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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Genealogy|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''{{PAGENAME}}'''  

{{TOC right}}These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Ohio.  

=== Statewide ===

'''[[Ohio Historical Society]][[Image:Ohio HIstorical Society.jpg|right|175px|Ohio HIstorical Society.jpg]]<br>'''800 E. 17th Avenue<br>Columbus, OH 43211<br>Telephone: 614-297-2300 <br>Fax: 614-297-2546 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@ohiohistory.org reference@ohiohistory.org] <br>Internet: [http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/index.html Ohio Historical Society]<br><br>

:The [http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib// Archives Division of the State Historical Society of Ohio] serves as the state archives and primarily collects manuscript records of the state, including 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)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br>

:*Andrea D. Lentz, and Sara S. Fuller, eds., ''A Guide to Manuscripts at the Ohio Historical Society'' (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1972). [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE920631 Digital version] {{WorldCat|692738|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|263912|item|disp=FHL Film 1320571 Item 3; Book 977.1 A3ohs}}.

:*Suzanne Wolfe Mettle, et al., comps. ''Genealogical Researcher's Manual with Special References for Using the Ohio Historical Society Library'' (Columbus, Ohio: Franklin County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society, 1981). {{WorldCat|7415184|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|21855|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 D27g}}.<br>

:They have the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and some unique indexes to various Ohio records.<ref name="DB89" /> <br><br>

'''[[State Library of Ohio]]<br>'''274 East First Avenue <br> Columbus, OH 43201<br>Telephone: 614-644-7061 <br>Fax: 614-644-7004<br>E-mail: [mailto:refhelp@library.ohio.gov refhelp@library.ohio.gov] <br>Internet: [http://www.library.ohio.gov/ State Library of Ohio] <br>  

:This collection contains 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" />

:The State Library of Ohio's genealogy collection is now housed at the [http://www.columbuslibrary.org/genealogy Columbus Metropolitan Library]. SLO 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://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE112721 Digital version]. {{WorldCat|866062194|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat}}; {{FHL|39646|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6046719; Book 977.1 D23o}}

 

 

'''Bowling Green State University Jerome Library'''[[Image:Jerome Library.jpg|right|175px|Jerome Library.jpg]]<br>Center for Archival Collections <br>Bowling Green, OH 43403-0001 <br>Telephone: 419-372-2411 <br>E-mail: [mailto:archive@bgsu.edu archive@bgsu.edu] <br>Internet: [http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/ Center for Archival Collections]<br>Internet: [http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/page39984.html Historical Collections of the Great Lakes]<br><br>  

 

:Has manuscripts, the ''Historical Collection of the Great Lakes'', '''Rare Books and Special Collections''', and local records of nineteen counties in northwest Ohio.<ref>[http://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac.html Center for Archival Collections] in ''University Libraries'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref><br><br>

 

'''[[Dayton Metro Library]]'''[[Image:Dayton Main Library.jpg|right|175px|Dayton Main Library.jpg]]<br>Main Branch<br>215 E. Third Street<br>Dayton, OH 45402<br>Telephone: 937-463-BOOK<br>E-mail: [http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/research/reference?view=form E-mail reference question form]<br>Internet: [http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ Dayton Metro Library]<br><br>

:The ''Dayton Room&nbsp;'' has one of Ohio's best genealogical collections including books, periodicals, indexes, genealogies, and biographies.<ref name="DB89" /><br><br>

'''Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Archives''' <br>Cleveland State University<br>1860 East 22nd St, Rhodes Tower, RM 321A<br>Cleveland Ohio 44115-2214<br>Telephone: 216-687-2449, or 216-687-2520<br>E-mail: [mailto:l.duchez@csuohio.eduCleveland l.duchez@csuohio.eduCleveland]<br>Internet: [http://www.erielackhs.org/index.php/archives Erie Lackawanna Historical Society]

: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><br><br>

'''[[Ohio University Alden Library]]'''[[Image:OU Alden Library.JPG|right|175px|OU Alden Library.JPG]] <br> Ohio University, Archives and Special Collections<br> Athens, OH 45701-2978 <br>Telephone: 740-593-2699<br>Fax: 740-593-2708 <br>Internet: [http://www.library.ohiou.edu/archives/index.html Archives and Special Collections] <br> Internet: [http://www.library.ohiou.edu/ Alden Library]<br><br>

