Hello Carole. I will take a look around. Coventry is in Summit Co, which Akron serves. There are some cemetery inscription books for the county, including Coventry. Any death records that might exist-- which could be iffy, would be at the county courthouse, which is down the street. If the weather turns nice I will hop donw there on my lunch hour and look for you. We have county hsitories too, which might have something. I will let yoiu know. Judith in OH ----- Original Message ----- From: carole lubbers <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 1:43 PM Subject: Re: Coming to Cleveland > Judith, very good advice to Colleen and I need to do the same trip! > Hopefully in the Spring. > You mentioned you work in the Akron Library. I am wondering if you could > check on something. Susanna Geigler Willard died between 1844 and before > the 1850 census. Husband was Henry Willard and they lived in Coventry Twp. > I cannot locate a date of death for her or where she is buried. Have looked > at various books at the Stark County District Library and there was no > mention of her. Do you have additional books in Akron that might show this > information? > Thanks, if you can look around for me. > > Carole in Georgia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. Campbell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: Coming to Cleveland > > > > 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 > > > > > >