The Genealogy Search

I wrote this post for the Pima County Genealogy Society blog at http://pimacountygenealogysociety.blogspot.com/  and thought I should share the information here on my personal blog.. Part of researching is knowing where to look.  A good source for state maps with counties included are available through the census division of the government.   State maps with counties dated 2000 are available at  http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/stco_02.htm . The government has also produced a "Using Maps in Genealogy" document by the United States Geological Survey at   http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/mapsgenealogy.pdf . Also available at the census site is a link to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services genealogy program pamphlet.  It can be viewed at  http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/uscisgenealogyprogram.pdf . Additional genealogy resources on the census site may be found at  http://www.census.gov/histor...

I have been researching in Ohio for the Izor, Poundstone, Zeck and a few other families.   I found the following resources to be very helpful in my search for family records: Ohio Death Certificate Database 1913-1944  http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/death//  is free to view and $7.00 to order death certificate copy.  Which is a good buy since some of the counties charge more than $7.00. Preble County Ohio genealogical and historical records at  http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/search.cfm  has scans of the original records attached.  It seems a good deal of my relatives came through or lived in Preble County. Free Ohio Genealogy Society databases (more information available for members) : Century Families of Ohio First Families of Ohio Roster Settlers and Builders of Ohio Roster Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center Free Database Set Ohio Obituary Index Ohio Cemetery Locations Index Wood County, OH Appearance and Execution Docket Index, 1820-18...