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Ohio Numbered Sections
This map shows undeveloped parts of Ohio in 1785 and sections numbered after the Land Ordinance of 1785.
1962 Daily Record Article,, "Woosterian Barbers Five Generations in 50 Years"
1962 Daily Record article celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dick Morrison's barber shop
Downtown Wooster Economic Development Project Sign
A sign posted at a work site of the Wooster Downtown Economic Development Project, the precursor to Main Street Wooster
Wooster Cemetery Association Pamphlet, 1881
Front page of a pamphlet on the "History, By-Laws, Rules & Regulations of the Wooster Cemetery Association."
Wooster Cemetery Map
Map of the Wooster Cemetery
Superintendent and Sexton with Force Employed on Ground, 1904
Photo of men working on the Wooster Cemetery grounds, 1904.
Street Map of Downtown Wooster
A map showing the streets that comprise downtown Wooster
Meatless Days Cartoon
1917 cartoon which appeared in the Wooster Daily News. Depicts "Uncle Sam" explaining that "meatless days" in the United States prevent "eatless days" for the European Allies
Placing the Cornerstone of Knesseth Israel Temple, 1950
Scan from microfilm of a news article commemorating the cornerstone of the Jewish Temple. Headline reads: "Knesseth Israel Cornerstone Placed Sunday."
Placing the Knesseth Israel Temple's Cornerstone, 1950
Daily Record Photo featuring the moment the Jewish community started building their temple.
"Death Harvest Large" Spanish Influenza Article inWooster Daily Republican
October 25, 1918 Wooster Daily Republican article announcing that six deaths had occurred the previous evening as a result of Spanish Influenza
"County Sends First Men to War"Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle
Wooster Daily Republican Article, dated August 15, 1917, describing the farewell ceremony held in honor of Wooster's first volunteer company to depart for service in WWI
"Wooster Boys in Region of New Drive"Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle
Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle, "Wooater Boys in Region of New Drive," dated September 9, 1918, announcing Copmany D's participation in the capture of Verdun
"Station Helps in Food Crisis"Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle
1917 Wooster Daily Republican article entitled, "Station Helps in Food Crisis," decribing the Ohio Experiment Station's efforts to ameliorate the food shortage of WWI
"Ways to Lessen Cost of Bread"Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle
1917 Wooster Daily Republican article decribing how Mabel Corbould, of the Ohio Experiment Station, has found ways of cooking bread with substitute flour for wartime conservation
"Young Ladies Brave Flu to Help Families"Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle
1918 Wooster Daily Republican article describing the bravery of the young women who volunteered to nurse those stricken with Spanish Influenza
"Great Throng Participates in Welcome Home" Wooster Daily Republican Article
July 5, 1919 Wooster Daily Republican article describing the festivities of July 4th, when Wooster welcomed home more than 1,500 WWI veterans
1917 Wooster Daily Republican Article, "Looked Like a Spy, Was a Harmless Hobo"
This Wooster Daily Republican article describes an incident that occurred in Rittman , when a "harmless hobo" was mistaken for a German spy.
1918 Wooster Daily Republican Article, "Woman Talked Pro-Hun"
This 1918 Wooster Daily Republican article states that an elderly Wooster woman was arrested for "pro-German talk," and later released with a warning.
"The University Boys Are Full of Fun"
A playful blurb from the Wooster Democrat three years after the University opened its doors indicates the town’s response to the new school.
"The University and the Students"
Article in the Wayne County Democrat attacking the Wooster Weekly Republican for their pessimistic attitude toward the University of Wooster.
Bull of the Woods Fire Company
Gathering of the men of the "Bull of the Woods" Fire Company. The company is believed to have been the first in Wooster, established in about 1927. Men and cart probably standing on East Liberty Street.
1899 Wooster High School Football Team Photo
1899 Wooster High School football team photo, featuring Charles Follis, who organized the team
Knesseth Israel Temple Yearbook, 1967
Program shows the growth of the congregation in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the existence of a Wooster Jewish Community Association.
Cattle-Leading at the Wayne County Fair
A line of fair-goers lead cattle across the race track, passing the fairgrounds' stadium.
Wayne County Barn
Photo of an early farm in Wayne County, with a flock of sheep in the foreground, circa 1900.
Farmers Crossing Killbuck Creek
Early photo of travelers to a farm in Wayne County.
Wagon Train
A wagon train of new farmers to Wayne County, flanked by two wooden fences, traveling from Columbus to Wooster.
Man Cutting Wheat with a Cradle, 1919
This photograph shows a man cutting wheat with a cradle and binding it by hand. In Paul Conkin's "A Revolution Down on the Farm," he describes the cradle as the second most important farming innovation of the Nineteenth century, after barbed wire.