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:The '''''Office of Vital Statistics''''' preserves Ohio '''births''' since 1908, and '''deaths''' since 1964.<ref name="Which">[https://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalmisc/whichrecs.aspx Which Vital Records Do We Have?] in ''Ohio Department of Health'' (accessed 10 May 2017).</ref> They do not have '''marriage''' or '''divorce''' records.<ref name="Marr">[https://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalmisc/mrgdiv.aspx Marriage and Divorce Information] in ''Ohio Department of Health'' (accessed 10 May 2017).</ref>  

:Earlier 1867-1908 uncertified birth records, and 1867-1963 uncertified death records are available on plain paper from the '''[[Ohio History Connection]]''' (Ohio's archives), or at the city or county vital statistics office where the event occurred. A few counties have earlier records.<ref name="Which"/>

:'''Indexes.''' The Office of Vital Statistics maintains a limited online [https://resources.ohiohistory.org/death/ Death Certificate Index 1908-1963].<ref name="Which"/> They also have a marriage index since 1950, and divorce index since 1954.<ref name="Marr"/> For other Ohio vital record indexes '''''see also''''' the '''[[Ohio Vital Records]]''' Wiki article.

:'''How to obtain Birth and Death record copies'''. There are several ways to obtain copies of Ohio '''birth''' and '''death''' records:<ref>[https://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalmisc/vitalstats.aspx Easy Ways to Obtain a Birth or Death Record] in ''Ohio Department of Health'' (accessed 10 May 2017).</ref>

::* From a '''local Vital Statistics Office''' in a city or county where the event occurred. This is often faster; fees and hours vary. Sealed adoption records are only available in Columbus.

::* '''Walk-in''' at the downtown Columbus office for same-day service before 4:30 pm (except adoptions).

::* '''Order online''' using their '''[https://odhgateway.odh.ohio.gov/OrderBirthCertificates/ online order form]'''. Please allow three weeks for processing (adoptions usually take longer).

::* '''By mail''' following all their '''[https://www.odh.ohio.gov/-/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/vs/general/HEA2709-Records-Request-Instructions-10-2015.pdf?la=en Records Request Instructions]''' (pdf). Please allow at least three weeks for processing.

::* For an additional fee you can order online official Ohio '''death''' records since 1964 from a private company '''[https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/ohio/ohio-vital-records VitalChek Ohio]'''. They provide a faster turn-around time.

:'''How to obtain Marriage license copies''' since the formation of the county contact the local [http://probate.franklincountyohio.gov/about/related-links.cfm county probate court]; for '''divorce decrees''' contact the local [http://www.occaohio.com/contact_info county clerk of courts].<ref name="Marr"/> Local fees and hours vary.<br><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>

: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 early vital records (births 1867-1908; marriages since each county's formation; deaths 1867-1964).<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)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> A few cities and counties have even earlier vital records.

:*Andrea D. Lentz, and Sara S. Fuller, eds., ''A Guide to Manuscripts at the Ohio Historical Society'' (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1972). [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/33237-a-guide-to-manuscripts-at-the-ohio-historical-society?offset=1 Digital version] {{WorldCat|692738|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|263912|item|disp=FS Library 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)}}; {{FSC|21855|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.1 D27g}}.<br><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.

:*Petta Khouw, and Ohio State Library, ''County by County in Ohio Genealogy'' (Columbus, Ohio: The State Library, 1978). [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/224104-county-by-county-in-ohio-genealogy?offset=1 Digital version]. {{WorldCat|866062194|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat}}; {{FSC|39646|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6046719; Book 977.1 D23o}}<br><br>

:*'''[[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)}}.<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>

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

: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" /><br><br>

: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>

: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>

: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>

: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>

: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 New York, 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)}}; {{FSC|94342|item|disp=FS Library 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)}}; {{FSC|210248|item|disp=FS Library Films 934566-69; 934617-18}}.<br><br>

: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>

:1,000 family genealogy files. Jewish communities and immigration records during the Colonial Period, early Jewish communities in the Caribbean Islands, along with congregational records from early Jewish settlement to modern times.<ref>[http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/collections/genealogy.php Genealogy Guide] in ''Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives'' (accessed 9 May 2017).</ref><br><br>

:On-site research by appointment only. Accepts genealogical requests by mail or their [http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/archives-office/genealogy/genealogical-online-requests/ online form]. Fee required. The Archives has microfiche copies of baptism, marriage, and death registers of every open and closed parish in the Archdiocese, but '''not''' for parishes outside the current Archdiocese boundaries. Records after 1930 are restricted. Telephone and e-mail requests are not accepted.<ref>[http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/archives-office/genealogy/ Genealogy Requests] in ''Archdiocese of Cincinnati'' (accesed 9 May 2017).</ref><br><br>[[Image:Beeghly Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Methodist Archives at Ohio Wesleyan University Beeghly Library in Delaware, Ohio]]

:History of United Methodism in general and in Ohio, manuscripts and conference proceedings, Methodist publications, local church history files, records of closed and abandoned churches, Dead Ministers file, newspapers, journals, periodicals,  personal papers and diaries. The Archives offers research services into church history, clergy members, and genealogy.<ref>[http://library.owu.edu/archives-methodism Archives of Ohio United Methodism] in ''Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries'' (accessed 9 May 2017).</ref><br><br>

:Their collections include  3,000 volumes of family histories. They also have periodicals about Mennonite and related groups, resources for genealogy research, secondary sources on Mennonite history and life, and historic materials from the village of Bluffton and of surrounding communities.<ref>[http://libguides.bluffton.edu/asc/mhc Archives & Special Collections: Mennonite Historical Collections] in ''Mussellman Library'' (accessed 9 May 2017).</ref><br><br>

:The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center museum houses the John Parker Library and FamilySearch Center. Patrons can view limited-access FamilySearch and Ancestry databases. They tell the history of the guides, safe houses, and transportation network used to smuggle runaway enslaved African Americans out of the slave states to freedom in the North before the American Civil War.

: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>

: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><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 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><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./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref><br><br>

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

:*'''[[Ohio Societies|Ohio Societies]]'''.<br><br>