About Us
Welcome to the Wooster Digital History Project at WoosterHistory.org! This site is a project of the Department of History at the College of Wooster - made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation - with lots of help from friends and experts in Wooster and beyond. This site is an ongoing project. Our hope over the next several years is to add additional resources.
If you have suggestions for the site (or corrections, or stories to share, or comments), please email to gshaya@wooster.edu, jbirowalters@wooster.edu, or kholt@wooster.edu.
Summer 2019 Research Team
Spencer Gaitsch: Class of 2022, History & Political Science double major
Tyler Iversen: Class of 2020, History & Political Science double major
Abigail Blinka: Graduate Fellow
Megan Smeznik: Educational Technology Associate
Summer 2018 Research Team
Sofia Biegeleisen: Class of 2021, History major
Abigail Blinka: Class of 2019, History major
Spencer O'Keefe: Class of 2019, History major
Kate Padavick: Class of 2019, History & English double major
Summer 2017 Research Team
Rachel Tomei: Class of 2020, Global & International Studies major
Thuy "Tammy" Dinh: Class of 2020, History & Computer Science double major
Eleanor Barker: Class of 2019, History major
Shelley Grostefon: Class of 2018, History & French double major
Past Student Researchers
Elisabeth Abell: Class of 2015, History & French double major
Brandon Bell: Class of 2018, History & Geology double major
Anna Claspy: Class of 2016, History major
Shannon Dade: Class of 2015, History & Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies double major
Colleen Gilfether: Class of 2018, History & Philosophy double major
Jacob Hailperin-Lausch: Class of 2017, History major
Nicolaus Hajek: Class of 2016, History major
Jacob Kowall: Class of 2017, History & English double major
Scott McLellan: Class of 2015, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies major
Laura Merrell: Class of 2015, History & English double major
Hope Nelson: Class of 2018, History & Anthropology double major
Brittany Previte: Class of 2016, English & History double major
Project Leaders
This project was conceived by Gregory Shaya, Department of History at the College of Wooster. It has been directed by a team of faculty in the History Department: Jordan Biro Walters, Kabria Baumgartner, James Bonk, Madonna Hettinger, Katie Holt, Jeff Roche, Gregory Shaya, and Tara Strauch.
Technical Assistance From
Jon Breitenbucher, Instructional Technology Specialist
Megan Smeznik, Educational Technology Associate
Stephen Flynn, Emerging Technologies Librarian
Tammy Troup, Digital Services Associate
Catie Newton, Digital Curation Librarian
Research Support From
Deb Kitko, Genealogy Department in the Wayne County Public Library
Denise Monbarren, Special Collections Library, The College of Wooster
The Wayne County Historical Society
Gwen Short, OARDC Library
With the Assistance of Local Experts, Consultants & Contributors
Ed Abramson, Local Jewish Historian
Betsy Anderson
Emily Deffenbaugh
Mary Eberhart
Jerry Footlick, Trustee of the College of Wooster
James Fox, Court Administrator for Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
The Reverend Kevin Franklin
Sandra Hull, Main Street Wooster
Ann Freedlander Hunt, author of Gone but Not Forgotten
Shelley Judge, Associate Professor of Geology, The College of Wooster
Nicholas Kardulias, Professor of Archaeology, The College of Wooster
Charles Lepold, Chair of the Military Committee of the Wayne County Historical Society
Paul Locher, Reporter, The Daily Record
Matt Mariola, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The College of Wooster
Harry McClarran, Wooster historian
Julie Mennes, Wayne County Historical Society
Scott Nesbit, Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Georgia
Jeremy Rapport, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, The College of Wooster
Roger Rowe, Wayne County Historical Society
Lucille Santangelo
Hayden Schilling, Professor of History, The College of Wooster
Rosella Stinebring
Lydia Thompson
Gregory C. Wiles, Professor of Geology, The College of Wooster
Yvonne Williams
Duane Wood, Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District
OARDC Visitor Center
Robin Croft
Mark Weaver, Professor of Political Science, The College of Wooster
Thank yous!
This project was made possible by the Mellon Foundation with a grant for interdisciplinary scholarship. Additional support came from The Five Colleges of Ohio Next Generation Libraries Grant and the College of Wooster.