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Community History Archive Partner
Bellaire Public Library
Bellaire, Ohio
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Bellaire.
1873 to 2026Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
836,750Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Bellaire, Ohio.
Explore the past of Bellaire, Ohio through newspapers in the Bellaire Public Library's digital archive. Its nine titles include material from 1873 to 2026.
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Selected titles
The titles shared by Bellaire Public Library include “Bellaire Daily Leader” and “The Evening Times”.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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A closer look
Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.
Reporting from the time can reveal how people described the events, work and concerns of their day, placing a local story within the history unfolding around it. Whether you are tracing a family connection, exploring a local event or sharing history with a class, there is more to discover than names and dates alone. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
Explore the collection
Titles in this collection
Browse nine titles and 836,750 digitized pages, with material from 1873 to 2026. This collection is shared through Bellaire Public Library's partnership with Advantage Archives. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Every search for the past starts with a question. Explore the titles below, follow the sources that speak to it, and see what new detail appears.
Bellaire Daily Leader
78,784 pages from 1913 to 1942
Bellaire Independent
4 pages in 1873
Belmont Chronicle
3,817 pages from 1966 to 1973
Daily Independent
4,336 pages from 1914 to 1919
The Bellaire Democrat
1,438 pages from 1928 to 1933
The Bellaire Herald
414 pages from 1898 to 1899
The Daily Times
39,768 pages from 1926 to 1937
The Evening Times
1,654 pages from 1891 to 1892
The Times Leader
706,535 pages from 1937 to 2026
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About the Archive
About Bellaire Public Library’s History Archives
Explore the Bellaire Public Library ’s digital archives, offering access to historical newspapers and documents that preserve the rich history of Bellaire, Ohio.
Library History
History of Bellaire Public Library
The Bellaire Public Library was founded in 1927 and was initially housed in the basement of Bellaire High School. School superintendent J. V. Nelson generously donated books from his personal collection to help start the library. Thanks to the Mellott brothers, William D. Mellott and James F. Mellott, who left money in their wills to support the library, the new Mellott Memorial Building was opened to the public on December 19, 1960. In 1999, the library completed an addition to expand its services for the community.
Partner Story
Mission
The Bellaire Public Library is committed to supporting lifelong learning for all patrons. The library provides access to information in various formats, including materials and events that meet the educational, professional, and recreational interests of its users. Research assistance and equipment use are also available, and the library offers meeting spaces for community activities.
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Values
The library operates under core values such as caring, honesty, fairness, integrity, trust, respect, commitment, and accountability. The Bellaire Public Library does not tolerate discrimination or intimidation based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.
Partner Story
Service Philosophy
The Bellaire Public Library fosters lifelong learning by offering a wide range of educational and entertaining resources, programs, and technology to serve its patrons.
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Research Guidance
Keep publication context with a finding
A family name, a familiar street or a story passed down through generations can lead to a closer look at the history of Bellaire. The digital archive shared by the Bellaire Public Library offers a place to begin. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. Note the newspaper title, issue date, and page for a useful report. Compare another account where available, and keep differences in timing or perspective visible rather than blending them into a single version.
Save the newspaper title, issue date, and page, then compare another dated account where available. Keep differences in timing and perspective visible so the source context is not lost. If the accounts disagree, record what each source supports and use the difference to shape a further search rather than smoothing them into one version.
A research trail is most useful when it leaves room for what is not yet known. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available, along with what remains uncertain and which question you want to follow next. Those details help keep a possible connection from becoming an unsupported conclusion.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Bellaire Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
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Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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