Research Databases

List of research database titles, descriptions and links
African American Heritage
African American Heritage

Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

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Discover your family's history Ancestry library edition
Ancestry Library Edition

IN LIBRARY ONLY
Trace your genealogy using historical records. U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. You must be in the library to access this database..

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Family Search
Family Search

Search for a deceased ancestor in historical records to uncover vital information from their life.  

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Fold3 Military Records
Fold3

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America's military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

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HeritageQuest family history
HeritageQuest

Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy.

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Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Historical Society

Search the records of more than 230,000 items in the Society's library, newspaper, manuscript, audiovisual, state archives, history, natural history, and archaeology collections.

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Rutherford B Hayes Obituary Index
Rutherford B. Hayes Obituary Index

An index to almost 700,000 obituaries, death and marriage notices, and other sources from Ohio from the 1830's to the present day.

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Historical maps of Ohio cities.

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Arrowhead identification
What's The Point?

Identifying flint artifacts.

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