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• Adopt a Wiki (category Topics in genealogy)
  Volunteer editors work closely with Wayne County Public Library staff to expand the wiki by digitizing documents, adding information to existing pages
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• Property (category Topics in genealogy)
  There are two main types of property among the early settlers of Wayne County, Ohio. Real Property: This includes land. Personal Property: This includes
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• Marriage (category Topics in genealogy)
  Marriage records usually began when the county was first formed. In Wayne County, OH, this is 1812. We have marriages in our department from 1812 thru
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• Education (category Topics in genealogy)
  old schoolhouse unknown old schoolhouse unknown College of Wooster (Wooster) Ohio State University, Agricultural Technical Institute (Wooster) The University
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• Military (category Topics in genealogy)
  List of wars with dates Military sources to research Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio, 18th Century - American Revolution Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio
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• Birth (category Topics in genealogy)
  There have been three laws passed in the state of Ohio regarding the recording of vital records. The first law was passed in 1856. This statute required
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• Church (category Topics in genealogy)
  Churches have been very important in the settlement of Ohio. Wayne County, Ohio is no exception. The earliest denominations included Presbyterians, Baptists
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• Biographies (category Topics in genealogy)
  George Sommers was born November 23, 1795, in Rockingham county, Virginia, and moved with his parents to Pennsylvania when six years old. In 1816 he came
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• Cemeteries (category Topics in genealogy)
  Many researchers believe that records have always been kept on those individuals buried. This is not the case. I am not sure when the state of Ohio first
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• Necrology (category Topics in genealogy) (section WCPL Activity on this Topic)
  schedules, funeral home record, grave diggers' records, and other similar topics. These records may not be complete. Cemetery records Crown Hill Cemetery
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• Divorces (category Topics in genealogy)
  There is no index to Wayne County, OH divorces until the early 1900s. Prior to 1843, divorces were recorded in the Supreme Court. From 1843 to 1852, they
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• Medal Brick & Tile Company
  Wayne County Topics, June 1957, p.6 "Medal Brick & Tile Co.," Wayne County Topics, June 1957, p.7 "Medal Brick & Tile Co.," Wayne County Topics, June 1957
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• Death records (category Topics in genealogy)
  Death records were first recorded in Ohio in 1867. The county was responsible for recording the deaths. However, the recording of deaths was not strictly
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• Foss (surname)
  links | edit) Surnames beginning with "F" ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Wooster Fires ‎ (← links | edit) Wooster Board of Trade
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• Lehman (surname)
  links | edit) Multi-Generation Photos I ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Court Index ‎ (← links | edit) World War
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• Census (category Topics in genealogy)
  The United States first took a census in 1790. Every 10 years, the U. S. takes a national census. The most recent census was completed in 2000. The year
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• Strock (surname)
  links | edit) Multi-Generation Photos I ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press Deaths/S ‎ (← links | edit) J. E. Strock
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• Compiled Genealogies (category Topics in genealogy)
  The Wayne County Public Library is not permitted to purchase family histories. However, we do encourage researchers to donate their family histories to
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• Classroom
  through the library's You Tube Channel that cover genealogy and local history topics. More will become available as time permits. Wayne County Public Library
  2 KB (195 words) - 18:08, 17 April 2023
• Clark (surname)
  links | edit) Multi-Generation Photos II ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Court Index ‎ (← links | edit) World War
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• Carroll (surname)
  of Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster, Ohio ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press Births/C ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press
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• School records (category Topics in genealogy)
  School records come in a variety of forms. Newspaper articles and publications often give historical accounts of the school. Reminiscences are often printed
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• Court (category Topics in genealogy)
  Probate Courtdocuments can provide much in the way of clues for researchers. A Probate Court was established by the legislative authority of the Northwest
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• Stout (surname)
  with "S" ‎ (← links | edit) Family Reunions ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Court Index ‎ (← links | edit) Business
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• Ethnicity of Wayne County, Ohio (category Topics in genealogy)
  From the start of the American Colonies, the United States has been and continues to be a melting pot. People with diverse backgrounds flocked to the American
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• Silver Brothers Inc
  1947-48. "Silver Brothers Co.," Wayne County Topics, November 1956, pp.6-7. "Silver Brothers Co.," Wayne County Topics, November 1956, pp.6-7. Sanborn Maps 1930
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• Wooster Glass Company
  "Wooster Glass Company," Wayne County Topics, December 1956, pp.6-7. "Wooster Glass Company," Wayne County Topics, December 1956, pp.6-7. Wooster Glass
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• Casey (surname)
  Department. Crown Hill Cemetery Burial Records ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) World War II Scrapbook ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press
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• Research databases
  County Weekly News Births and Deaths Public Square (Wooster) Wayne County Topics Billion Graves Find A Grave 1815 Census of Wayne County 1819 Census of Wayne
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• Wayne County Topics
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• Delinquent Taxes (category Topics in genealogy)
  The delinquent tax lists for 1835 may be found on microfilm in the Genealogy and Local History Department.
