Family & Local History
Discover History
The Anderson Allyn Room, located in the Chardon Branch, is where you can find the Library’s Family & Local History department and the county’s largest collection of local and family history documents. Here you can trace your family’s lineage and explore our community’s history and legacy.
Our collection consists of digital and physical materials. A few of our more popular digital resources include Ancestry.com, Fold3, and Heritage Quest. In our Anderson Allyn Room, we maintain some Geauga birth and death records, city directories, maps/atlases, local newspapers, and more.
The Anderson Allyn Room is available during library hours and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please call the Chardon Branch and ask for the Reference Desk.
Tools, Resources, & Guides
Digital Legacy Labs are creative, collaborative, and educational spaces that provide access to advanced software, technologies, and equipment used to convert analog materials and memories to digital files.
A Geauga County Public Library card gives you access to premier digital genealogy resources such as Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest to help you conduct your research from home.
Are you planning a genealogy project and need some help getting it off the ground? Sign up for a One-on-One Genealogy program or contact us to schedule a separate appointment.
The Library’s Cemetery Database is a searchable collection of the county’s cemeteries arranged by township and in alphabetical order for genealogical purposes.
Genealogy & Family History
Looking to trace your ancestor’s lineage, learn more about your family’s history, or connect with long lost cousins? Our Anderson Allyn Room and Family & Local History specialists can help with these tasks and more.
Voices of Geauga
Geauga County Public Library has acquired Kent State University’s Geauga County Oral History Project for permanent preservation in the Library’s Anderson Allyn Room. These Geaugan interviews, along with additional materials from our Family & Local History department, tell the story of Geauga County through the eyes of the community. View Voices of Geauga now through mid-June at our Geauga West Branch.
Voices of Geauga is funded in part by the America 250 – Ohio Commission. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in Voices of Geauga do not necessarily represent those of the America 250 – Ohio Commission.
Local History
Grew up in Geauga County or just moved to town and want to learn more about our community’s history? Stop by our Anderson Allyn Room and meet with our Family & Local History specialists to explore the county’s vast history and more.
How to Preserve Your Family’s History
New to genealogy or local history research and don’t know where or how to begin? Check out this preservation guide for a few beginner-friendly tips and tricks from our Family & Local History specialists.
Additional Info
eResources & Databases
We offer a wide selection of digital history and genealogy resources to Geauga County Public Library cardholders. Available resources include Ancestry.com, Fold3, MyHeritage Library Edition, and more.
Questions?
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Want to talk with a specialist before coming in? Shoot us an email or give us a call at 440.285.7601.
Family & Local History
Tools, Resources, & Guides
Genealogy & Family History
Looking to trace your ancestor’s lineage, learn more about your family’s history, or connect with long lost cousins? Our Anderson Allyn Room and Family & Local History specialists can help with these tasks and more.
Voices of Geauga
Geauga County Public Library has acquired Kent State University’s Geauga County Oral History Project for permanent preservation in the Library’s Anderson Allyn Room. These Geaugan interviews, along with additional materials from our Family & Local History department, tell the story of Geauga County through the eyes of the community. View Voices of Geauga now through mid-June at our Geauga West Branch.
Voices of Geauga is funded in part by the America 250 – Ohio Commission. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in Voices of Geauga do not necessarily represent those of the America 250 – Ohio Commission.
Local History
Grew up in Geauga County or just moved to town and want to learn more about our community’s history? Stop by our Anderson Allyn Room and meet with our Family & Local History specialists to explore the county’s vast history and more.
Additional Info
Family & Local History
Tools, Resources, & Guides
Genealogy & Family History
Looking to trace your ancestor’s lineage, learn more about your family’s history, or connect with long lost cousins? Our Anderson Allyn Room and Family & Local History specialists can help with these tasks and more.
Voices of Geauga
Geauga County Public Library has acquired Kent State University’s Geauga County Oral History Project for permanent preservation in the Library’s Anderson Allyn Room. These Geaugan interviews, along with additional materials from our Family & Local History department, tell the story of Geauga County through the eyes of the community. View Voices of Geauga now through mid-June at our Geauga West Branch.
Voices of Geauga is funded in part by the America 250 – Ohio Commission. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in Voices of Geauga do not necessarily represent those of the America 250 – Ohio Commission.
Local History
Grew up in Geauga County or just moved to town and want to learn more about our community’s history? Stop by our Anderson Allyn Room and meet with our Family & Local History specialists to explore the county’s vast history and more.
Additional Info
eResources & Databases
We offer a wide selection of digital history and genealogy resources to Geauga County Public Library cardholders. Available resources include Ancestry.com, Fold3, MyHeritage Library Edition, and more.