Many organizations can help you in your search. Wayne County Research Resources - valuable information on where to locate records, important dates and localities, by Arnold Dean. Wayne County Genealogical Society - a local club that promotes the preservation of genealogical information. They maintain a library of local resource material.
Research is offered by mail for a fee.
Wayne County GenWeb Project - local information from the INGenWeb project. Offers a mailing list. They do NOT accept genealogy questions via e-mail. It contains information as far back as the 1880's. Local papers such as The Palladium, The Richmond Item, The Richmond Sun Telegram, The Daily Sun, The Richmond Telegram, The Richmond Independent, The Broad Axe of Freedom, and The Grubbing Hoe of Truth are included, as well as many others.