The Research Room for Local
History and Genealogy is
located at the Monroe County District
Library at the corner of Home Avenue and State Route 78. The Research Room is maintained by the
Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. It is staffed Tuesday through Friday from
10:00 to 2:30. However, the room is open when the library is open and is always
available to researchers. The library
is open Monday through Saturday. Please
check with the Monroe County District Library for their hours. (740-472-1954)
RESEARCH ROOM HOLDINGS
This is a brief overview of some of the items you will find in the Research Room. Many of the Monroe County items never been professionally published and are not available in other libraries.
Microfilm of county
newspapers from 1844-1994**(See below)
All the publications
of the Monroe Chapter OGS
Hundreds of family
histories
Files of
correspondence about Monroe County families
Genealogical Records
of Catharine Fedorchak Volumes 1-12
Local histories
Church histories
Cemetery inscriptions
1820-1930 census of
Monroe County
1820-1900 published
in book form, all years on microfilm
Access to Heritage
Quest online
Duplicate tax of 1835
and 1836 for the county
Court records on microfilm
County Infirmary
records on microfilm
Military records
including diaries, pension files, rosters, indexes
Collection of
materials from surrounding counties in Ohio and West Virginia
Reference materials
for eastern US
Genealogical newsletters and magazines
County histories from
Ohio and other states
Large collection of
marriage records from various counties
**Note: If you are unable to visit the Research Room and are interested in information such as obituaries from the newspapers you have other options:
1.
Check out our publications
as we have abstracted newspapers and published them for specific years. These abstract books uncover hidden
treasures for genealogists.
2.
Contact Monroe County
District Library, Attn Monroe OGS Research Room, 96 Home Avenue, Woodsfield,
OH 43793. Send the name and a specific
time period. Please include $5.00
when requesting your search, which will cover copies, materials and
postage.
3.
You can also do your own research. The Ohio Historical Society in Columbus has all microfilmed
newspapers available for sale or interlibrary loan. Find out more at http://www.ohiohistory.org/.