If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – Ohio
- Akron-Summit County Public Library Archival Collections
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Ohio
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Antioch College Digital Collections
- Ashland University Digital Collections
- Baldwin-Wallace University Digital Collections
- Bluffton University Digital Collections
- Bowling Green State University Digital Collections
- Case Western Reserve University Digital Collections
- Cedarville University Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Ohio
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery
- Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery
- Cleveland State University Digital Collections
- Cyndi’s List – Ohio
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dayton Metro Library
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Ohio
- Denison University Digital Collections
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – Ohio
- Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Archives
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Ohio Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Ohio
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Ohio
- Google Books – Ohio
- Greater Cincinnati Memory Project
- HathiTrust – Ohio
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Ohio
- Internet Archive – Ohio
- Kent State University Digital Collections
- Kenyon College Digital Collections
- LDS Genealogy – Ohio
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Ohio
- Lourdes University Digital Collections
- Malone University Digital Collections
- Marietta College Digital Collections
- Miami University of Ohio Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Chicago
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Ohio
- Oberlin College Digital Collections
- Ohio Genealogical Society
- Ohio History Central
- Ohio History Connection
- Ohio Memory
- Ohio Northern University Digital Collections
- Ohio State University – Columbus Digital Collections
- Ohio University, Athens Digital Collections
- Ohio Wesleyan University Digital Collections
- Otterbein University Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
- Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – Ohio
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- State Library of Ohio
- State Library of Ohio Collections
- The Cleveland Memory Project
- The College of Wooster Digital Collections
- The Digital Shoebox Project: Historical Treasures of Southeastern Ohio
- The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- The Official Land Records Site
- The University of Findlay Digital Collections
- Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library
- University of Akron Digital Collections
- University of Cincinnati Digital Collections
- University of Dayton Digital Collections
- University of Toledo Digital Collections
- Ursuline College Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Ohio
- US GenWeb Archives – Ohio
- Walsh University Digital Collections
- Western Reserve Historical Society
- Wilmington College Digital Collections
- Wright State University Digital Collections
- Xavier University Digital Collections
- Youngstown State University Digital Collections
Here is the list of over 8,760 curated Ohio genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
