Judith, Your information was great and should be very helpful not only for Colleen but for others planning a trip to Cleveland. One fact needs correction - Death Certificates from the OHS in Columbus, by mail, are now $ 1.00, not $ 3.00. Jim "J. Campbell" wrote: > Hello Colleen. > > Yes, this is a lot, for one visit, and you can accomplish some of them in > different areas. It rather depends on your major priorities & what time > period they serve. > > Since you will already BE in Columbus, you might want to avoid the 2 hr > drive to Cleveland and spend some time at the OH Historical Society, which > is off I71 and clearly marked on the highway. There you will find all OH > death certificates from 1908-1944. They are currently indexed on the web > through 1938, so you cold check the OHS website and see if you can locate > the cert. numbers in advance. It will save you a lot of time and you can go > straight to the correct microfilm roll & print out at $.25 each instead of > $3 mail order. They also have some OH newspapers-- check the website for > their holdings. I have had luck finding obits there in small town > newspapers, so they may have the PD as well. The OHS library is open every > day but Mon., I believe. Check the site in case hours have changed. > http://www.ohiohistory.org > > If you want the obits, you can go to the Fairview Park Branch of the Cuy. > County Library and print them out for free. They also have complete census > films for their county and SOME other OH counties; but if you want to search > Stark of Summit as well as Cuy.-- near neighbors as they are-- they choose > not to carry them. At Fairview Park, you will also find the "Necrology > File," where early newspaper obits are indexed-- from the late 1880's on; > plus an index to early cemetery burials, so you can find family this way > too. You can then head to the PD drawers to see the obits indexed-- > indexing ends in 1975, which is where Clenix comes in handy. Copies used to > be free there. The library staff will make copies & send them by mail for > free also, within reason. They also have city directories on film & in book > form, both for Cleveland & other major cities toward the end of the 19th > century. I believe they have a complete run of Cleveland, or pretty close. > That is very helpful in tracking location of family. Here is the address; > Fairview Park Regional > 21255 Lorain Road > Fairview, OH 44126-2120 > Cuyahoga County > Voice: (440) 333-4700 > > They are open daily except Sun. > > In Akron, where I work, the Main Library has ALL OH census records and > soundex. Cost of copies is a nickel. Newspaper on microfilm is the Akron > Beacon Journal. We are open daily through the school year. > > If you go to a Cleveland cemetery, try to write ahead for location of > relatives and a map. Offices are staffed, where they exist, Mon-Fri during > the day and Sat. mornings. No one is there on Sun. Calvary will look up > one or two folks while you wait, but they will send extensive info via mail. > Some of the old Cleve Irish cemeteries like St. Joseph & ST. John, do not > have an office, so you must get your info ahead. Allow at least a month. > They may give you info over the phone, but you will need a map for the > bigger cemeteries. There are Cleve city cemeteries, too, like Woodland, > with no office. Here is the address for the Cath. Cemeteries in the > Diocese: > Catholic Cemetery Commission > 10000 Miles Rd. > P.O. Box 605310 > Cleveland OH 44105 > > If you are in search of older family and are coming up during the work week, > first stop should be the Cuy. County Archives. You will find original > marriage licenses, naturalization records (for those nat. in Cleve. only); > the Necrology Index; and all birth records through the early 20th century > for the county as well as all death records that exist-- remember, early > record keeping was spotty at best, through 1907. Yes, you can get copies > while you wait. They are open from 8:45-4:45 M-F only, which is why I would > prioritize them if that is what you want to research. They are also happy > to help with mail inquiries. > > Cuyahoga County Archives > 2905 Franklin Blvd. > Cleveland OH 44113 > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/archives.htm > > Happy hunting! > > Judith in Ohio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Juan & Colleen Zuniga <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 7:29 AM > Subject: Coming to Cleveland > > > Hi List > > > > I've decided to join my parents on a trip to Ohio. We're going to > Columbus, but plan to visit Cleveland. I may only have a couple of hours to > do any research so I need some recommendations. If I only have a couple > hours, what should I look for, where should I go, and so on? I found about > a dozen relatives listed in the CLENIX and would like to get the articles on > them; I'd also like to check out the 1920 Census; I could also go to > cemetries.....my parents may want to visit the graves of their family. Can > I get walk up service on birth/death certificate request?........see there's > a lot I can do, some more time consuming than others but what would you all > recommend or where would you recommend I go. Any input would be > appreciated. I plan to come at the end of the month. Thanks Colleen, Great > Falls, MT > >