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Genealogy And Local HistoryThe 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.
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National
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Genealogy Publishers | African American Genealogy
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OPLIN Genealogy Links
| Tools
& Toys | Ethnic
Genealogy Resources |
Heritage Quest Genealogy
Databases
Highland County Historical Society 151 E. Main Street Hillsboro, OH Phone: 937-393-3392
Greenfield Cemetery Lists - a work in progress
Greenfield Historical Society 103 McArthur Way, Greenfield, Ohio 45123 (937) 981-7890 Calendar of Events
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
History of Clinton County 1882 - Information about the County to the North of Highland ca.1882
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 have only begun to enter Highland County obituaries as of December 2005, but 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 County Ohio Information
Highland Co. Ohio Cemetery Listings
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
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 - 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 database
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.
Heritage Quest Genealogy Databases - Heritage Quest Databases are a set of genealogical files that include the census records (the index and image of the handwritten pages) and other valuable files. Our library subscribes to this for our users and you will need your library card number to access this database at home.
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
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.
Other Major sites of Interest:
Genealogical Publishers Sites:
Everton's Genealogical Helper -Publisher of Genealogical magazine and books as well as a publishing service
Family Tree Maker Online -Publisher of Genealogy Software
African American Genealogical sources :
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.
American Jewish Historical Society
Federation of East European Family History Societies
Perpetual Calendar:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.perpcal
Birthday Calculator:
http://searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html
Determining Date of Birth : Formula 8870:
http://www.hackerscreek.com/formula.htm
Cyndi's List: Calendars & Dates:
http://www.cyndislist.com/calendar.htm
Books are a major resource for Genealogists. If we do not have what you are looking for, and 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