Genealogy News
Fremont , Ohio
An e-mail update to new genealogical resources and services
10 September 2004
Upcoming classes:
September 25, 2004 – Beginning Genealogy
October 16, 2004 – Computers and Genealogy
November 18, 2004 – Beginning Genealogy
Staff Changes:
There have been a few changes in the Library since our last update. We now have a new Librarian on staff – Patricia Breno. Pat will be replacing “some” of Barb Paff who left in January. She is working part-time in the Library, cataloging books and other materials. You will see her at Barb’s old desk on Monday and Wednesday mornings and all day Saturday. Feel free to stop in and say “Hi” to her – she is a genealogist, too, along with being a librarian, and is enjoying the historical surroundings at Hayes. She also works at Owens Community College in Toledo .
For those who visit the library, you will be seeing more of Merv Hall. He will still be working half time in the library doing the usual reference work and other jobs that go along with the library, but he will spend the other half of his week being the Project Director for a new Teaching American History grant, Expanding America. He will be sharing Barb Paff’s old office with Pat when he is wearing his Project Director hat.
You will also see a few more hours of Marie Paulson and Marlo Keller as schedules are readjusted. John Ransom and I will be keeping regular full-time Monday through Friday hours.
Obits on the Web
With all the partner libraries and volunteers, we now have about 100 people entering data into the online Obits Index. They can input from their libraries, e.g. Lima or Bellefontaine, or from home, as one of diligent volunteers, Gaylen Kline from Tiffin, does. The Obits web site is extremely popular and is receiving almost 1 million hits a month!
We are up to 393,000 records in the database – that’s a lot of ancestors! Keep checking the files – new names are going in daily. If you have only checked the index once be sure to keep checking back.
www.rbhayes.org/index
Probate Update
With the help of many volunteers, almost all of the Sandusky County wills and estates we received from the Probate Court last year are now indexed into the Obits Index. The new additions covered cases from 1895 to 1927 and are showing up in the Obits Index under “Other Sources” – Probate Case # xxxx.
Big thanks go to Donna Kirsch, Mary Ottney, Becky Cook, Susan Heishman, and Ruth Hill for all their hard work.
New Books
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Title of Book |
Call Number |
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Marion Co. OH Index 1900 Census. Gift of June Bashore |
F497 M3I53 2001 ORR |
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The People of Ottawa Co., Volume II Gift of Ottawa County on Page and Stage |
F497 O8P4 2004 ORR |
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Tombstone Inscriptions and More St. Mary''s Cemetery, Marion, Co., |
F497 M3B35 2003 ORR |
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Grand Prairie Cemetery, Marion Co., OH |
F497 M3R34 ORR |
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Chapel Heights Memorial Gardens, Marion Co., OH |
F497 M3C42 ORR |
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Tombstone Inscriptions Caledonia and Claridon Cem., Marion Co. |
F497 M3T65 1985 ORR |
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The Van Wagoner Family. Gift of S. Calif. Genealogical Soc. |
CS71 V286 1985 ORR |
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Unpuzzling Your Past |
CS47 C76 2001 ORR |
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About Bucyrus. Gift of Ronald Stuckey |
F499 B92A85 ORR |
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Marriage License Applications Wood Co., OH 1899-1927.
Gift of Neva Wilbert IN MEMORY OF Joan Eubanks |
F497 W8W68 2004 ORR |
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OGS 2004 Annual Conf.; Settlers and Builders of Ohio |
CS1 O373 2004 ORR |
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Defiance Co. OH Death Records 1884-1907 Volume I A-K |
F497 D25D4 2004 v. 1 ORR |
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Defiance Co. OH Death Records 1884-1907 Volume II L-Z |
F497 D25D4 2004 v. 2 ORR |
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Outline History of St. Peter''s and St. Paul ''s Churches Norwalk, OH |
BX4603 N6R8 1899 ORR |
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Licking County Ohio * 1982 |
F497 L6L64 1982 ORR |
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The Catholic Cemeteries of Lawrence Co., OH |
F497 L3L37 1990 ORR |
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The Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook |
CS47 C76 1996 ORR |
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Earliest Marriage Records of Lawrence Co., OH 1817-1843 |
F497 L3M87 1987 ORR |
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Deutschland ADAC MaxiAtlas |
G1912 P2A3 2005 ORR |
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Rohlf Family. Gift of Ellen Middleswarth |
CS71 R733M5 2004 ORR |
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Bender and Scharfenberg Families. Gift of Ellen Middleswarth |
CS71 B46M5 2004 ORR |
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Smetzer, Weidenhelf, Kleinoeder, . . . Families.
