THE HAMILTON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO
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To provide information on the sources and locations of family history information that is available, the HCGS has published "A Guide to Genealogical Resources in Cincinnati & Hamilton County, OHIO" now in its 6th edition. It is available for purchase. For information, click on the Publications button.

Guide: Guide Table of Contents    

·         How-To articles from our Tracer - . Pioneer Societies, Cincinnati Photographers, Hamilton County Vital records, Directories, Catholic Ancestry.

Tracer: How-To articles    

·         General History of Hamilton County - . History of Cincinnati and Hamilton Co. Ohio - early settlement and development - history of the city, villages and townships - religious, educational, social, military and political - statistics - biographies - pioneer portraits and representative citizens. S.B.Nelson & co. 1894

History: History 1894 

·         Hamilton co. Churches- Detailed list of 573 churches of all faiths; history, sources, records, Public Library sources, etc., by Lee Ann McNabb

Churches: description 

·         Hamilton co. Probate Court - NEW ! Click on the link below for indexes created by Chapter volunteers for surviving records from 1794-1884. See also The Hamilton County Probate Court website which has millions of records online at http://www.probatect.org/courtrecordsarchive/bukcats.aspx

1794-1884 indexes 

·         The Tracer – Last name index, volume 1, 1979 through volume 28, 2005.

Names: surname index 

·         Hamilton Co. Recorder's Office - NEW !. Indexes and images for early deeds, documents and county maps. For additional information, see: Hamilton County, Ohio, Guide to Recorder's Indexes and Documents, 1794-1988, by William H. Graver. (See PUBLICATIONS) and at the Hamilton County Recorder's website: http://recordersoffice.hamilton-co.org/

1794-1900: indexes and images 

·         The Tracer, Article Indexes 1979-2008, 2008-2012.

Articles: 1979-2008 index 

Articles: 2008-2012 index