Additional Genealogy Resources

Amish Genealogy Look up Amish ancestors

Ancestry.com Some features are free. Get more detailed information with membership.

Distant Cousin.com Genealogical data and document images (Military and Vital Records included)

Ellis Island Search passenger lists for your ancestors

Family Search This site will help you get started searching your ancestry.

Genealogy.com This is a good place to start, but it requires a subscription fee for detailed information.There is a 14 day free trial.

National Archives and Records Administration Military records and more...

National Gravesite Locator Burial locations for veterans

Ohio Historical Society's Archive Library Free genealogy website

US GenWeb Project Oldest and largest free genealogy site.

Roots Web Free interactive tutorial for genealogy research

Researching Your Family Tree Search for Ohio Records

Cleveland Necrology File Produced from a microfilmed copy of an alphabetical card file containing local cemetery records and newspaper death notices gathered by the staff of the Cleveland Public Library.

Family Link A great resource for creating a family tree and history and sharing with family and friends.

Ohio Death Certificate Index Indexes Death Certificates of persons that died in Ohio from 1913-1937, useful for determining date of death and certificate number

Ohio Medal of Honor Recipients Commemorating Ohio's heroes, who for their undaunted courage in the service of the United States of America received the nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Online Ohio Death Indexes & Records

R.B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index An index to over 300,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices & other sources mostly from the Sandusky County (Northwest Ohio) region from the 1830s to the present day.

War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers Search the full text of the roster from the Adjutant General records. Ohio furnished 1,759 Officers and 24,521 enlisted men for this war.

Social Security Death Index Interactive Search

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The Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America will present a free workshop on German Genealogical Research on May 22, 2010 at the Guernsey County District Public Library, Crossroads Branch.
Date and Time: May 22, 2010, 11:00 am Location: Guernsey County District Public Library, Crossroads Branch, 63500 Byesville Rd. Cambridge, OH Speaker: Ernest Thode Topics: Session 1: Beginning Your German Research Session 2: German Migration to America
Pre-registration is not necessary.

Please consider donating to the Holmes County Library genealogy and local history room. We are currently in need of a new microfilm reader. We would like to purchase a machine that will read and scan microfilm so that we can begin digitizing our collection.

Thank you for your continued support!

Resources Available for use in the Genealogy and Local History Room at the Main Branch in Millersburg:

Census Records
Family Histories
Holmes County Histories
Holmes County Atlas (1875&1907)
Obituaries
Cemetery Records
Holmes County School Yearbooks
On Microfilm - Holmes County Hub, Probate, Deed&Census Records, Wills&Marriages.
Color-coded map/guide to materials

Starting Genealogy and Family History Research

The National Archives
Library Sponsored Genealogy Resources
- HeritageQuest Online - Online index to US Census as well as additional family history information.
- Ohio Family Search - An online obituary index to 7 newspapers in the mid-ohio region.
Family Search

We now have access to family history microfilms on FamilySearch.org Each microfilm costs $5.50 to order and view at the library. Contact the Reference Department for more details.

Other Family Search links:

Library Favorites

WIKI

Record Search

FamilySearch Indexing

The following records are available for download:

Attachment
Research Payment Form 09.pdf
Amishcempainttwp.pdf
Amish Mennonite Cem.pdf
BerlinCemetary.pdf
Bigalowcem.pdf
Birth & Death Record.pdf
Boley Joe Cem.pdf
Bucycem.pdf
Calmoutiercem.pdf
Family History Index.pdf
Family History Surnames VF.pdf
Frysburgcem.pdf
GenealogyRoom.pdf
Glenmont Cath-CofC.pdf
Holmes Co map.jpg
KillbuckOakhill Cemetery.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 A thru B.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 C thru D.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 E thru F.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 G thru H.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 I thru L.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 M thru N.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 O thru Q.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 R thru Seab.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 Seal thru T.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1875 to 1895 U thru Z.pdf
Marriage Records Holmes Co. 1886 A thru Z.pdf
MillsbgOakhill-A-Ka.pdf
MillsbgOakhill-Ke-O.pdf
MillsbgOakhill-P-Z.pdf
NashvilleMethodistCem.pdf
NashvillePresb.pdf
Prairie twp.jpg.jpg
Ripley twp.jpg.jpg
Salem Cemetery.pdf
Shrimplin Cemetery.pdf
Sunnyside Cemetery.pdf
Vertical Files.pdf
washington twp.JPG
WalnutCreekCem.pdf
WinesburgCem.pdf

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Obituaries.........$2.50 per obituary
General Research...$10.00 per hour
There is a limit of 10 requests for court cases and probate records.
Please print and complete a Genealogy Research Form.You may mail this form in with a $10.00 payment to Holmes County District Public Library c/o Reference Department 3102 Glen Dr. Millersburg, OH 44654
Please contact the Reference Department at 330-674-5972 ext. 203 with any questions.