Collections
The archive is grouped into six collections. Records and school pictures are the most requested by family historians.
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Records & documents
Birth, death and marriage records, probate papers and obituaries for genealogists and family historians.
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Schools
The old school building and South Lebanon Elementary class pictures from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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Business & industry
Canneries and sweet corn, the King's Powder Company, a seized distillery, Fred's Mushrooms and Kash's Bargain Barn.
- A.G. Wright’s distillery at Bucktown seized by government
- In 1876, The Canning Industry History
- Doughman marriage at the Hayner Cannery, and the accompanying photograph
- The Canning Industry at South Lebanon. 1900
- Frank Snook decides to leave South Lebanon
- Miami River Power and Light Project Proposal – 1906
- Sugar Corn
- Fred Mushroom Products Co.: South Lebanon's Mushroom Business
- Fred’s Mushroom Company
- Kash Amburgy
- King Power Co.
- Leisure Time Drive In
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Places & landmarks
Churches, cemeteries, homes, the post office, the railroad and maps of the village.
- History of the Methodist Church in South Lebanon
- South Lebanon grows along the Little Miami Railroad: new depot, station and eateries
- Maps
- Fire Department
- Fire Maps
- Local Cemeteries
- Local Churches
- Rail Road Information
- South Lebanon Historic Homes
- South Lebanon Post Office
- Village of South Lebanon Information
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People & stories
Pioneers, preachers, newspaper clippings and the stories neighbors told about each other.
- Ephraim Kibbey – A Pioneer Surveyor and Soldier
- South Lebanon pioneer Ephraim Kibbey and his exploits under General “Mad” Wayne Anthony
- Rev. Thomas King’s Stable Break In’s
- Kash D. Amburgy: The Ol' Country Boy from South Lebanon
- South Lebanon: By Wanda Robbins 4-10-92
- Bad Conditions Found
- Gossip Articles
- News Articles about South Lebanon
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Community & events
Anniversaries, marker dedications, the Veterans Memorial Park and photos from village life.
