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[[Ohio|''Ohio'']] | ''[[Ohio|''Ohio'']] > Ohio History'' | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1283 Hopewell Indians]. In the 1600's, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/time_period.php?rec=2 European explorers] found the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=631 Shawnee], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=608 Mingo], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandot], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606 Miami] and other [[Indians of Ohio| Indian tribes]] living there. At one time both [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0018408.html&StartPage=406&EndPage=415&volume=18&newtitle=Volume%2018%20Page%20406 France] and [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0001207.html&StartPage=207&EndPage=229&volume=1¬es=&newtitle=Volume%201%20Page%20207 Great Britain] both held claims to the Ohio area. After the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=772 Northwest Territory] was established, and the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1418 Treaty of Greenville] signed, thousands of settlers came to the Ohio region. Among the early settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who had been given [http://www.genealogy.com/24_land.html bounty lands] in southeast Ohio for their military service. | Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1283 Hopewell Indians]. In the 1600's, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/time_period.php?rec=2 European explorers] found the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=631 Shawnee], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=608 Mingo], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandot], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606 Miami] and other [[Indians of Ohio| Indian tribes]] living there. At one time both [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0018408.html&StartPage=406&EndPage=415&volume=18&newtitle=Volume%2018%20Page%20406 France] and [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0001207.html&StartPage=207&EndPage=229&volume=1¬es=&newtitle=Volume%201%20Page%20207 Great Britain] both held claims to the Ohio area. After the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=772 Northwest Territory] was established, and the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1418 Treaty of Greenville] signed, thousands of settlers came to the Ohio region. Among the early settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who had been given [http://www.genealogy.com/24_land.html bounty lands] in southeast Ohio for their military service. | ||
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Several multi-volume histories of Ohio were written between 1890 and 1945. Two examples are: | Several multi-volume histories of Ohio were written between 1890 and 1945. Two examples are: | ||
Howe, Henry. ''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]''. Two Volumes. N.p.: The State of Ohio, 1908, c1888. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=49770&disp=Historical+collections+of+Ohio+in+two+vo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H2hh 1908]; film 1698149 Item 5)<br>.) The set has been produced by a number of publishers since 1847. Many editions exist. An index to this book is: | *''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]'' <ref>Howe, Henry. ''[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/ Historical Collections of Ohio]''. Two Volumes. N.p.: The State of Ohio, 1908, c1888. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=49770&disp=Historical+collections+of+Ohio+in+two+vo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H2hh 1908]; film 1698149 Item 5)<br>.) </ref>The set has been produced by a number of publishers since 1847. Many editions exist. An index to this book is: | ||
Day, Sandra H., comp. ''Index to Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.'' Wintersville, Ohio: S.H. Day, 1987-89. (Family History Library book 977.1 H22d; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1698149 1698149 Item 5]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=628842&disp=Index+to+Howe%27s+historical+collections++ 6088090].) | :*''Index to Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.'' <ref>Day, Sandra H., comp. ''Index to Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.'' Wintersville, Ohio: S.H. Day, 1987-89. (Family History Library book 977.1 H22d; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1698149 1698149 Item 5]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=628842&disp=Index+to+Howe%27s+historical+collections++ 6088090].) </ref> | ||
Wittke, Carl F., ed. ''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/abbot.htm The History of the State of Ohio]''. Six Volumes. Columbus, Ohio: The Society, 1941-1944. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=977.1+H2wi 977.1 H2wi].) | *''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/abbot.htm The History of the State of Ohio]'' <ref>Wittke, Carl F., ed. ''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/abbot.htm The History of the State of Ohio]''. Six Volumes. Columbus, Ohio: The Society, 1941-1944. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=977.1+H2wi 977.1 H2wi].) </ref> | ||
You may want to study local histories for areas such as the Maumee, Miami, Hocking, Muskingum, Scioto, and Mahoning Valleys. | You may want to study local histories for areas such as the Maumee, Miami, Hocking, Muskingum, Scioto, and Mahoning Valleys. | ||
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A bibliography of local histories is: | A bibliography of local histories is: | ||
Adams, Marilyn, comp. ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print''. Clarkston, Georgia: Heritage Research, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=31025&disp=Ohio+local+and+family+history+sources+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H23o].) | * ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print'' <ref>Adams, Marilyn, comp. ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print''. Clarkston, Georgia: Heritage Research, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=31025&disp=Ohio+local+and+family+history+sources+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 H23o].)</ref> | ||
For an every-name index to the biographical sections of Ohio county histories, see the Ohio Surname Index, described in the "[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]" section of this outline. | For an every-name index to the biographical sections of Ohio county histories, see the Ohio Surname Index, described in the "[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]" section of this outline. | ||
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*[http://www.ohiostatepress.org/books/Book%20PDFs/Van%20Tine%20Builders.pdf Builders of Ohio] | *[http://www.ohiostatepress.org/books/Book%20PDFs/Van%20Tine%20Builders.pdf Builders of Ohio] | ||
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html The First American West: The Ohio River Valley 1770-1820] | *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html The First American West: The Ohio River Valley 1770-1820] | ||
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[[Category:Ohio]] | [[Category:Ohio]] | ||