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The obituary traces Bever’s interesting family history as he emigrated to the United States from Ireland after leaving Germany for unspecified religious reasons. The article also details the origin of the confusion about his family name, which still…

Tombstone of James Hill. He was born in Scotland and fought for the British Army in the Crimean War. After moving to America, he served in the Civil War and survived Custer's defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn. (Paul Locher, "1st Sgt. James Hill…

After Prohibition, beer is once again brewed at the JAFB Wooster Brewery, opened in 2012. The brewery is located at 120 Beall Ave. in the building that used to house Gertsenslager's Co.

Photo the Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery in Franklin Township.

Photo of the Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation in Franklin Township.

Photo of Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery.

Photo of Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery

The relocation of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, later renamed the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Station, from Columbus, OH to Wooster, OH.

An illustration of the Sultana disaster in Harper's Weekly. It shows the steamer in flames and dozens of men stranded in the Mississippi.

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

An illustration from an 1861 edition of Timothy Shay Arthur's 1854 temperance drama, Ten Nighs in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There. This story was presented in play form in the Quinby Opera House at the height of Wooster's activity in the temperance…

Herman Freedlander was the proprietor of the immensely important Freedlander’s department store.

Herman Freedlander: This man was the proprietor of the immensely important Freedlander’s department store.

Herman Freedlander and his son, Harold, both ran the store before it was sold to investors in the late 80s.

The Henry Chapman Mercer Museum is a model for the Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center. In August 2016, he Friends of Wayne County Fair took a trip to Doylestown, PA to see the museum for inspiration.

Many Wooster residents still remember the distinctive hat boxes and bags from Freedlander’s Department Store before its closing in 2009.

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.

Harold Freedlander stands next to a photo of his grandfather, one of Wooster’s earliest Jewish residents, David Freedlander.