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A Portrait of Farm Life in Wooster, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 focuses on the farm of A.H. and B.C. Byers, located on the west side of Christmas Run south of Wayne Avenue. It was located so close to downtown Wooster that one can even see the steeples of churches in the…
2009 Daily Record Article, "Muddy Waters Gets First Entertainment District Liquor License"
A 2009 Daily Record article describing the development of the downtown "entertainment district" and Main Street Wooster's campaign to grant more restaurants liquor licenses, the first of which was Muddy Waters Cafe and Grill
Local Roots Opening an Indoor Market
The Daily Record article announces plans to open Local Roots Market in 2009
Digiacomo Green Plaque
A photograph of the memorial at DiGiacomo Green. It was dedicated in 2008 at the previous site of the DiGiacomo Building.
Map of Regions of Wooster's First Italian Families
A map of Italy with the regions of origin of Wooster's Italian community highlighted. Percentages under the region name details the portion of the community that came from each region.
Wayne Farm Tour Provides Families Learning Opportunities
The Daily Record article describes the 2006 Wayne Farm Tour, featuring Matt Peart, an early adopter of organic farming.
Ohio Motto
Ohio’s controversial motto “With God All Things Are Possible,” a quote from the New Testament, was established in 1959 and survived a federal constitutional challenge in 2001. It remains a symbol of the Christian Church’s influence on the Ohio…
Blough Bros Potato Tag
A tag from the Blough Bros in Orrville, Ohio. In the late Nineteenth century, potatoes were one of Wayne County's staple crops. many local farmers grow potatoes today as well.
Resettlement Administration Advertisement
Poster for the Resettlement Administration Reading: "A mule and a plow—Resettlement Administration—Small loans give farmers a new start"
Article in The Daily Record "Merchant Happy About Degree; Wants No Fuss" 1964
The Daily Record interviewed Herman and he was honored but had wanted to keep it secret. The store and the college had a long standing relationship with many of the students and their parents shopping at Freedlander’s.
Michael Nachtrieb Tombstone
Michael Nachtrieb was a well-known portrait painter in Wooster, who painted depictions of many of the city's important citizens. He also painted portraits of national celebrities, including Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee.
Stull's Hair Clinic
Wooster’s Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Freight Station still exists in the form of Stull’s Hair Clinic, located off of the junction between Columbus Avenue and Vanover Street.
The Tracks Today
A set of abandoned tracks once used by Industry in western Wooster. These are located just outside of the city dump.
Critchfield Tombstone
Relatives of Adelaide Critchfield are buried in Wooster Cemetery. She died tragically in a fire that destroyed her Wooster home in 1895.
McDonald Mausoleum
The McDonald Masoleum was erected by Angus Burns McDonald (son of Angus McDonald, of McDonald Works in Wooster), and celebrates the legacy of the McDonald family.
Herman Freedlander Tombstone
Herman Freedlander was the proprietor of the immensely important Freedlander’s department store.
Compton Tombstone
Elias Compton served as dean at the College of Wooster and had three sons, Karl, Arthur, and Wilson, who went on to gain distinction.
James Hill Tombstone
Tombstone of James Hill. He was born in Scotland and fought for the British Army in the Crimean War. After moving to America, he served in the Civil War and survived Custer's defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn. (Paul Locher, "1st Sgt. James Hill…
Follis Tombstone
The tombstone of Charles Follis, nicknamed "The Black Cyclone," who was the first professional African American football player.
Wiley Mausoleum
The mausoleum of Aquila Wiley, who served as a colonel with the 41st Ohio during the Civil War and lost his leg during the Battle of Missionary Ridge.
Beall-Stibbs House
The home of Emeline Stibbs on E. Bowman Street (now part of the Wayne County Historical Society) acted as a meeting place for women of the Soldiers Aid Society during the war.
Christmas Run Park
Wooster’s Christmas Run Park has links to Prohibition. The city originally paid for the land on which the park is built with fines collected from violators of the prohibition laws.
JAFB Wooster Brewery
After Prohibition, beer is once again brewed at the JAFB Wooster Brewery, opened in 2012. The brewery is located at 120 Beall Ave. in the building that used to house Gertsenslager's Co.
Herman Freedlander Tombstone
Herman Freedlander: This man was the proprietor of the immensely important Freedlander’s department store.
Thorne Tombstone
Charles E. Thorne: This man was the first director of the OARDC.
Lowry Tombstone
Howard Lowry: The College of Wooster president responsible for adding the requirement of Independent Study to the curriculum.
Secrest Tombstone
Edmund Secrest: Known as “the father of forest conservation in Ohio,” this man was made director of the OARDC in 1937. The beautiful Secrest Arboretum on the OARDC campus is named after him.