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About the Archives

The Greene County Archives is the repository for housing county records of historical and genealogical value. The Archives currently holds records dating back to the founding of the county in 1803. One of the goals of the Greene County Archives is to ensure the availability and accessibility of the historical and genealogical records to the public. The County has only had an archives since 1996. Prior to that records were stored throughout the county in basements, garages, attics, and even in the clock tower of the courthouse.  

The Greene County Records Center and Archives:

  • Identifies, collects, appraises, organizes, and preserves records with historical and/or evidential value, in all formats, as created by the elected officials, administrators, and employees of Greene County;
  • Provides Greene County Offices with an environmentally sound and secure storage location for inactive records with historical and/or evidential value;
  • Provides Greene County Offices with professional and knowledgeable records management services;
  • Provides our patrons, both internal and public, with prompt responses to administrative and research requests;
  • Provides programs, resources, and outreach activities to increase public awareness about the value of the public records that we preserve.

The Archives also commits to ensuring the availability and accessibility of those public records entrusted to it for the use of both present and future generations of Greene County residents.

Pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code 149.38, Greene County has an established Records Commission that is responsible for providing the rules for retention and disposal of all county records. 

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