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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County''' <br>
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=== Contact Information ===
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="ER">[http://ektron.libraryvisit.org/emailalibrarian.cfm E-mail a librarian] in ''Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref> [http://ektron.libraryvisit.org/emailalibrarian.cfm E-mail a librarian form] <br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="LH">[http://www.libraryvisit.org/Main.aspx Locations and Hours] in ''Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref>
:Main Library<br>
:305 Wick Ave<br>
:Youngstown, OH 44503<br><br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="LH" /> 330-744-8636<br>
'''Hours and Holidays:'''<ref name="LH" /> <br> M, T, W, Th: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm<br> F, Sat: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm<br> Sun: closed <br> [http://www.libraryvisit.org/library.aspx?id=107 Holiday closings]
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<br>
*'''Map:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/305+Wick+Ave,+Youngstown+State+University,+Youngstown,+OH+44503/@41.1026873,-80.6494945,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8833e59d0fd81423:0xe9cb2ce2d49c0130 Google map: Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County].
*'''Directions:''' [http://www.libraryvisit.org/uploadedFiles/your_library/About_the_Library/Locations_and_Hours/Main%20Library%20Driving%20Directions%20update%202.pdf Driving Directions to the Main Library] (pdf) printable.
*'''Public transportation:''' [http://wrtaonline.com/services_fixed_route.html Mahoning County WRTA bus] routes 31 Elm, 31 Oak, 36 McGuffy, and 37 Albert all stop near the Main Library. The downtown Federal Station is about five blocks west of the Library.
<br> '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
*[http://www.libraryvisit.org/ Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County] programs, locations, databases, meeting rooms, answers, news, contact us, connect, and special services.<br>
*[http://encore.libraryvisit.org/iii/encore/?lang=eng Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County catalog search] online by keyword, title, author, or subject. <br>
*[http://www.libraryvisit.org/genealogy.aspx Genealogy Resources page] policies, tutorials, programs, volunteers, databases, websites, vital records, FAQs, and links.<br>
=== Collection Description ===
They have a good solid genealogy collection with oral histories, state and county histories, biographies, and genealogies. Youngstown was a portal for immigrants from Pennsylvania and New England entering Ohio.<ref name="DB89" /> Their collection emphasizes '''Mahoning''', '''Trumbull''' and '''Columbiana''' counties in Ohio, but includes information from other areas.<ref name="pol">[http://www.libraryvisit.org/library.aspx?id=1548 Genealogy Resources, Policies and Services] in ''Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County'' (accessed 9 March 2015).</ref>
=== Tips ===
For patrons who telephone, write, or email PLYMC, they will check the following sources:<ref name="pol" />
:*Henry R. Baldwin Records, an index of Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania '''cemetery inscriptions''' dated 1867-1918. (name indexes)
:*Indexes of '''local history''' books.
:*Youngstown '''city directories''' from 1869 to the present. (three volumes per request)
:*Youngstown '''telephone directories''' from 1915 to the present. (three volumes per request)
:*''Youngstown Vindicator'' indexes: 1869-1919 (incomplete); 1921-1930; 1933-1938; 2001-present.
:*'''Obituary''' and '''birth announcement''' research is limited for pre-1920 newspapers.
=== Alternate Repositories ===
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> Includes Northwest Territory (Ohio) papers.
*[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] old federal court and agency records for Ohio, U.S. federal censuses 1790–1940; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref>
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Ohio genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>
*[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, Illinois, a large repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>
*[[Ohio Historical Society]], Columbus, serves as the state archives. Excellent manuscript collection for government, land, and military records. Also has biographies, genealogies, and vital records.<ref name="DB89">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 89. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref name="Network">[http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/state-archives/lgrp-home/lgrp-network-centers Ohio Network of American History Research Centers] in ''Ohio History Connection'' (accessed 28 February 2014).</ref>
*[[State Library of Ohio]], Columbus, has good records of Ohio, and of states like Pennsylvania, New York, and the states of New England which all contributed early immigrants to Ohio.<ref name="DB89" />
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
*[[Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County]], a top genealogy and local history collection of early Ohio sources. This includes the Inland Waterways Library of Ohio River (and its tributaries) riverboat traffic between Pittsburgh, PA and Louisville, KY.<ref name="DB89" />
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
*[http://columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/birth-and-death-records/ Columbus Public Health Office of Vital Statistics] birth and deaths since 1908.<br>
*[http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/clerk/CriminalForms.cfm Franklin County Clerk of the Courts], civil, and criminal cases.
