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Photo of an early farm in Wayne County, with a flock of sheep in the foreground, circa 1900.

Wayne County countryside outside of OARDC

The current downtown Wooster courthouse serves as a reminder of one of the conditions for Wooster’s position as county seat, which was to construct a courthouse.

These tickets would be purchased, not just to gain admittance to the fair, but to have a say in Agricultural Society decisions. This implies how involved many early attendees of the fair were in the agricultural community.

It is this ticket that was the goal of early exhibitionists. By winning these premiums, exhibitionists would be rewarded for their top contributions to the agricultural community at large.

The Daily Record article describes the 2006 Wayne Farm Tour, featuring Matt Peart, an early adopter of organic farming.

This is a map of the Wayne-Holmes County Amish Settlement in Ohio.

223 W Liberty Street in 2013, visible businesses include Friendtique, Uptown Downtown Antiques, and The Wooster Book Company

The mausoleum of Aquila Wiley, who served as a colonel with the 41st Ohio during the Civil War and lost his leg during the Battle of Missionary Ridge.

William Henry’s obituary in the Wooster Republican listed his numerous positions including judge, businessman, and member of the Christian community.

Front page of a pamphlet on the "History, By-Laws, Rules & Regulations of the Wooster Cemetery Association."

The Civil War Memorial near the entrance to the Wooster Cemetery.

Map of the Wooster Cemetery

Background map for the Wooster Cemetery Tour Neatline exhibit.

Photo of the Wooster Christmas Tree, located in the Wooster Cemetery, lit-up for Christmas.

Photo of the Wooster Courthouse at the corner of Market and Liberty

Standing proudly on the main square downtown, the courthouse is the most well-known building to Wooster residents and visitors.

Open to the public for legal reference, the courthouse contains a Law Library on the third floor. Originally set to be in the basement, problems with humidity and document preservation led to its current home. I was designed with a meeting of time in…

This Anti-German propaganda image was printed in the Wooster Daily News in October 1917

The Wooster Rubber Company building at its original location on East Bowman Street, circa 1937

Forty-two Grange members working in Grange Hall preparing chickens for the 1957 Wayne County Fair.

Colored Postcard showing old Wooster railroad depot on the Pennsylvania Railroad line, which served passenger train riders for many years until it was hit by a train and demolished. The sign tells the miles to Pittsburgh and Chicago.

WWI poster for the United States Food Administration, featuring the slogan, "Food is Ammunition - Don't Waste It"