• Genealogy Research Library

 Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society supports the research room at St. Clairsville Public Library.  The library is located directly across from the Belmont County Courthouse on Main St. in St. Clairsville.  In the research room you will find many books and research aids to help you locate your family in Belmont County and in the surrounding area.  Some of the research aids are:

·         Various Belmont County Histories

·         Newspapers dating back to 1825 on microfilm,

·         Census records on microfilm (some transcribed), 

·         Belmont County marriage records from 18803-1971,

·         Ohio Civil War Veterans,

·         Surname files,

·         Tombstone Inscriptions,

·         Revolutionary War Pensions

·         Obituary File dating from the 1980’s to present.

·         Various Histories on Belmont County families

·         Plat maps and atlas for Belmont County

·         Family TreeMaker CD-Rom

·         City Directories

·         Books on West Virginia, Pennsylvania and other states

·         Online genealogical database subscriptions (some remote and some in library only)

 

The library hours are:

Monday - Wednesday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm,

Thursday 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m

Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 

Sunday Closed

740-695-2062 phone

740-695-6420 fax

 

·   OUR FAVORITE GENEALOGY LINKS

* Genealogy Search Pages

Skip Magyar's www.belmontcountyohio.net      It is a password protected site for anyone researching Belmont County surnames. We have over 200 active members and over 4000 pictures of gravestones, vintage photos from life, old stores, houses, etc. all relating to Belmont County genealogy and history.

LDS Family Search Database http://www.familysearch.org

Surname Helper - Search for a Surname http://surhelp.rootsweb.com/srchall.html

Ancestry Global Genealogy Database http://www.ancestry.com

Social Security Death Index (SSDI) http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/

KKindred Konnections - Surname lndex Search http://www.kindredkonnections.com"

Family Tree Maker: Online Search http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html#site

Kentucky Vital Records – Index http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/

Roots Surname List: Name Finder http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi

Genealogy.com Home Page http://www.genealogy.com

"I Found It!" - Genealogy Search Engine http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit

GenSearcher - The All-in-One Genealogy Search Page http://www.gensearcher.com/

Ohio Death Certificate Index (1913-1944) http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/

Bureau of Land Management - Land Patent Search http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/

Passenger Lists on the Internet http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html

War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/rosters.html

GenGateway: Genealogy Searches http://www.gengateway.com

BIBLIOFIND: Booksearch http://www.bibliofind.com/

GenForum: Forum Finder http://genforum.genealogy.com

Ellis Island Passenger Search http://www.ellisisland.org/

* GenWeb Project

World GenWeb Project http://www.worldgenweb.org/

US - GenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org/

OH - GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgenweb/

WV - GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgenweb/

PA - GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb/~pagenweb/

MD - GenWeb Project http://www.mdgenweb.org

VA - GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb/

KY - GenWeb Project http://www.kygenweb.net/index.html

IN - GenWeb Project http://www.ingenweb.org/

NY - GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/

DE - GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~degenweb/

* Ohio GenWeb

Belmont County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/index.html

Monroe County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmonroe/

Jefferson County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjeffer/

Harrison County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohharris/ 

Guernsey County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/index.php

Noble County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohnoble/index.htm

Washington County, Ohio - GenWeb http://www.scioto.org/Washington/index.html

* West Virginia GenWeb

Ohio County, WV - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvohio/

Brooke County, WV - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbrooke/index.htm

Hancock County, WV - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhancoc/index.htm

Marshall County, WV - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/marsh.htm

Wetzel County, WV - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwetzel/index.htm

* Pennsylvania GenWeb

Washington Co., PA - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb/~pawashin/

Allegheny County, PA - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/

Greene County, PA - GenWeb http://www.pa-roots.com/~greene/index.html

Fayette County, PA - GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/

Westmoreland County, PA - GenWeb http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/

Everton's Genealogical Helper - Web Site http://www.everton.com

* Commercial Genealogy Sites

Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site http://www.familytreemaker.com/

Heritage Quest - Home Page http://www.heritagequest.com/

Ancestry Inc. - Home Page http://www.ancestry.com/

Lineages, Inc. - Home Page http://www.lineages.com/

The OLIVE TREE Genealogy Home Page http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/

* State and National Societies

National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org

Federation of Genealogical Societies http://www.fgs.org

The Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org

Ohio Historical Society http://www.ohiohistory.org/

* Local (Ohio Valley) Societies
Belmont County Chapter, OG http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelogs/

Wheeling Area Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwags/

* Genealogy "LINKS" Pages

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet http://www.CyndisList.com

Helm's Genealogy Toolbox http://www.genealogytoolbox.com/

Your On Line Research Guide http://www.genealogy101.com/

Genealogy Online - Gensite http://www.genealogy.org/

* More Genealogy Related Sites

St. Clairsville Public Library http://www.stclibrary.org/

Allen County (IN) Public Library - Catalog Search http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/

Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants (WV) http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution http://www.dar.org

National Society, Sons of the American Revolution http://www.sar.org

The Mayflower Web Pages http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

Native American Genealogy http://members.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html

The Quaker Corner http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm

The National Huguenot Society http://huguenot.netnation.com

Free Census & Genealogy Databases http://www.censusdiggins.com/

US National Archives & Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/

Cemetery Records on the lnternet http://www.interment.net/

Find-A-Grave – Cemetery Search http://www.findagrave.com/

World Vital Records www.worldvitalrecords.com

Footnote  www.footnote.com

(Revised – 29 Mar 2008)