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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio_Genealogy|Ohio Genealogy]]''<br> | ||
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. To begin the search of an ancestor in these collections, you may wish to begin with available published indexes, both on a national level as well as a local level. Many genealogy databases are on line through various websites. | Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. To begin the search of an ancestor in these collections, you may wish to begin with available published indexes, both on a national level as well as a local level. Many genealogy databases are on line through various websites. | ||
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*Hehir, Donald M. ''Ohio Families: A Bibliography of Books about Ohio Families''. (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1993.) {{FHL|685071|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 D23hd}}. Hehir scoured the collections of several libraries with major genealogy collections to produce. | *Hehir, Donald M. ''Ohio Families: A Bibliography of Books about Ohio Families''. (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1993.) {{FHL|685071|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 D23hd}}. Hehir scoured the collections of several libraries with major genealogy collections to produce. | ||
=== Lineage Societies === | |||
*Lineage societies, such as the National Society of the [http://www.ohiodar.org// Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)], [http://www.damesohio.org/page18/page83/ Colonial Dames], [http://www.gscw.org/ General Society of Colonial Wars], the [http://www.sar.org/ohssar/ohssar.html Sons of the American Revolution], and many others, require members to prove they are descended from certain people, such as colonists or soldiers. The applications for membership in these societies are preserved, and many are on microfilm at the Family History Library. The Register of U. S. Lineage Societies (mentioned in the "[[United States Societies|Societies]]") has addresses, lists of microfilmed records, and publications. See [[Ohio Societies|Ohio Societies]] for more information on the role Societies play with genealogical information. | *Lineage societies, such as the National Society of the [http://www.ohiodar.org// Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)], [http://www.damesohio.org/page18/page83/ Colonial Dames], [http://www.gscw.org/ General Society of Colonial Wars], the [http://www.sar.org/ohssar/ohssar.html Sons of the American Revolution], and many others, require members to prove they are descended from certain people, such as colonists or soldiers. The applications for membership in these societies are preserved, and many are on microfilm at the Family History Library. The Register of U. S. Lineage Societies (mentioned in the "[[United States Societies|Societies]]") has addresses, lists of microfilmed records, and publications. See [[Ohio Societies|Ohio Societies]] for more information on the role Societies play with genealogical information. | ||