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Genealogical Resources at the
Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library
The Genealogy Collection is located in the southeast corner on the
first floor of the Main Library at 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio.
Librarians are available at the East Reference Desk to help locate materials in
the Genealogy area. The Genealogy Librarian is also often available. She
is on duty in the Genealogy area on Wednesdays from 2:00 pm til 6:00 pm
Photocopies: Most of the genealogical materials are reference only. They connot be checked out, nor are they available for interlibrary loan.<BR>
However, a right-angle photocopies is available in the genealogical area for
making copies. This copier must be used with genealogy materials because it
reduces the damage to book spines that can be caused by flattening books on
conventional copiers.
Correspondence: The Library will answer correspondence, providing the
request is clearly defined. For indepth searches, please obtain a list of local
researchers from the Montgomery County Genealogical Society.
Books
Ohio county histories & atlases
Published genealogical & historical works for Ohio & the states
along the migration routes from the east to Ohio
Family histories of Dayton & Miami Valley families
Montgomery County Genealogy Index
Military sources, such as rosters, pension & service record indexes
Passenger and immigration lists indexes
Beginner' books on family research
Enumeration '96: A Name & Source Description Index to Persons in the
Ohio Counties of Montgomery & Greene, 1796 to 1810
Montgomery County Records
Montgromery County & City of Dayton Birth Records, 1867 to 1908
Montgomery County & City of Dayton death records, 1867 to 1908
Marriage records, 1803 to 1910
Naturalization records, 1834 to 1916
Tax Duplicates, 1820 to 1845 & 1850
Will records, 1805 to 1910
Many Miscellaneous governmental & non-governmental records
City Directories
Dayton Directories, 1850, 1856 to current
Suburban Directories, 1956 to 1993
Magazines & Newsletters
Many historical & Genealogical journals, Ohio Genealogical Society Chapter newsletters and family surname
newsletters are available.
The multi-volume <EM>Periodical Source Index</EM> is available to locate articles by family names and by places.
Census Records
Cesus indexes are available for many Ohio counties and many states.
Census microfilm is available for all Ohio counties for 1820, 1830, 1840,
1860, and 1880.
In addition, census microfilm is available for Montgomery County for 1870,
1900, 1910, and 1920.
Special censuses for Montgomery County
Agriculture - 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
Industry - 1850, 1880
Mortality - 1850, 1860
Civil War Veterans & Widows - 1890
Newspapers & Obituaries
Dayton Repertory, 1808 - 1809
Ohio Centiel, 1810 - 1813
Ohio Republican, 1813 - 1816
Ohio Watchman, 1817 - 1826
Dayton Journal, 1827 - 1987
Dayton Daily News, 1898 - current
Book Index to Dayton Journal, 1934 - 1938
Daytoner Volks Zeitung, 1876 - 1914
Gedenk Blatter, 1894 - 1912
Book index to obituaries in Gedenk Blatter
Gross Daytoner Zeitung, 1914 - 1947
Computer index to Dayton Newspapers, 1985 - current
Card file index to World War II Casualties & Service Notices in
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