Center for Archival Collections

For Beginners: Learning about Sources

Getting Started | Writing a Query | Learning about Resources

Follow the first link in each list below to learn more about all the records in that group.

Federal Records

  • Military Service & Pension Records
  • Social Security Death Index

Ohio State Records

  • Other Records: Divorces, Adoptions

Ohio County Records

  • Ohio County Records
  • Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages
  • Related Records
  • Wills, Estates, and Guardianships
  • Coroner's Inquests
  • County Home
  • Children's Home Records

Ohio Township Records

Other Printed Resources

  • City and County Histories
  • Newspaper Obituaries