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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="ER">[http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/research/ask-me Welcome to our electronic reference service] in ''Dayton Metro Library'' (accessed 15 January 2021).</ref> [http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/research/ask-me Email reference question form] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="ER" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="ER" /> | ||
{{Block indent|Main Branch<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|215 E. Third Street<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|Dayton, OH 45402<br><br>}} | |||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="ER" /> 937-463-BOOK<br> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="ER" /> 937-463-BOOK<br> | ||
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Special Collections have Dayton history and genealogy, historical photographs, journals, magazines and newspapers. Computers and microfilm scanners are among the tools available.<ref>[http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/locations/history History and Genealogy] in ''Dayton Metro Library'' (accessed 4 March 2015).</ref> Local history resources include: | Special Collections have Dayton history and genealogy, historical photographs, journals, magazines and newspapers. Computers and microfilm scanners are among the tools available.<ref>[http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/locations/history History and Genealogy] in ''Dayton Metro Library'' (accessed 4 March 2015).</ref> Local history resources include: | ||
{{Block indent|*[http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/ African-American Experience in Ohio] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Ancestry Library Edition - (In Library Only) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Dayton Daily News Archive }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/hobits-search Dayton Obituary Index Search Form] 1850-1890, 1903-1913, 1920-1931, 1951-1957, 1985-present }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://content.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ Dayton Remembers: Image Collection] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://apps.ohiohistory.org/death/ Ohio Death Certificate Index] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.ohiomemory.org/#ad-image-0 Ohio Memory] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps}} | |||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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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 manuscript collection 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 manuscript collection 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> | ||
*[[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" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:55, 19 August 2025
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email:[1] Email reference question form Address:[1] Telephone:[1] 937-463-BOOK Hours:[1] Map, directions, and public transportation:
Also in WorldCat.
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The Dayton Room has one of Ohio's best genealogical collections including books, periodicals, indexes, genealogies, and biographies.[2] Special Collections have Dayton history and genealogy, historical photographs, journals, magazines and newspapers. Computers and microfilm scanners are among the tools available.[3] Local history resources include: Tips[edit | edit source]Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Dayton Metro Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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