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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog™
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Minorities
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers And Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
NEWSPAPERS AND OBITUARIES Newspapers provide valuable genealogical information, including obituaries The Ohio Historical Society has a centralized collection of newspapers gathered by the Ohio State Library, Ohio State University Library, the Historical Records Survey, and other institutions. Detailed guides that will help you locate these publications are:
Green, Karen Mauer. Pioneer Ohio Newspapers, 1793- 1810. Galveston, Texas: The Frontier Press, 1986. (FHL book 977.1 B38g.) Contains genealogical and historical abstracts from various newspapers.
Green, Karen Mauer. Pioneer Ohio Newspapers, 1802-1818: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts. Galveston, Texas: The Frontier Press, 1988. Contains abstracts of items mentioning local persons from several state newspapers.
Gutgesell, Stephen, ed. Guide to Ohio Newspapers, 1793-1973. Columbus: Ohio Historical Society, 1974. (FHL book 977.1 A3g; fiche 6049903.) This is a complete bibliography of all extant newspapers published in Ohio.
Levinson, Marilyn, ed. Guide to Newspaper Holdings at the Center for Archival Collections. 3rd ed. Bowling Green, Ohio: Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, 1991. (FHL book 977.1 B33g 1991.) Contains an inventory of the newspapers at the Bowling Green State University, which come from 19 northwest Ohio counties.
Many periodicals publish obituary records. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), which is described in the “Periodicals” section of this outline.
The Family History Library acquires published newspaper abstracts and obituary lists for Ohio. Obituary records are also listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
Most family history periodicals reprint copies of local sources of genealogical value. These may include genealogies; information about local records and archives; queries; census indexes; and transcripts of family Bibles, biographies, church records, court records, guardianships, naturalizations, deed abstracts, vital records, cemetery records, land records, military records, tax lists, mortality schedules, obituaries, and wills.
The major genealogical periodicals that are helpful for research in Ohio are:
Gateway to the West. Greenville, Ohio: Anita Short, Ruth Bowers, 1967-1978. 11 vols. (FHL book 977.1 B2gw.) A 1989 edition that selected principal articles from the original is Bowers, Ruth, and Anita Short, comp. Gateway to the West. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1989. 2 vols. (FHL book 977.1 D25g 1989.)
Ohio, the Cross Road of Our Nation. (Also known as Ohio Records and Pioneer Families.) Akron: Esther Weygandt Powell, 1960-. (FHL book 977.1 B2o; vols. 1-5 are also on films 873936 or 974051; vols. 6-9 are on films 873937 or 974052.)
The Report. Mansfield, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society, 1960-. (FHL book 977.1 B2r; vols. 1-8 on fiche 590280.)
The Firelands Pioneer. 13 Vol. Norwalk, Ohio: The Firelands Historical Society, 1858-1878. (FHL book 977.1 B2f; film 1320962 items 1-13.)
The periodical was continued by:
The Firelands Pioneer, New Series. 25 Vol. Norwalk, Ohio: Firelands Historical Society, 1882-1937. (FHL book 977.1 B2f new ser.; film 1320968 vols. 1-4, 6-12, 14-16; film 1321376 item 5 vol. 13; film 1320969 items 1-4 vols. 17-18, 20-21; film 1320984 items 2-5 vols. 22-25.)
It is then continued by:
The Firelands Pioneer, Third Series. Norwalk, Ohio: Firelands Historical Society, 1980-. (FHL book 977.1 B2f 3rd ser.; film 1035999 item 3 vol. 1.) This series includes cumulative (1858-1937, FHL film 1320941 item 1) and obituary indexes (1857-1909, FHL fiche 6088685). This periodical is invaluable for north central counties in Ohio.
A list and index of Ohio genealogical periodicals is:
Bell, Carol Willsey. Ohio Genealogical Periodical Index: A County Guide. Youngstown, Ohio: Bell Books, 1987; 6th ed. (FHL book 977.1 B22o 1987.)
Indexes. Most of the periodicals listed above have annual indexes in the final issue for the year. For nationwide indexes to some of these and other family history periodicals, see the “Periodicals” section of the
PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987-. (FHL book 973 D25per; fiche 6016863 [set of 40] (1847-1985); fiche 6016864 [set of 15] (1986-1990). Refers to items published in thousands of English-language and French-Canadian family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published yearly since 1986. For further details, see the PERiodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119).
A compact disc version that includes all PERSI volumes published through 1996 is:
PERSI Periodical Source Index. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., and Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1997. (FHL compact disc 1313 no. 61.)
For more family history periodicals, study the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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, marriage announcements, biographical sketches, divorce notices, and so forth. Other personal information may be included in various sections of a newspaper. There are many English and foreign-language newspapers from the early days of Ohio. Although these publications were often related to political or religious causes, they contain valuable genealogical information.
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