The Wayne County Historical Society will hold two holiday open houses for the public on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 2, from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, free for those 18 and under. The historical society is located at 546 E. Bowman St. in Wooster.
The eight-building campus will be decorated for the season and several special exhibits will be on view, including “Glitz and Glamour,” clothing from the Roaring Twenties, in the dress shop, and “Men with Aprons and Tools” in the Kister Building. The Beall-Stibbs House will be fully decorated as it would have been in the 19th century, and the historical society’s newest acquisition, a 1923 Ford Model T depot hack will be on display in the carriage house.
For more information, call 330-264-8856, Tuesday through Friday, between 1 and 5 p.m.
The Wayne County Historical Society is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Wayne County, Ohio. Founded in 1904, today the historical society operates a campus with eight buildings, including a pioneer-era log house, a mid-19th century general store, and the Beall-Stibbs House, begun in 1816 and completed in the early 1820s by War of 1812 veteran General Reasin Beall. The historical society offers tours from March through December, on Saturdays at 1 and 2:30 p.m.
