Genealogy And Local History
The Highland County District Library has the local newspapers of the county available back to the late 1800's. We also have some family histories and genealogies that have been donated.
Ohio Web Library Resources: Ancestry.com IN LIBRARY Sanborne Fire Insurance Maps
National Resources | Genealogy Publishers and Software | African American Genealogy | OPLIN Genealogy Links | Tools & Toys | Ethnic Genealogy esources | Local Newspaper Microfilms
Local Resources:
Highland County Historical Society 151 E. Main Street Hillsboro, OH Phone: 937-393-3392
Gist Settlement Archeaological Project
Greenfield Historical Society 103 McArthur Way, Greenfield, Ohio 45123 (937) 981-7890 Calendar of Events
Greenfield Cemetery Lists - a work in progress
Southern Ohio Genealogical Society www.sogs.info P.O. Box 414 Hillsboro, OH 45133
The Southern Ohio Genealogical Society collection is housed at the Southern State Community College Library, central campus, Hillsboro, OH. and can be searched through their catalog.
Highland County Recorders Office - Phone number & hours (the majority of their records are not online.)
Highland County Health Department : Highland Co General Health District , 1487 N. High St, Suite 400, Hillsboro, OH 45133
Phone: (937) 393-1941 Fax: (937) 393-4694
Other Vital Records Sources for Highland County - Phone numbers & Addresses
$ Historyof Clinton County 1882 - Information about the County to the North of Highland ca.1882 (fee based site)
Clinton County Historical Society
Sabina Historical Society - The historical society of the Clinton County town of Sabina
Evolution of Ohio (General History and Migration Patterns)
Hayes Obituary Index - An index to over 670,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices & other sources from Ohio from the 1830s to the present day. We began to enter Highland County obituaries as of December 2005 and other counties, particularly Northern Ohio counties, are already well represented. It is an index does not contain the full obituary, but does give information on how to order the obituaries.
Highland Co. Ohio Cemetery Listings
Highland Co., Ohio Cemetery Transcription Project
Mowrystown Cemeteries Project Includes names and maiden names index for Bells Run, Ebenezer and Mowrystown, OH Cemeteries with links to genealogy pages where available.
New Market Ohio Genealogy Page
Ohio Gravestone Photo Project - Share your pictures of gravestones before they are worn down by the elements
Ohio Historical Society - contains the Ohio Death Certificate Index and Calendar of Events
Ohio Historical Markers - Remarkable Ohio A searchable list of historical markers in the state with photos and explanations in case you drove by too quickly.
Ohio Public Library Information Network's Genealogy Links
Ohio Memory Project - a statewide scrapbook of Ohio History including some local contributions
$ The Ohio River Valley Families -fee based subscription database
Pioneer Migration Routes through Ohio
State Library of Ohio Genealogical Resources includes digitized resources, catalog listings of resources and a good guide to Free digital resources across the nation
Quaker-Roots Western Migration Map
Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village
United States Colored Troops Buried in Ohio - Includes 3,052 names believed to be United States Colored Troops from the Civil War buried in Ohio.
$ Ancestry.com at Home- a fee based source for many databases
American Family Immigration History Center (Ellis Island Records From 1892 to 1924 for immigrants entering through the Port of New York)
Cousin Connect - A website to post questions
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - nearly 20,000 genealogy links.
$ DNA.ancestry.com - pay to have your genetic family history examined.
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service - LDS Church databases
FamilySearch 1880 Census Records - Free access to 1880 US, 1881 British Isles, or the 1881 Canadian Census
GENUKI - Genealogy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Genealogy Sleuth -research links used by professional genealogists.
Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 - A " web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression." Historical information that might provide background to a genealogical search.
National Archives- information on ordering census tapes and information on perserving your family archives.
New York Times Online -- 1851 to 1923 & 1987 - to the Present - It can be searched by name or keyword. Put in search at the top and then choose Advanced Search on the results page to be able to narrow by date. Free.
Obitlinkspage.com Free Directory of Obituaries and Obituary Resources by State
Obituaries Links - http://newspaperobituaries.net
Obituaries Links - http://www.big101.com/OBITUARI
Random Act of Genealogical Kindness http://www.raogk.org/, provides contacts to people who will do searches for other people free. They might need to be reimbursed for copies, etc. but the work is free.
RootsWeb - 372 million records shared by other genealogists, discussion lists and web hosting to share your own research
Genealogy Links - formerly 1000 Genealogy Links, they now claim over 45,000 links
USGenWeb Project - Links to free Genealogical resources in all 50 states.
West Virginia Vital Research Records Search - Birth, Death and Marriage records: Death Records for 1917-1957 for all 55 counties, the birth and Marriage and birth records are mainly from Calhoun, Gilmer, Hardy, Harrison, Mineral and Pendleton Counties and probably not beyond 1930. A Free Resource with actual images of registries or certificates included where possible.
Other Major sites of Interest:
AncestryPress - Online service to print family trees or histories, fee based.
Everton's Genealogical Helper -Publisher of Genealogical magazine and books as well as a publishing service
Family Tree Maker -Publisher of Genealogy Software (now owned by Ancestry.com)
Genealogy In Time - Free Genealogy Newsletter and other free resources
AmberSky - Free Genealogy Newsletter
My Heritage Family Tree Builder -- Free Software to Download Or Premium Software with additional features
Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
AfriGeneas- African Ancestored Genealogy
Cyndi's List --African American
United States Colored Troops Buried in Ohio - Includes 3,052 names believed to be United States Colored Troops from the Civil War buried in Ohio.
Gist Settlement Archeaological Project
American Jewish Historical Society
Federation of East European Family History Societies
Perpetual Calendar: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/ro
Birthday Calculator: http://searchforancestors.com/
Determining Date of Birth : Formula 8870: http://www.hackerscreek.com/fo
Cyndi's List: Calendars & Dates: http://www.cyndislist.com/cale
Timeline Tool: Input 10 events in a person or family and see it laid out in a timeline with other historical events www.OurTimeLines.com example using Our Library History
Timeline Tool: Log in and create an illustrated timeline at www.xtimeline.com An example with our Library History (click on underlined links)
Books are still a major resource for Genealogists. If we do not have what you are looking for and cannot borrow it, And IF you don't mind paying, try: Auctions, online and otherwise may turn up historical information Ebay sometimes has books of interest. And Used bookstores can be another helpful source for the books you want.
For questions about our collection, call us at 937-393-3114. Or write us at:
Highland County District Library
10 Willettsville Pike
Hillsboro, OH 45133