Search Tools
Curious about our unique collections?
Use these online tools to begin exploring!
Our library catalog is a discovery tool for all of the holdings in the Archives & Library. It's a great starting place if you want to cast a wide net.
Catalog records for books, newspapers, maps, pamphlets, archival collections, audiovisual materials and more.
The Archives & Library at the Ohio History Center in Columbus is open to researchers. View our hours, learn about our services and plan your visit.
Our archives catalog allows you to explore collections of handwritten historical documents, State Archives records, business history, photographs, posters, films, ephemera and more.
Collection guides, or "finding aids," that describe original materials created by Ohio individuals, families, organizations, and state agencies. The descriptions often include inventories, subject terms and biographical information.
In most cases, these collection guides do not contain digital documents. You'll want to request a collection in person in our Archives & Library in Columbus. We offer walk-in hours but recommend making an appointment, as archival items need to be paged and sometimes require special equipment to use. View our hours, learn about our services and plan your visit to the Archives & Library.
Ohio Memory shares digitized content from the Ohio History Connection and nearly 400 other cultural institutions. This collaborative statewide program is a partnership between the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio.
Digital images from a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including photographs, maps, drawings, handwritten documents, archaeological artifacts, historical objects, natural history specimens, newspapers and oral histories.
Just click! All of the images on Ohio Memory are available to view for free. To request high-resolution copies for personal, nonprofit, or commercial use, visit the Rights & Reproductions webpage.
The museum catalog searches our history, natural history and archaeology collections.
Catalog records for nearly 400,000 museum objects, which include items of furniture, clothing, fine art, ceramics, natural history specimens and archaeological artifacts.
Many of our museum objects are on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus and the Ohio History Connection's wide network of historic sites. Contact our curators for more information about our holdings.
Our reference archivists have collected key resources to get your research started!
Information on genealogy, land research, legislative history research, military sources, historical newspapers and more, organized by subject.
The Archives & Library at the Ohio History Center in Columbus is open to researchers. View our hours, learn about our services and plan your visit.