WCHS Archives
346 Muskingum Drive, Marietta, OH
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Open Tuesdays and Thursdays
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10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Members and the public are welcome
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Second Floor. North wing of old Children's Home
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Park in the South side lot
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Closed on major holidays
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Closed if Washington County weather alerts reach Level 2
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(740) 373-1788​​
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Are you interested in volunteering at the Archive
The Archives of the Washington County Historical Society of Ohio holds tens of thousands of documents and images that may aid your research or satisfy your curiosity about our people, places, and things
Visit the Collections Section to deep dive into our archives
Theme Rooms - Learn how we have divided our collections
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Captured Memories | Dearly Departed | Family Room | Hanging File Hallway
Military Room | Tallow Light Hallway | Washington County Room
Washington County Hallway​
Captured Memories
The Captured Memories Room houses thousands of audio-visual items. Most items are photographs, but you will also find:
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Glass slides
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Negatives
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Postcards
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Prints
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Digitized files
Dearly Departed Room
The Dearly Departed Room can help you with genealogical research. It houses
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Obituaries
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Cemeteries records and readings
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Mound Cemetery by Mike Ryan
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Digitized map of Mound Cemetery showing the location and the identity of every known burial​
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Digital images of headstones
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Family Room
The Family Room is also arranged to help genealogical and historical research. The Room includes
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Donated family histories and linage
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Census Records
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City Directories
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Cultural groups
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History Books
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Northwest Territory
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Towns and Cities
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Hanging Files Hallway
Six file cabinets in this hallway are dedicated to individual surnames. Thousands of family names have anywhere to a single page to dozens of pages of information.
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Family names with more information are in the Family Room.
Three file cabinets hold subject area files. Major categories include
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The Northwest Territory
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Washington County
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Marietta
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Townships
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Miscellaneous topics
Military Room
The Military Room is dedicated to the service men and women from Washington County who served in the armed forces of Ohio and the United States. There are photographs, service records, medals, uniform, letters, and books
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Wars Include
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The American Revolution
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Indian Wars in Ohio
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War of 1812
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Civil War
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Spanish-American War
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World War I
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World War II
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Korean War
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Vietnam War
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Tallow Light Hallway
The Tallow Light Hallway is named after the Washington County Historical Society quarterly journal which has been published for over 55 years. The journal is included with membership in the society and may be purchased by the general public. See the Tallow Lights page
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The hallway also includes
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Yearbooks for several county high schools
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Marietta College and Washington State College of Ohio
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An index to land records held at the Washington County Courthouse
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Newsletters and magazines from historical organizations
Washington County Room
The Washington County Room (also known as the Conference Room holds more substantial collections such as
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Atlases/Maps
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Business/Industry
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Celebrations/Events
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Clubs/Organizations
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Crime
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Disasters/Weather
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Education/Schools
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Government/Politics
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Homemaking
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Institutions
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Natural Resources'
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Religion/Churches
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Transportation
Washington County Hallway
The Washington County Hallway houses the following collections
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Newspapers from our past
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Business/Industry overflow
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Larger three-dimensional artifacts
Volunteer Opportunities
Do you love to organize, dig through old records and talk history? You would make a great Archives volunteer! We're always looking for friendly, dedicated people to join our team!
WCHS Archives
346 Muskingum Drive
Marietta Ohio
740-373-1788