An outline of sources available for family history research at Akron-Summit County Public Library is listed below, but the best door to research at the library is the Special Collections web site at http://www.akronlibrary.org/main-sc.html
 

Are you looking for an obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal?
Do you need to find an ancestor in the US Federal Census for Ohio? We would be happy to assist you with genealogical or local history queries. Please feel free to contact the Special Collections Division by email, mail, or phone.
Send e-mail to:
speccollections@akronlibrary.org
Or write to:
Special Collections
Akron-Summit County Public Library
60 S. High St.
Akron, Ohio 44326
Tel. 330-643-9030

Subscribe to   the Akron Summit County Public Library's Special Collections email Newsletter, Past Pursuits.    Every other month the newsletter will provide information and news about new local history and genealogy acquisitions, upcoming events, interesting facts about out community's history, and tips for genealogy research.
To subscribe, send e-mail  to speccollections@akronlibrary.org.

        The Genealogy Collection at the Main Library of the Akron-Summit County Public Library holds a variety of sources in multiple formats. Just a small portion of the collections is represented in the profile that follows. While the  emphasis may rest on the eastern portion of the United States, the collection addresses much more. Whether you need a topographical dictionary of Scotland or an entry out of Hinshaw’s Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, the collection should serve you well. If you find that you require a source that the Library does not hold, please speak with a librarian. The Library can often obtain resources, including United States Federal Census, for patrons through interlibrary loan. Research with us and watch us grow
 

Summit County specific sources.

• Summit County Marriages, 1856-1922.
• Summit County birth and death indexes, 1869-1908.
• Summit County estates, 1840-1949.
• Cunningham Funeral Home records.
• Glendale Cemetery records.

• Ohio Death Certificate Index on microfilm, 1908-1932 and 1938-1944 (1933-1937 online).
• Ohio Death Certificates on microfilm, 1908-1954 .
• Ohio Surname Index
• Ohio 1812 Tax list.
• Ohio Women in the Western Reserve.
• Published directories, histories, and transcribed local and vital records for the counties of Ohio.

• Complete for Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, including Soundex and Miracode.
• 1930 Federal Census and Sources.
• Extensive collection of printed indexes for Ohio and other states.
• 1880 United States National Index (CD-Rom).

• Akron City Directories from 1870s to the present, including the areas of Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls.
• Haines Akron City and Suburban Criss-Cross Directories from 1943 to the present.

• Large selection of historical gazetteers, 19th Century county atlases for Ohio, Pennsylvania and selected states, Atlases of Historical County Boundaries, Township atlas of the United States.

• Filby's Passenger and Immigration List Index, Germans to America, Italians to America, and more.
• Morton Allan Directory of European Steamship Arrivals 1890-1930
• Famine Immigrants, 1846-1851.
• Index to Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization, 1820-1906, Western District of Pennsylvania, on microfilm.
• Large collection of emigration indexes from most European countries.

Military Resources.

• Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files.
• Index to Pension Files: War of 1812, Mexican War.
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers, 1861-1866.
• Select histories of Ohio regiments.
• Union and Confederate Soldier Rosters, 1861-1865.
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers, War with Spain, 1898-1899.
• Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18.
• Resources on many other states detailing involvement in military conflicts.

• Growing collection of materials on the Huguenots.
• Resources on Quaker genealogy.

Compiled family histories and collection of family newsletters.

Published directories, histories, and transcribed local and vital records for the New England States, Eastern seaboard, and some Southern states.

Large collection of reference manuals and aids in addition to growing circulating collection for home usage.

CD Roms and Databases.

• Heritage Quest (can be accessed from home
• Free access available at Main and Branches to Ancestry Plus, New England Ancestors
• Other biographical and encyclopedia databases.
• 1880 United States National Index and Freedman's Bank Records.

• Akron area papers such as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Reporter.
• Akron Beacon Journal obituary index.
• The New York Times.
• Large collection of genealogical and local history periodicals ranging from national to county scope.
• Periodical Source Index (PERSI) - in book format and available through our database Ancestry Plus.

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