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This is a list of online newspaper archives and some magazines and journals, including both free and pay wall blocked digital archives. Most are scanned from microfilm into pdf, gif or similar graphic formats and many of the graphic archives have been indexed into searchable text databases utilizing optical character recognition (OCR) technology.
Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
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The collection consists of an index and images to Ohio statewide death certificates. Counties in Ohio generally began creating death records in 1867, when Ohio passed a law requiring the recording of deaths. Physicians and undertakers in cities and townships recorded death records and sent them to the county probate court. On 20 December 1908, the ...
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: 1. The name of your ancestor 2. The approximate date of death 3. The place where the death occurred
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1. Add any new information to your records 2. Search for birth and marriage records 3. Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records 4. Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
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1. If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives 2. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county 3. Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name 4. Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknamesor alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
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The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Ohio. 1. Ohio Guided Research 2. Ohio Record Finder 3. Ohio Research Tips and Strategies 4. Step-by-Step Ohio Research, 1880-Present
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Includes death registers created before statewide death certificates in 1908. Index and images of death records from county courthouses. Some features on FamilySearch may be unavailable as we make improvements to the site starting Monday, May 20th at 6:00 AM (UTC-00:00) and lasting about 1 hour.
1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1931st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 931st year of the 2nd millennium, the 31st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1930s decade.
About U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current. General collection information. This collection is an index of information taken from online obituaries published in the United States between 1930 and the current year. Many of the obituaries were found on funeral home websites, and the index may include links to the original sources.