*[http://coroner.franklincountyohio.gov/ Franklin County Coroner] deaths.
*[http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/recorder/ Franklin County Recorder] land records, DD-214 military discharges, veterans graves.
*[http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/probate/ Franklin County Probate Court] adoptions, birth, guardianships, mental commitments, name changes, probates and wills.
*[http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio], Columbus, recent civil and criminal cases.
*[http://www.columbushistory.org/ Columbus Historical Society] memory project, recommended reading, and links.
*[http://columbusjewishhistory.org/ Columbus Jewish Historical Society] genealogies, oral histories, local histories, digital collections.
*[https://www.columbuslibrary.org/research/local-history-genealogy Columbus Metropolitan Library] Internet history and genealogy, Sanborn maps, newspaper indexes, Columbus Historical Society, and images. ([http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/posts/major-changes-to-the-genealogy-dept-at-columbus-metropolitan-library/ Genealogy section moved until Aug 2016]).
*[http://fcghs-oh.org/ Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society], Grove City, research services, obituaries, and pioneer families.
*[http://www.hilliardohiohistoricalsociety.com/library/ Hillard Historical Society Library], Hillard, papers, books, photographs, maps, and other historical materials.
*[https://www.palam.org/ Palatines to America German Genealogy Society Resource Center], Columbus, has an extensive collection of German immigrant ancestor files.
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware]], [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]], [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]], [[Madison County, Ohio|Madison]], [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]], and [[Union County, Ohio|Union]].
*[[Ohio Genealogical Society]], Bellville, has the best collection of family folders in Ohio. They also have county record guides, biographies, genealogies and unique indexes to various Ohio records.<ref name="DB89" />
*[http://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac.html Bowling Green State University Jerome Library] local government records, and newspapers.
*[[Dayton Metro Library]], the ''Dayton Room '' has one of Ohio's best genealogical collections including books, periodicals, indexes, genealogies, and biographies.<ref name="DB89" />
*[http://www.erielackhs.org/index.php/archives Erie Lackawanna Historical Society], Cleveland, history of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Erie Railroad, Erie Lackawanna Railway, and related lines.
*[[Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County]], a good solid genealogy collection with oral histories, state and county histories, biographies, and genealogies. Youngstown was a portal for immigrants from Pennsylvania and New England entering Ohio.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[Ohio University Alden Library]], Athens, their excellent manuscript collection includes church records, and business records. They also have county histories, biographies, and newspapers. It is like a second state archives.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]], Fremont, is strong on Ohio history and genealogy, as well as Sandusky River and Great Lakes history, U.S. history and Black studies.<ref name="DB89" />
*[[Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library]], this is the place to come if you are looking for early Ohio settlers who entered Ohio via the Great Lakes and Toledo. They have Great Lakes traffic records.<ref name="DB89" />
*[http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/ University of Akron Libraries Polsky Building] one of six regional centers of Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*[http://libraries.uc.edu/ University of Cincinnati Blegen Library] one of six regional history centers of Ohio for records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*[[Western Reserve Historical Society]], Cleveland, The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio settled by Connecticut Revolutionary War refugees. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles of Pennsylvania and New England.<ref name="DB89" /> <ref name="Network" />
*[http://libraries.wright.edu/ Wright State University Dunbar Library], Dayton, one of six regional centers of Ohio records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*[http://web.ysu.edu/contentm/modules/display_dynamic.php?menu_id=338¶ms=MjksMjY1LA== Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor] one of six regional history centers of Ohio for records such as newspapers, printed materials, and local government records.<ref name="Network" />
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Indiana Archives and Libraries|Indiana]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Michigan Archives and Libraries|Michigan]], [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]], [[West Virginia Archives and Libraries|West Virginia]]; and in '''Canada:''' [[Ontario Archives and Libraries|Ontario]].
*[[Library and Archives Canada]], Ottawa, Ontario, millions of books, newspapers, periodicals, and photos about genealogy and family history, biographies, censuses, citizenship, immigration to and from Ohio and the USA, settlement, births, marriages, deaths, and divorces.<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html Discover the Collection] at ''Library and Archves Canada'' (accessed 6 August 2013).</ref>
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