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.
Abolitionist
1875-1954
Hudson, once called the “citadel of abolitionism,” was an active stop on the Underground Railroad and was the childhood home of abolitionist John Brown.
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