Catalogue of Archival Holdings Retrieval of archival material is dependent on staff availability , therefore appointments are a necessity. The Land Registry Copy Books that the Museum has in its collection contain information regarding Land Transfers, Mortgages and Liens. They may include information on boundaries and details of property, name, occupation, literacy and offspring of purchaser. Done yearly for each municipality, these may include the name of the head of the household, number of persons occupying the land, number and type of buildings on the land, and the number or acres cleared. These have been indexed and a binder is available in the Reading Room to help with your search.
Useful information includes location and occupation or mortgagor.
Miscellaneous Voter's Lists, Clerk of the Peace Records, Meeting Minutes, etc. In order to ensure the individual right to privacy, the Huron County Board of Education has instituted a 100 year restriction on these records. Information contained within School Registers includes attendance, name or student, school attended and name of teacher. These have been indexed by the name of the Plaintiff or Defendant, and there is a binder in the Reading Room to assist you in your research. These have been compiled by the Huron County Genealogical Society and are a transcripion of the information inscribed on the monuments at the local cemeteries.