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 1 (northwest Ohio).
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Counties (County Seats)
- Allen (Lima)
- Defiance (Defiance)
- Fulton (Wauseon)
- Hancock (Findlay)
- Hardin (Kenton)
- Henry (Napoleon)
- Lucas (Toledo)
- Paulding (Paulding)
- Putnam (Ottawa)
- Van Wert (Van Wert)
- Williams (Bryan)
- Wood (Bowling Green)
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.
- Democratic Northwest series (Napoleon, Henry County), 1881-1897
- Fulton County Tribune (Wauseon, Fulton County), 1913-1922
- Hancock Jeffersonian series (Findlay, Hancock County), 1857-1878
- Kalida Venture (Kalida, Putnam County), 1872-1878
- Maumee City Express series (Maumee City, Lucas County), 1837-1840
- Perrysburg Journal series (Perrysburg, Wood County), 1854-1920
2012-2014 Grant Cycle
Top 5 List
- Williams County Leader (Bryan, Williams County), 1857-1886: county seat; rural agricultural community; comprehensive coverage
- Kalida Sentinel (Kalida, Putnam County), 1855-1867: county seat; comprehensive coverage; only paper in county at the time
- Kalida Venture (Kalida, Putnam County), 1845-1854: county seat; comprehensive coverage; only paper in county at the time
- Maumee Express (Maumee City, Lucas County), 1837-1840: former county seat; comprehensive coverage, included trade and commerce news
- Napoleon Northwest (Napoleon, Henry County), 1852-1869: county seat; rural agricultural community; comprehensive coverage
2010-2012 Grant Cycle
Selection Committee
- Staff and patrons, Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University (Wood County)
Top 5 List
- Perrysburg Journal (Perrysburg, Wood County), 1853-1880+: extensive coverage of Civil War, including community involvement
- Napoleon Northwest (Napoleon, Henry County), 1852-1880+: county seat; agricultural community; comprehensive coverage
- Hancock Jeffersonian (Findlay, Hancock County), 1857-1869, 1872-1882: county seat; extensive Civil War reporting; published letters of Rev. Petroleum V. Nasby (David Ross Locke)
- Bryan Press (Bryan, Williams County), 1862-1899: county seat; primarily rural; diverse in its reporting and representation
- Kalida/Putnam County Sentinel (Napoleon, Henry County), 1855-1865+: county seat; rural agricultural community; comprehensive coverage
2008-2010 Grant Cycle
Selection Committee
- Staff and patrons, Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University (Wood County)
Top 5 List
- Wood County News (Bowling Green, Wood County), 1878-1934: county seat; no longer published
- Toledo Weekly Blade (Toledo, Lucas County), 1870-1924: county seat; no longer published; regional voice; unique
- Perrysburg Journal (Perrysburg, Wood County), 1853-1965: former county seat; currently published
- Henry County Signal (Napoleon, Henry County), 1881-1961: county seat; no longer published
- Hardin County Democrat (Kenton, Hardin County), 1857-1920: county seat; no longer published