The Ohio Historical Society

Verified 22 September 2006.

Address: Ohio Historical Society, Archives/Library Division, 1982 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211-2497

Directions: I-71 and 17th Ave., Columbus. The Ohio Historical Center is about a ten-minute drive north from downtown Columbus. Parking costs $4 per car or $10 per commercial bus.

Hours: Wed. & Sat., 9-5 p.m., Thurs., 1-9 p.m. Closed Sun.-Tues. & Fri.

World Wide Web: http://www.ohiohistory.org/

Phone: (614) 297-2510

Fax: (614) 297-2546

E-Mail: reference@ohiohistory.org

Collection Scope: Extensive collection of Ohio resources, including newspapers, federal census records, county histories and family histories. Government records holdings include the state archives for the state of Ohio and local government records from counties of central Ohio.

Special Collections: Statewide death certificates, 1909-1953.

Library Catalog: Go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/occ.

Reference Services: The Archives/Library will perform limited research within its holdings. Staff will search indexes for one name or respond to one specific question. The base fee is $25 fee for searching one name in any one specific type of indexed record or record group during a specified time period. The fee also covers up to 4 pages of copies and postage. Research requests must be prepaid with check or money order payable to the Ohio Historical Society. Please send requests to Ohio Historical Society, Archives/Library Reference Questions, 1982 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211-2497. You may also e-mail your question to reference@ohiohistory.org, but still send the $25 fee if necessary via regular mail. See www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/fees/ for copy and research fees. This site also gives instructions for requesting death certificates.

Guides: See list of genealogical materials available at the Archives/Library at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/

Copies: Death Certificate copies: The copy fee is $7 per name/certificate. Copy requests must be prepaid with check or money order payable to the Ohio Historical Society. No refund will be provided for records that are searched but not found. Copy orders must include full name of decedent, year of death, and either the day and month or the county of death or the certificate number. Indexed Ohio Public Record copy requests: The fee is $12 per copy request. This fee includes the search and up to 4 copies per record of item requests plus mailing. Copy requests must be prepaid. No refund will be provided for records searched but not found.

Circulation: Materials may not be checked out of the Archives/Library.

Interlibrary Loan: The Society's extensive collection of Ohio newspapers is available through interlibrary loan at a cost of $3 per roll prepaid. See the Society's Online Collections Catalog for a list of newspapers available. The Ohio County History Surname Index on microfilm is also available through interlibrary loan. See www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/othrgens.html.

Thanks to Louise T. Jones, Head, Research Services, Archives/Library Division, Ohio Historical Society, for help in preparing this profile.

© 2006 Rick Crume