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Goal 1: Research and Records


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Goal 1: Learn about Ohio research and records.


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AGet started with research for your Ohio ancestors.


Summary
  1. Introduction: Learn about basic Ohio research strategies.

    FS—Ohio Research Tips and Strategies
    AR—Finding Ohio Ancestors

  2. Here is an introduction to doing genealogy in Ohio.

    APL—Introduction to Ohio Genealogy Research—61:57 - 2023



  3. Get an overview of Ohio research in these videos.

    FS—Ohio Overview—6:04
    AAC—Researching Your Ohio Ancestors—54:53

  4. Follow this research study for Ohio ancestors, from 1880 to the present.

    FS—Step-by-Step Ohio Research, 1880-Present

  5. Ancestry: Explore resources for Ohio research on Ancestry.

    AC—Ohio Resources
    AC—Ohio State Research Guide, 5 pgs.

  6. Record Finder: Use the Ohio Record Finder to decide on records to search.

    FS—Ohio Record Selection Table


  7. Additional Records
    1. Explore a variety of records on the LDSGenealogy site.
    2. Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
    3. Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.

    Case Studies
    1. Follow these case studies for Ohio research.

      LDS—Discovering the Family of a Woman Living in Ohio
      LDS—Finding a woman's family who had moved from Ohio to Australia

    2. Here is a case study about finding parents for an adopted child.

      LDS—Finding the parents of an adopted child born in the 1870s in Ohio

    Ethnic
    1. African American: Learn about African Americans in Ohio in these FamilySearch Wiki articles.

      FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Ohio
      FS—Wiki: Ohio Minorities

    2. Learn more about African American records.

      AG—Ohio African American Records
      African American Genealogy Resources

    3. Explore the African American Gateway for Ohio.
    4. Native American: Learn about American Indians in Ohio in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: Indians of Ohio


B Learn about Ohio state history.


  1. Explore Ohio historical resources on FamilySearch.

    FS—Ohio History

  2. Explore Ohio history on Wikipedia.

    History
    History of Ohio

  3. Learn about Ohio history on InfoPlease.com.

    Ohio History





Ohio Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook

 
 


QUIKLinks: County Records

Click here for a printable map of counties.