Gift of Ellen Middleswarth |
CS71 C63M5 2004 ORR |
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Middleswarth Family. Gift of Ellen Middleswarth |
CS71 M59 2004 ORR |
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Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1832-1850 |
F232 S6V64 1984 ORR |
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Early Marriages, Wills . . . Botetourt Co., VA |
F232 B6W6 1996 ORR |
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Abstracts of Wills Administrations and Marriages of Fauquier Co., VA |
F232 F3K5 1986 ORR |
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Early Quaker Records in VA |
F232 N2C5 1989 ORR |
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Early Kentucky Landholders 1787-1811 |
F450 S973 2000 ORR |
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Revolutionary Patriots of Prince George ''s Co. 1775-1783 |
F187 P9P43 1997 ORR |
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A Short History of Westmoreland Co., PA |
F157 W5B635 ORR |
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Shenandoah Co., VA Marriage Bonds |
F232 S47V64 1984 ORR |
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Revolutionary Patriots of Montgomery Co., MD 1776-1783 |
F187 M7P43 1996 ORR |
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Index to the Virginia Revolutionary "Publick" Claims County Booklets |
F263 V8A24 1992 ORR |
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The Jonathan Hale Farm, A Chronicle of the Cuyahoga Valley |
F486 W58 no. 1 ORR |
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Boone Co., Kentucky Marriages, 1798-1850 |
F457 B65W67 1991 ORR |
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Kentucky Families A Bibliographic Listing |
F446 H44 1993 ORR |
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Fauquier Co, VA Marriage Bonds 1759-1854 Returns 1785-1848 |
F232 F3G69 1989 ORR |
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Rockingham Co., VA Marriages 1778-1850 |
F232 R7V63 1984 ORR |
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Life and Times in Wellsville, an Ohio River Town |
F499 W45M67 1987 ORR |
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Bedford Co., PA Archives, Volume I & II |
F157 B25E39 1985 ORR |
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Index to Combination Atlas Map of Fairfield Co., OH |
G1398 F2E9 1875 ORR |
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Putnam Co., OH Cemetery Inscriptions vol. 13 Jackson TWP |
F497 P98P88 1986 vol. 13 ORR |
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A Handy Guide to Record Searching in the Larger Cities of the US |
Z5303 U5K57 ORR |
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History of Delaware (OH) Police Department 1852-1992 |
F499 D4B76 1994 ORR |
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The Center Genealogical Research in the National Capitol |
CS44 S33 1996 ORR |
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Young American Patriots WWII OHIO |
E806 Y68 1947 ORR |
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Historical and Photographic Souvenir of the BPOE (OH) |
F490 C42 1903 ORR |
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Goochland Co. VA Court Orders 1735-1737 |
F232 G65G657 1991 ORR |
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Nelson Co., (KY) Marriages |
F457 N2I55 1983 ORR |
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Timesaving Aid to VA-WV Ancestors |
F225 W33 1985 ORR |
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Washington Co., KY Marriage Bonds |
F457 W3S2629 1989 ORR |
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Lancaster Co., PA Tax Lists 1751, 1756, 1757, 1758 |
F157 L2G47 1972 ORR |
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Nelson Co., (KY) Marriages 1785-1810 & 1811-1830 (2 volumes) |
F457 N2F7 1985 ORR |
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Madison Co., KY Marriage Records 1852-1876 & 1877-1899 (2 v.) |
F457 M17V63 ORR |
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Probate Delayed Birth Records Wood Co., OH 1863-1920 |
F497 W8P756 2004 ORR |
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Bullitt Co., KY Land Records 1819-1825 |
F457 B92B84 1994 ORR |
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Smith Co., TN Chancery Court Records 1824-1871 |
F443 S6P368 2001 ORR |
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An Index to the Will Books . . . of Lancaster Co., PA 1729-1850 |
F157 L2F88 1994 ORR |
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Pennsylvania Place Names |
F147 E75 1970 ORR |
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The Descendants of John Comins and his wife Mary |
CS71 C972 2001 ORR |
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History of Lawrence Co. OH, vol.2 |
F497 L3H58 2004 |
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THE FOLLOWING GUERNSEY COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKS WERE ALL DONATED BY
ELIZABETH YAW IN MEMORY OF CLARENCE YAW:
Historical Views and Maps of Guernsey Co., OH |
XG1138 G8G8 1982 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co. OH, Knox Twp. V. 1 |
F497 G93C45 v.1 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co. OH, Millwood Twp. V. 2 |
F497 G93C45 v. 2 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Liberty Twp. V. 3 |
F497 G93C45 v. 3 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Jefferson/Center Twp. V.4 |
F497 G93C45 v. 4 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Mills Twp. V. 5 |
F497 G93C45 v. 5 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Wheeling Twp. V. 6 |
F497 G93C45 v. 6 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Monroe Twp. V. 7 |
F497 G93C45 v. 7 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Oxford Twp. V. 8 |
