Many of these books are available at the Amos Memorial Public Library, in the reference/Genealogical sections, or through the Ohio Historical Society. Links are established to Shelby County Historical Society [SCHS] materials available elsewhere on the web.
Source Books - IndustryA brief look Inside the News. A History of THE SIDNEY PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Printed in 1970 for the Sidney/Shelby County Sesquicentennial.
A Retrospect of the past and sketch of the present —our advantages and attractions. Printed by "The Sidney Journal", January 5, 1872.
Baumfolder Corporation. History of the corporation.
Special U.S. Bicentennial, Amos Press Centennial Edition. Printed by "The Sidney Daily News", June 29 - July 2, 1976. Various articles.
Bimel Buggy Company to build automobiles. Printed in "The Sidney Daily News", February 18, 1915.
Downtown Sidney, Ohio, 1884. Map on display at the Amos Memorial Public Library, highlighting 41 community businesses.
Wallace, Rich. Early industrialist Smith helped transform Sidney. Printed in "The Sidney Daily News", April 6, 1996, Page 1B.
Fifty Four Years in Business. Printed in "The Sidney Daily News", April 04, 1914.
Hitchcock, A.B.C. History of Shelby County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Published by Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co, Chicago, IL, 1913.
Sutton, R. History of Shelby County, Ohio. Original Edition produced by R. Sutton and published in Philadelphia, PA in 1883. The Second Edition, (including name index) produced by the Shelby County Historical Society, printed by Hammer Graphics in Piqua, 1968.
Wallace, Rich. History shows support of industry. Sidney government seeks business. Printed in "The Sidney Daily News", Progress Edition, January 31, 1996, Pgs. 114 and 116.
Wallace, Rich. I.H. Thedieck - a man of vision. Printed in "The Sidney Daily News", September 29, 1997, Page 6B.
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