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 6 (central Ohio).
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Counties (County Seats)
- Delaware (Delaware)
- Fairfield (Lancaster)
- Fayette (Washington Court House)
- Franklin (Columbus)
- Knox (Mount Vernon)
- Licking (Newark)
- Madison (London)
- Perry (New Lexington)
- Pickaway (Circleville)
- Union (Marysville)
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.
- Daily Ohio Statesman (Columbus, Franklin County), 1861-1869
- Delaware Gazette (Delaware, Delaware County), 1858-1871
- Democratic Banner (Mount Vernon, Knox County), 1910-1922
- Fayette County Herald (Washington Court House, Fayette County), 1861-1881
- Lancaster Gazette series (Lancaster, Fairfield County), 1847-1870
- Somerset Press (Somerset, Perry County), 1861-1881
2012-2014 Grant Cycle
Top 5 List
- Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Fairfield County), 1826-1910: valuable reference source to genealogists and academic researchers in Fairfield County; major voice of area’s unique history; coverage of Lancaster and communities in Fairfield County
- Delaware Gazette (Delaware, Delaware County), 1875-1914: valuable to genealogists; covers Delaware and outlying communities such as Sunbury, and sometimes Westerville and Worthington; small town and rural
- Record Herald (Washington Court House, Fayette County), 1867-1881: frequently requested by genealogists at Carnegie Public Library in Washington Court House; covers Fayette County communities
- Bremen Derrick (Bremen, Fairfield County), 1911-1973: valuable to genealogists and academic researchers in Fairfield County; documents rural area; provides nice balance to Lancaster Gazette
- Union County Journal (Marysville, Union County), 1876-1951: most used microfilm at Marysville Public Library; coverage of Marysville and surrounding communities in Union County; good coverage post-Civil War to mid-20th century
2010-2012 Grant Cycle
Selection Committee
- Susan Allen (Franklin County)
- Russ Coil (Franklin County)
- Meredith Southard (Franklin County)
Top 5 List
- Ohio State Journal (Columbus, Franklin County), 1860-1866: official voice of Republican Party in Ohio; coverage of national and local events/news
- Ohio Statesman (Columbus, Franklin County), 1861-1867: daily Democratic paper; urban; includes extensive announcements, local news and gossip, Ohio news and reports on Civil War; editor jailed in 1864 for political reasons
- Circleville Watchman/Democrat/Democrat & Watchman (Circleville, Pickaway County), 1860-1879: weekly Democratic paper; rural and small town; during Civil War, extensive editorials and reprinting of speeches; after Civil War, more reporting of local and regional news; includes local business and court announcements, marriages, deaths, etc.
- Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Fairfield County), 1860-1881: weekly Republican paper; contention between Lancaster Eagle; rural and small town; coverage of local and national events
- Lancaster Eagle (Lancaster, Fairfield County), 1859-1880: weekly Democratic paper; editor Charles Roland was embroiled with the Governor Tod over the arrest of Dr. Edson B Olds (1862); rural and small town; coverage of local and national events
- Ohio State Register (Washington Court House, Fayette County), 1866-1880: weekly paper; rural and small town; includes state news, local reports and national news
- Crisis (Columbus, Franklin County), 1861-1871: weekly Democratic paper; famous for being a Copperhead paper; predominantly a political paper;
- Perry County Weekly (New Lexington, Perry County), 1861-1970: weekly paper; not much local news; includes Civil War battle news, reprinted letters of soldiers but does not appear to identify soldiers by name
2008-2010 Grant Cycle
Selection Committee
- Bill Hartley (Fairfield County)
- Poppy Girton (Fayette County)
- Susan Allen (Franklin County)
- Russ Pollitt (Franklin County)
- Bob Baldwin (Licking County)
- Sue Kienbaum (Union County)
Top 5 List
- Columbus Citizen (Columbus, Franklin County), 1899-1959: broad impact due to content, style and coverage; of interest to researchers, students and genealogists; covers Columbus, Franklin County and surrounding counties
- Democratic Banner (Mount Vernon, Knox County), 1895-1922: coverage of interest to genealogists, students, researchers and general public; coverage of Mount Vernon and surrounding communities
- Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Fairfield County), 1826-1910: valuable reference source to genealogists and academic researchers in Fairfield County; small town
- Record Herald (Washington Court House, Fayette County), 1911-present: daily paper frequently requested by genealogists at Carnegie Public Library in Washington Court House; rural
- Union County Journal (Marysville, Union County), 1876-1951: most used microfilm at Marysville Public Library; small town; covers Marysville and surrounding communities of Union County