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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Genealogy|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | {{OH-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Genealogy|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''<br><br> | ||
These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Ohio. | {{TOC left}}These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Ohio. | ||
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Ohio === | === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Ohio === | ||
[[Ohio History Connection]]{{·}} [[Ohio Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[State Library of Ohio]]{{·}} [[Dayton Metro Library]]{{·}} [[Ohio University Alden Library]]{{·}} [[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]]{{·}} [[Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County]]{{·}} [[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]]{{·}} [[Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Western Reserve Historical Society]]{{·}} [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Newberry Library]] | [[Ohio History Connection]]{{·}} [[Ohio Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[State Library of Ohio]]{{·}} [[Dayton Metro Library]]{{·}} [[Ohio University Alden Library]]{{·}} [[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]]{{·}} [[Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County]]{{·}} [[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]]{{·}} [[Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Western Reserve Historical Society]]{{·}} [[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Newberry Library]]<br> | ||
=== Online Records of Ohio === | === Online Records of Ohio === | ||
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[[Image:Ohio History Connection.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Ohio History Connection in Columbus]] | |||
== Statewide Repositories == | |||
===[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Historical_Society Ohio History Connection]=== | |||
800 E. 17th Avenue<br>Columbus, OH 43211<br>Telephone: 614-297-2510 <br>Fax: 614-297-2546 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@ohiohistory.org reference@ohiohistory.org] <br>Internet: [http://www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library Ohio History Connection Archives/Library] | |||
=== | :The [http://www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library Archives Division of the State History Connection 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> | ||
:*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}}. | |||
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===[[Ohio Genealogical Society]]=== | |||
611 State Route 97 West <br> Bellville OH 44813-8813 <br>Telephone: (419) 886-1903<br>Fax: 419-886-0092 <br>E-mail: [mailto:ogs@ogs.org ogs@ogs.org] <br>Internet: [http://www.ogs.org/ Ohio Genealogical Society] <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" /> | |||
===[[State Library of Ohio]]=== | |||
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" /> | :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" /> | ||
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:*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}} | :*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}} | ||
== Regional Repositories == | |||
===OH Network of Amer Hist Res Centers=== | |||
'''Ohio Network of American History Research Centers''' | |||
These six regional history centers collect Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records: | |||
:*'''[[Ohio_Archives_and_Libraries#Ohio_History_Connection|Ohio History Connection]]''' see above | |||
:*'''University of Akron Libraries''' | |||
:*'''[[Ohio Archives and Libraries#University of Cincinnati Blegen Library|University of Cincinnati Libraries]]''' see below | |||
:*'''[[Ohio Archives and Libraries#Western_Reserve_Historical_Society|Western Reserve Historical Society]]''' see below | |||
:*'''[[Ohio_Archives_and_Libraries#Wright_State_University_Dunbar_Library|Wright State University Library]]''' see below | |||
:*'''Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor''' | |||
::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)}}. | |||
[[Image:Jerome Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Bowling Green State University Jerome Library]] | |||
===Bowling Green State Univ Jerome Libr=== | |||
'''Bowling Green State University Jerome Library'''<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] | |||
''' | :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> | ||
: | ===[[Dayton Metro Library]]=== | ||
[[Image:Dayton Main Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Dayton Metro Library Main Branch]]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] | |||
'' | :The ''Dayton Room '' has one of Ohio's best genealogical collections including books, periodicals, indexes, genealogies, and biographies.<ref name="DB89" /> | ||
===Erie Lackawanna Hist Soc Archives=== | |||
'''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> | |||
: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]]=== | |||
[[Image:OU Alden Library.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Ohio University Alden Library in Athens]]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] | |||
: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" / | :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" /> | ||
'''[[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]]'''[[Image:Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.jpg|right|280px|Public | ===Pub Libr of Cincinnati {{amp}} Hamilton Co=== | ||
'''[[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]]'''[[Image:Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Public Libr of Cincinnati {{amp}} Hamilton County]]<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] | |||
:A top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the ''[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/inlandrivers.html Inland Rivers Library] '' of the Ohio River and its tributaries (riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Kentucky) in Special Collections.<ref name="DB89" / | :A top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the ''[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/inlandrivers.html Inland Rivers Library] '' 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]]''' <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] | ===Pub Libr of Youngstown {{amp}} Mahoning Co=== | ||
'''[[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" / | :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" /> | ||
===[[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]]=== | |||
[[Image:Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center.jpg|thumb|right|280px|R B Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont]]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] | |||
: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" / | :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" /> | ||
===[[Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library]]=== | |||
[[Image:ToledoMainLibrary.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Toledo-Lucas County Public Library]] | |||
