CRYDER RESEARCH LIBRARY
Research Library – next to the Nash House Museum
The Cryder Historical Center and Research Library is located at 157 E. William St and it’s the place to go to learn more about Delaware County’s rich history. It comprises a Historical Library, an Archives Repository, a Historical Museum, and a Research Center. The library is operated by local volunteers interested in helping you.
Resources Available in the Research Library:
- Delaware County Archives:
- Delaware Gazette Photographs
- Garth’s Auction Catalogues
- Delaware County Newspapers
- Delaware County History Books
- Delaware County Obituary Archives
- Delaware County Maps and Atlases
- Delaware County Property Transfers 1800-1891(Mendenhall Files)
- Delaware Clipping Files by Subject (Vertical File)
- Delaware City and Rural Route Directories
- School Yearbooks for: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware High Schools
- Museum of Delaware County Historical Items including:
- The McCabe Desk on which in 1874 the Women’s Christian Temperance Union constitution was written
- President Lincoln’s blood from the Ford Theater Assassination
- The largest public collection of Presidential Easter Eggs
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Presidential Easter Egg Collection
The Cryder Historical Center and Research Library is Open
- Sundays from 2-5pm and Wednesdays from 10-noon and 1 to 5pm
- Other day/times by appointment
- Make appointments:
- by Email librarian@delawareohiohistory.org
- by Phone 740-369-3831 ext 2
CLICK HERE to get directions
The Delaware County Historical Society conserves and operates several historic buildings in Delaware County Ohio: The Cryder Historical Center, on East William Street, comprising the Nash House and the Research Library & The Meeker Homestead on Stratford Road, including: The Meeker Homestead Museum and The Barn at Stratford & The Historic Jail and Sheriff’s Residence on West Central Avenue.