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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 Directories

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.

• Williams' Akron, Wooster & Cuyahoga Falls Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror (1859)
  

• The Akron, Portage Lakes, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls Official Street Directory and Handy Guide (1944) published by The Burch Directory Co in Akron, Ohio
  

• Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887)

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.

• Business Letterheads

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.