The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the schoolhouse on the campus of the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., in Wooster. Parking is available in the historical society’s […]
Paul Davis presents “The Trolley that Came to Wooster”
Wooster resident Paul Davis will present a special program, “The Trolley the Came to Wooster” on Sunday, August 20, at 1 p.m. in the 1873 schoolhouse on the Historical Society’s campus. Admission is $5, but free for WCHS members and […]
Rails Along Chippewa Creek: The B&O at Sterling, Ohio
Guest speakers Bill Cramer, Mike Lytle and Ron Spiga, members of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Historical Society, presented a program called, “Rails Along Chippewa Creek – The B&O at Sterling, Ohio” on July 9, 2023 at the Historical Society. […]
WCHS Community Band Concert is July 20 at 7 p.m. in downtown Wooster
The Wayne County Historical Society’s summer Community Band concert will take place on Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m., in downtown Wooster. Presented by Main Street Wooster, the concert is sponsored by the Wayne County Historical Society and Sprenger Health Care […]
Save the date: Civil War History Day is June 17
The Smithville Community Historical Society and the Wayne County Civil War Round Table are proud to once again host Civil War History Day on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Smithville Community Historical Society, 381 […]
Exhibit on historical roots of Sterling opens June 3
What do you think of when you hear of Sterling, Ohio? Sterling Farm Equipment or the former Maibach’s Home Furnishings may come to mind. But how about the Sterling Glass Company or Eddie Amstutz’s large leaf tobacco plant? We have […]
Exhibit honors “Wayne County in the Armed Forces”
The Wayne County Historical Society honors local men and women who served in the military in this year’s featured exhibit, “From the Collection: Wayne County in the Armed Forces,” on display through December. Tours of the exhibit and the rest […]
Veterans’ Roundtable returns to Wayne County Historical Society on May 18
The Wayne County Historical Society will honor veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m., as the Ed Arn Veterans’ Roundtable returns after a hiatus of several years. Five local veterans who served […]
Michael Nachtrieb’s portraits of women of Wayne County on display
The women of Wooster once were firmly placed into classes by the expectations of society, and those deemed upper-class were held to particularly high standards. From approximately 1820 to 1860, during a movement called the Cult of Domesticity, these women […]
Special exhibit of Wayne County homes painted by Wayne County artists
Where can you find a spectacular pink house lavished with intricate strapwork, cornices, and moldings; countless peaks and nooks; and a wraparound porch – all set into lush gardens and surrounded by elaborate wrought-iron fencing? At 408 N. Bever Street […]
