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Ohio was the 17th U.S. state to join the Union:   19-February-1803
Named after the Ohio River, an Iroquois Indian name meaning "large" or "beautiful" river.

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Updated: Fri, Mar 20, 2009
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  • Ohio State Pages Steward:  M. Dietrich

  • A
    African American Griots Project - musician-entertainers (Storytellers) of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies
    B
    Blog - Archives of the Sandusky Library discusses Herman Ruess and August Ruemmele, and the historical German newspapers of Sandusky, Ohio. (also see Erie County)
    C
    Civil War - 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
    D
    Daughters of the American Revolution - State Societies listings

  • Defunct (extinct) Counties of Ohio - Illinois County, Virginia, formed in 1778 and constituted most of present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; abolished 5 January 1782; territory ceded by Virginia to Congress in March 1784; see Illinois Country.
  • F
    Footpaths Across Ohio - Ohio to find Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Land, Will & Estate Records (and more)
    Friends of Freedom Society - Ohio Underground Railroad (also see Ohio Railroad listings)
    Fort Laurens - Ohio's only Revolutionary Fort
    G
    Genealogy Exchange (Ohio) - (GenExchange.org), a genealogical data exchange where
             visitors and researchers alike can go to find specific persons, and exchange specific
             data with one another.
    M
    Mingo Indians - Iroquois or Six Nations
    O
    Oberlin High School - Alumni web site contains class lists from 1910 to date
    Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society - Many dangers face our cemeteries; such as weathering, commercial development, neglect, abandonment, vandalism and theft. The Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society (OCPS) has been formed as a response to the public's increasing awareness and appreciation of our historic cemeteries and the néed to protect them.
    Ohio Coal Mines - Education and information concerning the Coal Mines in the
            Hocking Valley Region
    Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1937
    Ohio Genealogical Society
    Ohio Genealogy Network - many records
    Ohio GenExchange - volunteers working to provide databases for the various counties
    Ohio History Central
    Ohio History Organization - The battle flag collection includes almost
            500 flags of Ohio troops from the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War and both World Wars
    Ohio Memory - an Ohio Scrapbook of Ohio History
    Ohio River Valley Families - Genealogical Database
    Ohio State Penitentiary - List of all residents from
            1834-1875 with a Marion County connection
    Ohio University Libraries - Archives and Special Collections
    Ohio Volunteer Infantry (60th) - Civil War rosters, bios, photos & memoirs
    Ohio Volunteer Infantry (80th) - History
    Ohio Volunteer Infantry 120th) - Company H - Civil War, bios
    P
    Palatines to America - Ohio Chapter (German Genealogy)
    Public Library of Cincinnati - (Not listed in Files of Interest, Public Libraries links above.)
    R
    Revolutionary War Pensioners - Living in Ohio in 1818-19
    S
    State Library of Ohio - (located in Columbus

  • State of OHIO — General Listings
  •   State Capital City Columbus (Capital since 1816 - located in Franklin County)
    American History and Genealogy Proj.
    American Local History Network
    Colonial Currency
    Cemetery Listings
    County maps of Ohio
    Daughters of the American Revolution
    General History
    Migration Patterns
    State Archives (Govt.)
    State Archives (USGenWeb.)
    State Genealogy Forum
    State Genealogical Society
    State Historical Society
    State USGenWeb Site
    Symbols (Flag, Seal, etc.)
    Timeline (Historic)

    Miscellaneous Links (cross referenced):

    African American Griots Project



     
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    U
    U.S.A. - General Information links page
    U.S.A. - Possessions & Territories
    W
    War Of 1812 - Roster of Ohio Soldiers
    Western Reserve Historical Society - In 1867, the Western Reserve Historical Society was founded to preserve and present the history of all of the people of northeast Ohio.



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