November 20, 2009

New Arrivals · Ohio Travel/History

These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Jackson County, Ohio : history and families, 175th anniversary, 1816-1991

November 18, 2009

Paducah, Ky. (P.O. Box 3101, Paducah 42002-3101) : Turner Pub. Co., c1991.

216 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

"Limited edition of 600 copies."

"Volume 1, 1991"--Spine.

Includes index.

The Golden Lamb : tales from the innside

November 13, 2009

Compton, Fred, 1950-

Wilmington, Ohio : Orange Frazer Press, c2009.

xii, 209 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Kelleys Island : an island for all seasons

October 30, 2009

Linhardt, Becky.

Kelleys Island, Ohio : Kelleys Cove, 1995.

61 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 16 x 24 cm.

Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, has original color pictorial wrappers.

Monroe County, Ohio families

October 20, 2009

Smith, Opal, 1922-

Woodsfield, OH : Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, c1992.

351 p. : ill., ports. ; 31 cm.

Includes index.

Shifra Stein's day trips from Cincinnati.

October 14, 2009

Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press,

v. : maps ; 21 cm.

"Getaways less than two hours away."

"Insiders' Guide" at head of title beginning with <8th ed.>.

Vols. for 1984-<2001> written by David Hunter ; series editor Shifra Stein ; <8th ed.>- editors vary.

Imprint varies: 1984, Charlotte, N.C. : East Woods Press.

The Ohio River

October 12, 2009

Ohio. Dept. of Development.

Columbus, Ohio : State of Ohio Development Department, [1964]

1 folded sheet (5 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm.

Cover title.

Ohio Docs. no.: ODD 1.2:Oh372/964.

The Coleraine Historical Society, Inc. [electronic resource] : Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.

September 23, 2009

Colerain Township, Ohio : Coleraine Historical Society.

Site designed to inform interested viewers of the history of Colerain Township in Hamilton County, Ohio, detailing its connections with Coleraine, Ireland, and to provide a place to research ancestors and events. Includes links to a calendar, membership information, and local cemeteries.

Title from home page (viewed on Sept. 23, 2009).

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Glendale Heritage Preservation [electronic resource] : preserving America's first planned suburban community.

September 23, 2009

Glendale, Ohio : Glendale Heritage Preservation.

Glendale Heritage Preservation (GHP) was founded in 1974 to support maintenance and preservation of historic landmarks in Glendale, Ohio, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Site provides information on history, current amenities, events, and organization membership.

Title from home page (viewed on Sept. 23, 2009).

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Everyone's child

September 21, 2009

Orlando, Nancy, 1934-

New York, NY : Eloquent Books, 2009.

xii, 91 p. ; 24 cm.

The story of the author's childhood and youth in Galion, Ohio, set against the backdrop of World War II.

The historical magazine of Ohio : highlighting the Greater Cincinnati area.

September 18, 2009

Columbus, OH : RSV Inc.. [1992].

23 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

History in Cincinnati: Brief description of the city -- Ohio's river's influence on Cincinnati. Barges ; Keelboats ; Steamboats ; Luxury on the Ohio -- Biography. Nicholas Longworth ; Frank Duveneck ; Levi Coffin -- Prohibition and the prosperous twenties. A reporter's view of the last night before Prohibition ; Cincinnati's speakeasies ; Recovery from Coxism ; Flight to the suburbs.

Copies in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, have original pictorial wrappers.

Cover title.

No specific date or issue number. Endorsements include phrase "this 1992 Historical magazine of Ohio." Possibly the only issue published. Contains about 50% advertising material.

Homage to those who gave their lives to keep us free [electronic resource] : World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq.

September 17, 2009

[Cincinnati] : Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 2009.

[86] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

"In the lobby of the Memorial building [of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County] is placed a Book of Homage in which are recorded all the names of those who thus gave their lives"--Carl Vitz, Director, [P.1.].

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Views of the Zanesville, O. flood

September 14, 2009

Columbus, OH : Haenlein Bros., [1913].

[16] p. : all ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

Screen process print reproductions of photographs taken March 26-28, 1913. Dates and identifying information appear to have been written on the original negatives. Promotional text for the Home Chattel Loan Co. along bottom edges. Appears to have been issued accordion folded and attached to envelope ; cataloged copy has items separated.

B&O R.R. bridge -- North Second St. -- Fifth St. bridge -- Around Hotel Rogge -- Y-Bridge -- 3rd St. & Main -- View from power plant -- B&O depot & yards -- Sixth St. Bridge -- Munson Music Co., cor. 3d & Main -- Main St. -- State St. bridge -- Gant Park -- Around city prison -- Lee St. near Linden Ave.

Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, has original pink envelope. All items detached.

Title from envelope.

Early history of the central riverfront.

September 10, 2009

Cincinnati Recreation Commission.

[Cincinnati, Ohio : Cincinnati Recreation Commission, 1984].

[14] leaves ; 28 cm.

Interesting facts -- Mike Fink Restaurant ; Delta Queen ; Steamboat history -- Coney Island amusement park -- Showboat Majestic -- Sausage Row and Rat Row -- Riverfront development : 1948 master plan ; Stadium ; Coliseum -- The future of the riverfront -- One Lytle Place ; Concourse fountains -- Yeatman's Cove park -- Barges and towboats -- Sawyer Point park -- Bridges on the riverfront ; The railroad -- Sources of credits -- Bibliography.

Caption title.

Date and statement of responsibility from accompanying letter.

Item is mimeographed.

Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, includes letter from Beth Dochinger, Special Activities Division, thanking Yeatman Anderson III for his help with the project.

News from home. Vol. XIV no. 1, Feb.-Mar. 1953.

September 8, 2009

New York : Home Insurance Co. and the Home Indemnity Co., 1953.

24 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 31 cm.

Includes the article, "Cincinnati, Queen City : waterfront 1848 " (p. 10-15), with fold-out reproduction of the set of daguerreotypes owned by Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County ; article, "To the rescue by drum beat : centennial of the Cincinnati Steam Fire Department" (p. 16-18), and "Milestones along the way, Ohio sesquicentennial, 1803-1953" on p. [2]-[3] of wrappers, showing historic sights in Ohio.

Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, is the complete issue, with printed wrappers showing a riverboat scene.

Specs, Jr. newspaper articles of Champaign County, Ohio

September 3, 2009

McFarland, Thomas Simms, 1832-1914.

Urbana, Ohio : Champaign County Genealogical Society, [2007]-

v. ; 28 cm.

v. 1. Newspapers articles from years: 1852, 1861, 1878-1879, 1882-1885 -- v. 2. Newspapers articles from years: 1886- 1887, 1899-1908.

"Specs Jr. was a 'nom de plume' used by Thomas Simms McFarland"--Pref.

"December 2007"--Pref.

Includes indexes.

Rural schools of Crawford County, Ohio, 1820 to 1930

August 27, 2009

Baltimore, MD : Gateway Press, 2002.

xiv, 627 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Mapping our oldest roads

August 26, 2009

Young, Paul, 1926-

Hillsboro, Ohio : Printed by Southern Ohio Genealogical Society, 2002.

142 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

pt. 1. What passed for roads before there were any worthy of the name -- pt. 2. Finally, roads worthy of the name, however crudely constructed -- pt. 3. "Running the roads" where possible, re-tracing routes, so that each reader may take a self-guided tour.

"A research guide ..."--Cover.