Genealogy

An index of the obituaries that appeared in the Toledo Blade from 1837 to present. Users can request a copy of an obituary.

An index of the obituaries that appeared in the Toledo Blade from 1837 to present. Users can request a copy of an obituary.

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

This historical newspaper collection coverage includes The Chicago Tribune, LA Times, NYT, WSJ, and The Washington Post from 1849 – 2021.

Discover an easily-searchable interface from the Ohio History Connection’s Ohio Death Certificates (obituaries) from 1913 to 1944.

Contains historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s with full runs and portions of runs of well-known, global, regional, and state titles to small local newspapers. 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

Search for ancestors by name and narrow results by year and location covering historical Ohio newspapers.

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we are pleased to partner with Ohio Memory to present our growing digital archive which includes collections featuring historical documents, maps and atlases, photographs and more!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

FamilySearch is the largest genealogy library maintaining a collection of records, resources, services, family history, and digital images. 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

African-American (Black) genealogical and biographical research, federal census, slave and freed person registers, marriage and military records and AfriGeneas. Self-guided video Self-guided video