Digitized Resources
Helpful Websites
Local History & Genealogy
Local Information and Organizations
Online Research Resources
Research Request Form
Trumbull Memory Project
Warren Tribune Chronicle Obituary Search Index Search
African American Heritage
African American Heritage is a digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.
Akron-Summit County Public Library Special Collections Genealogy and Local History
Includes a link to digital quarterly newsletter on local history and genealogy topics, from Akron-Summit County Public Library
Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the American Jim Crow South
A selection of 410 recorded oral history interviews chronicling African-American life during the age of legal segregation in the American South, from the 1890s to the 1950s.
Bowling Green State University
Genealogical research aids, including manuscript collections and local government for Northwest Ohio counties.
Caring for Private and Family Collections, Northeast Document Conservation Center
From the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Caring for Your Family Archives, National Archives
Caring For Your Treasures Resource Center, AIC
From the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC).
Chronicling America
Historic American newspapers, from the Library of Congress. Includes some Trumbull County papers.
Civil War Archives, Regimental Index
Union Regimental Information compiled from The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies and a variety of other sources.
Cleveland Public Library
CPL’s genealogy page, with books and search guides.
Cyndi's List
Categorized genealogy links, forms, and other resources.
Digital Library on American Slavery
Provides access to the Race and Slavery Petitions Project, the North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database and Slavery Era Insurance Registries databases.
Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America is a union catalog for public domain and openly licensed content held by the nation’s archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions.
Eastman's Online Genealogical Newsletter
Daily historical and genealogical articles and news aggregator, complete with social networking links.
Ellis Island Online
Passenger records from Ellis Island, 1892-1924.
Family Search
Database of records, family trees, and other resources; free to use.
Find-a-Grave
Search for graves of ancestors, cemetery information, and related records.
General Register Office, Original Vital Records for England and Wales (1837-)
Where to order birth, marriage, death, and other records from England and Wales.
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest Online is an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s. The collection provides a comprehensive treasury of genealogical sources rich in unique records, local and family histories, and finding-aids.
International African American Museum
The IAAM’s Center for Family History contains digitized collections of colored troops’ pension files, Bible records, marriage records, obituaries and funeral programs, and ancestor photo archive and more.
Ireland General Register Office, Original Civil Vital Records (1864-)
Where to order birth, marriage, death, and other records from Ireland.
Lowcountry Africana
African American genealogy in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, including genealogies of South Carolina slaveholders and records of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
National Archive Veterans Service Records
Request military service records, learn about researching military records
National Archives Genealogy Resources
Census, immigration, and other records and guides.
Ohio Adoption Records
How to request adoption records from the Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Archives and libraries
Listing of Ohio archives and libraries with links.
Ohio Death Records and Indexes
Guide to finding obituaries, cemetery burials, and death records.
Ohio Genealogical Society
Information about the resources and events of OGS, plus access to many free databases.
Ohio History Connection
Formerly the Ohio Historical Society; events and news on Ohio history topics.
Ohio History Connection's Select Ohio Public Records Index
No description given.
Ohio Marriages 1789-2013
Over 4.7 million names indexed from marriage records collected from the probate courts of all the Ohio counties.
Ohio Memory Project
Ohio Memory is the collaborative digital library of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio, which includes collections from more than 360 cultural heritage institutions from all of Ohio’s 88 counties. It can be searched by subject, name or contributor.
Ohio Network of American History Research
Links to archives around Ohio.
Ohio Public Records Index
Search for and request copies of death certificates for certain time ranges.
Ohio Soldiers' & Sailors' Orphans' Home
Records on children applying to live in the home from 1877-1919.
Ohio Veterans Homes
The Ohio Veterans Homes are a State of Ohio establishment comprised of three facilities—a nursing home located in Georgetown, and a nursing home and a domiciliary located in Sandusky.
Online Index to Grave Records of Servicemen of the War of 1812, State of Ohio
Preble County District Library
Includes links to genealogical and historical records.
Probate Court of Cuyahoga County
Allows docket search for marriages, estates, guardianships, trusts, etc.
Probate Court of Hamilton County
Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
Genealogy research and contact information for Mahoning County.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index
An index to over 3,000,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices & other sources from Ohio from the 1810s to the present day.
Slave Voyages
This digital memorial offers access to documentation available about the slave trade. Analyze these slave trades and view interactive maps, timelines, and animations to see the dispersal in action.
Small Town Papers
Over 250 free small town papers, dating back to 1846.
Soldiers and Sailors Database
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Other information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records, which will be amended over time.
Stark County Recorder
Searchable archives; requires free registration.
Terminology and Meanings of Genealogical Terms
Alphabetical listing of genealogical abbreviations and terms, antiquated illnesses and occupations, nicknames and other words.
Trumbull County Archives
Houses Trumbull County maps, deeds, and other records.
Trumbull County cemetery records, plats vol 1 1800-1930
Trumbull County cemetery records, plats vol 2 1800-1930
Unknown No Longer
This project of the Virginia Historical Society provides access to names of thousands of enslaved Virginians that appear in the society’s large manuscript collection, including deeds of sale and manumission, account books, wills, and letters.
USGenWeb
Free genealogy websites listed by state.
Virginia Death Indexing, Library of Virginia
A fully-searchable index to Virginia city and county death registers compiled 1853-1896. This is an on-going project sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society. Fifteen cities and counties have been indexed to date. The death registers are available on microfilm.
Virginia Military Dead Database
The database honors Virginian veterans from the French & Indian War through the Iraq War and in peacetime. Entries include name, gender, race, county or city, conflict, branch of service, date of death, listed residence, regiment, rank, cause of death, place of death, and information source.
West Virginia Death Certificates
Searchable death records by county through 1963.
West Virginia Vital Records
The Vital Research Records Project is placing Birth, Death, and Marriage certificates on-line. Users can search the records and view scanned images of the original records. Certified copies of these records are available only from the issuing county or the West Virginia Vital Registration Office.
Western Reserve Historical Society
Library Collections Search
Where to write for Vital Records
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).