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Ohio Societies|Societies]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Ohio Genealogical Society'''<br>
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'''Ohio Genealogical Society Mission'''  
'''Ohio Genealogical Society Mission'''  


The Ohio Genealogical Society is the largest state genealogical society in the United States. Its mission is to meet the educational needs of its members and the general public through the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of genealogical and historical information.  
The Ohio Genealogical Society is the largest state genealogical society in the United States. Its mission is to meet the educational needs of its members and the general public through the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of genealogical and historical information. Your membership in The Ohio Genealogical Society will help you further your research goals and will also help OGS in its important work of collecting and preserving Ohio's family history and heritage.  


OGS is a non-profit organization, incorporated under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) whose purposes are:  
OGS is a non-profit organization, incorporated under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) whose purposes are:  


:*Fostering an interest in all of the peoples who contributed in any way to the establishment and perpetuation of the state of Ohio.  
* Fostering an interest in all of the peoples who contributed in any way to the establishment and perpetuation of the state of Ohio. Searching for the reasons and forces behind the migration of early settlers into this state.
:*Searching for the reasons and forces behind the migration of early settlers into this state.  
* Preserving and safeguarding manuscripts, books, and memorabilia relating to the early settlers of Ohio.  
:*Preserving and safeguarding manuscripts, books, and memorabilia relating to the early settlers of Ohio.  
* Securing and holding copyrights, master copies and plates of books, periodicals, tracts, and pamphlets of genealogical and historical interest to the people of Ohio.  
:*Securing and holding copyrights, master copies and plates of books, periodicals, tracts, and pamphlets of genealogical and historical interest to the people of Ohio.  
* Publishing, printing, buying, selling and circulating literature regarding the purposes, records, acquisitions and discoveries of the Society.  
:*Publishing, printing, buying, selling and circulating literature regarding the purposes, records, acquisitions and discoveries of the Society.  
* Aiding others in the publication and dissemination of materials pertaining to Ohio, including biography and family and local history.  
:*Aiding others in the publication and dissemination of materials pertaining to Ohio, including biography and family and local history.  
* Receiving and holding gifts and bequests from any source for the benefit of the Society, disposing of such gifts and bequests not needed and using funds derived therefrom solely for the purposes of the Society.  
:*Receiving and holding gifts and bequests from any source for the benefit of the Society, disposing of such gifts and bequests not needed and using funds derived therefrom solely for the purposes of the Society.  
* Doing all things incidental to the perpetuation of the purposes of the Society, and exercising the powers legally and properly requisite thereto.  
:*Doing all things incidental to the perpetuation of the purposes of the Society, and exercising the powers legally and properly requisite thereto.


=== Membership Benefits  ===
=== Membership Benefits  ===


'''Single Membership $35.00'''; '''&nbsp;Joint Membership $40.00'''; &nbsp;[http://www.ogs.org Click here to join].  
'''Single Membership $40.00'''; ''' Joint Membership $45.00'''; [http://www.ogs.org Click here to join].  


The Ohio Genealogical Society gives its members valuable benefits including:  
The Ohio Genealogical Society gives its members valuable benefits including:  


:*Award-winning ''Ohio Genealogy News''<br>
* Award-winning ''Ohio Genealogy News''  
:*''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly''<br>
* ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly''  
:*Members-only section of the OGS website<br>
* Members-only section of the OGS website  
:*Use of the OGS Library at no charge<br>
* Use of the OGS Library at no charge
:*OGS Lending Library<br>
* Discounts on OGS Publications and Conferences  
:*Discounts on OGS Publications and Conferences<br>
* OGS Lineage Societies  
:*OGS Lineage Societies<br>
* Knowledgeable staff and volunteers  
:*Knowledgeable staff and volunteers
 
Your membership in The Ohio Genealogical Society will help you further your research goals and will also help OGS in its important work of collecting and preserving Ohio's family history and heritage.


