Genealogical Sources on the Internet
Available on our Reference Department and
Branch computers - Ancestry
Plus. This valuable database includes digitized U.S.
Census materials from 1790 on and over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000
databases.
Northeast Ohio Sites
of Interest to Genealogists
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- Ohio Historical Society
- Records of and how to get information on births and deaths, census, land entry, marriages, naturalization, and other materials. The Society will take off-site reference requests.
- Stark County Recorder's Office
- The official record of all of the real estate located in Stark County.
- PLEASE NOTE: To view the online images of the Recorder's Office, you will need a TIFF viewer.
We recommend the one found at www.alternatiff.com
Video presentation by Rick Campbell, Stark County Recorder on records available in his office
- Stark County Genealogical Research
- Includes links to the Ohio GenWeb Project, and Stark County sites of interest to genealogists.
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- Stark County District Library's Genealogical Holdings
- Listing of the main genealogical resources available from this library.
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- Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever
- Information and links to many Ohio-specific sources.
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- Alliance Index
- Search for obituaries, marriage notices, and news articles listed in the Alliance Review and its predecessors
- Alliance Memory
- Over 2,600 images, videos, oral histories, and documents on Alliance and its residents
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- Oral Histories of Alliance
- Audio interviews of Alliance residents conducted from the 1950s through 1990s and video interviews from 2006 to present
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- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Burials
- Search for individuals of the Catholic faith who were buried
in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Alliance, Ohio from 1900 to present [This database is back online but still undergoing fine tuning. If you need further information on your search results, please contact the reference department for assistance.]
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The Alliance Genealogical Society
(TAGS)
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- Alliance History
Resources: Biography and Genealogy
- Contains a listing of titles of interest to genealogists that are owned by the Rodman
Public Library in Alliance, Ohio.
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- Local Census Information
- Listing of census materials at Rodman Public Library.
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- Ohio Genealogical Society
- Contains links to Ohio Genealogical Society projects, events, and publications.
- Sanborn Fire
Insurance Maps
- Sanborn Historic Maps are large scale
street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance
company from 1867 to 1970.
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Internet Sites
of Interest to Genealogists
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- Ancestry
Library Edition
- One of the most comprehensive online databases for
genealogists. This database is NOT
available for home access. Please come to the Main
Library or Carnation Mall Branch for access.
- HeritageQuest Online
- This database offers access to Census
images, Revolutionary War records, genealogy books,
and more. Rodman Library card required for home
access.
- Genealogy Links from
Yahoo!
- Yahoo offers a wealth of links to genealogical resources on the Internet. This is a
great place to begin if you are new to this research or if you just want to browse around.
- FamilySearch Internet
Genealogy Service
- Search the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(the Mormons) records. Searchable databases include Ancestral
File, International Genealogical Index, Pedigree Resource File,
web sites, and the Family History Library Catalog.
- The Genealogy Home Page
- This is another excellent site to begin looking for genealogical information. It
includes up-to-date listings of new web sites of interest to genealogists and numerous
links to maps, deeds, and photographic information, upcoming genealogy events, and general
sources of information on the web, including software and personal home pages related to
genealogy.
- The
National Archives
- Search census records, military service and pension
records, immigration and naturalization records, and
land records.
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- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Over 140,000 links, categorized and cross-referenced, in over
150 categories. If you
look no where else for genealogical information, be sure to look here.
- Rootsweb
- "The oldest and largest FREE genealogy site".
A community web site for sharing and discussion.
Offered as a free service of Ancestry.com, many
searches will lead you to results on Ancestry.com.
- Ellis Island
- Search for your ancestors who arrived in the New
World through Ellis Island.
- GenForum
- Search genealogy online discussion groups.
- Immigrant Ships
- Over 8,000 passenger manifests which have been
transcribed by dedicated volunteers.
- Helm's
Genealogy Toolbox
- This comprehensive, searchable site is a good place to start and includes links to
genealogy guides and indexes, surname data, computer software, associations, heraldry, and
news and serials sources of interest to the genealogist. Near the end of the Area-Specific
section are links to sites with information on Quakers.
- The USGenWeb Project
- Search state and county resources.
- The WorldGenWeb Project
- Search country resources.
- My Heritage
- Share your family tree and photos.
- Soundex Converter
- The Soundex code is returned for surname entered.
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