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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The '''Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library''' is the place to come if you are looking for early Ohio settlers who entered Ohio via the Great Lakes and Toledo. They have a collection of Great Lakes boat traffic records | The '''Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library''' is the place to come if you are looking for early Ohio settlers who entered Ohio via the Great Lakes and Toledo. They have a collection of Great Lakes boat traffic records, <ref name="DB89" /> county and local histories, federal censuses, genealogies, 100,000+ name index, OHS Surname Index, dozens of local newspapers, DAR books, genealogical and historical periodicals, Barbour Collection (CT), U.S. Revolutionary War bounty land warrants for Ohio, public lands claims, Ohio military rosters from the War of 1812 through World War I, Civil War Ohio regimental histories, published ship passenger lists and indexes, computer subscriptions to Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest Online, and New England Ancestors.<ref name="Local">[http://web2.toledolibrary.org/research/popular-topics/local-history-and-genealogy.aspx Local History and Genealogy] in </ref> | ||
The local government collections includes records of the Common Pleas Court, Supreme/District Court, and Probate Court. They also have Health Department records of birth indexes 1868-1933, marriages 1876-1892, and death indexes 1858-1990. | |||
Special Collections includes city directories, school yearbooks, manuscripts, photos, maps, oral histories, jail registers, church records, and cemetery records. | |||
TLCPL is also an affiliate of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and can order most of their microfilms. | |||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||