Research Databases

Search essential historical recrods for African Americans, including Federal Census, Marriage and Cohabitation Records, Military Draft and Service Records, Registers of Slaves and Free(d) Persons of Color, Freedman's Bank, and more.

ANCESTRY LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OHIO LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS COURTESY OF PROQUEST, AND ITS PARTNER, ANCESTRY.    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. 

Biographies, obituaries, and photographs of thousands of individuals – both living and deceased. Biographies Plus Illustrated contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, plus thousands of profiles licensed from other respected publishers; updated monthly. 

The Premier Collection of Military Records from Rev War to WWII. Documents & photos. Historic war records.

Access more than 7.5 million pages of genealogical resources 

Database containing death certificates of persons that died in Ohio from 1913-1937. 

An evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia from the Ohio Historical Society. 

Project to bring together digital versions of historical collections from more than 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums.