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I actually have an account with Squidoo.com and can vouch for how varied the subject matter is. In fact, I have a lens specifically for beginning genealogists, The World of Genealogy.

***UPDATE***  The lens page mentioned above, "The World of Genealogy", is longer available,  nor is my personal Squidoo account.  After the website deleted my genealogy lens for "lack of original content" and would not reactivate it I deleted my entire account.  Except for the links to other websites and genealogy videos, EVERYTHING I added to that page were my own original words.  I will no longer show support for the website as far as using it to make your own lens pages.  I will still support it as far as the information available from the lens pages of others.

If you'd like to check out Squidoo.com and maybe make a lens of your own then just follow the following link:

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The World of Genealogy Research

http://www.squidoo.com/worldofgenealogy/

This is my newest page for genealogy research. I have decided to try out squidoo.com as a way to share helpful tips and websites everyone interested in getting started with their own family tree.

I'd appreciate any suggestions from visitors, whether just a hello to let me know they were there or ways to improve my page. I'm open to ALL suggestions. :)

Ohio Death Records

About Death Records in Ohio
source: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/death1.html

Before 1867 Ohio did not make it a law to keep death records until
1867.

1867 through December 19, 1908

Ohio made it a law to record deaths in 1867. County probate courts kept
death
records between 1867 and December 19, 1908. There is no statewide index
to
death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908. Go to the list
of county
probate court death records held at the Ohio Historical Society. If
the Ohio
Historical Society does not hold a county's death records, please
contact the
county's probate court. A list of county courthouse contacts is
available at
Ohio County Courthouse Addresses.

December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1944

The state of Ohio began issuing certificates for deaths on December 20,
1908.
The Ohio Historical Society holds death certificates for the entire
state of
Ohio from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1944. You may wish to
visit
our online Ohio Death
Certificate Index for 1913-1937.

January 1, 1945 to the present

Death certificates from 1945 to the present are held by the Ohio
Department
of Health. You should contact the Ohio Department of Health at the
address
below for information concerning their request procedures.

> Ohio Department of Health
> Division of Vital Statistics
> PO Box 15098
> Columbus, OH 43215-0098
> (614) 466-2531

Guidelines for requesting death certificates

When making a request for an Ohio death certificate between December
20,
1908 through December 31, 1944, please see the instructions for death
certificate requests.

Guidelines for requesting death records

Before making a request for a death record that occurred between 1867
through
December 19, 1908, please confirm that we hold records for the county
and
time period by reviewing County Death
Records Held at the Ohio Historical
Society. Death record requests that are submitted with a county,
name of
deceased, and exact year of death are processed by our staff as COPY
REQUESTS
. The county where the death was registered and the name of the
deceased must
be provided, but our staff will search a 10 year time frame if the
exact year
of death is unknown. Death record requests that are submitted with a
county,
name of deceased, and a time frame within the 10 year span are
processed by
our staff as RESEARCH
REQUESTS. A complete description of all request
policies can be reviewed at Guidelines
for Offsite Copy and Research Requests

Ohio Birth Records

About Birth Records in Ohio
source: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/brthdth1.html

Before 1867

Ohio did not make it a law to keep birth records until 1867.


1867 through December 19, 1908

Ohio made it a law to record births in 1867. County probate courts kept birth records between 1867 and December 19, 1908. There is no statewide index to birth records from 1867 through December 19, 1908.

http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/brthdth2.html

to the list of county probate court birth records held at the Ohio Historical Society. If the Ohio Historical Society does not hold a county's birth records, please the county's probate court. A list of county courthouses is available at

http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/cthouse.html


December 20, 1908 to the present

The state of Ohio began issuing certificates for births on December 20, 1908. The Ohio Department of Health holds birth certificates for the state of Ohio from December 20, 1908 to the present. You should contact the Ohio Department of Health at the address below for information concerning their request procedures.

Ohio Department of Health
Division of Vital Statistics
PO Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
(614 ) 466-2531

Guidelines for requesting birth records

Before making a request for a birth record, please confirm that we hold records for the county and time period by reviewing County Birth Records Held at the Ohio Historical Society. Requests that are submitted with a county, name of child, and exact year of birth are processed by our staff as COPY REQUESTS. The county where the birth was registered and the child's name must be provided, but our staff will search a 10 year time frame if the exact year of birth is unknown. Requests that are submitted with a county, name of child, and a time frame within a 10 year span are processed by our staff as RESEARCH REQUESTS. A complete description of all request policies can be reviewed at Guidelines for Offsite Copy and Research Requests.

West Virginia Vital Records Search

Birth, Death and Marriage

www.wvculture.org/vrr

Clickable images of the certificates.

Unfortunately, marriage records are limited to only a few counties, but still worth a look.