Genealogical Records in the Government Documents Department

The Government Documents Department of Alden Library has been a U.S. government depository library for over 117 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 Ohio University Library is with the Genealogy Research Guide.

The following guide is to let you know what is available from the U.S. government in the Government Documents Department.

• 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