Wayne County Historical Society
Wayne County Historical Society & Museum Wooster Ohio
Wayne County Historical Society is pleased to announce the Wooster Community Band is looking forward to its first concert of the summer! This Community Band is sponsored by the Wayne County Historical Society, thanks to an anonymous donor. The band will be performing under the baton of Mr. Randy Claes on June 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. on … [Read More]
There will be a Civil War Encampment on the front lawn of the Wayne County Public Library in Wooster on Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. This is free and open to the public. Another quality Civil War Roundtable function in collaboration with the Wayne County Libraries commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the … [Read More]
The Orville Historical Society Presents: Dress It Like Downton Are you a Downton Abbey fan? Come to the historic Smith Orr Homestead for a presentation on fabulous fashions from the Titanic era to the 20’s, with displays of antique clothing from the Orrville Historical Society’s collection. The presentation will be given at two times; indicate … [Read More]
1869 Allerton Steam Pumper Update May 28th, 2013 May 13, 2013 Starting to look like a pumper! … [Read More]
Recently Ken Foran, Designwear Division Manager at F.J. Designs Inc., spent a cold winter afternoon in the Wayne County Historical Society Firehouse. He and his wife meticulously measured and photographed the 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper on display in our Firehouse. Foran had been sub-contracted by the Model Expo company to design a small scale model … [Read More]
The Wayne County Historical Society President, David Broehl, announced that in 2013 the campus office will only be open one day a week: Tuesday from 1:30PM to 4:30PM. The reduced hours were due to the financial constraints of the 2013 budget passed by the Board of Directors in December. As part of this budget, there … [Read More]
On behalf of the Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Wayne County Historical Society, we wanted to celebrate the multi-year partnership between our organizations as we kick off the 21st annual Festival of Trees. Proceeds from the festival benefit Red Cross local disaster services. The preview event has been held at … [Read More]
On October 24, Joan Robertson, Chairperson of the Landmark Committee of the Wayne County Historical Society, presented a plaque to David Wiesenberg and Carol Rueger, owners of the Wooster Book Building on West Liberty Street in Wooster. Their building has been declared a County Historical Landmark. The building, now housing The Wooster Book Company, its … [Read More]
Check out the pictures below for progress on the Log Cabin reconstruction! The log cabin was stood at the site where the Carriage Barn is being constructed.
Check out the pictures below for updates on the Carriage Barn construction! This 19th Carriage Barn once stood on Route 83, just north of the present day Hampton Inn. The barn has been in storage since being deconstructed several years ago. New lumber is being incorporated along with the usable original lumber into the current reconstruction. … [Read More]