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United States Ohio  Archives and Libraries

These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Ohio.

Statewide
Ohio Historical Society 800 E. 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 Telephone: 614-297-2300 Fax: 614-297-2546 Internet: Ohio Historical Society


 * The Archives Division of the State Historical Society 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 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). Digital version ;.
 * 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). ;.

Ohio Genealogical Society 611 State Route 97 West Bellville OH 44813-8813 Telephone: (419) 886-1903 Fax: 419-886-0092 Internet: Ohio Genealogical Society


 * 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.

State Library of Ohio 274 East First Avenue Columbus, OH 43201 Telephone: 614-644-7061 Fax: 614-644-7004 Internet: State Library of Ohio


 * 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.


 * The State Library of Ohio's genealogy collection is now housed at the 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). Digital version. ;

Regional
Bowling Green State University Jerome Library Jerome Libary Bowling Green, OH 43403 Telephone 419-372-2361; (toll free at 866-LIB-BGSU). Internet: Center for Archival Collections Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

Dayton Metro Library


 * The Dayton Room  has one of Ohio's best genealogical collections including books, periodicals, indexes, genealogies, and biographies.

Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Cleveland, history about the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Erie Railroad, Erie Lackawanna Railway and related lines.

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


 * 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.

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County


 * A top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the Inland Waterways Library of Ohio River (and its tributaries) riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, PA and Louisville, KY.

Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County


 * 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.

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center


 * 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.

Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library


 * 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.

University of Cincinnati Blegen Library 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

Western Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106-1788 Telephone: 216-721-5722. Fax: 216-721-0645 Internet: Western Reserve Historical Society


 * The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio settled by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles from Pennsylvania and New England. 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.


 * Kermit J. Pike, A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972). ;.
 * 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). ; .&lt;/ref&gt;

Wright State University Dunbar Library 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

Ohio Network of American History Research Centers These six regional history centers collect Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records:


 * University of Akron Libraries
 * University of Cincinnati Libraries see above
 * Ohio History Connection see Ohio Historical Society  above
 * Western Reserve Historical Society see above
 * Wright State University Library see above
 * 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..

Ethnic and Religious
American Jewish Archives The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives 3101 Clifton Ave. | Cincinnati, OH 45220 Telephone 513.221.1875 | Fax 513.221.7812

Archdiocese of Cincinnati Archdiocese of Cincinnati Archive 212 East Eighth Street | Cincinnati, OH 45202 Telephone: (513) 621-2086

Archives of Ohio United Methodists Archives Ohio Wesleyan University Beeghly Library 43 Rowland Ave. | Delaware, OH 43015 Telephone: 740-368-3285

Irish American Archives Society Internet: Irish American Archives Society.

Mennonite Historical Collections Bluffton University Mussellman Library 280 W College Ave Bluffton, OH 45817 Telephone: 419-358-3251 Internet: Bluffton University Archives and Special Collections Internet: Mennonite Historical Collections

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center 50 East Freedom Way Cincinnati OH 45202-3913 Telephone: 513-333-7654 E-mail: [mailto:OH_freedomcenter@ldsmail.net OH_freedomcenter@ldsmail.net].


 * The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is more a museum (few original manuscripts) than an archive. However, it has a Family History Center for ordering microfilms, and Ancestry.com access on the Internet.

Shakers see the Western Reserve Historical Society above.

Outside Ohio
National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago) 7358 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60629-5898 Phone: (773)948-9001 Fax: (773)948-9050 E-mail: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov] Internet: http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/


 * 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 Ohio.

Allen County Public Library 900 Library Plaza Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Telephone: 260-421-1225 E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]


 * This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States 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. 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.

Newberry Library 60 West Waltron Street Chicago, IL 60610 Telephone: 312-255-3512 Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]


 * 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.

Guides

 * David R. Larson, ed., Guide to Manuscript Collections and Institutional Records in Ohio, ((S.l.) : Society of Ohio Archivists, 1974). ;.
 * Paul D. Yon, Guide to Ohio County and Municipal Records for Urban Research. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1973). ;.
 * Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, Directory of Museums, Historical Societies, and Associated Organizations in Ohio (Granville, Ohio : Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, 1981). ;.

Almost every county in Ohio has a branch of the OGS that actively collects, preserves, and publishes local records. There are many other societies in Ohio proactive in promoting research.

To find other repositories of Ohio records, see also:


 * United States Archives and Libraries
 * Ohio Societies.