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Community History Archives

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Holmes County Public District Library

Millersburg, Ohio

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Millersburg.

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1843 to 1924Dates represented

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41,658Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Millersburg, Ohio.

Discover another side of Millersburg, Ohio through newspapers preserved in the Holmes County Public District Library's digital archive. Its three titles include material from 1843 to 1924.

You can open the archive using the link below.
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  • Selected titles

    Examples from Holmes County Public District Library’s collection include “Farmer And Democrat” as well as “Holmes County Farmer Free Press”.

  • Free and open access

    No subscription or payment required.

  • A closer look

    A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.

The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record. A family story, a classroom project or curiosity about a familiar place can lead to a closer look at the community and the lives of earlier generations. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Browse three titles and 41,658 digitized pages, with material from 1843 to 1924. Through a partnership with Advantage Archives, Holmes County Public District Library shares these sources from the past. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

Start with a detail you already know, then browse the titles below for another perspective on the people and places connected with this collection.

Farmer And Democrat

244 pages from 1854 to 1855

Holmes County Farmer

41,238 pages from 1843 to 1924

Holmes County Farmer Free Press

176 pages in 1854

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About the Archive

About The Holmes County Public District Library’s History Archives

Explore the Holmes County Public District Library ’s digital archives, made available through a partnership with Advantage Archives . These archives provide free access to historical newspapers that document the local history of Holmes County from 1843 to 1924. This collection is an invaluable resource for research, genealogy, and preserving the history of the community.

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About the Library

About The Holmes County Public District Library

The Holmes County Public District Library is dedicated to providing resources and services that meet the needs of the community, promoting freedom of thought, and improving the quality of life for all county residents. The library serves as a community hub, offering materials for education, entertainment, and personal growth.

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Holmes County District Public Library is to design and provide services which will fill the community’s need to know, understand, manage, and enjoy the world with freedom of thought, thereby improving the quality of life for its residents.

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Vision Statement

The Holmes County District Public Library seeks to become an essential part of the life of county residents by promoting an enriched, informed, and connected community.

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Values Statements

  • Equal Access for All
  • Quality Service
  • Intellectual Freedom
  • Remaining Competitive

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The Library Board

The Holmes County Library Board of Trustees meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Library meeting room, unless other notice is given.

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Research Guidance

Check a text match against the page

The history of Millersburg includes individual lives as well as events remembered by the wider community. In the digital archive shared by the Holmes County Public District Library, begin with a name, place or date connected with the story you want to explore. 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. If a search result looks incomplete or misspelled, inspect the scanned page when available. Record the issue date and page, then distinguish the printed wording from search text before following the story to another mention.

If a text match looks incomplete, compare it with the scanned newspaper page when available. Check whether wording or names differ, then record the page's printed wording with the issue date and page. Keep the search result distinct from what the page itself shows.

As you connect materials, note where each detail came from and what it can support. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available. Keep names and relationships tentative until the evidence is strong enough to connect them, and mark which words come from the record and which are your interpretation.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Holmes County Public District 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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Read All About It

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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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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