DHBO Needs Your Help
 Fundraising need - $3000 by December 31, 2009 - Contributions so far $2162

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DHBO Hit of the Day

World War II, August 11, 1995 (Audio interviews)
A wonderful collection of stories during World War II, including food stamps,
gas rationing, service stars in the windows, riding on the trains, and soldiers who died.

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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 November 1, 2009 there are 415 books, booklets and articles available, consisting of 13,720 pages of text, with more added every month. A new feature, called Dayton Speaks, has 57 audio oral histories that can be listened to online. We also celebrate having nearly 2.6 million hits on the site! (For those keeping track, there was an average of 4,529 hits each day in October). 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.