==== Events  ====
==== Events  ====
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==== Chapters  ====
==== Chapters  ====
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[http://www.ogs.org/chapters/index.php OGS Chapters] alphabetical by county name. Many counties in Ohio have a chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.<div style="float: left; width: 100%">
[http://www.ogs.org/chapters/index.php OGS Chapters] alphabetical by county name. Many counties in Ohio have a chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.  
=== Library Services and Resources ===
 
==== Members ONLY Databases  ====
 
These databases are available only to members.<ref>[http://www.ogs.org/membership/OGSMemberDatabaseList2014.pdf Additional Databases Available to Members] (pdf) in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref> They are NOT public databases:
 
*'''Heritage Pursuit''' (includes multiple county histories from 88 Ohio counties - searchable)
*11 databases for MEMBERS ONLY from the Ohio Civil War Center
*hundreds of Ohio County databases
*Statewide Databases such as:
**'''African-Americans Migrating to Ohio, 1861-1863'''<br>
**'''11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Reunion, 1883'''<br>
**'''Roster of the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1906'''<br>
**'''Ohio State Medical Society, 1899'''<br>
**'''Virginia Military District School Land Sales, 1814-1815'''<br>
**'''Ohio Birth Index, 1940-1998'''<br>
**'''Ohio Marriage Index, 1789-1830'''<br>
**'''Ohio Marriage Index, 1970-1990'''<br>
**'''Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1996'''<br>
**'''1812 Ohio Tax List Index, A-Gibbs'''<br>


=== Library Services and Resources  ===
The '''Ohio Genealogical Society''' has the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and unique indexes to various Ohio 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> Read about the [http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/index.php Samuel D. Isaly Library] and its hours, admission, contact, resources, and policies. '''Library Services: ''' copy service, meeting rooms, researchers list, scanning and photocopy services, speakers bureau, and tours.<ref>[http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/services.php OGS Library Services] in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref>


The '''Ohio Genealogical Society''' has the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and unique indexes to various Ohio records.<ref name="DB89" />
====Library Resources====
The OGS Library is an indispensable resource for Ohio genealogy.<ref>Thomas Stephen Neel, [http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/hidden_resources.pdf Hidden Resources at the Ohio Genealogical Society Library] (pdf) in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref>
*[http://ohiogensoc.mlasolutions.com/oasis/catalog/(S(teldt0rdedsb11zigtxgbl55))/Default.aspx?installation=Default OGS Library Catalog] by "Anywhere," Author, Subject, Title.
*Over 70,000 books alphabetically by state/county/subject or surname
* County and City Directories for Ohio
*Largest collection of Ohio yearbooks (23,000)
*Over 300 manuscript collections
*FamilySearch Affiliate Library
*Ohio published histories and genealogical references
*Large family history section
*250,000 ancestor cards alphabetical by surname
*4,000 Family Bible records, indexed
*Lineage societies' applications and ancestors, over 10,000 pre-1821 Ohio settlers
*Various Ohio county court records on microfilm
*Ancestor Charts filed by member surname
*Eight cabinets of surname files
*Complete set of ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly'' (formerly ''The Report'' ), ''OGS Genealogy News'', ''Ohio Records and Pioneer Families'', ''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal'', ''Gateway to the West'' and other periodicals
*Ohio Cadastral Map Collection (Land owners)
*Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters
*Original 1880 Census volumes


'''Library Services:&nbsp;''' copy service, lending library, meeting rooms, researchers list, scanning and photocopy services, speakers bureau, and tours.<ref>[http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/services.php OGS Library Services] in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref>
==== Public databases from OGS ====
 
*'''OGS Lineage Societies'''  
'''Library Resources.&nbsp;''' The OGS Library is an indispensable resource for Ohio genealogy.<ref>Thomas Stephen Neel, [http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/hidden_resources.pdf Hidden Resources at the Ohio Genealogical Society Library] (pdf) in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref>
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_cfo.php Century Families of Ohio]
 
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_ogsffo.php First Families of Ohio Roster]
*Over 40,000 books alphabetically by state/county/subject
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_mayflower.php Ohio Mayflower Society Index]
*Ohio published histories and genealogical references
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_scwfocwc.php Roster of Society Of Civil War Families of Ohio (SCWFO)]
*Large family history section
*250,000 ancestor cards alphabetical by surname
*4,000 Family Bible records, indexed
*Century Families of Ohio files
*First Families of Ohio files, with over 10,000 pre-1821 Ohio settlers
*Settlers and Builders of Ohio files
*Society of Civil War Families of Ohio files
*Various Ohio county court records on microfilm
*Ancestor Charts filed by member surname
*Eight cabinets of family files
*Complete set of ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly'' (formerly ''The Report''&nbsp;), ''OGS Genealogy News'', ''Ohio Records and Pioneer Families'', ''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal'', ''Gateway to the West'' and other periodicals
*Ohio Cadastral Map Collection (Land owners)
*Ohio census 1820-1940 and indexes
*Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters
*Original 1880 Census volumes
*1000 CD ROM titles, computer stations, Internet access
*County and City Directories for Ohio
*Yearbooks
*Over 300 manuscript collections
*FamilySearch: Historical Records, Family Tree, ''International Genealogical Index'', and ''Ancestral File'' for the World
 
