DHBO's Hit of the Day 

 It Was a Splendid Old Mansion
by Jessie Donahue Copyright 1968
How the Pollak House (now the Dayton Peace Museum) was in danger of being demolished.

    
                              

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You have found Dayton History Books Online!  This website is dedicated to placing historical items about Dayton, Ohio online.  Curt Dalton, a local author who has written several books about Dayton's history, saw a need to make books and other educational materials about Dayton available to children and the general public. He knew that the documents had to be in a format that could easily be read and searched, to enable visitors to use the information in homework and personal projects. What better way than through the world wide web?  On October 24, 2004 Dayton History Books Online opened with a list of twenty books and booklets that could be read, searched and printed out.  As of March 1, 2010 there are 517 books, booklets and articles available, consisting of 13,844 pages of text, with more added every month. DHBO has now added over 600 photos, many of which depict Dayton in the 1950s. We also celebrate having over 3.3 million hits on the site! (For those keeping track, there was an average of 4,312 hits each day in February). Through the collaboration of local libraries, universities, archives, businesses and individuals, we will continue to add historical information about Dayton. Please click here for contact information.