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    The Special Collections Division houses the genealogy and local history materials of the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Our goal is to collect, preserve, and provide access to the history of Summit County, and to continue to maintain one of the area’s most extensive genealogy collections.

  • Local History Database

    The database contains references to the Library's local history collections as well as the Summit County Historical Society's collections. Search the index to the collections.
  • Summit Memory

    Visit the online scrapbook of Summit County History at www.SummitMemory.org
  • Summit County Myths Wiki

    Find out if that rumor, myth or legend about Akron or Summit County Ohio is true - visit the Summit County Myths Wiki.
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Classes & Events

Discovering Your Civil War Ancestors

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Late Night at the Library for Genealogists

Friday, November 2, 2012

The Special Collections Division offers several recurring genealogy classes to help you with your family research.  All classes are free of charge and open to the general public.

Class Schedules for 2012

 March 2012 – May 2012 

 June 2012 – November 2012

Class Descriptions

Getting Started in Family History

Getting Started in African American Genealogy

Using Ancestry in Your Genealogy Research

Finding Your Family in the US Census

Branching Out: Second Steps in Genealogy Research

Putting It All Together

Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors

Internet Genealogy 1

Internet Genealogy 2

Genealogy for Kids & Teens

Past Events

Photography for the Family Historian March 31, 2012

Discovering Your Ancestors Online August 6, 2011

Do You Have a Revolutionary War Ancestor? March 12, 2011

Preparing for an Adoption Search Spring, 2006

Learning Opportunities from other Organizations

The Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society offers workshops.

Family Search offers a variety of online classes.

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