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Search for your ancestors in our database consisting of over 120 unique sets of records.
Cemetery Search
Search our directory of cemeteries throughout Ohio – including those not found on maps – for burial records.
Genealogy Resources
Digitized Books
OGS has been digitizing resources since 2013. Access to most is an exclusive benefit for OGS members. Using filters, a member can discover published and unpublished works of a particular type, location, or subject.
Digitized Manuscripts
Includes original records such as court records, journals, account books, church records, photograph albums, scrapbooks, etc. Access to most of them is an exclusive benefit for OGS members. Using filters, a member can discover resources of a particular type, location, or subject.
Periodicals
Includes the Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal, Ohio Genealogy News, Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly and Ohio Genealogical Society Report
Civil War
A benefit for OGS members, the Ohio Civil War Center has resources about Ohio’s role in the Civil War. The Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal has excellent articles. The Society of Civil War Families of Ohio is devoted to the Civil War.
African American
African American research is challenging. First names do not always appear in census records until 1870. Before 1865, enslaved African Americans were legal property, and “free” blacks were discriminated against. One must adopt different research strategies but the challenge can be rewarding.
Cemetery Research Tools
Cemetery research tools include laws, OGS library resources, preservation guides, and other relevant resources.
Library Special Collections
Includes yearbooks, city and county directories, and research guides to OGS’s collections. Surname searches help you find ancestor charts, family group sheets, and manuscripts in our archive. You may request photocopies through the OGS Copy Service.
Webinars
The Society is working on technology to present our own webinars. In the meantime, utilize these past webinars that provide useful information for all genealogists.
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Includes external sites that offer digitized and off-line records for Ohio and national collections. Other sites offer catalogs, collection information, and published articles about methods and research tools.
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Protecting and sharing Ohio’s family history resources, developing engaging educational opportunities, and connecting genealogists.
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Meet the people who work and volunteer their time to keep the Ohio Genealogical Society running.
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Lineage Societies
The Ohio Genealogical Society offers its members the opportunity to join five different lineage societies.
First Families of Ohio (FFO)
Century Families of Ohio (CFO)
Settlers and Builders of Ohio (SBO)
Society of Civil War Families of Ohio (SCWFO)
Society of the Families of the Old Northwest Territory (SFONT)
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Five committees guide the strategic direction of the OGS.
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Learn about how we have grown into the largest state genealogical society in the country.
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Lineage Societies
First Families of Ohio - Margaret Cheney, Chair -
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Century Families of Ohio - Marleen Applegate, Chair -
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Settlers and Builders of Ohio - Cheryl Brown Abernathy, Chair -
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Society of Civil War Families of Ohio - Eric Johnson, Chair -
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Society of Families of the Old Northwest Territory - Eric Johnson, Chair -
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Ohio Genealogy News - Sunny McClellan Morton, Editor -
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OGS Quarterly - Susan Dunlap Lee, Editor -
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