External Links Includes external sites that offer digitized and off-line records for Ohio and national collections.In the meantime, utilize these past webinars that provide useful information for all genealogists. Webinars The Society is working on technology to present our own webinars.You may request photocopies through the OGS Copy Service. Surname searches help you find ancestor charts, family group sheets, and manuscripts in our archive. Library Special Collections Includes yearbooks, city and county directories, and research guides to OGS’s collections.Cemetery Research Tools Cemetery research tools include laws, OGS library resources, preservation guides, and other relevant resources.One must adopt different research strategies but the challenge can be rewarding. Before 1865, enslaved African Americans were legal property, and “free” blacks were discriminated against. First names do not always appear in census records until 1870. African American African American research is challenging.The Society of Civil War Families of Ohio is devoted to the Civil War. The Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal has excellent articles. Civil War A benefit for OGS members, the Ohio Civil War Center has resources about Ohio’s role in the Civil War.Periodicals Includes the Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal, Ohio Genealogy News, Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly and Ohio Genealogical Society Report.Using filters, a member can discover resources of a particular type, location, or subject. Access to most of them is an exclusive benefit for OGS members. Digitized Manuscripts Includes original records such as court records, journals, account books, church records, photograph albums, scrapbooks, etc.Using filters, a member can discover published and unpublished works of a particular type, location, or subject. Access to most is an exclusive benefit for OGS members. Digitized Books OGS has been digitizing resources since 2013.Cemetery Search Search our directory of cemeteries throughout Ohio – including those not found on maps – for burial records.Search Database Search for your ancestors in our database consisting of over 120 unique sets of records.