Local History Digital Collection - Johnstown, Ohio
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Our Local History Digital Collection strives to be a trusted resource that connects to the diverse stories and fabric of the past through:
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The collection includes resources useful to a wide variety of library users such as:
Genealogists Family historians Patrons researching local cemeteries Bios of area veterans Students researching local history |
- Historic Johnstown Ohio - A pictorial history of Johnstown, Ohio presented in conjunction with the Mary Babcock Library Foundation and the Johnstown Historical Society.
- Johnstown Independent Newspaper Archives - This resource includes the Johnstown Independent newspapers from June 14, 1884, through December 2007, with the exception of 1899 which has no known copies.
- Johnstown Historical Society - The Johnstown Historical Society supports, encourages, and provides historical education and preservation for the Johnstown community.
- Mary E. Babcock Collection - This resource is at the My History website at the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
- Johnstown-Monroe Local School District Yearbooks - These images begin with the year 1926.
- Johnstown-Monroe Local School District Classes - These images begin with the year 1879.
- William A. Ashbrook Diaries - “A Line a Day for Forty Odd Years ” The Congressman's four volume diaries can be found on the Family Search website. Membership is free. Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4
- Cornell School - This local one-room schoolhouse is located at 453 South Main Street. Field trips are offered for area students and interested historians.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Use to locate buildings and neighborhoods from 1867 to 1970 and study the growth of towns and cities
Click here to access black & white maps from microfilm
Click here to access color maps from the Library of Congress - Licking County Genealogical Society - This organization is located at the Licking County Library in Newark, Ohio. They have resources pertaining to Johnstown history and genealogy.
- Alexandria Local History Collection - This resource can be found at the My History website at the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
- Veterans Project - The Licking County Library has a program called In the Company of Heroes, which seeks to gather, preserve and make accessible the experiences of all county veterans.
- Local Cemeteries