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Obituaries
Hayes Obituary Index
Indexes over 700,000 people from Ohio
 
Findlay/ Hancock Co., Ohio
 
Bowling Green/Wood County
 
Cleveland, OH – Necrology File
 
Willard Births and Deaths
An index to birth and death records from Willard, Ohio newspapers compiled by the Willard Memorial Library
 
Williams County, Ohio Obituary Index
The index lists the date, and page location of an obituary from local Williams County newspapers
 

General Genealogical Websites
Family Search
Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) web site. A computerized system of genealogical information that helps researchers identify their ancestors and organize family history information.
 
USGenweb
County-by-county access to genealogical information - always an important way to search. Easy to use. Logical
 
World Genweb
o Wide variety of what is available at each site. Some have volunteers who have packed the site with raw data; others have only minimal information. Can change frequently. Keep checking back. Typical topics included on the sites: queries, surname lists, general information on the county and its resources, e.g. courthouse hours, free look-ups, sometimes how to subscribe to a mail list for that county.
 
Genweb Archives
Actual documents, databases. Also check out Statewide material. Example: USGenWeb Archives – NY- State Files – Prisons
 
Rootsweb
A vast clearinghouse of genealogical data
 
Worldconnect
Index to thousands of gedcoms, some of which you can download.
 
Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild
Listing of ship passenger lists
 
Obituary Daily Times
Listing of fairly current obituaries
 
Kris Kuhn Krumm’s amazing personal page
Links to cemeteries in Ohio with actual photos of tombstones in cemeteries.
 
Cyndi’s List
Largest site for finding genealogical web pages by general topics – hundreds of thousands of links listed
 
Ellis Island
Ellis Island records from 1892 to 1924
 
Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Historical Society’s various databases, including Ohio death certificates.
 
Center for Archival Collections
Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University. Includes listings of northwest Ohio newspapers, church records, manuscripts
 
Lucas County, Ohio Probate Court
This web site gives information about Lucas County, Ohio -Birth records -Death records -Marriage records -Estates and will records -Birth registrations and corrections
 
Google
Best search engine for the web. Try your names. Put in quotes, add location, to cut down on hits (e.g. “Lucy Keeler” Fremont Ohio)
 

Subscription Internet Resources
Ancestry Library Edition
Hayes Presidential Library has a paid subscription. You must be in the Library to use this service.
 
HeritageQuest Online
Library has a paid subscription. Census record images from 1790 to 1930 for the entire country. Over 25,000 family and local histories. Join the Hayes Presidential Center and have access to Heritage Quest Online at home. HPC members at individual plus ($45) level can log on to the Heritage Quest web site by typing in their member number and password. If you subscribed to Ancestry at home, it would be over $100. You can join online at the http://www.rbhayes.org/membership.htm
 
New England Historical and Genealogical Society’s web site
Hayes Presidential Library has a paid subscription.You must be in the Library to use this service
 

Library Catalogs
BGLink
Searches BGSU and Hayes Presidential Center
 
OhioLink
Searches all of Ohio’s public universities’ libraries, including BGSU and
 
Fort Wayne, Indiana Library Catalog
Fort Wayne, Indiana’s huge genealogy library catalog
 

Personal Genealogical Programs
Roots Magic
Roots Magic (formerly Family Origins). Easy to use, inexpensive, flexible, good support. Available for purchase at the Hayes Museum Store
 
Family Tree Maker
 
Personal Ancestral File
Mormon (LDS) program – Can be downloaded for free from their web site: Click on “Order Family History Resources”, then “Software Download”