Table of Contents

• Ohio Economic Information Home Page
• Reference Room Resources
• Finding Books in MaagNet & OhioLINK
• Business Databases: Finding Info About Ohio
• Government Resources on the Web
• Web Resources
• Ohio History Resources
  • Ohio History Print Resources
  • Ohio History Web Resources

Ohio History Print Resources

Listed below are some of the print resources available in the general collection of Maag Library that relate to Ohio history. General collection books are shelved alphabetically by call number on floors 3-6A. To determine on which floor of the library your item is shelved, use the Building Guide online or signs posted in the Reference Room and by the elevators. Other books and materials about Ohio history can be found through MaagNet, the Maag Library online catalog.  

• All About Ohio Almanac: Instant Information About Hundreds of Subjects   Maag Stacks F491 .A44 1994
• Buckeye Presidents: Ohioans in the White House   Maag Stacks E176.1 .B83 2003
• Buckey Women: The History of Ohio’s Daughters   Maag Stacks HQ1438 .O3 B66 2001
• County by County in Ohio Genealogy   Maag Stacks Z1323 .O44 1977
• Evolution of Ohio County Boundaries   Maag Stacks F497 .B7 D6 1970
• For the Union: Ohio Leaders in the Civil War   Maag Stacks E525 .W5
• Frontier Ohio: A Resource Guide for Teachers   Maag Stacks F490.5 .W35
• A Hundred Days to Richmond: Ohio’s “Hundred Days” Men in the Civil War   Maag Stacks E525.4 .H86 1999
• Indian Cultures of Ohio: A Resource Guide for Teachers   Maag Stacks F490.5 .I5 1973
• Indians of Ohio and Indiana Prior to 1795   Maag Stacks E78 .O3 I5
• No Strength Without Union: An Illustrated History of Ohio Workers, 1803-1980
  Maag Stacks HD8083 .O3 B63 1982
• Ohio: A Bicentennial History   Maag Stacks F491 .H4
• Ohio Almanac History   Maag Stacks AY271 .L6 O52 1977
• Ohio and its People   Maag Stacks F491 .K63 2003
• Ohio: A Student’s Guide to Localized History   Maag Stacks F491 .W45
• The Ohio Black History Guide   Maag Stacks Z1361 .N39 O55
• The Ohio Frontier: An Anthology of Early Writings   Maag Stacks F495 .O353 1996
• The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830   Maag Stacks F495 .H94 1996
• Ohio Historic Inventory Manual   Maag Stacks F492 .O3895 1976
• Ohio History Sketches   Maag Stacks F492 .P36
• Ohio Place Names   Maag Stacks F489 .M55 1996
• An Ohio Portrait   Maag Stacks F491 .K64
• An Ohio Reader   Maag Stacks F491 .O39 (2 volumes)
• Tales of the Ohio Land   Maag Stacks PS3563 .A85 T3
• This is Ohio: Ohio’s 88 Counties in Words and Pictures   Maag Stacks F497 .A15 I9 1965

Ohio History on the Web

• Along the Ohio Trail: A Short History of Ohio Lands
  A publication of The Ohio Auditor of State’s Office.

• Economic History in Appalachian Ohio

• The Evolution of Ohio
  Ohio Public Library Information Network & The Ohio Historical Society. This site provides information about the eleven major territories in Ohio such as: economic patterns; population trends; migratory patterns; historical information. The site is set up so that comparisons can be made between the different territories.

• Famous Ohioans
  Ohio Public Library Information Network.

• Historic House Museums in Ohio
  Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley.

• National Register of Historic Places: Ohio

• Ohio Exploration Society
  OES is a group of urban explorers who visit both well-known historical locations and those forgotten over time. Members of the OES photograph and research locations that include everything from abandoned buildings to rural cemeteries to ancient Indian mounds to wonders of nature.

• Ohio in the Civil War

• OhioLINK Digital Media Center: Ohio History & Archives Collections

• The Ohio Historical Society
  The mission of the Ohio Historical Society is to help people connect with Ohio’s past in order to understand the present and create a better future.
  • The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
  • Virtual First Ohioans
  • Fight for the Colors: The Ohio Battle Flag Collection
  • Ohio Fundamental Documents Searchable Database
  • OhioPix: Picturing Ohio’s History
  • Ohio’s Medal of Honor Recipients
  • Remarkable Ohio: Ohio Historical Markers
  • War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers
  • Ohio History: The Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society

• Ohio History Central: An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History
  A product of The Ohio Historical Society. A readily accessible, online resource that documents Ohio’s natural history, prehistory, and history through encyclopedic-style entries that are complemented with multimedia elements.

• Ohio Memory: An Online Scrapbook of Ohio History
  The Ohio Historical Society & State Library of Ohio. Discover 26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums that document Ohio’s past from prehistory through the present.

• Ohio Public Library Information Network: ExploreOhio
  ExploreOhio is the place to go to learn just about anything about the Buckeye State.
  • African American Experience
  • Archaeology
  • Biographies
  • City Histories
  • Civil War
  • County & Local Historical Societies & Associations
  • Governors
  • Historic Maps & Geographical Information
  • Historical Photographs & Online Scrapbooks
  • History Museums, Historic Sites & Villages
  • History of Ohio State Government Agencies
  • History Resources by County
  • Ohio Bicentennial
  • Statewide History Resources
  • Women

• Wikipedia: History of Ohio

• Women in History: Ohio Bicentennial Figures
  Women in History is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the education of all people through the dramatic re-creation of lives of notable women in U.S. history.

• Youngstown State University Oral History Digital Collection
  The YSU Oral History Collection, begun in 1974, collects and preserves first-person narratives of northeastern Ohioans who have participated in, or closely observed events, which have significantly affected both the state and nation. The collection houses over eleven hundred interviews including personal narratives focusing on World War II, Vietnam, Youngstown College (University), Greek, Puerto Rican, Romanian, Russian and Italian culture, industry (steel, pottery, brick, labor relations, coal, and railroads), politics, the Holocaust, and religion.