It’s a new chapter for history lovers and family researchers in the Ohio Valley.

The Steubenville Public Library just received a donation of 53 rare volumes from the Society of Mayflower Descendants in Ohio.

Each book serves as an encyclopedia for Mayflower descendants tracing family lineages back five or more generations to the passengers who arrived on November 11th, 1620.

Library staff say the donation comes just in time with holidays around the corner and with the anniversary of the Mayflower just around the corner.

There were 53 volumes that were donated and you know these can be difficult to find so having them here in the library is going to be really of great help to people who are researching their family. We are very grateful of them for donating these to our library.”

Erica Grubbs, Head of Local Genealogy, Steubenville Public Library

The collection is now available for the public to explore at the Schiappa Branch in the local history and Genealogy department in Steubenville.