Defiance Chapter of DAR


Defiance County Library
320 Fort St.
Defiance, OH 43512-2186
419-782-1456
Click on the Genealogy link on the top menu to see searchable databases and historical photos. You can also request obituaries and ask the librarian other questions.

Ohio Genealogical Society
611 State Route 97 West
Bellville, OH 44813
Phone: 419-886-1903
If you are a member there are online searchable databases. Volunteers are ready to help you if you visit the library in person!

Defiance County Genealogical Society
They do not do research for anyone but have a list of paid researchers available to you.

Hicksville Historical Society
Great Research Link with historical database containing photos, biographies on pioneers, historical places and news.

AuGlaize Village
12296 Krouse Road
Defiance, OH 43512
41 historical buildings either new or restored depicting life in Defiance.

Ohio History Center
Collections of family histories, industries, schools, churches, land records, city directories etc. Over 70,000 cubic feet of archived materials relating to genealogy.
800 E. 17th Ave.
Columbus Ohio, 43211
614.297.2300 or toll free 800.686.6124

BGSU Jerome Library
Archival collections of local records for 19 counties in Northwest Ohio. Also Historical Collection of the Great Lakes.

Library of Congress
Archival collections of documents, pictures, maps and books pertaining to Ohio.

Allen County Library
900 Library Plaza
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: 260.421.1225
Use their online catalog to list what records you are looking for before you visit the library in Ft. Wayne, IN.

State Library of Ohio Main Library is open to the public.
274 East First Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43201
Monday - Thursday 800am - 500pm
Friday 900am - 500pm

General Information: 614-644-7061 or 1-800-686-1532 (Ohio only)
Circulation Services: 614-644-6950
Research Services: 614-644-7051
Genealogy 728-2789 800-686-1533

Map and directions are here.

Genealogy Services at the State Library of Ohio emphasizes the importance of Ohio as the "Gateway to the West". Therefore, the collection includes records for not only Ohio but also Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky.

The State Library of Ohio's Collections
Too many sources to list but this link provides an index in PDF as to records on file.