'''Internet sites and FREE databases:'''
 
:*[http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/index.php Samuel D. Isaly Library] hours, admission, contact, resources, and policies.
:*[http://ohiogensoc.mlasolutions.com/oasis/catalog/(S(teldt0rdedsb11zigtxgbl55))/Default.aspx?installation=Default OGS Library Catalog] by "Anywhere," Author, Subject, Title.
:*[http://www.ogs.org/ogs_library/manuscript_key.php OGS Library Manuscripts] 326 manuscripts by file number.
 
*FREE databases from the Ohio Civil War Center:
**[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/search_ohcwsscwc.php Names of Union Soldiers with Civil War Service in Ohio Units]
**[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/search_ogsocwgjcwc.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal Subject Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/search_ogsocwgjnmcwc.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal Surname Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/search_ocwgjtoc.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal - TOC Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/search_orpfcwc.php ''OH Records and Pioneer Families&nbsp;'' and ''OH Gen Quarterly&nbsp;'' Civil War Subject Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/search_scwfocwc.php Society of Civil War Families of Ohio Roster]
 
*'''Lineage Societies'''  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_cfo.php Century Families of Ohio]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_ogsffo.php First Families of Ohio Roster]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_mayflower.php Ohio Mayflower Society Index]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_scwfocwc.php Roster of Society Of Civil War Families of Ohio (SCWFO)]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_sbo.php Settlers and Builders of Ohio Roster]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_sbo.php Settlers and Builders of Ohio Roster]


*'''Military'''  
*'''Military'''  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_revwarvets.php Ohio's Revolutionary War Veterans Index]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_revwarvets.php Ohio's Revolutionary War Veterans Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_revwarvets.php World War I 83rd Division Personal Information Cards Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_revwarvets.php World War I 83rd Division Personal Information Cards Index]


*'''OGS Databases'''  
*'''Additional databases'''  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_ogsbible.php OGS Bible Records Index]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_ogsbible.php OGS Bible Records Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_cemepublic.php Ohio Cemetery Locations Index]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_cemepublic.php Ohio Cemetery Locations Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_cemepublic.php Ohio Obituary Index]  
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_cemepublic.php Ohio Obituary Index]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_whissemore.php Whissemore Photograph Collection]
**[http://www.ogs.org/research/search_whissemore.php Whissemore Photograph Collection]


==== Ohio Civil War Center  ====
==== Members-only Databases ====
These databases are available only to members.<ref>[http://www.ogs.org/membership/OGSMemberDatabaseList2014.pdf Additional Databases Available to Members] (pdf) in ''Ohio Genealogical Society'' (accessed 2 March 2015).</ref> They are NOT public databases:


The '''''[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/index.php Ohio Civil War Center]&nbsp;''''' provides online databases and resources relating to Ohio’s participation in the Civil War.
*11 databases for MEMBERS ONLY from the Ohio Civil War Center
*Hundreds of Ohio County databases
*Statewide Databases such as:
**African-Americans Migrating to Ohio, 1861-1863
**11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Reunion, 1883
**Roster of the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1906
**Ohio State Medical Society, 1899
**Virginia Military District School Land Sales, 1814-1815
**Ohio Birth Index, 1940-1998
**Ohio Marriage Index, 1789-1830
**Ohio Marriage Index, 1970-1990
**Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1996
**1812 Ohio Tax List Index, A-Gibbs


==== Current OGS Publications ====
==== Current OGS Publications ====


For past and present publications of the Ohio Genealogical Society, [http://www.ogs.org/journals/index.php click here]. Current Ohio Genealogical Society publications include:  
For past and present publications of the Ohio Genealogical Society, [http://www.ogs.org/journals/index.php click here]. Current Ohio Genealogical Society publications include:  


:*''Ohio Genealogy News''  
* ''Ohio Genealogy News''  
:*''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly''
* ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly''  
* Eric Eugene Johnson, ''Ohio's Black Soldiers Who Served in the Civil War'', 312 pages.
* E. Paul Morehouse, and Eric E. Johnson, ''Grave Marking Ceremonies: Planning and Conducting an Event'', 8 pages.


