Richland County History Resources
Teacher material
Richland County Word Puzzles Created by Mary Jane Henney
Links
Mansfield/Richland County Public Library rare newspaper scanned archive
2020 Passport to History pdf : a guide to museums and sites in Richland County. 
The Mansfield Old Building Handbook is an older publication of the Mansfield Historic Preservation Commission that never goes out of date. Using examples from our own historic community, the book presents the nuts and bolts of historic preservation.
Videos
7 People and Ideas From Mansfield That Changed the World: Tim McKee’s contribution to our 2020 Theme of Famous People and Legends.- 17 entertaining history videos on Tim McKee’s Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/user8883891
- Video of the history of Pleasant Hill Lake and dam.
- The following three videos are legacies of the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center and Outdoor Drama that were produced for educational purposes and shown in the Smucker Building auditorium during events at the site. Each is six minutes in length and deals with a little-known historical aspect of Richland County history.
Here’s a link to the full story about the Newman Cabin: https://oakhillcottage.org/2021/07/29/the-newman-cabin/
Bicentennial Minutes
These short audio stories were produced by Paul Lintern for the City of Mansfield Bicentennial celebration in 2008.
Richland County
Roeliff Brinkerhoff
War of 1812
Old Richland County
Fire Department History
Underground Railroad
Aultman Taylor
North Lake Park
John Sherman
Transportation
1908 Centennial Celebration
Floods
Ice
Who to ask
Questions about families and people:
- Ohio Genealogical Society ogs.org
- Richland County Chapter OGS
Questions about historical figures:
- Sherman Room at Mansfield Richland County Public Library
- Mansfield Memorial Museum (especially military)
- Historical Shelby, Plymouth, or Shiloh people: Contact the respective museums (see our homepage)
Questions about Civil War history
- Mansfield Memorial Museum
- Sherman Room at Mansfield Richland County Public Library
Photographs, books, papers, and ephemera related to Richland County
- Start with the Sherman Room at Mansfield Richland County Public Library
Historic preservation questions
Still not sure who to contact?
- Contact Richland County Historical Society for referral. (RCHS does not archive county historical documents or resources. That function is generally covered by the Sherman Room, and the other county museums specifically. See the homepage for links.)
