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The African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920___"This digital collection illuminates specific moments in the history of Ohio's African-Americans and provides an overview of their experiences during the time period 1850 to 1920 in the words of the people that lived them." - Illustrated - From the Ohio Historical Society - http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/ 

The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History ___"Here you will find: All of the articles from both The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History and The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography. Completely new articles not available anywhere else in any form. High-resolution versions of the photographs and diagrams found in the original texts, which are available from the articles or through the Image Gallery." - Illustrated - By David B. VanTassel and John J. Grabowski - http://ech.cwru.edu/ 

Find a Grave - Ohio ___Brief biographies of 1,279 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=37 

Hill Billy Bear's History of Appalachian Ohio ___This website is full of interesting articles dealing with people, places and events in Ohio's history. Lively tunes automatically accompany each page. - Some illustration - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5870/

Historical Museums of Ohio - A History Guide __ A directory of Historical Museums in Ohio, categorized by county. - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/ohio-historical-museums.htm  

Historical Site by County ___Here's a county-by-county list of links to historical information. - Text only - From Karen S. Campbell - http://www.shakerwssg.org/curious_and_interesting_historic.htm 
 
History of Ohio __ "The history of Ohio is composed of many thousands of years of human activity. What is now Ohio were probably Paleo-Indian peoples, who lived in the area as early as 13,000 BC. They were eventually supplanted by Native Americans known as the Archaic peoples. The Archaic period is generally subdivided into the Early, Middle and Late Archaic." An encyclopedic article. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ohio 

Online Articles Index, Ohio History ___Access a dozen history articles from this page. Choose either PDF or HTML format. - Text only - From the History Journals Guide - http://www.history-journals.de/articles/hjg-eartic-j00135.html 

Ohio ___A good overview of the history of Ohio, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108258.html 

The Ohio Historical Society -- Time Travelers -- Kids' Pages ___What a great website! It's chockful of stories, maps, photos and activities, all designed to help you learn about the history of Ohio. - Illustrated - From the Ohio Historical Society - http://www.ohiokids.org/ 

Ohio Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/oh/oh.html

 
Ohio History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Ohio. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501495-ohio_history-i 

Ohio: History ___Topics include prehistoric times, statehood and politics. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0860112.html 

Ohio History Central ___"Ohio History Central is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Each section contains written information, maps, timelines, and images. Many of these pages link with one another to form a complete and informative perspective." - Illustrated - From the Ohio Historical Society - http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/ohc/index.shtml
 
Ohio History Teachers ___Teachers will find the information provided here invaluable. Sections include available resources and lessons plans. - Text only - From the Ohio Historical Society - http://www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/index.shtml

Ohio Timeline of State History __ "Ohio Timeline offers a chronological timeline of important events and dates in this state's history. Includes a guide to this state's official symbols, emblems, and mascots." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/oh/timeline/

State of Ohio History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. Historic Ohio- Text only - From NorthEastern Genealogy - http://www.negenealogy.com/oh/oh_state/history.htm 

Underground Railroad Scrapbook ___"Ohio Memory is an online collection of primary sources from more than 330 archives, historical societies, libraries and museums in Ohio. Items related to the Underground Railroad can be found in a featured scrapbook." - Illustrated - From Ohio Memory - http://worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/OMP/YourScrapbook?user=UGRR

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Ohio ___A general overview of the history of Ohio and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/ohio/history.shtml 

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