Finding My Research Home Detailed map of Ohio, 1895. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Accessed February 25, 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detailed_map_of_Ohio_in_1895.jpg . Whenever I’m asked about my area of expertise in genealogy, I answer, “Ohio and West Virginia,” where my mother’s family and my father’s family, respectively, settled in the early 1800s. Because of the time I’ve spent working with localized records, it's become easier to find information in...