• 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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Getting Started in Family History

Are you interested in discovering your family’s history or tracing your ancestors? The Special Collections Division is pleased to offer orientation sessions for new family historians. Each session will include an overview of the genealogical resources available at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, suggestions for getting started, and tips for organizing your research. These sessions are held in the Special Collections Division on the third floor of Main Library unless otherwise noted. Click here to view the agenda.

  • Saturday, May 5, 10 am – noon
  • Saturday, June 9, 10 am – noon
  • Saturday, September 8, 10 am – noon

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

 

The Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library is also hosting this workshop on Monday, April 16, 6:30 – 8 pm.  Please contact the branch for more information.

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