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 10 (southeast/east central Ohio).
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Counties (County Seats)
- Belmont (St. Clairsville)
- Coshocton (Coshocton)
- Guernsey (Cambridge)
- Monroe (Woodsfield)
- Morgan (McConnelsville)
- Muskingum (Zanesville)
- Noble (Caldwell)
- Washington (Marietta)
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.
2012-2014 Grant Cycle
Top 5 List
- Spirit of Democracy (Woodsfield, Monroe County), 1844-1994: in demand because county records were lost in fire; paper of record; long run
- Marietta Intelligencer (Marietta, Washington County), 1839-1862: early graphics, illustrated ads, visual appeal; covered a little bit of everything (businesses and persons)
- Belmont Chronicle (Saint Clairsville, Belmont County), 1836-1839, 1857-1872: popular with researchers
- Clarion of Freedom/Hail Storm/Guernsey Times (New Concord & Cambridge, Guernsey County), 1840-1848: county not yet represented
- Morgan Herald (McConnelsville, Morgan County), 1845-1869: human interest stories/local news
- Zanesville Gazette/Zanesville City Times (Zanesville, Muskingum County), 1852-1863
- Monroe Gazette (Woodsfield, Monroe County), 1878-1902
- Coshocton Daily Times (Coshocton, Coshocton County), 1910-1917
2010-2012 Grant Cycle
Selection Committee
- Harley Dakin (Coshocton County)
- Karen Romick (Monroe County)
- Washington County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
Top 5 List
- Spirit of Democracy (Woodsfield, Monroe County), 1844-1994: in demand because county records were lost in fire
- Belmont Chronicle (Saint Clairsville, Belmont County), 1836-1973: very competitive circulation; bordered Wheeling, VA/WV; Whig then Republican; edited by Christian L. Poorman, canal and bridge builder; edited by C. Wilkinson, graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and served in 98th OVI; Quakers and strong abolitionist views
- Saint Clairsville Gazette (Saint Clairsville, Belmont County), 1825-1917: very competitive circulation; bordered Wheeling VA/WV; edited by John L. Heaton; claimed to have largest circulation in county
- Marietta Republican (Marietta, Washington County), 1849-1863: Democratic; Marietta was major stop on Underground Railroad; provided disproportionate percentage of population as soldiers for Civil War
- McConnelsville Conservative (McConnelsville, Morgan County), 1866-1871: temperance; Democratic; only special interest paper from this region during this time period
- McConnelsville Herald (McConnelsville, Morgan County), 1850-1925: good local news coverage; Whig then Republican; official county organ
- Zanesville City Times (Zanesville, Muskingum County), 1852-1854, 1860-1863: largest city in region; Independent; most populous county
- Noble County Republican (Caldwell, Noble County), 1880-1887: Republican
2008-2010 Grant Cycle
Top 5 List
- Spirit of Democracy (Woodsfield, Monroe County), 1844-1944: in demand because county records were lost in fire
- Marietta Daily Leader (Marietta, Washington County), 1881-1906: covers oil and gas industry and building boom during heyday of Marietta
- Zanesville Times Recorder (Zanesville, Muskingum County): wide coverage of geographic area beyond city/county of publication
- McConnelsville Herald (McConnelsville, Morgan County), 1875-1943
- Caldwell Journal (Caldwell, Noble County), 1884-1945