• Welcome!

    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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Finding Your Family in the US Census

census imageUnited States census records are rich sources of genealogical information. Join us to learn more about using these valuable records in your family research. Learn how to effectively search the databases, Ancestry Library Edition* and Heritage Quest**. As the emphasis will be on using electronic resources, basic computer skills are recommended. This workshop meets in Computer Lab 2 on the first floor of Main Library. Click here to view the workbook.

  • Saturday, July 7, 10 am – noon
  • Saturday, October 27, 10 am – noon

For more information or to sign up contact Special Collections at
speccollections@akronlibrary.org or 330-643-9030.

*Ancestry Library Edition is available from any of the 18 libraries in the ASCPL System.
**Heritage Quest is available from the libraries and from home computers with an ASCPL card.

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