We’re excited to announce our upcoming motor coach tour on Thursday, April 19, 2012 to the amazing Ohio History Center and the beautifully-restored Ohio Statehouse. Call your friends and get your reservations in early. You won’t want to miss this enjoyable day trip. See the News & Events / Motorcoach tab for details.
Civil War re-enactors will demonstrate equipment
January 26, 2012 · posted by Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., the Civil War Roundtable, in collaboration with the Wayne County Public Library and Wayne County Historical Society, will have a program in the Conference Room of the Library’s Main Branch in Wooster. Members of the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) re-enactors group will be demonstrating equipment and … [Read More]
Mount Eaton-Paint Township Historical Society Annual Dinner
January 14, 2012 · posted by Leave a Comment
The Mount Eaton-Paint Township Historical Society will hold it’s annual dinner meeting on January 23, 2012 at the Mountain Top Restaurant beginning at 6:00PM. Reservations for the dinner are due by Tuesday, January 17th, and may be made by calling 330-359-5554 or 330-359-5445. The meeting is free and open to the public, however anyone attending … [Read More]
Need a Holiday Gift Idea? Give a Local History Book!
November 19, 2011 · posted by Leave a Comment
The new book, Wayne County Fair Horse Racing 1869-1880, illuminates part of the history of a local treasured event: the Wayne County Fair. While another year has come and gone for the Wayne County Fair, we take it for granted that it will be around again next year. But this was not always the case … [Read More]
Bus tour to Fort Laurens, Zoar, and the McCook House
July 23, 2011 · posted by Leave a Comment
Ed Arn Veterans Roundtable May 26 topic is “Liberation”
May 17, 2011 · posted by Leave a Comment
The Wayne County Historical Society is pleased to present “Liberation” at the Ed Arn Roundtable on May 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Schoolhouse. The subject of this year’s roundtable discussion is the Liberation of Concentration Camps in World War II. Our panelists are Joe DeLucca of Wooster, Albert Spector of Wooster, and Leo … [Read More]
Work Days scheduled to spruce up Society campus
April 15, 2011 · posted by Leave a Comment
In order to control costs, yet not lose the polish of the Historical Society grounds, we’re asking for volunteers to show up for an hour or so to help with tending flower beds, sweeping sidewalks, picking up sticks and trash and trimming bushes as needed. Bring your gloves and any lawn tools you may want … [Read More]
Civil War Author Edward Leslie featured at Annual Meeting
April 15, 2011 · posted by 4 Comments
The annual dinner meeting of the Wayne County Historical Society will be held April 27, 2011 and will feature author Edward E. Leslie of Massillon, Ohio. The title of his talk will be “The True Grit of William Clarke Quantrill, or Hollywood, History, and Me”. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Leslie moved to Massillon in 1982. … [Read More]
New Exhibits on Display
March 6, 2011 · posted by Leave a Comment
College of Wooster exhibit features Historical Society items and fascinating tree-ring research
February 10, 2011 · posted by Leave a Comment
Be sure to check out the current exhibition at The College of Wooster’s Ebert Art Center: “Trees: an interdisciplinary dialogue”. The exhibition, which runs through March 6, explores the many roles of trees in society — from providing refuge to serving as a fuel source to recording climatic changes — through art, science, and material … [Read More]
