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Whether you are researching a current or historical local business, planning for your interview, or simply looking to experience life in Wayne County, this database will serve as a good source of information.
 
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| content=<p>'''ReferenceUSA'''  — The premier source of business and residential information for reference and research.  Used by entrepreneurs, businesses, students, job-seekers or anyone wanting access to information on tens of millions of businesses and hundreds of millions of consumers in an easy to search format.
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| content=Directories play a very important part in research.  They help researchers learn more about their ancestors on a yearly basis.  Business histories and advertisements may be found through directories, too.
  
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ReferenceUSA - Instructions to Accessing Databases Remotely:
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*[[Williams' Akron, Wooster & Cuyahoga Falls Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror (1859)]]<br/>
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1. Go to the WCPL website www.wcpl.info
 
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2. Scroll down, looking on the left side menu for Research Databases
 
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3. At the A - Z listing categorized by subject. Click desired link.
 
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4. Once listing displays, scroll down to the desired database
 
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5. You will be asked to enter your library card no. (without A)
 
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'''U.S. Businesses'''
 
  
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Use this module to search for comprehensive, accurate and up to date information on more than 34.5 million U.S. Businesses.  Data is telephone verified and updated monthly.  Use the more than 3 dozen search selections to create custom queries.  Results link to individual profiles for each business containing essential information.
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*[[Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887)]]
  
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'''U.S. Standard White Pages'''
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*[[Wooster and Wayne County Directory 1894-1895]]
  
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With  more than 150 million U.S.listings, this module gives you access to people all over the United States.  Records are continuously updated against the USPS National Change of Address and Delivery Sequence File (DSF) to be the most current source for residential listings available.  Records include maps and key demographic data.
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*[[Neikirk and Snyder Wooster City and Wayne County Directory (1904)]]
  
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'''U.S. Consumers / Lifestyle'''
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*[[Wooster Phone Book 1903]]
  
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Searchers use the Consumer / Lifestyle data to understand the buying habits of groups of consumers.  Drawn from a variety of sources the results are a blend of purchase preference information with household and census type data.
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*[[Wooster Phone Book 1912]]
  
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'''U.S. New Businesses'''
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*[[Wooster Directory 1915]]
  
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Updated on a weekly basis with information from a variety of sources, the U.S. New Business module is the ideal resource for anyone wanting to connect with businesses in their start up and early phases of development.
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*[[Wooster Directory 1925]]
  
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'''U.S. HealthCare'''
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*[[The Akron, Portage Lakes, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls Official Street Directory and Handy Guide (1944)]] published by The Burch Directory Co in Akron, Ohio<br/>
  
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Profiling more than 1 million physicians and dentists, the U.S. HealthCare database gives researchers a unique look at a doctor’s practice.  Essential information includes the doctor’s specialty, age, medical school attended, year of graduation and hospital affiliation.
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* Listing of [[Directories|Wayne County Directories]]
  
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'''U.S. New Movers /Homeowners'''
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Each year 15% of the country’s population moves to a new location.  Each week ReferenceUSA adds more than 300,000 New Movers/ Homeowners to this module.  Search using key data elements including Residential Details, Mortgage Details, Confirmed Homeowner status and Move Distance.
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'''Canadian Business'''
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The Canadian Business data module is one the most robust information sources of Canadian business information available.  Researches create custom searches using criteria from a list of search options and results link to profiles of more than 1.5 million businesses.
 
  
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'''Canadian  White Pages'''
 
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Records are 100% publicly sourced to comply with Canadian privacy laws and contain information on more than 12 million Canadian households.</p>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 15 May 2017


Business Portal

Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center Portals Organization • Genealogy • Local History

Business Indexes Historical Businesses & Letterheads

Welcome to the Wayne County Public Library Business Portal.

Business history Business Letterheads Defunct Businesses
Historical Gallery
Photography from area businesses. Submit photographs that you took or own the rights to the photo.
Historical Business Letterheads
Business letterheads help researchers trace business histories. Often times they provide addresses or locations of the business and years that the business was in existence.



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