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] | |||
: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" / | :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" /> | ||
===University of Cincinnati Blegen Library=== | |||
[[Image:Blegen Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|University of Cincinnati Blegen Library]]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] | |||
: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 | :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> | ||
===[[Western Reserve Historical Society]]=== | |||
[[File:Connecticut Western Reserve in northeast Ohio.png|border|right|286px]]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] | |||
:The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio at first intended for settlement by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. The '''Research Library''' at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''' ''History Center '' is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and the ''Connecticut Western Reserve '' history material. 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> | :The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio at first intended for settlement by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. The '''Research Library''' at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''' ''History Center '' is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and the ''Connecticut Western Reserve '' history material. 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> | ||
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:*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}}. | :*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=== | |||
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 | :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> | ||
== Ethnic and Religious Repositories == | |||
===American Jewish Archives=== | |||
: | [[Image:Marcus Center.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Amererican Jewish Archives Marcus Center in Cincinnati]]101 Clifton Ave<br>Cincinnati, OH 45220<br>Telephone: 513-2211875<br>Fax 513-221-7812<br>Internet: [http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/ Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives] | ||
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:: | ===Archdiocese of Cincinnati=== | ||
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|thumb|right|280px|Methodist Archives at Ohio Wesleyan University Beeghly Library in Delaware, Ohio]]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] | |||
''' | ===Irish American Archives Society=== | ||
Collection at the [[Ohio_Archives_and_Libraries#Western_Reserve_Historical_Society|'''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''']] above.<br>Internet: [http://www.irisharchives.org/about.asp Irish American Archives Society]. | |||
===Mennonite Historical Collections=== | |||
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] | |||
''' | ===Nat'l Underground Railroad Freedom Cntr=== | ||
'''[[National Underground Railroad Freedom Center]]'''[[Image:National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Nat'l Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati]] <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] | |||
:The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is more a museum (few original manuscripts) than an archives. However, it has a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]] for ordering microfilms, and Ancestry.com access on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.freedomcenter.org/genealogy Genealogy] in ''National Underground Railroad Freedom Center'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref> | |||
:The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is more a museum (few original manuscripts) than an archives. However, it has a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]] for ordering microfilms, and Ancestry.com access on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.freedomcenter.org/genealogy Genealogy] in ''National Underground Railroad Freedom Center'' (accessed 5 March 2015).</ref | |||
===Palatines to America German Gen Center=== | |||
'''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] | '''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> | :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> | ||
=== Outside of Ohio Repositories | ===Shakers=== | ||
See the [[Ohio_Archives_and_Libraries#Western_Reserve_Historical_Society|'''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''']] above. | |||
[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Chicago, Illinois]] | |||
== Outside of Ohio Repositories == | |||
===[[National Archives at Chicago]]=== | |||
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/chicago/ http://www.archives.gov/chicago/] | |||
: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 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, '''Ohio''', and Wisconsin.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> | :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 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, '''Ohio''', and Wisconsin.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref>[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana]] | ||
[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|right|165px|Allen County Public Library. | ===[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]=== | ||
900 Library Plaza <br> Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 <br> Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br> E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]<br>Internet: [http://www.genealogycenter.org/ Genealogy Center ACPL] | |||
:This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great '''Ohio''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref | :This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great '''Ohio''' collection.<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]]=== | |||
[[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois]]60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br> Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.] | |||
: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 | :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> | ||
== Guides == | |||
*David R. Larson, ed., ''Guide to Manuscript Collections and Institutional Records in Ohio,'' ((S.l.) : Society of Ohio Archivists, 1974). {{WorldCat|3208019|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|264947|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 A34s}}. | *David R. Larson, ed., ''Guide to Manuscript Collections and Institutional Records in Ohio,'' ((S.l.) : Society of Ohio Archivists, 1974). {{WorldCat|3208019|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|264947|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 A34s}}. | ||
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== References == | |||
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[[Category:Ohio_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | [[Category:Ohio_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | ||