Portal:Genealogy/Department resources
Genealogy Portal
Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center Portals Organization • Genealogy • Local History
| Main | Research services and fees | Family trees |
Welcome to the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy Portal.
| Birth | Census | Court | Death | Ethnicity | Genealogies | Immigration | Marriage | Property |
At times, our volume of requests is quite heavy. We do answer queries by the level of difficulty and in the order they are received regardless of whether submitted by telephone, email, or mail. Please be patient. If you have not heard from us within one month, please feel free to check on our progress. Thank you for your understanding.
Please do not send duplicate requests by telephone, email or mail to our department or staff members in the department.
Guidelines for Ordering Photocopied/Scanned Documents
- Please provide your full name and complete mailing address with each order.
- We ask that you limit each order for photocopied or scanned documents to no more than five items and submit only one order per month.
- If you would like your documents sent through email, please specify if you have a preference for pdf or jpg files.
- Try to be as specific as possible in your order, including sources you have already consulted and briefly describe what information you already have.
- When possible, please use our online request form. Thank you.
Fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Obituary requests | $1.00 per obituary (includes postage) |
| Non-obituary requests (to be mailed) | $1.00 minimum fee + $0.25 per page + postage |
| Non-obituary requests (to be emailed) | $1.00 minimum fee + $0.25 per scan |
| Combination requests | $1.00 minimum fee + $0.25 per non-obituary copy + postage + $1.00 per obituary |
Payment
Researchers may choose to prepay for research or remit payment when the information is received. We accept cash, checks, and money orders. Checks and money orders should be made payable to the Wayne County Public Library and send to:
- Wayne County Public Library
- Genealogy and Local History
- 220 W. Liberty St.
- PO Box 1349
- Wooster, OH 44691
No credit or debit cards are accepted at this time.
Email requests
When sending requests by email, please include your complete mailing address. We can scan and send up to 5 images through email. For more than 5 documents, staff may choose to mail the information. Please do not send duplicate requests to our department or staff members in the department. Please wait 4 weeks before sending another request or checking on the status of a current request.
Phone requests
We accept simple requests by phone. Simple requests include but are not limited to lookups in the following Wayne Co, OH books:
- Marriage abstracts 1812-1898
- Birth abstracts 1867-1908
- Probate Court index 1812-1934
- 1850 and 1880 census abstracts
- City and county directories
For more detailed requests, please correspond with our department by mail or email.
Visitors
When researchers visit our department, all black and white copies are $0.10 per page. Color copies are $0.30 per page. When saving images to a thumb drive, there is no cost for copies. Thumb drives are available for sale in the department or at the Circulation desk. Each thumb drive is $10 plus tax.
Donations
Our department accepts monetary donations. Also, we accept books and Wayne County, OH photographs. Please inquire within for more information.