Holiday Open House Our Holiday Open House dates for the community are set for Friday December 6 (4:00- 8:00 PM) and Saturday December 7 (1:00- 4:00 PM). Come enjoy our lights and decorations this season. 546 East Bowman St., Wooster […]
Civil War Roundtable recalls 1913 Gettysburg reunion
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. […]
The American Revolution Traveling Exhibit
The Wooster-Wayne Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Battlefield Trust are excited to feature the American Revolution Experience at the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio Schoolhouse from August 25 – September 3, 2024. The innovative pop-up exhibition […]
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 […]
