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The Wayne County (OH) Wiki was started in 2014.  Since its introduction, library staff have a new vision for the Wiki. It is now known as the Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center.

The Wayne County (OH) Wiki was started in 2014.  Since its introduction, library staff have a new vision for the Wiki. It is now known as the Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center.

To find out more about the Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center and its vision, please read [[About Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center]].

To find out more about the Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center and its vision, please read [[About Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center]].

The Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center is divided into three main sections: [[Portal:Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Portal:Local History|Local History]] and [[Portal:Business|Business]].  To simplify browsing subjects on the Wiki, the most common areas of interest are listed below.

The Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center is divided into three main sections: [[Portal:Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Portal:Local History|Local History]] and [[Portal:Business|Business]].  To simplify browsing subjects on the Wiki, the most common areas of interest are listed below.<br>

 

Many programs are offered throughout the year.  An updated list of library programs may be found on the [[Genealogy and Local History Programs]] page or choose "Upcoming Events" from the sidebar on the left for a list of genealogy and local history programming offered in the community.

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|content=Many churches representing a variety of denominations have come and gone in [[Wayne County, Ohio]].  The whereabouts of many early church records in Wayne County, Ohio are unknown.  The Genealogy and Local History Department of the Wayne County Public Library has very few church records but several church histories.  The department is currently working on a list of [[Churches|churches]] that have at one time or still do exist locally.  The Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society does have an alphabetical index to the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwccps/wooster_german.html Wooster German Lutheran and Reformed Church Birth and Baptism Records of Wayne County, Ohio 1819-1854].

|content=Many churches representing a variety of denominations have come and gone in [[Wayne County, Ohio]].  The whereabouts of many early church records in Wayne County, Ohio are unknown.  The Genealogy and Local History Department of the Wayne County Public Library has very few church records but several church histories.  The department is currently working on a list of [[Church |churches]] that have at one time or still do exist locally.  The Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society does have an alphabetical index to the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwccps/wooster_german.html Wooster German Lutheran and Reformed Church Birth and Baptism Records of Wayne County, Ohio 1819-1854].

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|content=[[Newspapers]] are wonderful resources for local information.  In the later 1800s and early to mid 1900s, newspapers were full of social news happening at the local level.  [[Marriage|Marriages]], [[Divorces|divorces]], [[Family Reunions|family reunion]], school reunions, who is visiting in town and out of town, [[Churches|church]] events, and many other items of great local history interest may be found in newspapers.

|content=[[Newspapers]] are wonderful resources for local information.  In the later 1800s and early to mid 1900s, newspapers were full of social news happening at the local level.  [[Marriage|Marriages]], [[Divorces|divorces]], [[Family Reunions|family reunion]], school reunions, who is visiting in town and out of town, [[Church|church]] events, and many other items of great local history interest may be found in newspapers.

Many of the early [[Wayne County, Ohio]] are now searchable and digitally available online.  Links to the digital newspapers may be found on the [[Portal:Genealogy|Genealogy Portal]] and on the [[Newspapers]] page.  

Many of the early [[Wayne County, Ohio]] are now searchable and digitally available online.  Links to the digital newspapers may be found on the [[Portal:Genealogy|Genealogy Portal]] and on the [[Newspapers]] page.  

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|content=The [[Portal:Local History|digital collection]] is a work in progress. Images and metadata for [[Bible records|Family Bibles]] may be found here.  Other items include [[Directories|directories]], [[Business Letterheads|business letterheads]], [[School records|schools]], [[Churches|churches]], and residences throughout [[Wayne County, Ohio]].  Photos of select residences may be found under the respective township page.  Also, this is the future home of unidentified photos in the Genealogy and Local History Department's collection.  View the [[Scanned Documents List|scanned documents]] page for more images.

|content=The [[Portal:Local History|digital collection]] is a work in progress. Images and metadata for [[Bible records|Family Bibles]] may be found here.  Other items include [[Directories|directories]], [[Business Letterheads|business letterheads]], [[School records|schools]], [[Church|churches]], and residences throughout [[Wayne County, Ohio]].  Photos of select residences may be found under the respective township page.  Also, this is the future home of unidentified photos in the Genealogy and Local History Department's collection.  View the [[Scanned Documents List|scanned documents]] page for more images.

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[[Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Jackson]], [[Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Lake]], [[Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Mohican]] and [[Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Perry Township]]s became part of [[Ashland County, Ohio]] when it was formed in 1846. Part of [[Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Paint]] and [[Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Salt Creek Township]]s and [[Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio|Washington]] and [[Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio|Prairie Township]]s became part of [[Holmes County, Ohio]] when it was formed in 1825.  Part of [[Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio|Prairie Township]] became [[Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio]].

[[Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Jackson]], [[Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Lake]], [[Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Mohican]] and [[Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Perry Township]]s became part of [[Ashland County, Ohio]] when it was formed in 1846. Part of [[Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Paint]] and [[Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Salt Creek Township]]s and [[Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio|Washington]] and [[Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio|Prairie Township]]s became part of [[Holmes County, Ohio]] when it was formed in 1825.  Part of [[Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio|Prairie Township]] became [[Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio]].

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