Genealogy

Current and historical text and images of the Toledo Blade from 1848 to the present. Search by keyword, name, event or topic.

Search the Toledo Blade for obituaries from 1837 to the present. Can’t find what you need? Submit a request to our Local History department.

Large-scale detailed maps dating from 1882 through 1962, depicting the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of Ohio cities. Self-guided video

Coverage includes: The New York Times (1851-Current), The Wall Street Journal (1889-Current), The Washington Post (1877-Current), Los Angeles Times (1881-Current), and the Chicago Tribune (1849-Current)

Conduct a search for an Ohio Death Certificate, various years covered.

Extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s to the 2000s. Please Note: The Library Edition may not include all information referenced in the consumer edition. Self-guided video

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.  Self-guided video

Contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date.

Through our Local History Department, we are pleased to partner with Ohio Memory to present our growing digital archive which includes collections featuring historical documents, maps and atlases, photographs and more!

Trace family and local history censuses from 1790-1940, city directories, slave schedules, Indian Census rolls and more. Self-guided video

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents. Self-guided video

A popular, free resource for genealogy and family history research containing over 6 billion searchable names and 2 billion images of historic genealogical records. TLCPL is an affiliate library, meaning additional content and records are available to users at TLCPL libraries. All users must create a login. Self-guided video

Search the United States, United Kingdom and Canadian census records, military records, wills, and government documents. Only available inside the Library. Self-guided video

Discover your family ancestry by searching for names primarily covering New England. Only available inside Main Library.

Find obituaries and death notices published in newspapers dating back to 1704; funeral home notices dating back to 2019; and Social Security Death Index (SSDI) records, which mostly cover the period between 1935 and 2014. Self-guided video

Search essential historical records including Federal Census, Birth, Marriage, Military and Service Records. Also includes a State by State resource guide. Self-guided video Self-guided video