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Amish Family
This is an image of an Amish family.
Amish Corn and Hay Field
This is an image of a corn and hay field taken at the Yoder's Amish home.
Advertisement for the 100th Wayne County Fair
An advertisement for the one hundredth Wayne County Fair, which includes a brief history of the fair, as well as a schedule of events. The WCF was designed to be a family affair, as evidence by children having days off from school. Additionally, the…
Adelaide Critchfield
Engraving of Adelaide Critchfield
Adam Oberlin's Certificate of Membership to Salem's Church, 1849
A certificate of church membership to the German Reformed Church. According to the Wayne County Genealogy and Local History Department, in 1849 when this document was dated, the German Reformed Church referred to "Salem's Church," now known as Salem…
Across the Street from the Remnants of Jacob's Lutheran Church
Photo taken across the street from the remnants of Jacob's Lutheran Church, featuring the junction signs.
Acres Used for Organic Production: 2007
The map shows the land used for organic production in the United States in 2007, according to the U.S. Census of Agriculture.
Abraham Greenbaum Naturalization, 1842
Naturalization record of Abraham Greenbaum, Wooster’s oldest Jewish resident.
A.B. Graham's First 4-H Club
A photo in 1904 of some of the first boys involved in Graham's clubs, formed into small teams of corn growers and tomato growers.
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…
A Day on the Lawn
Pictured here is the original wooden structure stadium built for fair attractions and events. Condemned by the state fire marshal in 1935, the Fair Board decided to build a new steel structure over it in 1936. While it seats about 1,100 people, fair…
75th Anniversary of the Jewish Community Program, 1953
Program from a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Jewish Community - with David Freedlander and Louis Licofsky. At the founding of the Knesseth Israel Temple in 1953, these two were thought to be the Temple’s first residents.
223 West Liberty Street, circa 1985
Photo of West Liberty Street in the 1980s, businesses shown are Barney's Menswear and Crum Drugstore
2011 Daily Record Article, "Local Roots, South Market Bistro Stops on Saturday's Farm Tour"
A Daily Record article describing the 2011 Wayne County farm Tour, featuring both Local Roots and South Market Bistro
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
2007 Daily Record Article, "Renters Loving Lofts"
A 2007 Daily Record article about the appeal of downtown lofts
1985 Daily Record Article, "Wal-Grant Envisions Downtown Shopping Complex"
A 1985 Daily Record article discussion a group of Wooster business men, who proposed to build a large shopping complex with an attached parking garage as a means of saving the downtown economy
1975 Daily Record Article, "Say Goodbye to Second Baptist"
A 1975 Daily Record article discussing the razing of Second Baptist in preparation for the construction of a new church building
1968 Rubbermaid Advertisement
1968 Rubbermaid advertisement depicting a women scooping flour from a "space-saving cannister"
1964 Daily Record Article, "Second Baptist Sets Goal For New Church"
This 1964 Daily Record article, featuring an interview with Reverend Adams, in which he discusses his goals for the new church
1964 Daily Record Article Discussing Housing Discrimination
A Daily Record article entitled, "Housing is Rated Number One Problem of Wooster's Negroes," discussing the prevalence of housing discrimination in Wooster
1964 Daily Record Article Discussing Dick Morrison's Struggle to Purchase a Home in Wooster
A 1964 Daily Record article entitled, "Wooster Negro Buys a Home - Ten Year Story Has a Happy Ending," that tells the story of Richard "Dick" Morrison Jr. and his struggle to buy a home in Wooster
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
1950 Rubbermaid Advertisement
1950 Rubbermaid advertisement with the slogan "to lighten & brighten your housework"
1923 Advertisement for the Wayne County Fair
An advertisement for the 1923 Wayne County Fair. We are able to see that while livestock is still the most prevalent attraction, cars are becoming popular. (It should be noted that before World War II, cars were an extravagance, so an auto show was…
1920 Number of Farms
This map from the 1920 Census of Agriculture highlights the importance of agriculture in Ohio before the Great Depression, when that much of the state's land was used for agriculture.
1920 Land Use of Farms
This map from the 1920 Census of Agriculture shows that most of Ohio's land was in use for agriculture before the Great Depression.
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.