The Hudson Library & Historical Society maintains the only comprehensive manuscript, genealogy, and artifact collection that documents Hudson, Ohio’s founding, history, and ongoing activities and functions.
One of the nation’s largest research collections on abolitionist John Brown and the Brown family.
Extensive manuscript holdings, newspapers, books, photographs, and artifacts documenting Hudson.
Vast collection of genealogy materials with an emphasis on sources for the Eastern U.S. and especially Ohio.
Founder of the Hudson Library & Historical Society
On April 28, 1892, a cataclysmic fire destroyed most of Hudson’s business district and marked the beginning of one of the most important architectural shifts in the history of Hudson
1850s
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