Research The Johnson Family Library is available for historical and genealogical research on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The library is located in the Lorain County History Center, 284 Washington Avenue, Elyria. The fee for research is $10 per hour ($5 for LCHS members). Additionally, LCHS is pleased to provide research assistance to those who cannot visit the History Center. This service is on a fee cost basis of $20.00 per hour. If copies are requested please include an extra $5.00 to cover all copies and postage. Our research specialist will evaluate your information and formulate a research strategy. An LRS contact will advise you of any estimated cost beyond one hour. To utilize this service, please complete the Library Research Authorization and Information Sheet. This form is designed to help our staff evaluate and answer your request effectively. Please complete all items and send a $12.00 (one hour) deposit with your request to the following address: Lorain County Historical Society 284 Washington Ave Elyria, OH 44035 440-322-3341 Pay for your library and research work via PayPal! All requests will be processed in the order they were received. If you have a substantial research project in mind, we may be able to get you in touch with a private researcher. Every effort will be made to locate the information you request in our archives. Even if no information is found, it will still be necessary to pay for the research carried out. Note to genealogical researchers: Please return a Five Generation Pedigree Chart with your LRS information sheet or as many generations as you have. Resources Available 1. Census Index for Lorain County (1850 - 1880), Census Microfilm for Lorain County (1830 - 1910) 2. Marriage Index (1824 - 1865)3. Marriage Applications Elyria Newspapers (1830 - 1874) 4. Women in the Western Reserve before 1840 on Microfilm 5. Obituary Index (1830 - 1874) (1875 - 1893) (1970 - 1974) 6. Master File of Lorain County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society 7. List of First Families of Lorain County 8. City Directories of Elyria, Ohio (1859 - Current) *Incomplete* 9. City Directories of Lorain, Ohio (1891 - Current) *Incomplete* 10. Cemetery Inscriptions of Lorain County 1980 (65 of 71 cemeteries) 11. Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve (Book with Index) 12. Williams Brothers History of Lorain County (1879) 13. Wright History of Lorain County (1916 -- 2 volumes) 14. Beers Biography of Lorain County 15. Beers Biography of Huron County 16. Upton History of Western Reserve (1910 -- 3 volumes) 17. Sanborn Maps: Elyria (1915, 1925, 1933), Lorain (1910) 18. Township Maps: 1851 Tax, 1857, 1874, 1896, 1912, 1938 |
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