: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" /><br><br>

'''[[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]]'''[[Image:Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.jpg|right|175px|Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.jpg]] <br>800 Vine Street<br>Cincinnati, OH, 45202 <br>Telephone: 513-369-6900 <br>E-mail: [http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/contact.aspx?to=166 Ask a reference question form]<br>Internet: [http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]<br><br>  

: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" /><br><br>

'''[[Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County]]''' <br>305 Wick Ave.<br>Youngstown, OH 44503 <br>Telephone: 330-744-8636 <br>Reference Fax: 330-744-3355 <br>E-mail: [http://www.libraryvisit.org/emailalibrarian.cfm E-mail reference question form]<br>Internet: [http://www.libraryvisit.org/genealogy.aspx Genealogy and Local History]

:They have 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" /><br><br>

'''[[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]]''' [[Image:Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center.jpg|right|175px|Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center.jpg]] <br>Spiegel Grove<br>Fremont, OH 43420-2796<br>Telephone: 800-998-7737, ext. 231 <br>Fax: 419-332-4952<br>E-mail: [mailto:bhill@rbhayes.org bhill@rbhayes.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/library/ Hayes Research Library]<br><br>  

:President Hayes' personal collection is strong on Ohio history, as well as Sandusky River and Great Lakes history, U.S. history and Black studies. The Hayes family history including many manuscripts are kept here.<ref name="DB89" /><br><br>

'''[[Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library]]''' [[Image:ToledoMainLibrary.jpg|right|175px|ToledoMainLibrary.jpg]] <br>Main Library<br>325 Michigan Street<br>Toledo, Ohio 43604 <br>Telephone: genealogy 419-259-5233, or general 419-259-5200<br>Email: [http://web2.toledolibrary.org/contact-us Contact us e-mail form]<br>Internet: [http://web2.toledolibrary.org/research/popular-topics/local-history-and-genealogy.aspx Local History and Genealogy]<br><br>  

:This is the place to come if you are looking for early Ohio settlers who entered Ohio via the Great Lakes and Toledo. They have Great Lakes traffic records.<ref name="DB89" /><br><br>

'''University of Cincinnati Blegen Library'''[[Image:Blegen Library.jpg|right|175px|Blegen Library.jpg]] <br>Archives and Rare Books Library <br>P.O. Box 210113<br>2602 McMicken Circle<br>Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0113<br>Telephone: 513-556-1959 <br>Fax: 513-556-2113<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@ucmail.uc.edu archives@ucmail.uc.edu ] <br>Internet: [http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/index.html University of Cincinnati Archives Department] <br><br>

:Cincinnati births and deaths 1865-1912, morgue records 1887-1930, German-Americana, urban studies, and the Ohio Network Collection.<ref>[http://guides.libraries.uc.edu/content.php?pid=363638 Archives and Rare Books Library] in ''UC Libraries'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref> <br><br>

'''[[Western Reserve Historical Society]]<br>'''10825 East Boulevard <br>Cleveland, OH 44106-1788 <br>Telephone: 216-721-5722 x1509 <br>Fax: 216-721-0645 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@wrhs.org reference@wrhs.org] <br>Internet: [http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/genealogy/ Family History and Genealogical Research]<br>  

: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 from Pennsylvania and New England.<ref name="DB89" /> Includes over 20 million manuscripts for genealogical research and northeast Ohio history. They have the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials. Other important collections include the American Civil War, and the automotive industry.<ref>[http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/significant-collections/ Significant Collections] in ''Western Reserve Historical Society'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>

:*Kermit J. Pike, ''A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972). {{WorldCat|483574|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|94342|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 A3p}}.<br>  

:*Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. ''Card Catalog to the Manuscripts Collection in the Library of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). {{WorldCat|865891564|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|210248|item|disp=FHL Films 934566-69; 934617-18}}.

