The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable will host John L. Hopkins, author of The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. […]
Meet “The Comptons of Wooster” at WCHS
At the turn of the last century in a modest house on College Avenue in Wooster, Ohio, Elias and Otelia Compton raised a family that produced three university presidents, a devoted missionary and educator, and a Nobel Prize winner. The […]
Vietnam veterans take center stage at Veterans’ Roundtable on May 23
WOOSTER – The 2024 Ed Arn Veterans’ Roundtable will be held on Thursday, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the schoolhouse on the campus of the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., in Wooster. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of […]
Historical Society opens for season with 5 new exhibits
The Wayne County Historical Society will reopen for the 2024 season on Saturday, March 9, with five new exhibits. Tours of the eight-building campus will be available every Saturday at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and […]
Civil War Roundtable presents Union Medal of Honor recipient Frederick Phisterer
The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable will present a two-part program on Union Medal of Honor recipient Frederick Phisterer on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., in Wooster. The free […]
Voices from the Past concert series returns to the Wayne County Historical Society
WOOSTER, Jan. 9 – The Voices from the Past concert series is back for its 31st season, with three performances scheduled at the Wayne County Historical Society in Wooster. Tickets for each concert are $15 and can be purchased at […]
Holiday open houses set for Dec. 1 & 2
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 […]
Civil War Roundtable presents “Civil War Women Forged a Path” on Nov. 21
The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable will present “Civil War Women Forged a Path” with Kim Villalva on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., in Wooster. The free program will […]
Civil War Roundtable offers “Hidden History” on Oct. 17
The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable will present “Hidden History” with Jeff Schrock and Jolene Dyer on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., in Wooster. The free program will be […]
Archaeology Day will offer fun and education for all ages on Oct. 21
The Wayne County Historical Society and the College of Wooster will co-host Archaeology Day on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the historical society’s campus, 546 E. Bowman St. in Wooster. There will be a full […]
Take a “Ghost Walk Through History” at the Wayne County Historical Society
The Wayne County Historical Society’s “Ghost Walk Through History” will take place on Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m., on the historical society’s campus at 546 E. Bowman St. in Wooster. Light refreshments will […]
Civil War Roundtable presents Harrison O. McClarran of the 16th O.V.I.
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 […]