:*Eric Eugene Johnson, ''Ohio's Black Soldiers Who Served in the Civil War'', 312 pages.
=== Alternate Repositories ===
:*E. Paul Morehouse, and Eric E. Johnson, ''Grave Marking Ceremonies: Planning and Conducting an Event'', 8 pages.
 
=== Alternate Repositories ===


If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
===== Similar Collections =====
 
The following libraries have significant genealogy collections which cover multiple Ohio counties and other states.
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> Includes Northwest Territory (Ohio) papers.  
* [[State Library of Ohio]], Columbus, has good records of Ohio, and of states like Pennsylvania, New York, and the states of New England which all contributed early immigrants to Ohio.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] old federal court and agency records for Ohio, U.S. federal censuses 1790–1940; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref>  
* [[Ohio History Connection]], Columbus, serves as the state archives. Excellent manuscript collection of government, land, military records, and select [https://ohiohistory.libguides.com/vital vital records].<ref name="DB89" />  
*[[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>  
* [https://www.columbuslibrary.org/history-genealogy/ Columbus Metropolitan Library] Internet history and genealogy reference books, Sanborn maps, newspaper indexes, Columbus Historical Society, and images.
*[[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.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>  
* [[Western Reserve Historical Society]], Cleveland, The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio settled by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles of Pennsylvania and New England.<ref name="DB89" />  
*[[Ohio History Connection]], Columbus, serves as a state archives. Excellent manuscript collection of government, land, and military records. Also, 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)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL 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>  
* [[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>
*[[State Library of Ohio]], Columbus, has good records of Ohio, and of states like Pennsylvania, New York, and the states of New England which all contributed early immigrants to Ohio.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[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>
 
The archives below are federal repositories which cover the entire US or large regions of the US, including Ohio.
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
* [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] federal court and agency records for Ohio, U.S. federal censuses 1790–1940; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref>
 
* [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> Includes Northwest Territory (Ohio) papers.
*[http://fcghs-oh.org/ Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society], Grove City, research services, obituaries, and pioneer families.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
===== Surrounding counties =====


