Local History & Genealogy
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The
Roselle M. Hunter Local History Room, located on the
lower level of the Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library, is
comprised of a broad spectrum of genealogical resources,
including: census data, county records,
cemetery books, military rosters, how-to books,
newspaper archives and family histories. It is open for
unrestricted use by the public during normal business hours:
Monday – Thursday, 8:30 – 7:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 – 6:00 p.m.;
and Saturday, 8:30 – 5:00 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays
and selected holidays.
The
local history room has one microform reader/printer available
for public use. Copies of microform documents cost $.20 per
page. There is a public photocopier located outside the local
history room. Each copy from the photocopier costs $.10 per
page.
In addition, the library has added a computer to the genealogy room to allow users access to the Internet for historical research.
Materials from the local history room do not circulate and are
not available for interlibrary loan.
Since the local history room is not staffed by genealogical
librarians, the library is not equipped to provide
research. For assistance with genealogical research, contact a
professional genealogist. This link to the State Library of
Ohio will provide you with some names of genealogical
researchers:
http://winslo.state.oh.us/services/genealogy/generesearch.html
For
additional local history or genealogical information, please
contact the Vinton County Historical Society, P.O. Box 306,
Hamden, OH 45634 or phone (740) 596-0253 (Alice’s House), (740)
596-5706 or 596-4349.
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Microfilm Collection Census Records
Newspapers
Miscellaneous
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120 North Market Street
McArthur, Ohio 45651
(740)-596-5691 (Voice)
(740)-596-2477 (Fax)
E-mail: hwmlib@oplin.org