Muskingum

Muskingum County Genealogical Society is temporarily located within the Ohio University Zanesville Library at Herrold Hall, 1425 Newark Road, Zanesville. The Genealogy Library is staffed by volunteers from 10 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Appointments may be made for Mondays and Thursdays.

The Society has added access to Newspapers.com

Other databases available through the Muskingum County Library System are Ancestry Library Edition, Fold3, and Heritage Quest. All of the yearbook collection is available at OUZ.

You may also make research requests by emailing request@mccogs.com or calling (740) 453-0391 ext. 139

The Society will be following the OUZ Schedule for holiday closings.

Emergencies or weather conditions may keep the volunteer from coming to work. It Is a good idea to call ahead if there are poor road conditions.

A new publication entitled "Before Dillon: Memories of the Lost Villages of Irville, Nashport, and Pleasant Valley" is now available. This 169-page soft cover book focuses on the lives and locations changed by the damming of the Licking River and formation of the Dillon Reservoir. It contains pictures and personal interviews with people who lived during that time period.

The MCCOGS' Market Place is now available. We have a limited number of items for sale as well as an online membership payment method. It is powered by PayPal so your transactions are secure.

The Norris Schneider WWII Muskingum County Veterans Archive has been added to the Muskingum Library System online resources. See "What's New" for more information.

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