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3: Vital and Census Records
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5: Emigration and Immigration
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8: Maps and Gazetteers
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Goal 1: Learn about Ohio research and records.
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Class Outlines: Basic
Summary
- Learn successful research strategies for Ohio ancestors.
- Record Finder: Use the Record Selection Table to determine priorities for Ohio research.
- Introduction: Learn about basic Ohio research strategies.
FS—Ohio Research Tips and Strategies
AR—Finding Ohio Ancestors - Here is an introduction to doing genealogy in Ohio.
APL—Introduction to Ohio Genealogy Research—61:57 - 2023
- Get an overview of Ohio research in these videos.
FS—Ohio Overview—6:04
AAC—Researching Your Ohio Ancestors—54:53 - Follow this research study for Ohio ancestors, from 1880 to the present.
FS—Step-by-Step Ohio Research, 1880-Present - Ancestry: Explore resources for Ohio research on Ancestry.
AC—Ohio Resources
AC—Ohio State Research Guide, 5 pgs. - Record Finder: Use the Ohio Record Finder to decide on records to search.
FS—Ohio Record Selection Table - Explore a variety of records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
- Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- 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 - 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 - African American: Learn about African Americans in Ohio in these FamilySearch Wiki articles.
FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Ohio
FS—Wiki: Ohio Minorities - Learn more about African American records.
AG—Ohio African American Records
African American Genealogy Resources - Explore the African American Gateway for Ohio.
- Native American: Learn about American Indians in Ohio in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Indians of Ohio
Additional Records
Case Studies
Ethnic
B Learn about Ohio state history.
- Explore Ohio historical resources on FamilySearch.
FS—Ohio History - Explore Ohio history on Wikipedia.
History
History of Ohio - 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