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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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Getting Started in African American Genealogy

Do you want to trace your African American family tree? Not sure how or where to begin? The Special Collections Division presents a two-hour class for genealogy beginners who have a specific interest in African American ancestral research.
This workshop meets in Meeting Room 2AB on the High Street level of Main Library.
Click here to view the agenda.

  • Saturday, September 22, 10 am – noon

For more information or to sign up contact
Special Collections at
speccollections@akronlibrary.org or 330.643.9030.

This class may also be held at our branches.  Please contact your
local branch to request it.

 

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