"America Needs Your Scrap Rubber" Poster
subject: Wartime Manufacturing
description: 1942 Wartime Production Board poster proclaiming "America needs your scrap rubber" and describing what military products that rubber is used to produce
creator: United States War Production Board
source: World War II Poster Collection at Northwestern University Library
publisher: United States Government Printing Office
date: 1942
relation: Rubbermaid
format: poster
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: America Needs Your Scrap Rubber_1942_War Production Board (2) (906x1280)

"Beat Back the Hun" Liberty Bonds Poster
subject: Anti-Germanism during the War
description: A 1917 Committee on Public Information poster featuring an inhuman looking German soldier and the words, "Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds!"
creator: United States Committee on Public Information
source: Wikimedia Commons
publisher: United States Committee on Public Information
date: 1918
rights: Public Domain
relation: Wooster in the First World War
format: poster
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: Liberty Bonds_Beat Back the Hun

"Boone the Great: The Original Boy Phenomenon"
subject: An Exciting Affair: Non-Agricultural Attractions at the Fair
description: This is a unique example of the kinds of non-agricultural exhibits held at the fair. Such exhibits were crucial to the fiscal life of the fair- it was the link that brought agriculturalists and agricultural lay people into one place at one time to enjoy the efforts of farming advancement.
creator: The Wooster Daily Record
publisher: The Wooster Daily Record
date: 1896
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
rights: Rights held by The Daily Record
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: 1896 Wayne COunty Fair Handbill Prof Boone
coverage: Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"Breaking Ground for the New Catholic Church"
subject: Rebuilding St. Mary's
description: This image depicts the group of men who broke the first ground for the new St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception. It now stands on the corner of Beall Avenue and Bowman Street
date: 1915/05/24
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 527 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"Can You Sleep Tonight" Red Cross Ad
subject: Wooster Women Lend Their Support
description: Promotional advertisement for the Red Cross with the headline "Can You Sleep Tonight?" appeared in the Wooster Daily Republican in June 1917.
creator: The Wayne County Red Cross War Council
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1917.06.23
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1917.06.23_Red Cross Can You Sleep Tonight Ad

"County Sends First Men to War" Wooster Daily Republican Article
subject: Wooster's Doughboys
description: 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
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1917.08.15
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1917.08.15_County Sends First Men to War_1; WDR_1917.08.15_County Sends First Men to War_2

"Death Harvest Large" Spanish Influenza Article in Wooster Daily Republican
subject: Wooster Women Lend Their Support
description: October 25, 1918 Wooster Daily Republican article announcing that six deaths had occurred the previous evening as a result of Spanish Influenza
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1918.10.25
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1918.10.25_Death Harvest _1; WDR_1918.10.25_Death Harvest_2

"Destroy This Mad Brute" Anti-German Propaganda Poster
subject: Anti-Germanism During the War
description: A 1917 Committee on Public Information propaganda poster depicting a German soldier as a monstrous ape featuring the words, "Destroy this Mad Brute."
creator: United States Committee on Public Information
source: Wikimedia Commons
publisher: United States Committee on Public Information
date: 1917
rights: public domain
relation: Wooster in the First World War
format: poster
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WWI Propaganda_Destroy this Mad Brute

"First School After Enlargement"
subject: Early Catholic Populations
description: This is the first school to be associated with St. Mary's. Before the large changes in Catholic practice brought by Vatican II in the 1960's, the Vatican mandated that services be executed in Latin. Given the demographics and social histories of those who commonly came to Wooster in its early years, this was not necessarily true of Wooster's Catholic community. The Catholic school then, if not vital for teaching young worshipers Latin, served as a free school for poorer citizens before the dawn of public schools.
source: Centenary of St. Mary Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wooster, Ohio, 1847-1947
date: 1870's
contributor: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: Madison Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"Great Throng Participates in Welcome Home" Wooster Daily Republican Article
subject: Armistice
description: July 5, 1919 Wooster Daily Republican article describing the festivities of July 4th, when Wooster welcomed home more than 1,500 WWI veterans
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1919.07.05
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1919.07.05_Great Throng in Welcome Home

"Joseph Larwill: Father of Wooster" Newspaper Article 1983
subject: Joseph H. Larwill and War of 1812 Political Controversy
description: Joseph Larwill has been featured in many Daily Record articles over the years and holds special importance as a founder of the town, a politician, and local business owner.
creator: Lindsey Williams
source: The Daily Record, page 20
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1983-06-07
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: 866 KB
identifier: 937 KB
identifier: 1.0 MB
coverage: Wooster, OH

"Let the Tree of Knowledge be just as accessible as God has made the Tree of Life."
subject: Dr. Lord's Inauguration
description: Part of Dr. Lord's speech when he reveals that the University "shall be open to students of both the sexes."
creator: University of Wooster
source: Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
date: 1870
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text
identifier: Inaugural Address by Dr. Willis Lord at the opening of the University of Wooster, 1870

"New Bob Evans Occupies Historic Mill Site" The Daily Record Article 1989
subject: Early Businesses
description: A Bob Evans Restaurant replaced the historic old mill that once stood near the Oak Hill Cemetery signalling the symbolic end of mills in Wooster, which were once a major feature of the local economy.
creator: Clif Bushnell
source: The Daily Record, Page B9
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1989-11-22
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: June 13, 2013
coverage: 40.7857954, -81.9329698

