Browse Items (74 total)
Sort by:
Fountain Hill Nursery, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 shows the Fountain Hill Nursery of J. Gardner, two miles west of Orrville on the Wooster Road. As seen in the image, the nursery housed many different crops and animals side-by-side.
Front View of Excelsior Mower and Reaper Works
This piece of innovative technology from the mid-Nineteenth century was captured in a sketch by the Caldwell Atlas of 1873. It features a man cutting lodged and tangled grain with a mower from Cline, Seiberling and Co., of Doylestown, Ohio.
Hartzler Family Dairy and Ice Cream Shop
This is a photo of Hartzler Family Dairy and Ice Cream Shop, a producer of all-natural dairy products with a long history in Wooster.
John Deere
Photograph of John Deere, of Deere & Co., who was the first the patent the metal plow in 1837.
Justin Smith Morrill
Image of Justin Smith Morrill, a Vermont Senator who supported the Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862, also known as the Morrill Act, which established land-grant colleges.
Levi Cox Grave
Levi Cox’s grave in the Wooster Cemetery, where he was buried in 1862. His large gravestone is a testament to his legacy left as a rich, elite member of the Wooster community.
Local Roots
This is a photo of Local Roots Market & Cafe on South Walnut Street
Local Roots - Interior
This is a photo of the interior of Local Roots Market & Cafe in Wooster
Local Roots Opening an Indoor Market
The Daily Record article announces plans to open Local Roots Market in 2009
Local Roots, South Market Bistro Stops on Saturday's Farm Tour
The Daily Record article describes the 2011 Wayne County farm Tour, featuring both Local Roots and South Market Bistro
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.
Map of the Wayne County Fairgrounds
This is a simple map layout of the Wayne County Fair. This map is staple material at the fair, allowing attendees to find their ways easily around the grounds.
McDonald Mausoleum
The McDonald Masoleum was erected by Angus Burns McDonald (son of Angus McDonald, of McDonald Works in Wooster), and celebrates the legacy of the McDonald family.
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…
Mill Creek Farm, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 focuses on Benjamin Hershey's Mill Creek Farm, in Chippewa Township. It features a mill in the foreground, surrounded by fields of different crops.
Notice for Public Sale at the D.Y. Roebuck Farm, 1901
This public sale notice emphasizes the diversity of crops on every small farm in Wayne County. The D. Y. Roebuck farm advertises their horses, cows, sheep, pigs, hay, corn, and seeds.
Notice for the Public Sale of Milch Cows
Dairies have been major agricultural businesses in Wayne County for over a century. This public sale notice of Milch Cows underscores the importance of these animals to the farming community.
OAES Letter About Their Budget 1894
OAES needed to make sure that they had enough money to buy equipment and pay travel expenses, so they needed to balance their budget, which can be seen in these pages from 1893-1894.
OARDC Centennial Medal 1882-1982
OARDC celebrated their centennial in 1982 and the wheat and test tube on the front of the medal symbolizes their tradition of dealing with agricultural problems through the application of modern science.
OARDC Fact Sheet 1979
A fact sheet from 1979 shows the always changing nature with OARDC, as the publication highlights their new research projects and available resources.
OARDC Open House Flyer 1968
As OARDC headed into the 1970s, there was an increased focus on genetically engineered animals and plants, as well as the eradication of diseases. The map displays the campus as it stood in 1968 and included a library, an auditorium, and an…
OARDC Research Focus of Sustainable Farm Tour
The Daily Record farm brief discusses the 2011 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour, featuring the research of OARDC scientists.
OARDC Wooster Campus Administration Buildings and Grounds 2013
OARDC’s Wooster campus is located just south of the town and features Secrest Arboretum, ATI, and BioHio Research Park.
OARDC Wooster Campus Main Administration Building 2013
The old administration building, one of the first building’s completed on the Madison Hill, still stands today.
Ohio Congress Lands
Plan of the Congress Lands of Ohio
Ohio Constitution, 1803, Article VIII, Section 3
Excerpt from the Ohio Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3, providing for religious freedom in Ohio, but insinuating that all Ohioans should have religion and should worship the “Almighty God.”
Ohio Motto
Ohio’s controversial motto “With God All Things Are Possible,” a quote from the New Testament, was established in 1959 and survived a federal constitutional challenge in 2001. It remains a symbol of the Christian Church’s influence on the Ohio…
Ohio Numbered Sections
This map shows undeveloped parts of Ohio in 1785 and sections numbered after the Land Ordinance of 1785.
Portrait of Charles E. Thorne, OAES's First Director from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
Charles E. Thorne became the first director of what eventually became OARDC from 1887-1921.
Ramseyer Sign
A welcome sign on the Ramseyer potato farm, open to the public in autumn. One of the Sugar Creek Partners, Arden Ramseyer mentioned the importance of family and community-engagement, values which are clear through his business and are common to the…