Preble County Recorder Jeanne Creech recently gave a tour of the library housed at the Preble County Courthouse on the second floor.
Submitted | Preble County Historical Society
EATON — Recently, several members of the community have contacted the Preble County Historical Society looking for more information or history on their homes and properties. PCHS History and Collections Director Brittany Corwin has begun a research project offering a full reference sheet guiding the community to the proper place for research, and one of those places is the Recorder’s Office.
“The Preble County Recorder has the important and indispensable task of keeping the vital records pertaining to ownership in real estate and to encumbrances or liens upon it,” PCHS Executive Director Lisa White said. “The Recorder makes a complete, accurate and permanent record of documents pertaining to conveyance and encumbrance of land within the county. These invaluable records are utilized by the general public, attorneys, historians, genealogist and land title examiners.”
PC Recorder Jeanne Creech recently gave a tour of the library housed at the Preble County Courthouse on the second floor.
“It was fascinating to see these books from the mid-1800s,” White said. “You can visit the recorder’s office yourselves to research your home. It is helpful if you know your lot number. We enjoy making connections with other resources in the area, so this visit was important.”
