Scouting the Library Local History Room - County Histories

I always consider it lucky if one of the surnames I am researching is in a county history book. Some tidbit of information...or maybe more...may be just waiting to be found. Some books are online for a fee, but why not stop in at the library and see if what you need is here for free?

Defiance County has several history books available - 1883 and 1976 and an historical atlas of 1876 which has personal information on some landowners.

It's always a good idea to check the histories of adjoining counties. 

 Along with the history book, one may find other related books for that county.

Sometimes, folks from our county moved to the big city to work and ended up living there.  It just takes a minute to check the book's index.


All of these books and many more may be found in the Local History Room of our Defiance Public Library.