• 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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Research Guides

The Special Collections Division has created documents to help you in researching certain topics. Each research guide lists both book and electronic resources. If you have suggestions for additional research guides let us know at speccollections@akronlibrary.org.

1940 Census Research

Getting Started in Family History

African American Research

Alabama Genealogy Research

Cemeteries of Summit County

Family History for Kids & Teens

Guide to Map and Atlas Resources in Summit County

Identifying Immigrant Ancestors

Kentucky Genealogy Research

Native American Research

Naturalization Research

Ohio and Erie Canal Resources

Ohio Death Certificate Collection 1908-1953

Passenger List Research

Planning Your Family Reunion

Recording and Citing Your Genealogial Sources

Researching Italian Ancestors

Researching Korean & Vietnam War Veterans

Researching Ohio Adoptions

Researching World War Veterans

Researching Your Celtic Ancestors

Summit County Death Records 1866-1908

Using the Published Archives of Pennsylvania for Genealogical and Historical Research

West Virginia Genealogy Research

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