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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Ashtabula County, Ohio . Official Website After Europeans arrived in the Americas, the land that became Ashtabula County was originally part of the French colony of Canada ( New France ), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec . In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Wester...
Wikipedia =Bowling Green State University is a public research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The 1,338-acre (541.5 ha) main academic and residential campus is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Toledo, Ohio. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 as a normal school, specializing in teacher training and education, as part of the Lowry Normal School Bill that aut...
Wikipedia =Formerly, Otterbein College, Otterbein University is a private university in Westerville, Ohio. It offers 74 majors and 44 minors as well as eight graduate programs. The university was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and named for United Brethren founder the Rev. Philip William Otterbein. As a result of a division and two mergers involving the church, i...
Wikipedia =The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio.Founded in 1870, as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, the university was originally know as the Ohio Agriculture and Mechanical College.The college began with a focus on training students in various agricultural and m...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Cuyahoga County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Compa...
Cleveland Memorial Gardens was established in 1999 and is 29 acres in size. The city of Cleveland owns and operates the cemetery. Information on the city cemeteries can be found on the city website under City Departments, Public Works, Division of Park Maintenance and Properties. The main office for the city of Cleveland cemeteries is at: Highland Park Cemetery Camp Forbes 25440 Harvard Aven...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Auglaize County, Ohio. Official Website Formed on February 14, 1848, Auglaize County was named from a French word meaning "clay-filled water." The county was originally parts of Allen and Mercer Counties. Auglaize County is located in the western part of Ohio . Its county seat is Wapakoneta, which is the largest city in the county....
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cleveland, Ohio. Official Website Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County. It is also known as "The Forest City", "The North Coast", "C-Town", "Mistake on the Lake" and "The Rock and Roll Capital of the World". It is home to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland was established on July 22, 1796, by surveyors of the Conn...
Wikipedia =Cleveland State University (also known as Cleveland State or CSU) is a public university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1964, and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the buildings, property, and students of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. CSU absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1969....
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Trumbull County, Ohio. Official Website The county, established on July 10,1800, is named for Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut, who once owned the land in this region. Early settlements were made along the Mahoning River and other waterways, which provided transportation access and water power to the industries that devel...
This project is part of the State of Ohio Portal. ==About the Project=Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Ohio. You can add profiles for:* People born in Ohio* People who lived in Ohio* People who died in OhioWhen you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit.If you have projects related specifically to...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Mahoning County, Ohio. Official Website The county is named for a Lenape word meaning "at the licks" or "there is a lick", referring to the salt licks in the area. Mahoning County was formed on March 1, 1846; the 83rd county in Ohio. Adjacent Counties Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Columbiana County Stark County Mercer Cou...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hancock County, Ohio. Official Website The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1828. It was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Adjacent Counties Allen County Putnam County Hardin County Henry County Seneca County Wood County Wyandot County
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Gallia County, Ohio. Official Website Gallia County was formed on March 25, 1803 and was originally settled by French immigrants, who named the county “Gallia,” the Latin name for Gaul, the ancient region of Western Europe which included present day France. In the 19th century, the county was settled by numerous migrants from the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Toledo, Ohio. Toledo is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, at the western end of Lake Erie bordering the state of Michigan. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, and originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory. It was re-founded in 1837, after conclusio...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Lucas County, Ohio. Official Website The county was named for Robert Lucas, 12th governor of Ohio, in 1835 during his second term.[4] Its establishment provoked the Toledo War conflict with the Michigan Territory, which claimed some of its area. The Toledo War The Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Great Toledo War, the Mi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Medina County, Ohio. Official Website The county was created in 1812 and later organized in 1818. It is named for Medina, a city in Saudi Arabia. Adjacent Counties Cuyahoga County Summit County Lorain County Ashland County Wayne County Cities & Villages Brunswick Chippewa Lake Creston (part) Gloria Glens Park...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Ohio. Official Website On March 30, 1803, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Franklin County. The county originally was part of Ross County. Residents named the county in honor of Benjamin Franklin. In 1816, Franklin County's Columbus became Ohio's state capital. Surveyors laid out the city in 1812, and...
This project is used to relate all units from Ohio who served in the Union Army.
Wikipedia ==Oberlin College=Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students in addition to white males. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, part of the college, is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the country." Oberlin is noted for its pol...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame established in 1986 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and others that have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll. Originally, there were four categories of induction: performers, non-per...
List of United States Representatives from Ohio Ohio's current delegation to the United States House of Representatives as of January 2025: 1st district -- Greg Landsman 2nd district -- David Taylor 3rd district -- Joyce Beatty 4th district -- Jim Jordan 5th district -- Bob Latta 6th district -- Michael Rulli
Wikipedia ==Case Western Reserve University=Case Western Reserve University (also known as Case Western Reserve, Case Western, Case, and CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. The university was created in 1967 by the federation of Case Institute of Technology (founded in 1881 by Leonard Case Jr.) and Western Reserve University (founded in 1826 in the area that was once the ...
Lake View Cemetery is a privately owned, nonprofit garden cemetery located in the cities of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, and East Cleveland in the U.S. state of Ohio. Founded in 1869, the cemetery was favored by wealthy families during the Gilded Age, and today the cemetery is known for its numerous lavish funerary monuments and mausoleums. The extensive early monument building at Lake View he...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Darke County, Ohio. Official Website The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1817. It is named for William Darke, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Mercer County Auglaize County Shelby County Miami County Montgomery County Preble County Wayne County, Indiana