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Special Collections Division

Main Library
60 South High Street, Akron, OH 44326

(330) 643-9030

Our Special Collections Division houses the library’s collection of genealogy and local history materials. Our goal is to collect, preserve, and provide access to the history of Summit County, and to continue to maintain one of the area’s most extensive genealogy collections.

To learn more about our resources and services, click here

Discover your family history at the Library.

Click here for our fall schedule of free workshops.

Are you looking for an obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal? Looking for an Ohio Death Certificate between the years 1908-1953? Do you need to find an ancestor in the US Federal Census for Ohio? We would be happy to assist you with genealogical or local history queries. Please feel free to contact the Special Collections Division by email, mail, or phone and ask about our correspondence service.

If you have items that you would like to contribute to our collection, read about Donating Your Papers or Records to the Library.

Email us at speccollections@akronlibrary.org.

Send mail to: Special Collections
Akron-Summit County Public Library
60 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44326-0001

Speak with our Reference Staff by calling (330) 643-9030.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Genealogy
- Akron Beacon Journal Index
- Collections
- Family History Center

- Heritage Quest
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- Historic Akron City Directories

- Obituary Index
- Research Guides
- Websites

Local History
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Collections
- Local History Database

- On Exhibit in Special
       Collections
- Online Books
- Research Guides
- Summit County Myths Wiki
- Summit Memory
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Websites

Programs
- FindingYour Family in the US Census
- Finding Your Immigrant
Ancestors

- Getting Started in African American Genealogy
- Getting Started in Family History
- Branching Out: Second Steps in Genealogy Research
- Genealogy for Kids & Teens
- Internet Genealogy 1
- Internet Genealogy 2
- Preparing for an Adoption Search
- Workshops from Summit Genealogy Society

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our quarterly local history & genealogy newsletter
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