Local history and community

Access these local history and community resources.

City of Worthington

In this Web site, you will find information about government in the Worthington area, including the City of Worthington, City of Columbus, Perry Township, Sharon Township and The Village of Riverlea. Read more...

Columbus Dispatch Archive

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This database from NewsBank allows you to search over 17 years of Dispatch staff-written stories. Read more...

Ohio Newspapers

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NewsBank's Ohio Newspapers contains access to an electronic back file of some of Ohio's major daily newspapers including The Toledo Blade, The Cincinnati Post, The Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News Read more...

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

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See what Worthington looked like in 1922. This site provides a searchable interface for locating historical Maps of Ohio towns and cities from 1867 to 1970.

ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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NewsBank provides electronic access to a large back file of stories from the "ThisWeek" collection of weekly newspapers. Read more...

Worthington Memory

The Worthington Memory Project is a Bicentennial commemoration coordinated by the Worthington Historical Society and the Worthington Public Library. Read more...

Worthington News Index

The Worthington News Index is an online index of Worthington area newspapers dating from 1812 to the present. This volunteer project was initiated in the summer of 2001. Read more...