'''Wright State University Dunbar Library'''<br>Special Collections and Archives<br>3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy<br>Dayton, OH 45435-0001<br>Telephone: 937-775-2092<br>Fax: 937-775-4109 <br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@www.libraries.wright.edu archives@www.libraries.wright.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/genealogy/ Genealogy]  

:Books, maps, census records, and other research materials for the eleven counties including churches, labor unions, businesses, social and welfare agencies, women's organizations, papers of private individuals and public officials, photos, published and unpublished family histories.<ref>[http://libraries.wright.edu/special/genealogy/ Genealogy] in ''University Libraries'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref><br><br>

'''Ohio Network of American History Research Centers''' These six regional history centers collect Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records:  

:*'''University of Akron Libraries'''  

:*'''University of Cincinnati Libraries''' see above

:*'''Wright State University Library''' see above

::An inventory of each center's holdings is: Ohio Historical Society, ''Abstract of Ohio County Inventory, 1803-1977''. Columbus, OH: OHS, 1977. {{WorldCat|36093656|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.

=== Ethnic and Religious  ===

'''Archdiocese of Cincinnati'''<br>212 East Eighth Street<br>Cincinnati, OH 45202<br>Telephone: 513-621-2086 <br>E-mail: [http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/about-us-2/contact-us/ Contact us]<br>Internet: [http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=23 Archdiocese of Cincinnati Archive]  

'''Archives of Ohio United Methodists'''[[Image:Beeghly Library.jpg|right|175px|Beeghly Library.jpg]]<br>Ohio Wesleyan University Beeghly Library<br>43 Rowland Ave<br>Delaware, OH 43015<br>Telephone: 740-368-3285<br>E-mail: [mailto:aoum@owu.edu aoum@owu.edu]<br>Internet: [http://lis.owu.edu/spuma.htm Archives of Ohio United Methodism] <br><br>

'''Irish American Archives Society''' <br>Collection at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society'''''.<br>Internet: [http://www.irisharchives.org/about.asp Irish American Archives Society].

'''Mennonite Historical Collections''' <br> Bluffton University Mussellman Library <br>280 W College Ave <br>Bluffton, OH 45817 <br>Telephone: 419-358-3251 <br>Internet: [http://libguides.bluffton.edu/mhc Mennonite Historical Collections]  

'''[[National Underground Railroad Freedom Center]]'''[[Image:National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.jpg|right|175px|National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.jpg]] <br>50 East Freedom Way<br>Cincinnati OH 45202-3913<br>Telephone: 513-333-7654<br>E-mail: [mailto:OH_freedomcenter@ldsmail.net OH_freedomcenter@ldsmail.net].<br>Internet: [http://www.freedomcenter.org/genealogy Genealogy at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center]<br><br>  

'''Palatines to America German Genealogy Society Resource Center'''<br>PO Box 141260<br>Columbus, Ohio 43214<br>Telephone: 614-267-4700<br>E-mail: [https://www.palam.org/contactpalam.php Contact us e-mail form]<br>Internet: [https://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America German Genealogy Society]  

:They have an extensive collection of German immigrant ancestor files. Their book collection is at the '''''Columbus Metropolitan Library'''''.<ref>[https://www.palam.org/ Home] in ''Palatines to America German Genealogy Society'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref><br><br>

'''Shakers''' see the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society&nbsp;''''' above.  

=== Outside Ohio ===

'''[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>E-mail: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/]<br><br>

:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. Federal agency, civil, and criminal court records of Ohio.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> <br><br>

:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''many from Ohio''', 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> <br>

=== Ohio Online Records  ===

*David R. Larson, ed., ''Guide to Manuscript Collections and Institutional Records in Ohio,'' ((S.l.)&nbsp;: Society of Ohio Archivists, 1974). {{WorldCat|3208019|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|264947|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 A34s}}.

*Paul D. Yon, ''Guide to Ohio County and Municipal Records for Urban Research.'' (Columbus, Ohio&nbsp;: Ohio Historical Society, 1973). {{WorldCat|682615|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|10658|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6051197; Book 977.1 A3}}.

*Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, ''Directory of Museums, Historical Societies, and Associated Organizations in Ohio'' (Granville, Ohio&nbsp;: Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, 1981). {{WorldCat|865810149|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|139236|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 C4}}.

Almost every county in Ohio has a branch of the OGS that actively collects, preserves, and publishes local records. There are many other [[Ohio Societies|societies]] in Ohio proactive in promoting research.

To find other repositories of Ohio records, see also:  

:*'''[[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]]'''  

:*'''[[Ohio Societies|Ohio Societies]]'''.

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