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LH/MER. Mercer County History

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LH/MER

Staff Only

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Grand Lake Restoration Commission Records (MS-635)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-635
Abstract

The Grand Lake Restoration Commission Records document the efforts of a collaborative, non-profit organization to find economically and environmentally sustainable ways to restore the health of Grand Lake Saint Marys in Mercer County and Auglaize County, near Celina, Ohio. Materials include meeting minutes, reports, project files, news clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1960-2017; Majority of material found within 2010-2015
Found in: Special Collections

Charles Lanman's Collected Biographies of 19th-century Ohio Congressmen (SC-21)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-21
Abstract

This is a collection of autobiographical letters written from various local Congressmen to Charles Lanman.

Dates: 1831-1863
Found in: Special Collections

Riley Family Papers (MFM-23)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-23
Scope and Contents

Contains Captain James Riley's log of the brig, James Madison, 1832-1835, as well as family letters, legal documents, petitions, clippings, biographical sketches, and photographs. Riley was a ship's captain, Ohio pioneer, and founder of Celina, Ohio. His family subsequently became prominent in Mercer County.

Dates: 1807-1981
Found in: Special Collections
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