The Amherst Historical Society, established in 1973, holds in its collections an extensive photographic and documentary history of the community. Since 2005, the organization has collaborated with history faculty at Youngstown State University on the development of its wide-ranging Cleveland Quarries Collection. Donna M. DeBlasio, an associate professor of history and director of the Center for Applied History at Youngstown State University, and Martha I. Pallante, full professor of history at Youngstown State University and chair of the Department of History, are committed to the preservation and interpretation of Ohio's industrial communities. Both have recently published works focusing on the region and its heritage.