Allen County OGS - Research Resources

Researching in Allen County

Local Allen County Resources

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Allen County Genealogy Society
P. O. Box 1104
Lima, Ohio 45802
419-339-9793
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallcgs/index.html

Lima Public Library
650 W. Market St
Lima, Ohio 45801-4678
419-228-5113
www.limalibrary.com/

Allen County Courthouse
P. O. Box 1243
Lima, Ohio 45802
419-223-8501
301 N. Main St.
Lima, Ohio 45801
419-223-8501 or 228-3700

Allen County Health Department
219 E. Market St.
Lima, Ohio 45801
419-228-4457
www.allencountyhealthdepartment.org

Perry Township Historical Society
P.O. Box 2402
Cridersville, Ohio 45806
www.perryhistory-aoh.com
Email: info@perryhistory-aoh.com
Meetings are on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM at the Perry Township Historical Society Museum, 2703 Greely Chapel Road
(Corner of Greely Chapel & Hanthorn Road).

Lima LDS Family History Center
1190 Brower Road
Lima, Ohio 4580
419-227-2537
Note: The above is not a mailing address.
Mon 10 AM - 4 PM
Wed 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sat 10 AM - 12 Noon

Allen County Historical Society (Museum)
Elizabeth M. MacDonell Memorial Library
(Genealogical & Historical library)
650 W. Market St.
Lima, Ohio 45801
419-222-9426
aselfridge@wcoil.com
www.allencountymuseum.org

Paddy’s Place: Paddy’s Place is an auxiliary
web-site to the Allen County Museum offering
additional information on current programs
and historical topics.
http://www.allencountymuseum.org/Paddys_Place.html

Elida Historical Committee
Rhonda McCoy, secretary
Email: mericlna@oplin.org

Bluffton Public Library
145 S. Main Street
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
419-358-5016
www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org

Swiss Community Historical Society
P.O. Box 5
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
www.pandoraoh.com (Click “Our History”)
Keith Sommer (Curator)
419-384-3412

Gomer Welsh Community Museum
7365 Gomer Road,
Gomer, Ohio
419-642-5405
www.welsh-society.org
Carla Olds
419-999-5820
Open every 2nd & 4th Sunday 1:30-4:00 PM
Map: http://tinyurl.com/Gomer-Welsh-Community-Museum

Delphos Canal Commission Museum
241 N. Main St.
Delphos, OH 45833
419-695-7737 or 419-692-4496
www.delphoscanalcommission.com

Delphos Public Library
Genealogy Room
309 W. Second St.
Delphos, Ohio 45833
419-695-4015
Email:mericlna@oplin.org
www.delphos.lib.oh

Spencerville Historical Museum
Spencerville Historical Society
119 E. Fourth Street
P.O. Box 8
Spencerville, Ohio
45887 419-647-4993 or 419-647-4851

Cridersville Historical Society
P. O. Box 2444
Cridersville, OH 45806-0444
419-645-5955
107 West Main Street
Cridersville, Ohio 45806
Greg Myers, Trustee
419/645-5374
Email: waedc@bright.net

Woodlawn Cemetery
1751 Spencerville Road
Lima, Ohio 45805
419-223-9831

Memorial Park Cemetery
3000 Harding Hwy.
Lima, Ohio 45804
419-223-3811

Issues of the "Allen County Reporter" of special interest to genealogists:

Gomer’s First 150 Years, Vol. # XXXIX, No. 2, 1983, Vol. # XXXIX, No. 3, 1983

Pioneer History of Allen County, 1876, Vol. # LVII, No. 1, 2001

The Allen County Reporter, Vol. XXXX, No. 3, 1984 contains the history of the townships in Allen County.

How Hog Creek Got Its Name, Vol. # LII, No. 1 1996 contains the story of the early Allen County settlers & the Shawnee Indians, including the family history of Chief PHT.

These Allen County related websites are provided because they contain mega amounts of information and links for information about many places (offices, officials, etc.).

Tri-county Guide
www.delphosherald.com/
(Click on first picture) - See separate page for contents.