Explore history
Choose a path into the past.
Start with a landmark, look something up, browse the archive, or bring us a question. Every path offers a different way to meet Greater Marysville.
Ways to explore
What would you like to discover?
There is no single way into local history. Follow the subject that catches your attention now, then keep wandering from there.
Landmark story
Marysville’s water towers
Follow the rise of a new city water system, the loss of the south-end tower, and the community effort that saved the Comeford Park landmark.
Read the story →
1776–2026
America 250, seen from here
Consider the national anniversary through Marysville’s people, places, and community memory.
Explore America 250 →
1892–2020
Search the local newspaper
Browse the Society’s year-by-year inventory of Marysville Globe holdings and open digitized issues from home.
Search the newspaper →
Inside the archive
Photographs, objects & memory
Discover the many kinds of records and artifacts that preserve everyday life in Greater Marysville.
Explore the collections →
Ask the archive
Bring us your history question
Start with a person, home, business, event, or photograph and ask the Society’s volunteer historians for help.
Start a research request →See history up close
The next story may be waiting at the museum.
Explore local photographs, artifacts, exhibits, and stories with Society volunteers nearby to help you look closer.
Plan your visit