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Clark County Family Histories - Search surnames found in our published and unpublished family history research collections, located in the Fisher Family Library.

Microfilm Collection - Partial listing of our microfilmed holdings. Includes newspapers, census records, probate indexes, naturalization records, city directories, militia rolls, and children’s home records. Available in the Fisher Family Library.

Oversized Document Collection - These oversized documents include photographs, posters, maps and blueprints. Available in the Archives.

Oral History Collection - Browse our collection of local interviews. Transcripts and recordings available in the Archives.

Ballentine Collection - Civil War documents, business advertisements, local publications, Springfield history, postcards, books, and periodicals. Located in the Archives.

Index to "Clark County Firsts" - Series of 1938 Clark County History Articles by Arthur D. Hosterman. Located in the Fisher Family Library.

Bartley Collection - Books, correspondence, postcards, business trade cards, Springfield and Clark County History. Located in the Archives.

Springfield News-Sun Negatives - Browse this index of over 2000 original images from the local newspaper to find people, places, and events. Located in the Archives.

Scrapbook Collection - Browse index and descriptive list of 50+ scrapbooks on various topics. Located in the Archives.

Harry Laybourne Photo Collection - Browse this enormous collection of thousands of photographs, slides, clippings, and research which cover the history of Springfield and Clark County. Located in the Archives.

Ohio Historical Site Inventories - Click here to look at a list of local historic sites and buildings that have submitted an Ohio Historic Inventory (OHI) form to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office in Columbus. Copies of the OHI forms are available in the archives. These forms provide photographs, information about architects, architectural styles, building dates, residents, and more. Located in the Archives.

Ohio History: The Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society 1887-1997 - This link will take you to the search index on the Ohio Historical Society’s website. This will enable a search of volumes of articles from 1887 to the present day. Our collection of journals are from the years 1887-1997 and are available in the Fisher Family Library.

Fisher Family Collection - Contains genealogical files pertaining to the Fisher Family, as well as genealogical research done by Heritage Hunter, a genealogical research business, and research requests completed by the Friends of the Library. This collection also contains files about Wittenberg University. Located in the Archives.

Steel Products Engineering Company (SPECO) Employee Records - These records contain detailed biographical information, husband/wife’s names, children and their ages, parents’ names, immediate family members, spouse’s family members, eduation, physical description, military service, and, if foreign born, date of arrival, ship, port of entry, and naturalization date. Located in the Archives.

PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOOKS RECORDING BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, AND YOU CAN COPY DOWN THE INFORMATION OR PRINT IT FROM MICROFILM. WE DO NOT PROVIDE CERTIFICATES.