Homer, Ohio is known as the birthplace of Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States in 1872, a full 48 years before women had the right to vote.
The Homer Public Library traces its origins to January 30, 1895, when A. H. Wright, T. N. Dean and others met in the Homer Town Hall to organize a Reading Circle which they named the Homer Library Association.
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NEW MATERIALS - DECEMBER 2024:
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The library offers the following services:
Books
Periodicals
Books on Tape and CD
Music CDs
Movies on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Blu-Ray 3D
The Homer Historical Society meets at the Homer Public Library. The meetings are informal and open to the public. There is usually a discussion of local history and genealogy. Guest's questions, if any, are addressed.
Upcoming 2025 Meetings:
Friday, March 28th
Friday, April 25th
Friday, May 23rd
Friday, June 27th
Friday, August 25
The Homer Historial Society has received donations of documents, pictures, personal scrap books, family histories and other items. All these are stored as part of the Homer Library. Many of the documents have been scanned to a searchable database. It is possible to search for a name, date or words to find a newspaper clipping or other document. Contact a librarian for help.
Victoria Claflin, daughter of Buckman and Roxanna Claflin, was born in Homer, Ohio on September 23, 1838. She ran for President of the United States in 1872. For a number of reasons the family was encouraged to leave Homer when Victoria was a youngster. She went on to live a colorful life.
The Homer Library has a number of books about the Claflins and Victoria. There is also a scrapbook of newspaper articles that have been written over the years. There is an Ohio Historical Marker at the library honoring Victoria.
There is an Ohio Historical Marker at the library honoring both Civil War General and Statesman William Rosecrans and his brother Sylvester, who was the first Bishop of the diocese of Columbus. The Rosecrans family lived in Homer during much of the brothers' growing up years.
