Tips for Using the Local History Room

1. 977.165
   1. This is the location of the Coshocton Histories.
      1. Most of these have extensive indices – listing the names of every person mentioned.
      2. Be particularly careful when checking out the index for Bahmer’s history, as the first half of the index refers to Vol.1 and the second half of the index refers to Vol. 2.
   2. You will also find on the bottom shelves in this general vicinity the plat books, maps and atlases.
   3. The city/county directories and phone books for Coshocton County are found on the shelves immediately to the left of the Coshocton Histories.
2. 929.3 CC
   1. 929.3 CCB – Index of Birth records
   2. 929.3 CCC – Cemetery records. Both the CCCOGS and Helen Meredith have read cemeteries extensively in this county, however this is an ongoing work and we do not have cemetery readings for every cemetery.
      1. On top of the microfilm cabinet you will find an index to Helen Meredith’s Cemetery Records.
      2. On top of the vertical file cabinet you will find a map of all known Coshocton County cemeteries.
   3. 929.3 CCD – Index of Death records
   4. 929.3 CCM – Index to Marriage records: Vol. 1 is indexed groom to bride; Vol. 2 is indexed bride to groom.
   5. 929.3 CCO – Index of Newspaper Obituaries, 1826-1909
      1. There are three places to locate obituaries. N.B. – all of these indices are incomplete – therefore if you know the date of death, it is worthwhile to check the newspaper on microfilm.
         1. Obituaries before 1909 are found at 929.3 CCO as stated.
         2. Obituaries after 1909 are found:
            1. On the computer obit index – just click on the icon on the desktop or on the link from the Genealogy webpage of the Coshocton Library website (www.coshoctonlibrary.org)
            2. In the card file located outside this room and through the door marked Fire Exit.
   6. 929.3 CCS – Information on Coshocton County Soldiers, 1775-1898
3. 929.2 We have an extensive collection of Family Histories.
   1. You will find an index to these on top of the microfilm cabinet. At the back of this index we have also provided an index to the principal collateral families mentioned in our family histories.
   2. The archival boxes on the window ledges contain shorter family genealogies and have individual indices inside their flip tops.
4. There is an index of the Microfilms on top of the microfilm cabinet, as well as an index of probate court cases.
5. The pamphlet entitled Genealogy Sources for Coshocton County is provided for your use; feel free to take a copy.
6. There is a cheat sheet on using the Adobe program to create PDFs of microfilm. This is located on the shelf above the computer.