F497 G93C45 v. 8 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Madison Twp. V. 9 |
F497 G93C45 v. 9 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Cambridge Twp. V. 10 |
F497 G93C45 v. 10 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Westland/Adams Twp. V. 11 |
F497 G93C45 v.11 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Memory Gardens v. 12 |
F497 G93C45 v.12 ORR |
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Cemeteries of Guernsey Co., OH, Richland Twp. V. 13 |
F497 G93C45 v. 13 ORR |
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Londonderry Twp. Cemeteries and Other Historical Data |
F497 G93M67 1992 ORR |
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Pioneer Cemeteries of Southeastern Ohio 1801-1980 |
F499 M3C6 ORR |
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The Old Graveyard in Cambridge OH, Founders Cemetery |
F497 G93 S17 2002 ORR |
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Northwood Cemetery V. 1 section 1 - 15 Guernsey, Co., OH |
F497 G93T67 ORR |
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Senecaville Cemetery Lot Owners and 19th C. Interment Records |
F497 G93E77 2002 ORR |
Please note the generous gift of Elizabeth Hampsher Yaw of California . She gave us money to purchase over 20 books in memory of her husband, Clarence Yaw, who had roots in Guernsey County . This helped us “bulk up” our Guernsey County history section with books we normally could not have afforded to purchase. Each book has a memorial plate in it. It is a great way to honor someone is a way that is meaningful and also, useful to others. If you would like to make a donation as a memorial or otherwise, contact Becky for details.
AncestryPlus is changing
The Library version of Ancestry.com has changed hands and is now called Ancestry.LibraryEdition. Until December, the Library will have both versions, but after that date, it will only be known as Ancestry.LibraryEdition. It is about the same as AncestryPlus, which we have had for several years, but it is supposed to have more data. The big benefit is that the Hayes Library will no longer just have one user allowed to access the database at one time. With Ancestry. LibraryEdition there is no limit to the number of users in the library.
Here is a sampling of the databases added to Ancestry in the last two weeks:
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Updated |
09/07/2004 |
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1900 United States Federal Census - Updated |
09/07/2004 |
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San Francisco Passenger Lists - Updated |
09/07/2004 |
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1901 England Census - Updated |
09/07/2004 |
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Watertown, New York City Directory, 1944 |
09/03/2004 |
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Concord and Vicinity, New Hampshire City Directories, 1904-1962 |
09/02/2004 |
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St. John at Hackney, England Memorials |
09/01/2004 |
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Plymouth, Massachusetts City Directory, 1917 |
08/31/2004 |
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Wales Topographical Dictionary, 1844 |
08/31/2004 |
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East Providence, Rhode Island City Directory, 1939-1940 |
08/30/2004 |
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United Kingdom County Families |
08/30/2004 |
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Newton, Massachusetts City Directory, 1921 |
08/27/2004 |
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Powys, Wales Feudal Barons |
08/27/2004 |
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Mystic, Stonington, and Noank, Connecticut City Directory, 1929-1930 |
08/26/2004 |
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England Manorial Law and Customs |
08/25/2004 |
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Hanover and Lyme, New Hampshire City Directory, 1918-1919 |
08/24/2004 |
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Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex Counties Post Office Directory, c. 1851 |
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Remember this is a database you cannot access at home for free. You have to come to the Hayes Library and use any computer here to check out these titles.
Heritage Quest
This subscription database is available here in the Library and also at home. For at-home access to ALL the US Census and to 25,000 genealogy and local history books, become a member of the Hayes Presidential Center at the $45 level and have one year’s access to Heritage Quest.
If you are not a member and would like to become one, it is now possible to join online. Go to
http://www.rbhayes.org/membership.htm
and add your order to the online shopping cart. For those of you who have ordered obituaries online, the form will look familiar. It is the same shopping cart. Remember to join at the $45 level or higher level in order to get Heritage Quest online at home – whether you live in Fremont, Iowa or California.
If you do not like to shop online, you can print out the forms online and mail a check for the proper amount to
Membership
Hayes Presidential Center
Spiegel Grove
Fremont, OH 43420
For gift subscriptions, it is best to call or write. 1-800-998-7737
And from http://rootslady.com/The_Outhouse/genealogy_taglines.htm- Genealogists diet: "Fiche and Ships topped with tantalizing Sources"!
Becky Hill and the Hayes Library Staff
Head Librarian
Hayes Presidential Library
Spiegel Grove
Fremont, OH 43420 419-332-2081 Comments/suggestions? bhill@rbhayes.org
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