*[http://www.richlandhealth.org/departments-and-services/vital-statistics-2 Richland County Public Health Office of Vital Statistics], Mansfield, births and deaths since 1909.<br>
'''In Ohio:''' [[Ashland County, Ohio|Ashland]], [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]], [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]], [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]], and [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow]].
*[http://richlandcourtsoh.us/coc.php Richland County Clerk of the Courts], civil, and criminal cases.
*[http://www.richlandcountyoh.us/recorder/recorder.html Richland County Recorder] land records, DD-214 military discharges, veterans graves.
*[http://www.richlandcountyoh.us/Coroner/Coroner.html Richland County Coroner] suspicious or unusual deaths.
*[http://richlandprobate.com/ Richland County Probate Court] adoptions, birth, guardianships, mental commitments, name changes, probates and wills.
*[http://www.ohnd.uscourts.gov/home/information-about-the-court/locations/counties-served-by-division/ U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division], Cleveland, recent civil and criminal cases.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' '''in Ohio:''' [[Ashland County, Ohio|Ashland]], [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]], [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]], [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]], and [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow]].  
*[http://library.owu.edu/archives-methodism.html 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.columbuslibrary.org/research/local-history-genealogy Columbus Metropolitan Library] Internet history and genealogy, Sanborn maps, newspaper indexes, Columbus Historical Society, and images. [http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/posts/major-changes-to-the-genealogy-dept-at-columbus-metropolitan-library/ Genealogy section moved until Aug 2016].
*[[Dayton Metro Library]], the ''Dayton Room&nbsp;'' 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>
*[[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" />
*[https://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America German Genealogy Society Resource Center], Columbus, has an extensive collection of German immigrant ancestor files. Their books are at the '''''Columbus Metropolitan Library'''''.<ref>[https://www.palam.org/ Home] in ''Palatines to America German Genealogy Society'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref>
*[[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]&nbsp;'' of the Ohio River and its tributaries (riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky) in Special Collections.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County]], a good solid genealogy collection with oral histories, state and county histories, biographies, and genealogies. Youngstown was a portal for immigrants from Pennsylvania and New England entering Ohio.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]], Fremont, is strong on Ohio history and genealogy, as well as Sandusky River and Great Lakes history, U.S. history and Black studies.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library]], this is the place to come if you are looking for early Ohio settlers who entered Ohio via the Great Lakes and Toledo. Has Great Lakes traffic records.<ref name="DB89" />
*[http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/ University of Akron Libraries Polsky Building] one of six regional centers of Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*[http://libraries.uc.edu/ University of Cincinnati Blegen Library] one of six regional history centers of Ohio for records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*[[Western Reserve Historical Society]], Cleveland, The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio settled by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles of Pennsylvania and New England.<ref name="DB89" /> <ref name="Network" />
*[http://libraries.wright.edu/ Wright State University Dunbar Library], Dayton, one of six regional centers of Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*[http://web.ysu.edu/contentm/modules/display_dynamic.php?menu_id=338&params=MjksMjY1LA== Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor] one of six regional history centers of Ohio for records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Indiana Archives and Libraries|Indiana]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Michigan Archives and Libraries|Michigan]], [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]], [[West Virginia Archives and Libraries|West Virginia]]; and in '''Canada:''' [[Ontario Archives and Libraries|Ontario]].
*[[Library and Archives Canada]], Ottawa, Ontario, millions of books, newspapers, periodicals, and photos about genealogy and family history, biographies, censuses, citizenship, immigration to and from Ohio and the USA, settlement, births, marriages, deaths, and divorces.<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html Discover the Collection] at ''Library and Archves Canada'' (accessed 6 August 2013).</ref>


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Ohio Genealogical Society
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Motto The premier Ohio family heritage resource
Established 15 August 1959
Contact Info
Address 611 State Route 97 West
Bellville OH 44813-8813
Telephone 419-886-1903
Email ogs@ogs.org
Website www.ogs.org
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Twitter @OhioGenSoc
Society Building
Hours Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm
Society Officers
President Dorothea Martin
Cost of Membership Single member $40/year
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Last updated: Oct 13, 2025

Purpose of the Society[edit | edit source]

Ohio Genealogical Society Mission

The Ohio Genealogical Society is the largest state genealogical society in the United States. Its mission is to meet the educational needs of its members and the general public through the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of genealogical and historical information. Your membership in The Ohio Genealogical Society will help you further your research goals and will also help OGS in its important work of collecting and preserving Ohio's family history and heritage.

OGS is a non-profit organization, incorporated under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) whose purposes are:

  • Fostering an interest in all of the peoples who contributed in any way to the establishment and perpetuation of the state of Ohio. Searching for the reasons and forces behind the migration of early settlers into this state.
  • Preserving and safeguarding manuscripts, books, and memorabilia relating to the early settlers of Ohio.
  • Securing and holding copyrights, master copies and plates of books, periodicals, tracts, and pamphlets of genealogical and historical interest to the people of Ohio.
  • Publishing, printing, buying, selling and circulating literature regarding the purposes, records, acquisitions and discoveries of the Society.
  • Aiding others in the publication and dissemination of materials pertaining to Ohio, including biography and family and local history.
  • Receiving and holding gifts and bequests from any source for the benefit of the Society, disposing of such gifts and bequests not needed and using funds derived therefrom solely for the purposes of the Society.
  • Doing all things incidental to the perpetuation of the purposes of the Society, and exercising the powers legally and properly requisite thereto.

Membership Benefits[edit | edit source]

Single Membership $40.00; Joint Membership $45.00; Click here to join.

The Ohio Genealogical Society gives its members valuable benefits including:

  • Award-winning Ohio Genealogy News
  • Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly
  • Members-only section of the OGS website
  • Use of the OGS Library at no charge
  • Discounts on OGS Publications and Conferences
  • OGS Lineage Societies
  • Knowledgeable staff and volunteers

Events[edit | edit source]

OGS Events Calendar by Date

Chapters[edit | edit source]

OGS Chapters alphabetical by county name. Many counties in Ohio have a chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.

