Genealogical Records in the Government Documents Department, Alden Library

The Government Documents Department of Ohio University Libraries has been a U.S. government depository library for over 123 years. Official publications from the various governmental departments, agencies, and both houses of Congress are in our collection.

A good place to start working on genealogies at Alden Library is with the Genealogy Research Guide.

The following guides will let you know what is available from the U.S. and Ohio government in Alden Library.

• United States Military Records
• Land-Entry Records for the Public-Land States
• Other Material in the Documents Department of Interest to Genealogists
• Ohio Documents of Interest to Genealogists
• Population Census Schedules
• Articles from Prologue on Genealogy and Local History

Other Resources

• The Ohio Historical Socity Archives/Library
• Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913 - 1944
  searchable database
• About Birth Records in Ohio