Guernsey County, Ohio Resources

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Guernsey County Chapter, Ohio Gen. Soc.

Guernsey County Chapter, OGS
8555 Georgetown Road
P. O. Box 661
Cambridge, OH  43725-0661

Phone (614)432-9249
Membership dues:  $10.00/Single;  $12.00/Couple
Newlsetter "Roots and Branches", published quarterly.
They can be reached on Tuesdays and Thursdays - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
Meetings are on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. EST.

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Guernsey County Courthouse

When writing the courthouse, address the letter: 

Guernsey County Courthouse
(Name of Dep't, if known; i.e. Probate Court, Vital Records, etc.)
801 East Wheeling Avenue
Cambridge OH  43725

Phone  (614)432-9200

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Guernsey County District Public Library

800 Steubenville Ave.
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
They have their genealogy collection in a separate room called the Finley Room. It is always staffed. The Finley Room - Local History and Genealogy Department. The Finley Room has its own hours; different from the library.

Summer Schedule [Memorial Day through Labor Day]
Monday - Thursday 1:00 to 5:30
Friday 9:00 to 5:30
Saturday 9:00 to 1:00

Winter Schedule [Labor Day through Memorial Day]
Monday - Thursday 1:00 to 5:30
Friday 11:30 to 8:00
Saturday 9:00 to 5:00

The following is a listing of the general materials available, taken from the handout made by the library. [verbatim].
Guernsey County research materials available in the Finley Room.
Histories:

• Household Guide and Instructor 1882
• Portrait and Biographical 1895
• History of Guernsey County, Ohio 1911/Sarchet
• Wolfe's Stories of Guernsey County 1943
• Yesterday and Today 1979
• Black Pioneers, Patriots and Persons
• Historical Views and Maps
• Early Schools

Atlases:

• Guernsey County 1855 - 1870 - 1910 - 1913

City Directories:

• Cambridge and Byesville from 1910

Vital Records:

• Marriage Index - 1810 - 1900
• Marriage Books - A, B, C, 1832 - 1977 on microfilm
• Death Index - 1867 - 1908
• Death Books - 1, 2, 3, 4 on microfilm
• Will Books - A, B, C, vols. 1 - 29 on microfilm
• Naturalization Records - vols. 1 - 5 on microfilm

Family Genealogies:

• Over 225

Cemetery Records:

• Pioneer Cemeteries of Guernsey County

Census Records:

• 1820 - 1920 on microfilm
• Ohio Indexes (hard copy) 1820 - 1860 and 1880

Military Records:

• Revolutionary - War of 1812 - Civil War - World War I

Newspapers:

• 1860 - present (local)

Periodicals:

• Ohio Records and Pioneer Families
• Ohio Genealogical Society, The Report
• Genealogical Helper
• Timeline
• Antique Trader and Tri State Trader
• Ohio Magazine

Ohio research materials available in the Finley Room:

County Histories:

• 80 counties of Ohio

Census Records:

• Several for the surrounding counties as well as many others.
• On microfilm and in book form

Reference Materials:

• Federal Land Series 2 vols.
• Early Ohio Tax Records
• Ohio Cemeteries Directory
• Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850
• Ohio Mortality Schedule 1850
• Land Grant Records
• Howe's History of Ohio
• Ohio Gateway State 4 vols.
• History of Ohio
• Hinshaw's Quaker Records 6 vols.
• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index
• Philadelphia Naturalization Record
• Histories of several Mid-Atlantic States
• Numerous materials on Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
• Gateway to the West 2 vols.
• International Genealogical Index (IGI)

We also have available 4 microfilm readers (3 that print) and 2 microfiche readers (1 that prints) and a photo copier. All copies are 25 cents a page.

The Finley Room is staffed by library personnel at all times. Brief mail inquiries are welcomed.

We invite you to visit our Local History and Genealogy Department.

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Return to Guernsey County Home Page
Bernice Wilson, Guernsey County Coordinator

Member: Guernsey County Chapter, OGS

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