Rare Book Room Collection

Sources for Genealogists:

• Ohio Memory Project  
• Rare Book Room Collection

  Sources for Genealogists:

  • Ohio Memory Project  
  • Downloadable City Directories at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Virtual Library
  • Ohio Online Death Certificate Index (a project of the Ohio Historical Society)
  • Opening History:  U.S. History Resources from Libraries, Museums, and Archives  
  • Ancestry Library Edition (accessible on library premises only)
  • Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
  • Additional Genealogical Sources

  Sources for digital content:

  • Ohio Memory Project  
  • Internet Archive
  • Wayback Machine
  • Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Virtual Library
  • Downloadable City Directories at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Virtual Library
  • Opening History:  U.S. History Resources from Libraries, Museums, and Archives  
  • CAMIO: Catalog of Art and Museum Images Online (accessible on-site or for State Library cardholders only)

  Chronicling America National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio

  • The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan) 
  • The Hocking Sentinel (Logan) 
  • The Ohio Democrat (Logan)
  • The Cincinnati Labor Advocate
  • The Democratic Banner (Mount Vernon)
  • The Perrysburg Journal 
  • Akron Daily Democrat
  • Marietta Daily Leader
  • News-Herald (Hillsboro)
  • Marion Daily Mirror

  For more information on the National Digital Newspaper Program in Ohio, click here.

  For more information on Chronicling America at the Library of Congress, click here.

  Sources for electronic books, articles, and educational materials:

  • Ohio e-Book Project
  • LearningExpress Library
  • Ohio Web Library
  • State Library: Books on Playaway
  • State Library: Books on Compact Disc
  • Deafness and Outreach Collection

  Sources for government documents:

  • U.S. Congressional Serial Set
  • Gale Databases (for use by State of Ohio employees)

  Sources for State of Ohio employees:

  • OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center
  • OhioLINK e-Book Center
  • OhioLINK Databases and Information
  • HeinOnline Legal Research Materials

  For additional collection items, please search our catalog.