Five Franklin County research stops
Libraries, a historical society, a community museum, and a statewide archive. Find a collection to try and a useful question to ask.
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Your ancestor did not have to attend the university.
Explore community records at Bowling Green and research starting points at Ohio State, with a real labor-union collection to follow.
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A town, employer, congregation, school, or organization can lead you to records. Search those names alongside your ancestor’s name. The repository holding the records may be outside the place where your family lived.
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