Welcome to the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.
Here you will find a treasure trove full of valuable resource tools. You’re on the right track in your quest for information. Our department has more than 4,400 items, including a wide variety of how-to guides. And naturally, our friendly librarians will come to your rescue if needed. The Local History/Genealogy Department is located in the Ohio Room at the Schiappa Branch Library.
Local History
The links below will help you locate information here in our website. Please feel free to contact our Local History staff (see below).
- Timeline History of Steubenville, OH
- History Resources: A How-to Guide
- Photographs
- Census Records
- Official Records
- Military Records
- City Records
- History Books
- Computer Resources
- Family Histories
- Local History Collection
- Soundex Codes
Contact the Local History Department
Our Local History specialists are eager to help you find information specific to local interests and people. For support with Local History, please complete the Contact Us form or send an email directly to egrubbs@seolibraries.org
Genealogy Links
The internet contains a wealth of resources to facilitate genealogical research. Here are some of the more popular links.
- Ancestry.com
- Christine’s Genealogy Website (African-American Genealogy)
- Cleveland Public Library Necrology (Obituary file)(Obituary file 1850 1975)
- Cyndi’s List (Over 330,000 Genealogical Links!)
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Death Indexes and Records Online
- Digital Shoebox Project
- Family Search-Church of Latter Day Saints
- Findagrave.com-Jefferson County Ohio Cemeteries
- Genealogy Online
- Heraldry on the Internet (Coats of Arms)
- Jefferson County Cemeteries
- Jefferson County (Ohio) Genealogical Society
- Jefferson County GenWeb
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Ohio Byways
- Ohio Death Certificate Index
- Ohio Genealogical Society
- Ohio Historical Society
- R B Hayes Obituary Index
- USGenWeb Project