Preble County District Library

Preble County Room

Tuesday-Thursday 9-5, Friday 9-3
Saturday 9-5 (First and third of month only.)

Local History and Genealogy Links

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Subscribed resources:

A ncestry Library Edition

With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, Ancestry is the most comprehensive on-line source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available. Included in Ancestry are the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more.

Cincinnati Enquirer (1841-1922) (Ohio)
This resource provides a complete electronic edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1841 to 1922. You can click through cover to cover, or search by topic, date or article type (article, photo, comic, birth/death/marriage notice, display ad, film review, etc.)

Dayton Daily News (Ohio)

This resource provides the full-text of the Dayton Daily News from 1990 to the present. It only includes articles written by the Dayton Daily News staff and does not include the classified section.

FamilySearch

FamilySearch contains indexes to and images of census, marriage, death, tax and other primary genealogical records. Some of the collections include: Ohio Death, 1908-1953; Ohio County Marriages, 1790-1950 (includes images for Darke, Preble & Montgomery Counties); Ohio, Montgomery County, Probate Estate Files, 1850-1900 to name a few.

HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest is an online resource for those doing family & genealogical research. The resource contains over 25,000 family and history books, the U.S. Federal Census, PERSI (a subject guide to genealogical and local history magazines), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and the U.S. Serial Set.

Preble County sources:

The Preble County Historical Records database continues to be updated. It currently contains marriage and obituary information from county records. Search through our database to find ancestors with ties to Preble county.
Preble County District Library Catalog allows you to search for items housed only in the Preble County Room in addition to materials at other branches.
Historical Inventory (Buildings & Homes of Preble County)
Genealogical & Historical Records of Preble County
Miami Valley Genealogical Index
Census, Court, and vital records
Migrations
A great site to research the migration of your ancestors throughout the United States
Obituaries: Barnes Funeral Home
Preble County early land purchasers
Preble County Genealogical Society
Preble County GenWeb
Preble County Historical Society
Preble County Land Maps
Preble County Offices
Preble County resources
at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
Preble Memory Gardens
Scenes from the past (Eaton and Preble County)
Historic Hopewell
Surname list
Find others that are researching the same surnames
Preble County genealogy list
To subscribe, send an email to preble_co_oh-l-request@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe as the only text in the body of the message
How Preble County got its name
Old Ohio Schools - Preble County

Our Neighboring Counties' sources:

Ohio sources:

Indiana sources:

Allen County Public Library
Indiana State Library Genealogy Section
This site contains a cemetery locator and a marriage index to 1850
Jay County GenWeb
Muncie Public Library
Randolph County GenWeb

United States sources

Civil War Soldiers database
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

DAR library catalog

Elmer's Genealogy Library
Family Search Labs
General land office records
Geographic Names Information System
A gazetteer to the U.S. and its territories provided by the U.S. Geological Survey
Illinois State Archives
Archival Research Catalog

ARC is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries

National Obituary Archive
Quaker records
RootsWeb
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Sanborn Historic Maps are large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970.
US GenWeb
US GenWeb Archives
Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists
Cornell University
"War of the Rebellion" on the Internet

International sources

General genealogy helpers and sources

Ancestry.com
Birth Date Calculator
Cyndi's List of Genealogical sites on the Internet
Convert Between Old and New Style Dates (IE only)
Family Search (LDS)
Family Tree Searcher
Find A Grave
Genealogy.com
One Minute Genealogist
Soundex Converter
Who, What, When
Interactive historical timelines