This database currently includes entries for births and deaths in Barberton, Ohio from 1838-present. Records are added monthly, and the database will eventually back through 1909.
Need to find a reference to a Cleveland area death? Try the Cleveland Necrology File, 1850-1975, on CPL's site. Compiled by staff, this resource combines cemetery records and newspaper death notices. If the death you are researching is post 1975, try their Cleveland News Index.
An index to over 1,200,000 Ohio obituaries, death and marriage notices, and other sources dating from the 1810s to the present day. Entries are contributed by more than 40 libraries from 27 counties, many of them in northwest Ohio.
The Hudson Library and Historical Society's collection of genealogical materials focuses on Ohio and the eastern United States. They also maintain one of the largest manuscript collections in the U.S. about abolitionist John Brown. Check out their website for a description of the many resources held by our neighbor library.
Search this site to discover more about area chapters, lineage societies, and upcoming events and conferences. The site also provides information about the OGS' own library in Mansfield, Ohio. Databases on this site are available to members only.
Genealogists will find the online version of the Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913-1937, a helpful aid. The ASCPL Main Library maintains the microfilm version of this index covering the years 1908-1932 and 1938-1944.
This site provides access to the burial information of the Sandusky Veterans Home. Once in the site, click on Sandusky and then OVH cemetery. Date of death, grave location, and photo of headstone provided.
The Summit County Probate Court has mounted three searchable indexes. The General Index contains docket information for cases that were opened since 1999 but are now closed. Confidential information is not included. The Historical Index has reference information for Estates, Guardianships, and Trusts filed from 08/18/87 through 12/28/99. The Historical Marriage Index contains information about marriage licenses filed from 01/01/86 through12/28/99.
Looking for information on prominent Clevelanders? Visit this site to explore the Biographical Sketch Name Index in the Collections section of the website. You can also search their online catalog to learn more about their holdings.
Cyndi Howells has created over 150 categories of genealogical resources available on the Internet. This is a terrific place to begin an Internet search.
Visit this site to search multiple free resources such as Ancestral File, the International Genealogical Index, and Pedigree Resource File. This site also allows you to find the nearest Family History Library.
This is the direct link to NARA's "Research Room." At this site, you can learn how to obtain such records as ship passenger lists or pension records as well as connect to the Genealogy and Family History page.
This is a free site supported by Ancestry that serves to connect genealogy researchers using its many message boards and surname research list. The Social Security Death Index and other databases are also available on the site.
A volunteer effort, the USGenWeb Project can be your "county" resource. The county pages may contain information on how and where to write for vital records, transcribed local records, researchers local to the areas, and contact information and holdings for the local libraries and societies. Content will vary among the different county pages.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History has made available digital versio of birth, marriage and death records. Registered users can search these records and view images of the actual documents. Registration is free.
Ellis Island was the primary immigration center of the United States of America from 1892 through 1924. Records of the over 12 million immigrants are available through the passenger search mechanism
Burial information for WWI and WWII servicemen buried in cemeteries overseas; names of those memorialized on Tablets of the Missing in cemeteries and on memorials in the U.S.; servicemen killed worldwide during the Korean War; and burial information of the war dead and veterans of the Mexican War, Civil War, and those of the Spanish-American War who are buried at the commission's cemeteries in Corozal, Panama and Mexico City.
The National Park Service oversees this site which currently contains the records of more than 6 million soldiers of both the Union and Confederate Armies. Battle information, regiment histories, and other information are also included on the website.
The United State Department of Veterans Affairs maintains this site of veteran burials in military cemeteries and in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
This site provides access to the burial information of the Sandusky Veterans Home. Once in the site, click on Sandusky and then OVH cemetery. Date of death, grave location, and photo of headstone provided.
Researching your family history can be a fascinating and rewarding hobby. Preserving your family documents and photographs ensures that these precious materials will be available to future generations of your family. The following websites offer many practical tips for preserving and storing documents, photographs and memorabilia.
