Ancestry.com Library Edition ... the largest family history site online. No home access, for use at MPL only.

Biographies Plus Illustrated ... H.W. Wilson's collection of 95,000+ biographies from over 50 reference titles, thousands of biographical magazine articles, and over 20,000 printable images. Search by name, profession, ethnic background, place of birth and more.

HeritageQuest Online ... provides a unique, ongoing collection of research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture, beginning with the 13 original colonies. The amateur interested in tracing family trees, the folklorist, and the professional genealogical researcher can now find otherwise inaccessible documents in digital format.

Lake County Ohio Resources

Lake County Historical Society ... The Lake County Historical Society is committed to ensuring the preservation of Lake County Historical records and cultural traditions and to promote interest in, and understanding of, the individuals and issues which formed and continue to mold the history of Lake County.

Lake County Historical Society Projects ... The Lake County Genealogical Society, A Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society has been working on several projects to benefit those researching in Lake County. This site is intended to share that information.

Lake County Obituary Index ... This Index is for obituaries and death notices of Lake County residents or persons with connections to Lake County. The primary newspapers indexed are the PAINESVILLE TELEGRAPH (title varies) from July 16, 1822 to April 30, 1986, when it ceased publication, and the News-Herald from May 1, 1986 to the present. Also included are obituaries from the NORTHERN OHIO JOURNAL (Painesville), July 11, 1874 to June 26, 1880; the PAINESVILLE REPUBLICAN, 1898 to 1906; and the WILLLOUGHBY GAZETTE, Oct. 1, 1868 to Sept. 25, 1869. Some obituaries were missed. If you do not find a person's name in the index and you know the date of death, you may wish to read the newspapers. The online database currently contains obituaries from 1 January 1998 to the present along with those from A through M for the period of 1830 through 1997.

Lake County Rootsweb ... We try to make this one-stop-shopping for Lake County, Ohio genealogy. A large number of databases are now available. Some of my favorites include the Pioneer Registry, Biographies, Census, and Vital Records. Databases and are being added on a regular basis. In fact, over 10,000 Lake County Probate Births 1867-1908 are now under Vital Records, thanks to lots of volunteers' efforts.