Often overlooked in cinema history are the local “hometown” movie films that were produced by itinerant film producers for exhibition in local theaters in rural areas, like Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. In 1923, Wooster was visited by the itinerant movie […]
Wayne County Historical Society Releases a New Book: the Hubbell Manuscript
The Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio has released a new self-published book entitled the Hubbell Manuscript: A Family History of Rev. Will H. Hubbell and Jeannette A. (Imgard) Hubbell, written by Kathryn M. Hubbell and compiled by S. Zimmerman. […]
2021 August Deaccessions
The Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio, Board of Trustees, approved the following items for deaccession, and shall be removed from the Society’s collections. In accordance with the Society’s deaccession policy they are being published for review of the membership. […]
Unknown, No More
A delightful discovery was made while doing some usually mundane preservation work. Currently a volunteer on the Documents & Archives committee is removing works of art from their picture frame, cleaning the glass, and replacing any original acidic materials used […]
Artistry of Cased Images
The Documents and Archives Committee at the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio recently completed an inventory of the Society’s cased images collection. The miniature case, is a little known art craft of the 19th century. It was an invention […]
Famous Wayne County Artist You Never Heard About
We invite you to watch a new series of videos posted on our YouTube channel about, The Famous Wayne County Artist You Never Heard About, and some of the portraits in the Society’s fine art collection. The videos present information […]
WCHS Community Band Concerts Announced
WCHS SUMMER COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT JUNE 14th at 7:00 p.m. The Wayne County Historical Society Summer Community Band is looking forward to its first concert this summer. The band will be performing under the baton of Mr Randy Claes on […]
May 13th – Civil War Living History Day
NEWS RELEASE – Wayne County Civil War Roundtable collaborating with the Wayne County Libraries; Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. The Fifth Annual Civil War Living History Day will be held at the Wooster Library in […]
CWRT: March 24th – Gen. Alvin C. Voris
News Release – Wayne County Civil War Roundtable Program, free and open to the public in the Wooster Branch of the Wayne County Public Libraries. March 21, 2017, 6:30 p.m. -continuing with quality programs! Ted Dudra as General Alvin C. […]
CWRT: April 18th – Lincoln at Washington City
News Release – Wayne County Civil War Roundtable Program, free and open to the public in the Wooster Branch of the Wayne County Public Libraries. April 18, 2017, 6:30 p.m. -continuing with quality programs! “Lincoln Scholar” Norman Schmidt will speak […]