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• Tax Records (category Topics in genealogy)
  The two most common tax records found are real property and personal property tax records. Other types of tax records may include but are not limited to
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• Wooster Preserving Company, The
  Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4. "Local Pickle Packer," Wayne County Topics, September 1954, p.5
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• Wayne County National Bank
  Snyder, September 1904, p. 8. 1906 - Wooster High School annual Wayne County Topics: Monthly newsletter published 1954-1973 Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster
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• Internal Databases
  Birthdays Rittman Press Births Crown Hill Cemetery Burial Records Wayne County Topics Wooster Fires 1810 Census of Wayne County 1815 Census of Wayne County 1819
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• Chenevey (surname)
  History Department. Multi-Generation Photos I ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) World War II Scrapbook ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press
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• Rich (surname)
  with "R" ‎ (← links | edit) Family Reunions ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Business Letterheads ‎ (← links | edit) Alvin Rich &
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• Wills and Estates (category Topics in genealogy)
  Not everyone who died left a will. When a will was not written, then the individual is said to have died intestate. There are times when wills are recorded
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• Campbell (surname)
  with "C" ‎ (← links | edit) Family Reunions ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Court Index ‎ (← links | edit) Business
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• Personal Property (category Topics in genealogy)
  Tax records in Wayne County, OH begin in 1816. From 1816-1819 there is no personal property tax records. Rather, there are real property tax records. These
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• Camp (surname)
  with "C" ‎ (← links | edit) Family Reunions ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press Deaths/C ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County
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• Immigration (category Topics in genealogy)
  Individuals migrated to the United States for many reasons. They may have come to avoid religious or political persecution. They may have immigrated to
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• Sweeney (surname)
  links | edit) Multi-Generation Photos I ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Rittman Press Deaths/S ‎ (← links | edit) Wooster Board
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• Christopher (surname)
  links | edit) Multi-Generation Photos I ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center:Documents needing
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• Wiki help
  Resources: browse through the topics to see which items the department may have on Wayne County, Ohio Guides: browse through the topics to see what may be of interest
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• Real Property (category Topics in genealogy)
  Land deeds may provide wonderful information. They may assist researchers in the following ways: Migration Pattern Sometimes, land deeds provide the only
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• Oral History Interview of Laura Jackson (category Topics in genealogy)
  Oral Interview with Mrs. Laura Jackson by Sylvia K. Lockett April, 2002 Interviewer - Sylvia Lockett Respondant - Laura Jackson My name is Sylvia Lockett
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• Collier Printing Company
  "Collier Printing Co., Inc.," Wayne County Topics, March 1957, pp.6-7. "Collier Printing Co., Inc.," Wayne County Topics, March 1957, pp.6-7. "Collier Printing
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• Swinehart (surname)
  with "S" ‎ (← links | edit) Family Reunions ‎ (← links | edit) Wayne County Topics ‎ (← links | edit) Business Letterheads ‎ (← links | edit) Peoples College
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• Ideal Dairy
  Ice Cream "Ideal Dairy Co.," Wayne County Topics, April 1957, pp.6-7. "Ideal Dairy Co.," Wayne County Topics, April 1957, pp.6-7. Sanborn Maps 1930-1945
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