"Premium List of the 7th Annual Wayne County Fair"
subject: Wayne County Agricultural Society
description: An early example of the prizes that would be offered for exhibition placing at the fair, this list reflected current interests regarding agricultural advancement. By incentivizing discovery of the best methods of agricultural practice, the Wayne County Fair has always served the ultimate purpose of advancing and distributing agricultural methods. The pamphlet also evolved quickly into a valuable forum for local businesses to advertise their wares and services.
creator: Wayne County Agricultural Society
date: 1893/09/19-21
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Text
coverage: 199 Vanover Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"Station Helps in Food Crisis" Wooster Daily Republican Article
subject: Wayne County Feeds the Troops
description: 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
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1917.04.19
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1917.04.19_Station Helps in Food Crisis

"Students Stage Sit-In At Galpin"
subject: Boilover: The Galpin Takeover
description: This is an article from the Wooster Daily Record on April 20, 1989. It covered the protest, now known as the Galpin Takeover, put on by both Black and white students after a series of violent incidences against people of color on campus. Noted as a protest with both peaceful beginnings and ends, it led to the active implementation of changes for the African American campus community.
creator: The Wooster Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: The Wooster Daily Record
date: 1989/04/20
contributor: Rendered in Microfilm by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
contributor: Scanned by Scott McLellan
rights: Rights held by The Wooster Daily Record
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 1101 North Bever Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"The Daily Record: 120th Annual Wayne County Fair Days"
subject: Fair Days: Introduction
description: A week or so before the Wayne County Fair, The Daily Record releases a special issue that gives a schedule of the events to occur at the fair and other related stories. It serves as a crucial guide to fair activities to local attendees.
creator: The Daily Record
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1969/08/15
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by The Daily Record
format: Photo
language: English
type: Text
coverage: Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"The Fire - 1913"
subject: Fire at St. Mary's
description: The fire that occurred at St. Mary's wrought devastation upon the church. The building was not salvageable and, as a result, St. Mary's congregation became responsible for the $20,000-$30,000 bill to build a new church. Mind you, this is the cost in 1913.
source: Centenary of St. Mary Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wooster, Ohio, 1847-1947
date: 1913/03/19
contributor: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: Madison Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

"The University and the Students"
subject: Wooster in 1870
description: Article in the Wayne County Democrat attacking the Wooster Weekly Republican for their pessimistic attitude toward the University of Wooster.
creator: Wooster Democrat
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Wooster Democrat
date: 1873-11-19
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text

"The University Boys Are Full of Fun"
subject: Wooster in 1870
description: A playful blurb from the Wooster Democrat three years after the University opened its doors indicates the town’s response to the new school.
creator: Wooster Democrat
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Wooster Democrat
date: 1873-11-19
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text

"The Women" Liberty Bonds Ad
subject: Wooster Women Lend Their Support
description: Advertisement for Liberty Bonds celebrating the "Women Heros" of WWI, appeared in the Wooster Daily Republican in 1917
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1918.09.05
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1918.09.30_The Women Heros

"Ways to Lessen Cost of Bread" Wooster Daily Republican Article
subject: Wayne County Feeds the Troops
description: 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
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1917.06.30
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1917.06.30_Corbould Lessen Cost of Bread

"Women Must Find Time to Help the Nation" Wooster Electric Company Ad
subject: Wooster Women Lend Their Support
description: Wooster Electric Company Ad proclaiming, "Women must find time to help the nation," appeared in the Wooster Daily Republicanin 1917
creator: The Wooster Electric Company
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1917.06.05
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1917.06.05_Wooster Electric Co_Women Must Help the Nation

"Wooster Boys in Region of New Drive" Wooster Daily Republican Article
subject: Wooster's Doughboys
description: Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle, "Wooater Boys in Region of New Drive," dated September 9, 1918, announcing Copmany D's participation in the capture of Verdun
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1918.09.12
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1918.09.12_Wooster Boys in Region of New Drive

"Wooster Rubber Incorporated" Announcement in the Daily Record
subject: Getting Started
description: 1920 Daily Record announcement of Wooster Rubber Company's incorporation
creator: The Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1920.05.01
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: Rubbermaid
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: DR_1920.05.01_ Wooster Rubber Incorporated

"Young Ladies Brave Flu to Help Families" Wooster Daily Republican Article
subject: Wooster Women Lend Their Support
description: 1918 Wooster Daily Republican article describing the bravery of the young women who volunteered to nurse those stricken with Spanish Influenza
creator: Wooster Daily Republican
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Wooster Daily Republican
date: 1918.10.30
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: microfilm
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: WDR_1918.10.30_Ladies Brave Flu to Help Families

#WayneCountyFairForAll Booth
subject: Agriculture--Ohio; County Fairs; Agricultural fairs ; Agriculture--Exhibitions; Flags--Confederate States of America
description: The Confederate flag sold at the 2016 fair and the booth peacefully protesting the sale.
creator: Westminster Presbyterian Church
source: Facebook
date: 2016-09-10
rights: In copyright- educational use permitted
format: Digital
language: eng
type: JPEG
coverage: Wayne County, OH

1600 Doughboys Parade
subject: Armistice
description: Akron Beacon Journal coverage of 146th Infantry's return following WWI, compiled on a scrapbook page
creator: Akron Beacon Journal
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Akron Beacon Journal
date: 1919.04.05
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade; Compiled by Harry McClarran
rights: Out of copyright
relation: World War I
format: newspaper scan
language: English
type: image with text
identifier: 1600 Doughboys Parade_WCPL Genealogy Gerlach Binder

1823 Census
subject: Ohio--History--1787-1865; Census;
description: Willford’s name on the Greene Township section of the 1823 Census of Wayne County, which shows that he lived in a rural township in the County for more than twenty years before the election. Cox is not included in the census.
source: Courtesy of Wayne County Public Library Wiki
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1823
rights: No copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Green, OH; Wayne County, OH

1869 City of Wooster Steamer