Ohio State Genealogy Links - OH StateGenSites

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Ohio

StateGenSites, launched on October 7, 1999, is one of the most popular directories for U.S. genealogy. Here are the resources available for Ohio.

Ohio Vital Records

Ohio Historical Societies

Ohio Cemeteries

Ohio Census

Ohio Obituaries

Ohio Adoption Support

Free Lookups for Ohio

State Links for Ohio

Vital Records

For birth, marriage, divorce, and death records...

Ohio Department of Health, Vital Statistics ( Rules for ordering )
246 N High Street, Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215

+ The Records Room
+ VitalChek for Ohio

Historical Societies

Historical societies are a great resource when you are unable to visit the town of your ancestors. Many societies keep local records, photos and even information about cemeteries.

+ Society Hill Directory

National Cemeteries and Transcriptions

In the summer of 1862, thousands had already died in the second summer of a terrible war that few believed would last more than several months. On July 17, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the President to purchase "cemetery grounds" to be used as national cemeteries "for soldiers who shall have died in the service of the country."

Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
10175 Rawiga Road
Rittman, OH 44270-0008

+ German Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, Georgetown
+ Peace Lutheran Church Cemetery, Arnheim
+ West Fork Baptist Cemetery
+ OHIO CEMETERY DATABASES

$ Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio: Camp Chase Cemetery (Online)
$ Swan Creek Cemetery Inscriptions, Monclova, Ohio (Online)

+ Cemetery Junction
+ Interment.net

Ohio Census

"The Census, while not created for the purpose of genealogical research, is nevertheless one of the public records that genealogists find most helpful and tend to use most often. The amount of information that can be found or verified by finding a single family's census record is enormous." - Genealogy.com

+ The Records Room
+ Census Online

Newspapers & Obituaries

It is sad to think about all the people who pass away on a daily basis, however, it is sadder still for the relatives and friends who don't even know. If you just happen to stop by today and have the local paper handy, take a few minutes and catalog the obits.

+ Obituary Depot
+ NewspaperARCHIVE.com

Adoption Support

The biggest thing lacking in the Adoption Community is the fact that all sides of the Triad need to listen, understand and learn from the other sides. It seems to often go unnoticed that in order for adoption to work there has to be three sides to the story. Each side is very unique in what they bring to scenario. They are equally important to each other and need to be recognized as such. + AdoptionLinks.org

Civil War

"No soldier in any army ever did more service, or suffered more hardships, and none can boast of a prouder or more brilliant record than that of the Confederate Soldier. From the spring and summer of 1861 they bravely took up arms in defense of the South, and did not lay them down until General Robert E. Lee surrendered the army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse on the 9th day of April, 1865."

+ Barrel of Civil War Links
+ Civil War Home Page
+ CivilWar.com