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|motto=The | |motto=The premier Ohio family heritage resource | ||
|established=15 August 1959 | |established=15 August 1959 | ||
|address=611 State Route 97 West<br> Bellville OH 44813-8813 | |address=611 State Route 97 West<br> Bellville OH 44813-8813 | ||
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=== Membership Benefits === | === Membership Benefits === | ||
'''Single Membership $40.00'''; ''' | '''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: | ||
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=== Library Services and Resources === | === 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: | 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> | ||
====Library Resources==== | ====Library Resources==== | ||
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*Ancestor Charts filed by member surname | *Ancestor Charts filed by member surname | ||
*Eight cabinets of surname files | *Eight cabinets of surname files | ||
*Complete set of ''Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly'' (formerly ''The Report'' | *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) | *Ohio Cadastral Map Collection (Land owners) | ||
*Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters | *Newsletters from 100 OGS Chapters | ||
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The following libraries have significant genealogy collections which cover multiple Ohio counties and other states. | 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.<ref name="DB89" /> | * [[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" /> | ||
* [[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" / | * [[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" /> | ||
* [https://www.columbuslibrary.org/history-genealogy/ Columbus Metropolitan Library] Internet history and genealogy reference books, Sanborn maps, newspaper indexes, Columbus Historical Society, and images. | * [https://www.columbuslibrary.org/history-genealogy/ 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.<ref name="DB89 | * [[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" /> | ||
* [[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]], 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> | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
{{reflist}} {{Ohio|Ohio}} </div> {{-}} | {{reflist}} {{Ohio|Ohio}} </div> {{-}} | ||
[[Category:Ohio Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:Ohio_Societies]] | |||