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LH. Local History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: LH

Staff Only
Collections pertaining to the local history of the Miami Valley of Ohio.

Found in 462 Collections and/or Records:

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Records (MFM-98)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-98
Scope and Contents

Consists of a church history as well as baptism and marriage records. There is also a listing of the membership and pastors for this Xenia church.

Dates: 1854-1965
Found in: Special Collections

First Baptist Church of Centerville Records (MFM-112)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-112
Scope and Contents

Formerly the Baptist Church of Sugarcreek, this church is the fourth-oldest Baptist church in Ohio. Records include meeting minutes, a treasurer's book, Sunday School records, and an indexed membership register.

Dates: 1799-1978
Found in: Special Collections

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MFM-117)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-117
Scope and Contents Papers consist of mainly correspondence from Katharine Wright (1874-1929) to her future husband, Henry J. Haskell. Letters cover a variety of personal matters including the opposition to her impending marriage by her brother, Orville Wright. Other subjects discussed include Oberlin College, the Kansas City Star, the Wright patent challenge, and Katharine's ideas about women's rights. Contents include: Biographical articles and newspaper clippings; Correspondence, Katharine Wright...
Dates: 1922-1928
Found in: Special Collections

First Families of Montgomery County Records (MFM-122)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-122
Scope and Contents

Includes a compilation of family group sheets and copies of vital records that document the ancestors of individuals whose families arrived in Montgomery County before 1830.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections

Society of Friends (Quakers) Records (MFM-125)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-125
Scope and Contents Collection consists of records from the Society of Friends Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting and includes records from the following Quarterly and Monthly Meetings: Alum Creek, Miami, Short Creek, Green Plain, Campus, Milford, Springboro, Fall Creek, Goshen, Elk Creek, Whitewater, Westfield, Yellow Springs, Lafayette, Lexington, and Louisville. Records consist of membership rolls, marriages, births, deaths, removals, minutes of Men's and Women's Meetings, the minutes of various committees, and...
Dates: 1776-1988
Found in: Special Collections

St. Andrews Episcopal Church Records (MFM-127)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-127
Scope and Contents

Records consist of vestry meeting minutes as well as records of baptisms, marriages, burials, and confirmations. St. Andrews is located in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1889-1923
Found in: Special Collections

Patterson Family Papers (MFM-131)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-131
Scope and Contents A microfilm copy of MS-236 Patterson Family Papers spanning 1780-1970, consisting of correspondence, family histories, photographs, business records, and scrapbooks from two local pioneer families who played an important part in the early development of the Miami Valley: the Pattersons of Dayton and the Johnstons of Piqua. The business records cover the period 1785-1879 and relate to the operation of the Patterson Family farm and lumber mill. Some of Col. Robert Patterson's land surveys and...
Dates: 1992
Found in: Special Collections

Riesinger Funeral Home Records (MFM-132)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-132
Scope and Contents

A microfilm copy of MS-75. Original manuscript collection has received additional records and/or processing since it was microfilmed.

Dates: 1902-1947
Found in: Special Collections

United Society of Believers Papers (MFM-134)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-134
Scope and Contents

A collection of diaries kept by members of the Watervliet Community of Shakers near Dayton, Ohio. The diaries of Nathaniel Taylor (1823-1830), Henry Reynolds (1854-1856), James Prescott (1842), Richard Pelham (1834-1840), and Moses Eastwood are included. The collection also includes a 2-volume autobiography of Elder Issachar Bates.

Dates: 1823-1892
Found in: Special Collections

First Presbyterian Church, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Records (MFM-136)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-136
Scope and Contents

Records include Trustees minutes (1855-1936) and Session minutes (1899-1988).

Dates: 1855 - 1988
Found in: Special Collections
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