HISTORY CENTER
Interested in Local History? BPL’s Local History Center and Bellaire Room is dedicated to preserving the history of Bellaire and the surrounding Belmont County and local tri-state areas of east-central Ohio, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and southwest Pennsylvania.
Use the following guides as starting points to more learn about how to do local and family history research the Bellaire Public Library’s resources.
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Bird’s eye view of Bellaire, Ohio 1882. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Local History
“The Glass City.” “The All-American Town.” Home of the Great Stone Viaduct Bridge and Big Reds football. There’s a lot that’s iconic about Bellaire. Our collections can help you delve into that history and tell your own stories!
RESEARCH TOOLS:
➤ Historical/Archival Collections at the Library
➤ Maps
➤ Newspapers
Genealogy
Whether you’re a seasoned family history veteran or a research rookie, we have plenty of resources to nurture your family tree and turn your buds into branches.
RESEARCH TOOLS:
➤ Genealogical Records at the Library
(birth records; marriage records; death records; deed records; cemetery records; obituaries; county histories)
➤ Online Genealogy Databases