Library Services and Resources[edit | edit source]

The Ohio Genealogical Society has the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and unique indexes to various Ohio records.[1] Read about the Samuel D. Isaly Library and its hours, admission, contact, resources, and policies. Library Services: copy service, meeting rooms, researchers list, scanning and photocopy services, speakers bureau, and tours.[2]

Library Resources[edit | edit source]

The OGS Library is an indispensable resource for Ohio genealogy.[3]

  • OGS Library Catalog by "Anywhere," Author, Subject, Title.
  • Over 70,000 books alphabetically by state/county/subject or surname
  • County and City Directories for Ohio
  • Largest collection of Ohio yearbooks (23,000)
  • Over 300 manuscript collections
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Library
  • Ohio published histories and genealogical references
  • Large family history section
  • 250,000 ancestor cards alphabetical by surname
  • 4,000 Family Bible records, indexed
  • Lineage societies' applications and ancestors, over 10,000 pre-1821 Ohio settlers
  • Various Ohio county court records on microfilm
  • Ancestor Charts filed by member surname
  • Eight cabinets of surname files
  • Complete set of Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly (formerly The Report ), OGS Genealogy News, Ohio Records and Pioneer Families, Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal, Gateway to the West and other periodicals
  • Ohio Cadastral Map Collection (Land owners)
  • Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters
  • Original 1880 Census volumes

Public databases from OGS[edit | edit source]

Members-only Databases[edit | edit source]

These databases are available only to members.[4] They are NOT public databases:

  • 11 databases for MEMBERS ONLY from the Ohio Civil War Center
  • Hundreds of Ohio County databases
  • Statewide Databases such as:
    • African-Americans Migrating to Ohio, 1861-1863
    • 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Reunion, 1883
    • Roster of the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1906
    • Ohio State Medical Society, 1899
    • Virginia Military District School Land Sales, 1814-1815
    • Ohio Birth Index, 1940-1998
    • Ohio Marriage Index, 1789-1830
    • Ohio Marriage Index, 1970-1990
    • Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1996
    • 1812 Ohio Tax List Index, A-Gibbs

Current OGS Publications[edit | edit source]

For past and present publications of the Ohio Genealogical Society, click here. Current Ohio Genealogical Society publications include:

  • Ohio Genealogy News
  • Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly
  • Eric Eugene Johnson, Ohio's Black Soldiers Who Served in the Civil War, 312 pages.
  • E. Paul Morehouse, and Eric E. Johnson, Grave Marking Ceremonies: Planning and Conducting an Event, 8 pages.

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Ohio Genealogical Society, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Similar Collections[edit | edit source]

The following libraries have significant genealogy collections which cover multiple Ohio counties and other states.

  • State Library of Ohio, Columbus, has good records of Ohio, and of states like Pennsylvania, New York, and the states of New England which all contributed early immigrants to Ohio.[1]
  • Ohio History Connection, Columbus, serves as the state archives. Excellent manuscript collection of government, land, military records, and select vital records.[1]
  • Columbus Metropolitan Library Internet history and genealogy reference books, Sanborn maps, newspaper indexes, Columbus Historical Society, and images.
  • Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio settled by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles of Pennsylvania and New England.[1]
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Ohio genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.[5]
  • 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.[6]

The archives below are federal repositories which cover the entire US or large regions of the US, including Ohio.

  • National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago) federal court and agency records for Ohio, U.S. federal censuses 1790–1940; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3.[7]
  • National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.[8] Includes Northwest Territory (Ohio) papers.
Surrounding counties[edit | edit source]

In Ohio: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, and Morrow.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 89. At various repositories (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  2. ↑ OGS Library Services in Ohio Genealogical Society (accessed 2 March 2015).
  3. ↑ Thomas Stephen Neel, Hidden Resources at the Ohio Genealogical Society Library (pdf) in Ohio Genealogical Society (accessed 2 March 2015).
  4. ↑ Additional Databases Available to Members (pdf) in Ohio Genealogical Society (accessed 2 March 2015).
  5. ↑ Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).
  6. ↑ Genealogy and Local History in The Newberry (accessed 27 February 2015).
  7. ↑ Genealogy in National Archives at Chicago (accessed 27 February 2014).
  8. ↑ Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).
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