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{{OH-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Genealogy|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''<br><br>

{{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 ===

[[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 ===

===[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]<br>Internet: [http://www.ohiomemory.org/ Ohio Memory]: a collaborative project of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio<br>

 

:*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}}.

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" />

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>Internet: [http://www.ohiomemory.org/ Ohio Memory]: a collaborative project of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio<br>

 

::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)}}.

 

'''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>

 

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

 

: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>

 

: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" />

 

: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" />

 

: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" />

[[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]<br>Internet: [http://www.rbhayes.org/main/about-obituaries/ Ohio Obituary Index] of over 3 million obituaries, death, and marriage notices, and other Ohio sources from the 1810s to the present.<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" />

 

: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" />

 

: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>

 

: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&nbsp;'' is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and the ''Connecticut Western Reserve&nbsp;'' 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>

 

:*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}}.

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>

 

[[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]

[[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]

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].  

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]  

 

: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>

: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>

 

: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]]

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>

 

[[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>

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.  

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