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Archives and libraries often have maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids. They frequently have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids, such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state.

Archives

The following organizations have major collections or services for genealogical researchers:

• National Archives-Great Lakes Region
  7358 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60629-5898
  Phone: (773)948-9001 Fax: (773)948-9050
  E-mail: chicago.archives@nara.gov, Internet: National Archives-Great Lakes Region
  

The National Archives branch in Kansas City has the records of regional federal offices for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, including the following:

• Federal naturalization records
• Bureau of Indian Affairs and other American Indian records
• Copies of federal census, military, and immigration records

• Ohio University
  Archives and Special Collections Alden Library
  Athens, OH 45701-2978
  Telephone: (740) 593-2710, Fax: (740) 593-2708
  Internet: Archives and Special Collections

• University of Cincinnati
  Archives Department Blegen Library
  PO Box 201113, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0113
  Telephone: 513-556-1959, Fax: 513-556-2113
  Internet: University of Cincinnati Archives Department

• Wright State University
  Special Collections and Archives Paul Laurence Dunbar Library
  Dayton, OH 45435-0001
  Telephone: 937-775-2092, Fax: 937-775-4109
  Internet: Wright State University Special Collections and Archives

Libraries

• Bowling Green State University
  Center for Archival Collections Jerome Library  5^th floor
  Bowling Green, OH 43403-0175
  Telephone: 419-372-2411, Fax: 419-372-0155
  Internet: Bowling Green State University

• Cleveland Public Library
  325 Superior Ave. NE, Cleveland, OH 44114-1271
  Phone: (216) 623-2800
  Internet: Cleveland Public Library

• Columbus Metropolitan Library
  Genealogy Services
  96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215-4163
  Phone: (614)645-2275
  Internet: Columbus Metropolitan Library

• Genealogy Library at Garst Museum
  205 N. Broadway Greenville, OH 45331
  Phone: (937)548-5250
  Internet: Genealogy Library at Garst Museum

• State Library of Ohio
  Genealogical Section
  65 South Front Street Rm 308, Columbus, OH 43215-4163
  Telephone: 800–686–1532 or 614- 644–6966, Fax: 614-728-2789
  Internet: State Library of Ohio
  Guide to collection

Historical Societies

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 Genealogical Society
  713 S. Main Street, Mansfield, OH 44907-1644
  Phone: (419) 756-7294, Fax: (419) 756-8681
  Internet: Ohio Genealogical Society

• Ohio Historical Society
  Ohio Historical Center
  1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211-2497
  Telephone: 614-297-2510, Fax: 614-297-2546
  Internet: Ohio Genealogical Society
  Guides to collection

The Archives Division of the State Historical Society of Ohio primarily collects manuscript records of the state, including government, land, and military records

• Western Reserve Historical Society
  10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106-1788
  Telephone: 216-721-5722. Fax: 216-721-0645
  Internet: Western Reserve Historical Society
  A guide to the holdings

Family History Library

• To find other archives and libraries with collections of Ohio records, look in the directories and information listed in the "Archives and Libraries" and Ohio Societies.

• Inventories of archive and library collections are found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.

In the early 1940s the Historical Records Survey produced inventories of county courthouses and archives. These describe the existing records and record-keeping systems. The Family History Library has copies of these inventories for about 30 of the 88 counties in Ohio. These are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: Ohio- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES Ohio, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES

Guides & Directories

You may also learn about research sources in:

• Larson, David R., ed. Guide to Manuscript Collections and Institutional Records in Ohio. n.p.: Society of Ohio Archivists, 1974. (Family History Library book 977.1 A34s.)

• Yon, Paul D. Guide to Ohio County and Municipal Records for Urban Research. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1973. (Family History Library book 977.1 A3y; fiche 6051197.)

• Directory of Museums, Historical Societies, and Associated Organizations in Ohio. 17th ed. Granville, Ohio: Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, 1981. (Fimily History Library book 977.1 C4di 1981-82.)