Local History Archive
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WWII Book Drive
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsI was looking through the February 18, 1943 issue of the Farmer Hub and found this article. Frances Guscott, the Holmes County Librarian at the time, was strongly urging (that’s... -
2012 Grave Adventures Spring Tour
Posted on March 31, 2012 | No CommentsGrave Adventures Spring Cemetery Tour Saturday, May 12th beginning at 11:45 am Join the Holmes County Library Ladies on their second tour of some of Holmes County’s most interesting cemeteries. The... -
Saltillo
Posted on March 29, 2012 | No CommentsThree journalists from Saltillo, Mexico came to do research about the Holmes County Saltillo. They are working on a documentary about all of the Saltillos in the United States. When... -
Doughty Valley Happenings
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No CommentsDoughty Valley Happenings by Eli A. Yoder describes the founding of Becks Mills and surrounding area. Along with the factual accounts of the area, there are several personal stories to... -
Old Library Records
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsI am going through library records from the 1930′s-1960′s. It is interesting to see what was going on at the library back then. Many of the board reports were written... -
Holmes County Home
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe County Home on SR 83 started life as an infirmary. It was built in 1866 at the cost of $44,000 for the farm and buildings. It served... -
Grave Adventures Fall Cemetery Tour Full
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe Grave Adventures Fall Cemetery Tour is now full. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list in case there is a cancellation, please call 330-674-5972, stop... -
A Charming Place
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsWelcome to Charm. This little town did not start out with such a charming name. In the beginning, it was called Stevenson, Stevensville or Putschtown. The Stevenson name was said... -
Grave Adventures Fall Tour
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe Holmes County Library Ladies invite you to join us on the Grave Adventures Fall Tour, Saturday, October 29th, where we will explore some of Holmes County’s interesting cemeteries... -
Fair Centennial
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsThis fair ad was taken from the October 14, 1925 issue of the Farmer Hub. The theme of the ad may be familiar to many people even though it was...