During the first three phases of the grant, running from July 2008 through August 2015, regional advisory board members were responsible for consulting with representatives from their regions to compile Top 5 Lists of titles that should be considered for digitization. This page documents the selection process for Region 7 (west central Ohio).
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Counties (County Seats)
- Auglaize (Wapakoneta)
- Champaign (Urbana)
- Clark (Springfield)
- Darke (Greenville)
- Greene (Xenia)
- Logan (Bellefontaine)
- Mercer (Celina)
- Miami (Troy)
- Montgomery (Dayton)
- Preble (Eaton)
- Shelby (Sidney)
Digitized Newspapers
Click the links below to learn more about each title/title family and for links to access the digital edition on Chronicling America.
- Bellefontaine Republican (Bellefontaine, Logan County), 1898-1904
- Celina Democrat (Celina, Mercer County), 1910-1918
- Dayton Daily Empire series (Dayton, Montgomery County), 1859-1867
- Eaton Democrat series (Eaton, Preble County), 1847, 1854-1887
- Greenville Journal (Greenville, Darke County), 1907-1918
- Springfield Republic series (Springfield, Clark County), 1885-1888
- Urbana Union (Urbana, Champaign County), 1862-1872
- Xenia Sentinel (Xenia, Greene County), 1863-1865
2012-2014 Grant Cycle
Top 5 List
- Greenville Journal (Greenville, Darke County), 1851-1860, 1866-1902: local, regional and national news; paper of record; Whig; Lincoln support; rural
- Western Standard (Celina, Mercer County), 1852-1876: local, regional and national news; one of the oldest newspapers in northwest Ohio; rural
- Eaton Democrat (Eaton, Preble County), 1854-1856: paper of record; local, state and national news
- That Same Old Coon/Coon Dissector (Dayton, Montgomery County), 1844: political papers published six months preceding the 1844 presidential election; That Same Old Coon is pro-Henry Clay and Coon Dissector is the opposition paper
- Germantown Gazette, and Miami Valley Advertiser (Germantown, Montgomery County), 1845-1848: general local, state and national news; rural; big agriculture section
2010-2012 Grant Cycle
Top 5 List
- Dayton Daily Empire (Dayton, Montgomery County), 1860-1867: owned and edited by Clement Vallandigham prior to and after Civil War; local, regional, state and national Civil War news; anti-Lincoln, antiwar and anti-union; urban and rural news reported
- Urbana Union (Urbana, Champaign County), 1861-1872: local, regional and national news; Civil War coverage; wire stories; county-wide paper; rural
- Springfield Republic (Springfield, Clark County), 1861-1864: local, regional and national news; Civil War coverage; religious community & college; agricultural; industrial
- Xenia Sentinel (Xenia, Greene County), 1863-1865: local, regional and national news; Civil War coverage
- Western Standard (Celina, Mercer County), 1852-1876: local, regional and national news; Civil War coverage; rural
2008-2010 Grant Cycle
Selection Committee
- Virginia Weygandt (Clark County)
- Gillian Hill (Greene County)
- Tim Binkley (Montgomery County)
- Jane Lightner (Preble County)
Top 5 List
- Dayton Journal (Dayton, Montgomery County), 1880-1920: Ohio’s largest newspaper in 1830s; large city of region; main paper of its day; Republican; competitor of Dayton Daily News (Democratic); regional, state and local coverage
- Springfield Republic (Springfield, Clark County), 1880-1905: frequently used by Clark County Heritage Society; religious community & college; agricultural; industrial
- Xenia Gazette (Xenia, Greene County), 1881-1920: paper of record; rural; industrial
- Greenville Democratic Advocate (Greenville, Darke County), 1883-1915: rich with local and regional information; limited wire service articles; agrarian; regional coverage
- Eaton Register (Eaton, Preble County), 1880-1918: county/regional level paper; some state coverage; rural and small town