"Leave no stone unturned" is a familiar phrase. Genealogists, especially those with "brick walls", should dig into every source that maintains records. Somewhere your ancestral kin probably left a paper trail. This page will list Historical Societies, Historical Museums, Historic Sites, Historic Preservation Organizations, Genealogical Societies, Historical Libraries, plus Statewide and Regional Historical Associations in and nearly in Wood County, Ohio. Don't bypass any of them -- they may have what you are looking for.

Center for Archival Collections
Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio
5th Floor Jerome Library
Bowling Green, 43403
Tele: 419/372-2411 Fax; 419/372-0155
website: http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac.html

The CAC is a history repository, collecting materials which document the history of northwest Ohio. Their collections include archives, public records, manuscripts, newspapers, and photographs. The archives has genealogy material.

Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio
6th Floor Jerome Library
Bowling Green, 43403
Tele: 419/372-9612
Website: http://www.bgsu.ed/colleges/library/hcgl.html

The HCGL collects, preserves, and makes available historical materials documenting the history of the American and Canadian Great Lakes region. The collections include books, pamphlets, manuscripts, photos, periodicals, marine architectural drawings, maps, and navigaton charts.

Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Tele: 419/351-5616 Fax: 419/832-4034

The Association publishes Eqauipment Echoes, and is dedicated to the preservation of historical construction, surface mining, and dredging equipment, its history and use.

Wood County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society
POB 722
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Tele: 419/354-9557
e-mail: wcogs@wcnet.org
Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohwccogs/

The society publishes a Newsletter and maintains books and an office with hours of 9 to noon, Monday thru Fridays.

The Society assists individuals in family and local history, it receives and publishes manuscripts, books, and family histories making them available for research and purchase.