Putnam County District Library

This is a partial listing of the Special Collections available in the Local History Department.   Please see our catalog if you are searching for a specific item or topic. 

 PROBATE COURT RECORDS
          Birth:        1834-1920
          Death:      1834-1920
          Marriage:  1834-1927
          Wills:         1937-1941

** Birth & death records between 1908 and until the present may be found at the Putnam County Health Department records

PUTNAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDS
          Birth & Death Records 1809-1996

CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS 

MILITARY RECORDS
            The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the Sate of Ohio
            in the War of the Rebellion D.A.R. Patriot Index  973.34 OFF
            The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and
            Marines in the World War 1917-1917  973.34 OFF

MISCELLANEOUS
             1880 History of Putnam County, Ohio and 1895  Atlas of Putnam County, Ohio
             1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards
             Genealogical Society Chapter Newsletters
             Family Histories & Family Files
             Five Generation Charts
             Germans to America
             Histories of Putnam County 
             Immigration and Passenger Lists
             Memorial Card Collection (over 6000 cards)
             Obituary Indexes
             Photographic Collection  - fully indexed
             Putnam County Directories:  1916, 1972-73, 1948-49-50 
             Putnam County Historical Society Newsletters    
             Putnam County, Ohio One-Room Schools 
             Putnam County Pioneer Association Centennial History 1873-1973
             Putnam County Catholic Church Records
             Putnam County Newspapers 1845-present
             Putnam County Schools Yearbooks
             Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Columbus Grove, Continental, Leipsic and Ottawa