Local History/Genealogy
The library’s physical collection of genealogy and local history materials is located by the non-fiction on the first floor of the library. It includes microfilm of local newspapers, census records, city directories, obituaries, cemetery records, local history and family narratives, school yearbooks, and genealogy-related periodicals.
Access to the digitized Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum newspapers is available for use in the library only. Browse and search through newspapers from 1850 to the present!
Browse the Bucyrus Historical Society website to find historical information about the City of Bucyrus and get involved with the Society.
Learn more about the history of Crawford County and get involved on the Crawford County Genealogy Society website.
Ancestry Library Edition is available for use in the library only. Browse Ancestry for U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more.
The Sanborn Insurance Maps were originally created for assessing fire insurance liability in urbanized areas in the United States. Access is provided through the Ohio Web Library. Maps of Bucyrus span 1884-1950. Other Crawford County communities represented include Crestline, Galion, and New Washington.
FamilySearch is another website to use for genealogy research, searching records, and making family trees.
Ohio Memory is a collaborative project of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio. It includes photographs, maps, drawings, paintings, manuscripts, letters, diaries, journals, archaeological, natural history, historical objects, newspapers, books, e-publications, videos, and more!
The 1881 History of Crawford County has been digitized by the Internet Archive.
A History of Jewish Life in Bucyrus is an article written by researcher Austin Reid, a Cornell University graduate. It includes sections on early Jewish residents in Bucyrus, dating back to the late 1840s, the evolving Jewish life in Bucyrus during World War I, and more.