Online Reference Collection

List of research database titles, descriptions and links
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African American Heritage

Search essential historical records for African Americans, including Federal Census, Marriage and Cohabitation Records, Military Draft and Service Records, Registers of Slaves and Free(d) Persons of Color, Freedman's Bank, and more.

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Biography Reference Bank

Biographies, obituaries, and photographs of thousands of individuals – both living and deceased. Biographies Plus Illustrated contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, plus thousands of profiles licensed from other respected publishers; updated monthly. 

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Fold3

The Premier Collection of Military Records from Rev War to WWII. Documents & photos. Historic war records.

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Heritage Quest Online

Access more than 7.5 million pages of genealogical resources 

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Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944

Database containing death certificates of persons that died in Ohio from 1913-1937. There is a fee to order records.

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Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook

Project to bring together digital versions of historical collections from more than 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums.

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