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Photograph of a recreation of a pioneer kitchen at Hale Farm

Photograph of pioneer home at Hale Farm

Photograph of historical actor at Hale Farm demonstrating candlemaking techniques.

A newspaper clip from the Wooster Republican. The activities of the Wooster Aid Society were a common sight in Civil War era papers.

Symbol for the Improved Order of Redmen

A picture of the Wooster Artificial Ice and Brewing Company. The company produced beer in Wooster from 1881 up until Prohibition.

This cartoon from Nathaniel Currier shows the slippery slope of drinking alcohol, as perceived by an advocate of temperance.. It begins with a man drinking a glass with a friend and ends with his suicide.

Symbol for Fraternal Organization of Eagles

An image showing the symbol of the Grand Army of the Republic with Civil War soldiers in the background. Text at the bottom reads "Flag of Freedom, grand and glorious, 'Neath the flag we march victorious."

A masonic symbol with a G in the center representing God.

Photograph of the DiGiacomo building.

A portrait of David Stanley, Major General for the Union Army and Medal of Honor recipient.

Battle flags, a drum, and a bugle from the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which men from Wayne County served. This scene is from the old Memorial Hall on S. Buckeye Street.

A reunion of the 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, held at the Van Nest home in Wooster.

A photographic print of Ella Boole, President of the WCTU from 1925 to 1933. She attended the College of Wooster during the height of the temperance movement and was surely inspired by the efforts of the WCTU in the city.

Wooster's Civil War monument donated by businessman Jacob Frick in 1892. The monument also brought to Wooster a much needed public drinking fountain.

This is a portrait of Dr. J.D. Robison, a Wooster physician, credited with performing the first amputation of the Civil War.

The Civil War Memorial near the entrance to the Wooster Cemetery.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows symbol meaning Friendship, Love, Truth

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic veteran's organization pledge allegiance to the flag in 1912. They stand beside Wooster's Civil War memorial in Public Square.

Photograph of Massaro Avenue, taken in the "East End" neighborhood.

World War I portrait of Venanzo Tomassetti, a member of Company D, 146th Infantry, 37th Ohio Division.

Article informing that Serafino Zarlengo was building a new house on Palmer Street. Comments on the neighborhood of the East End, calling it a "pleasant surprise." Appeared in the Wooster Daily News on August 27, 1910.

A Civil War reenactor at Hale Farm demonstrates the use of a 19th century musket.

Title of an article announcing the Surrender of Lee's army. Appeared in the Wooster Republican on April 16, 1865.

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church parochial school's class photo taken in 1912.

Photograph of the Lamplighters Social Club stand at the fair in 1948.

Photograph of the Lamplighters Social Club.

Photograph of the Town Hall constructed by the Italian Society in 1910.