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WikiProject Ohio Wiki Project Ohio Tasks - Societies

Description
The purpose of this task is to find the genealogical and historical societies located in a county and list their contact information, website, collections and databases for family history research.

NOTE: Please read Wiki Project Ohio Style and Guidelines before beginning to edit.

Instructions
Please cite at least one source for each item you add. See Mahoning County for examples. See also


 * FamilySearch Wiki:Verifiable policy page
 * Help:How to add citations instruction page
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats guidelines,

1. To locate societies in a county, search the following websites:


 * Linkpendium
 * US GenWeb
 * Cyndi's List
 * Epodunk Browse appropriate county profile for historical societies
 * Google "Genealogical Society [county name and state]" or "Historical Society [county name and state]"
 * Google "[county name and state] genealogy blog" then scan for mention of any societies for that county

2. In conjunction with the internet, you may want to consult the Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogy Address Book (Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2009) for Internet addresses.

3. For each county society you find, add the following:


 * Name of the society. If the society has a website, add the link to the name of the society.  See the example below. If there is no website link, bold the name of the society.
 * Address
 * phone number
 * email

4. Add one or two sentences that discuss the strengths and peculiarities of the databases or collections of the society. Be sure to include information regarding a periodical or newsletter for the society.

5.You may also wish to include the following:


 * Rules for using the collection
 * Copy policies
 * Research help
 * Cost of entrance

6. If you copy a link and add it to the county page, make sure the link works. Do not add any broken links.

7. You do not need to add state level societies to county pages.

Societies
Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 9333 Youngstown, Ohio 44513-9333 E-mail: [mailto:MCCOGS@zoominternet.net MCCOGS@zoominternet.net]

The society has volunteers at the courthouse each Thursday 8am to 3pm; located in the Marriage Dept in the basement. Society members also volunteer at the Main Library Thursdays 1–4.

Mahoning Valley Historical Society 648 Wick Avenue Youngstown, OH 44502-1289 Phone: 330–743-2589 [mailto:mvhs@mahoninghistory.org mvhs@mahoninghistory.org]

Genealogical collections: The MVHS Archival Library. Original probate and civil court records 1846–1900 for Mahoning County. Collection includes diaries, Bibles, photographs, fraktur, manuscripts, deeds, wills, maps, architectural and mechanical drawings, ledgers, county and local government records, and church records.

Courthouse
Probate Court Mahoning County Court House 120 Market Street Youngstown, OH 44503 330-740-2310 [mailto:MCProbate@mahoningcountyoh.gov MCProbate@mahoningcountyoh.gov] Genealogical Resources: County marrige records; Births and Deaths 1864–1908; Guardianship; Will and estates (Wills are on film–originals are at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.)

Mahoning County Recorder's Office Mahoning County Court House 120 Market Street Youngstown, OH 44503 330-740-2345 [mailto:npalermo@mahoningcountyoh.gov npalermo@mahoningcountyoh.gov]

Genealogical Resources: Land and deeds; grave registrations; soldier's discharges after 1864.

Mark the envelope of your requests with Probate Office or Recorder's Office

Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Mahoning County Court House 120 Market Street Youngstown, OH 44503 330-740-2104

Original civil court files 1846–1900 are housed at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.

The main FHC for Mahoning County, Ohio is the Youngstown Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Libraries
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County 305 Wick Ave. Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: 330–744–8636

Genealogical resources: Newspaper film copies and indexes, directories, cemetery inscriptions database. This library is a FamilySearch Center where films can be ordered and viewed.

Other Repositories
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor 151 W. Wood Street Youngstown OH 44501–0533 Phone: 330–743-5934

Genealogical resources: Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Records, Court Dockets, Deeds, Newspapers

Societies
Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society PO Box 9333 Youngstown, Ohio 44513-9333 E-mail: [mailto:MCCOGS@zoominternet.net MCCOGS@zoominternet.net]

The society has volunteers at the courthouse each Thursday 8am to 3pm; located in the Marriage Dept in the basement. Society members also volunteer at the Main Library Thursdays 1–4.

Mahoning Valley Historical Society 648 Wick Avenue Youngstown, OH 44502-1289 Phone: 330–743-2589 [mailto:mvhs@mahoninghistory.org mvhs@mahoninghistory.org]

Genealogical collections: The MVHS Archival Library. Original probate and civil court records 1846–1900 for Mahoning County. Collection includes diaries, Bibles, photographs, fraktur, manuscripts, deeds, wills, maps, architectural and mechanical drawings, ledgers, county and local government records, and church records.

