cd: ohio, volume 1, akron and summit counties
This CD-ROM includes electronic image reprints of four important works on Akron and Summit Counties, Ohio: *Akron and Environs, Historical Biographical Genealogical - Oscar Eugene Olin, A.M (1917). Includes information on the growth of Akron of Kent. *Akron and Summit County Ohio 1825-1928, Volume 1 - Scott Dix Kenfield (1928). Summit County was a leader in the industrial boom following the Civil War. The files of Akron newspapers, especially The Beacon Journal, The Akron Times Press and The Sunday Times are the source of much material. *Akron and Summit County Ohio 1825-1928, Volume 2 - Scott Dix Kenfield (1928). This volume contains the biographies of prominent citizens of Akron. Seiberling, Noah, Ferbstein, Wilcox, Pfeiffer, Good, Ziliox, Kerch, Pickton, Williams, Schnee, Findley, Perkins, McNasby, Morse, Brandon, Akers, Stone, Ridge, Alexander, Treash, Williams, Rudick, Cahill, Rockwell, Ranney, Seymour, Fuchs, Albrecht, Hawkins, Wright, Perrine, Holton, Adams, Richey, Botzum, Holliday, Stetler, Pfieffer, Kirn, Ginther and Rinehart are just some of the many surnames included in this volume. *Akron and Summit County Ohio 1825-1928, Volume 3 - Scott Dix Kenfield (1928). This volume also contains the biographies of prominent citizens of Akron. Firestone, Wadsworth, Charvoz, Tuholske, Busbey, Brittain, Witwer, Bender, Shaw, Derr, Shoemaker, Daniels, Killian, Markwith, Bishop, Marhofer, Bisson, Sawyer, Merryweather, Sieber, Hower, Knight, Way, Spuller, ONeil, Halter, May, Ahern, Wuchter, Crouse, Sherman, Emmons, McShaffrey, Schumacher, Walsh, Huber, Arnold, Blackburn, Dick and Knight are just some of the many surnames included. This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search the text for names of people and places. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. This CD is best viewed with monitor resolution 800x600 or higher.
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