Local History
Explore Geauga’s Past
Connecting with your community’s past can be a daunting, yet inspiring challenge. Join our Family & Local History specialists in our Anderson Allyn Room and engage in historical research with their guiding hand and the department’s expansive collection of local history materials. The collection consists of books, maps, newspaper articles, city directories, cemetery records, and more.
Programs & Services
Our Family & Local History department offers specialized reference to all patrons, from children and beginning historians to professional researchers and scholars. Family & Local History specialists offer personalized research sessions by appointment, host monthly programs, and co-sponsors programs with local historians, professors, and historical societies. View upcoming history programs and events.
Geauga & Beyond
Resources are available for in-person use in the Anderson Allyn Room unless otherwise noted.
Our local Geauga County history collection includes a wide variety of literature, newspapers, maps, and more in various mediums.
Western Reserve
This collection includes two copies of Women in the Western Reserve Before 1840 & 1850 on microfilm, with one copy including previously lost information.
New England & More
Materials include several items in The Great Migration Begins series, as well as other materials in a variety of mediums.
Geauga Townships
Materials listed below are not exhaustive. To view the complete collection, please visit the Anderson Allyn Room.
Mapping Geauga
The Allyn Anderson Room is home to some of Geauga County’s oldest and most unique maps. To view our map collection, schedule a one-on-one research session with our Family & Local History specialists today.
Quick Links & Upcoming Programs
Questions?
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Want to talk with a specialist before coming in? Shoot us an email or give us a call at 440.285.7601.
Fashion Timeline: 250 Years of Fashion History
Middlefield Branch
Saturday, June 20 @ 2 – 3 PM
Between Victory and Defeat: How the Great Lakes Impacted Major Military Conflicts in US History
Geauga West Branch
Wednesday, June 10 @ 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Local History
Geauga & Beyond
Resources are available for in-person use in the Anderson Allyn Room unless otherwise noted.
Geauga Townships
Materials listed below are not exhaustive. To view the complete collection, please visit the Anderson Allyn Room.
Mapping Geauga
The Allyn Anderson Room is home to some of Geauga County’s oldest and most unique maps. To view our map collection, schedule a one-on-one research session with our Family & Local History specialists today.
Upcoming Programs
Quick Links & Questions
Local History
Geauga & Beyond
Resources are available for in-person use in the Anderson Allyn Room unless otherwise noted.
Geauga Townships
Materials listed below are not exhaustive. To view the complete collection, please visit the Anderson Allyn Room.
Mapping Geauga
The Allyn Anderson Room is home to some of Geauga County’s oldest and most unique maps. To view our map collection, schedule a one-on-one research session with our Family & Local History specialists today.