"America Needs Your Scrap Rubber" Poster
1942 Wartime Production Board poster proclaiming "America needs your scrap rubber" and describing what military products that rubber is used to produce
World War II Poster Collection at Northwestern University Library
United States Government Printing Office
America Needs Your Scrap Rubber_1942_War Production Board (2) (906x1280)
"Beat Back the Hun" Liberty Bonds Poster
A 1917 Committee on Public Information poster featuring an inhuman looking German soldier and the words, "Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds!"
United States Committee on Public Information
"Boone the Great: The Original Boy Phenomenon"
An Exciting Affair: Non-Agricultural Attractions at the Fair
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.
Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
1896 Wayne COunty Fair Handbill Prof Boone
"Breaking Ground for the New Catholic Church"
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
Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
527 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
Promotional advertisement for the Red Cross with the headline "Can You Sleep Tonight?" appeared in the Wooster Daily Republican in June 1917.
Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
WDR_1917.06.23_Red Cross Can You Sleep Tonight Ad
"County Sends First Men to War" Wooster Daily Republican Article
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
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
October 25, 1918 Wooster Daily Republican article announcing that six deaths had occurred the previous evening as a result of Spanish Influenza
WDR_1918.10.25_Death Harvest _1; WDR_1918.10.25_Death Harvest_2
"Destroy This Mad Brute" Anti-German Propaganda Poster
A 1917 Committee on Public Information propaganda poster depicting a German soldier as a monstrous ape featuring the words, "Destroy this Mad Brute."
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.
Centenary of St. Mary Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wooster, Ohio, 1847-1947
Madison Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
"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
WDR_1919.07.05_Great Throng in Welcome Home
"Joseph Larwill: Father of Wooster" Newspaper Article 1983
Joseph H. Larwill and War of 1812 Political Controversy
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.
Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
"Let the Tree of Knowledge be just as accessible as God has made the Tree of Life."
Part of Dr. Lord's speech when he reveals that the University "shall be open to students of both the sexes."
Courtesy of the College of Wooster Special Collections
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
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.
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Rights held by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
"Premium List of the 7th Annual Wayne County Fair"
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.
199 Vanover Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
"Station Helps in Food Crisis" Wooster Daily Republican Article
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
WDR_1917.04.19_Station Helps in Food Crisis
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.
Rendered in Microfilm by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
1101 North Bever Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
"The Daily Record: 120th Annual Wayne County Fair Days"
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.
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.
Article in the Wayne County Democrat attacking the Wooster Weekly Republican for their pessimistic attitude toward the University of Wooster.
Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
A playful blurb from the Wooster Democrat three years after the University opened its doors indicates the town’s response to the new school.
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Rights held by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
Advertisement for Liberty Bonds celebrating the "Women Heros" of WWI, appeared in the Wooster Daily Republican in 1917
"Ways to Lessen Cost of Bread" Wooster Daily Republican Article
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
WDR_1917.06.30_Corbould Lessen Cost of Bread
"Women Must Find Time to Help the Nation" Wooster Electric Company Ad
Wooster Electric Company Ad proclaiming, "Women must find time to help the nation," appeared in the Wooster Daily Republicanin 1917
WDR_1917.06.05_Wooster Electric Co_Women Must Help the Nation
"Wooster Boys in Region of New Drive" Wooster Daily Republican Article
Wooster Daily RepublicanArticle, "Wooater Boys in Region of New Drive," dated September 9, 1918, announcing Copmany D's participation in the capture of Verdun
WDR_1918.09.12_Wooster Boys in Region of New Drive
"Wooster Rubber Incorporated" Announcement in the Daily Record
1920 Daily Record announcement of Wooster Rubber Company's incorporation
DR_1920.05.01_ Wooster Rubber Incorporated
"Young Ladies Brave Flu to Help Families" Wooster Daily Republican Article
1918 Wooster Daily Republican article describing the bravery of the young women who volunteered to nurse those stricken with Spanish Influenza
WDR_1918.10.30_Ladies Brave Flu to Help Families
Agriculture--Ohio; County Fairs; Agricultural fairs ; Agriculture--Exhibitions; Flags--Confederate States of America
The Confederate flag sold at the 2016 fair and the booth peacefully protesting the sale.
In copyright- educational use permitted
Akron Beacon Journal coverage of 146th Infantry's return following WWI, compiled on a scrapbook page
Scanned by Shannon Dade; Compiled by Harry McClarran
1600 Doughboys Parade_WCPL Genealogy Gerlach Binder
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.
Courtesy of Wayne County Public Library Wiki
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