Genealogy Resources
The Ohio County Public Library houses a substantial collection of material related to Wheeling's rich history. Local and regional history books and magazines, city directories, cemetery indexes, yearbooks, family histories, and more grace the shelves of the Library's Wheeling Room. Materials in the Wheeling Room are available to be viewed by the general public during all open Library hours.
Because of the unique and in some cases irreplaceable material located in the Wheeling Room, the Wheeling Room remains locked at all times. Access to the Wheeling Room is granted at the Reference Desk. Bags, purses, and backpacks are not allowed in the Wheeling Room. *Lockers are available upon request for personal items not allowed in the Wheeling Room (*NOTE: Lockers are only provided for patrons and researchers using the Wheeling Room). Notebooks, laptops, tablets and other recording materials are permitted.
Our genealogist is generally available from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, for research assistance in the Wheeling Room.
GETTING STARTED:
WHEELING ROOM GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES |
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CITY DIRECTORIES: |
➤ View catalog listings ➤ View ordered list |
YEARBOOKS: |
➤ View catalog listings |
CEMETERY INDEXES: |
➤ View catalog listings |
MICROFILM: |
Intelligencer, Wheeling-News Register & more ➤ View catalog listings |
CHURCH HISTORIES: |
➤ View catalog listings |
FAMILY HISTORIES: |
➤ View catalog listings |
VERTICAL FILES: |
Newspaper articles and more ➤ View catalog listings |
ONLINE OFFERINGS |
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NEWSPAPERS: |
The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register, and other newspapers available online. ➤ View online newspaper resources ➤ Newspapers on microfilm (in Library) |
DATABASES: |
Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest are available on computers in the Library. ➤ View online database resources |
PHOTOGRAPHS: |
Over 2,700 images from our Archival Collections are have been digitized and are available on our Flickr site. ➤ View online photographs from our collections |
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN THE WHEELING ROOM |
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| ➤ Early photographs of Wheeling by W. C. Brown | |
| ➤ Paintings by J.J. (John Joseph) Owens | |
| ➤ Morrow Clock and Bookshelf | |
| ➤ OCPL Rare Book Collection | |
