Welcome to the Greene County Room, your source for local history and genealogy at Greene County Public Library. We have local history librarians to assist with building a family tree or in answering your questions from the past.
Our historic newspapers on microfilm date back to 1814 and city directories to 1870. Explore our digital collections including historic photographs and records, https://www.greenecountyroom.info/. Don’t miss Voices of Greene County, our oral history collection with interviews from survivors of the 1974 Tornado and everyday citizens with stories to tell.
We offer monthly programing at the Xenia Community Library where the Greene County Room is open from noon to 5 PM Monday through Saturday. Stop by, give us a call, (937) 736-7140, or submit your question online, https://greenelibrary.info/contact-us/?Localhistory=genealogy.
You can also experience the Greene County Room from the comfort of your own home. Our website, https://greenelibrary.info/local-history-genealogy/, provides access to databases for genealogy and local history research.
NewspaperARCHIVE is great for exploring historic newspapers including the Xenia Daily Gazette and other titles published in Greene County. Search your address or the name of a family member. You never know what you might learn.
Interested in researching your home’s history? Find it on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps or attend one of our classes, Discover Your Home’s History, offered several times a year. The Greene County Recorder has deeds dating back to 1925 and the staff in the Greene County room can show you how to use them.
Ancestry Library Edition requires you to be inside any of our libraries to access it for free. So stop by and use one of our computers or bring your own laptop. Our librarians also recommend FamilySearch.org. Either way, we are here to help.
From books about the Shawnee Indians who once lived where Old Town is today to cemetery inscriptions from across the county our book collection numbers in the thousands with everything from unlimited topics of local interest to high school yearbooks.
Just browsing the shelves you will find something new and interesting to learn about Greene County, Ohio. And, keep coming back, as we are always digitizing historic photographs and documents from our special collections to add to our digital collections.
We will share some of these photos and fun facts of local interest on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/greenecountyroom/, along with information about our programs, services, and resources. So stay tuned!
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