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Access central Ohio’s digital history. Images, documents, maps and artifacts.
One of the largest collections of genealogy information in the U.S.
Index to Ohio death certificates, 1913-1944, 1954-1970.
Ohio Genealogical Society maintains a collection of Ohio resources for research.
The Ohio History Connection, formerly Ohio Historical Society, serves as our State Archives.
A directory of U.S. online death indexes listed by state and county.
Information about Germanic immigration to North America.
A regional German-American genealogical organization.
A searchable interface for locating historical maps of Ohio towns and cities.
Includes over 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962. Each map includes detailed information regarding towns and buildings.
Special census records, military rosters, and other documents related to the state of Ohio.
Links to genealogical websites for every state, including Ohio, and most U.S. counties.
Genealogical and historical records and resources from around the world.
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