Putnam County Historical Society

The Pioneer Association was organized September 6, 1873 in Kalida, Ohio. The membership was limited to those people who had lived in the county prior to 1840. As time passed, this was revised several times. Now anyone interested in the Society may become a member. Through the years of consecutive annual meetings and changing times, it evolved that in 1971 it became the Putnam County Historical Society. There are five classifications of memberships: Active Members, Life Members, First Family Members, Century Farms Members, and Honorary Life Members.