Genealogy
About our genealogy resources
Research Requests
Obituary Search
Genealogy sites subscribed to by the library
Ancestry Library Edition (In library only)
Heritage Quest Online
New England Ancestors (In library, main branch only)
Other genealogy links
MARION and AREA
Marion County Historical Society
Sharon Moore's Marion County pages
Marion Area Genealogy Society
Marion Online
Marion Star (current issue only)
Popcorn Museum
Marion Ohio Convention and Visitors Bureau
OHIO
Ohio Historical Society
Ohio History Central - online encyclopedia of Ohio history, from the Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Death Certificate Index - searchable database, 1913-1944
Ohio Genealogical Society
Ohio US GenWeb Archives
Ohio Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970
Ohio Memory - online scrapbook of Ohio history, featuring primary sources from archives, libraries and historical societies throughout the state
Marion County, Ohio materials at Ohio Memory
Ohio Historical Markers -The Ohio Historical Markers identify, commemorate, and honor the important people, places, and events that have contributed to the state's rich history.
OBITUARY LINKS
Marion Star
Marion Online
Cleveland Necrology File - Cleveland-area obituaries, maintained by the Cleveland Public Library
Columbus News Index Obituary Search - Columbus Dispatch obituaries from 1934 thru 1997
R. B. Hayes Obituary Index - obituaries, Northwest Ohio, from 1830-current, maintained by the R. B. Hayes Presidential Center
Findlay-Hancock Public Library obit file page
Death Indexes - A directory of online death indexes listed by state and county.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Genealogyspot - Good source of help files for genealogists of all levels of experience, with well-categorized links
Family Search - Databases of genealogical resources maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Ellis Island - Database of recorded immigrants to Ellis Island, from the National Park Service. If you don't have an Ellis Island username and password and don't wish to make one, please feel free to use ours:
Username OHIOROOM
Password MARIONPL
General Land Office Records - Bureau of Land Management's searchable database of Eastern land grants, 1820-1908
NARA - Genealogical resources and information from the National Archives
Ohio Veterans Home
Castle Garden - CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.
