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Defiance Chamber of Commerce
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Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
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Defiance Development & Visitors Bureau (DDVB)
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Genealogy

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Ancestry – Library Edition
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Heritage Quest
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African American Heritage
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Defiance County Veterans Directory
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Ohio Obituary Index
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Newspaper Archive
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Chronicling America
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