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Genealogy and Local History at the Elyria Public Library

Ohio history and genealogy is located on the first floor of the central library. The Ohio Room’s primary focus is local genealogy and history.

All items are reference and do not leave the library but can be found in the online catalog.


Available items are:
Microfilm of newspapers, local census, and local probate records
County Histories

Atlases
Cemetery Records
Genealogical Publications
Local Yearbooks
Obituary Indexes:  1830-1883, 1920-1922, or
1965-to the present (Chronicle-Telegram)

City Directories

Photocopies can be made at .10 cents or
microfilm copies at .25 cents each.

Tracing family histories is challenging but rewarding. Today it is both easier and more difficult than in the past because of the internet. Both paper sources such as those mentioned above and computers can be used in searches. Use of the library’s internet computers located in the Reference Department is first come first served. Each user must register at the Reference Desk before using the computers. Following is a list of sites to help you get started.
Local

Lorain County Cemeteries 

Lorain County Genealogy 

Lorain County Historical Society


Old Lorain County Newspapers:  1860 - 1931
  
Historic Oberlin 

Oberlin Heritage Center 

Lorain History 

Western Reserve Information

 

OHIO:
Ohio Historical Society’s Memory Project 

Ohio’s Death Index 1913-1944 

Ohio Obituaries at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center 

GENERAL:
Access to HeritageQuest for Elyria Public Library patrons is available through this link: http://www.oplin.org/heritagequest

African American Genealogy 
Ellis Island Records   
Family Search (LDS Church)    
Access to Many Family Trees 


Sanborn Maps:  available through OPLIN (ask a librarian)

United States Genealogy Web 

Also the Clevnet Genealogy Databases through the Elyria Public Library’s web page are another great place to search.

To contact the library regarding local history or genealogy use: genealogy@elyria.lib.oh.us

or call 440-322-0418
There may be charges for some services

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