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Opening the Freedlander's on Dollar Day Sale
Dollar Day sales were a chaotic and well remembered event in the store’s history.
Wooster Christmas Tree Lit-Up, 1999
Photo of the Wooster Christmas Tree, located in the Wooster Cemetery, lit-up for Christmas.
Postcard of Christ's Church, circa 1910
A postcard featuring Christ's Church, today Trinity United Church of Christ. The Evangelical Christ's Church was once affiliated with the German Lutheran congregation, until it merged with the German Reformed Church in 1953.
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…
David Emery's Certificate of Church Membership at the German Reformed Church, 1848
This certificate of membership to the German Reformed Church highlights the importance of taking communion. Curiously, the certificate is completely in English.
Men Cutting Wheat with a Cradle and Binding It by Hand, 1919
This photograph shows a group of men 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…
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.
Wagon Train
A wagon train of new farmers to Wayne County, flanked by two wooden fences, traveling from Columbus to Wooster.
Farmers Crossing Killbuck Creek
Early photo of travelers to a farm in Wayne County.
Wayne County Barn
Photo of an early farm in Wayne County, with a flock of sheep in the foreground, circa 1900.
Cattle-Leading at the Wayne County Fair
A line of fair-goers lead cattle across the race track, passing the fairgrounds' stadium.
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.
1899 Wooster High School Football Team Photo
1899 Wooster High School football team photo, featuring Charles Follis, who organized the team
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.
"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.
"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.
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.
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.
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
Placing the Knesseth Israel Temple's Cornerstone, 1950
Daily Record Photo featuring the moment the Jewish community started building their temple.
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."
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
Street Map of Downtown Wooster
A map showing the streets that comprise downtown Wooster