
John Markillie
Hudson’s Early Photographer
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.

Hudson’s Early Photographer

Hudson benefactor who helped revitalize the town in the early 20th century

The American Civil War came upon Hudson in the 1860s as much as it did in any city or town across America. Perhaps feelings were
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