A line of fair-goers lead cattle across the race track, passing the fairgrounds' stadium.
Displayed is a cover of the 1966-1967 Yearbook from the Knesseth Israel Temple.
The Wooster Jewish Community Association
Wayne County Public Library Genealogy Department
The Plaque on Knesseth Israel Temple's door
Plaque on Knesseth Israel Temples door, detailing the founding of the Temple
1670 Cleveland Rd Wooster, Ohio 44691-2336
Placing the Cornerstone of Knesseth Israel Temple, 1950
Scan from microfilm of a news article commemorating the cornerstone of the Jewish Temple. Headline reads: "Knesseth Israel Cornerstone Placed Sunday."
1670 Cleveland Rd, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
The facade of Knesseth Israel Temple on Cleveland Road, with the front sign in view
Photo of an early farm in Wayne County, with a flock of sheep in the foreground, circa 1900.
Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
Early photo of travelers to a farm in Wayne County.
No copyright - United States
Agriculture--Ohio; Rural transportation; Wagon trains
A wagon train of new farmers to Wayne County, flanked by two wooden fences, traveling from Columbus to Wooster.
Photo of the Barnhart Rice Homestead, currently located on the OARDC campus.
Barnhart Rice Homestead by Elisabeth Abell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Simon Rice home located here
Photo of the Simon Rice Home, now the headquarters of the police at OARDC.
Simon Rice Home by Elisabeth Abell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Barnhart Rice Homestead located here
A Portrait of Farm Life in Wooster, 1873
Farms--Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio; Farm life
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 focuses on the farm of A.H. and B.C. Byers, located on the west side of Christmas Run south of Wayne Avenue. It was located so close to downtown Wooster that one can even see the steeples of churches in the background. As Wooster developed, farms such as this one were sold and subdivided into lots.
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Other images from Caldwell's Atlas located here and here
Potato industry; Agriculture--Ohio; Advertising--Farm produce
A tag from the Blough Bros in Orrville, Ohio. In the late Nineteenth century, potatoes were one of Wayne County's staple crops. many local farmers grow potatoes today as well.
Notice for Public Sale at the D.Y. Roebuck Farm, 1901
Agriculture--Ohio; Farms--Ohio; Crop yields
This public sale notice emphasizes the diversity of crops on every small farm in Wayne County. The D. Y. Roebuck farm advertises their horses, cows, sheep, pigs, hay, corn, and seeds.
Notice for the Public Sale of Milch Cows
Dairies have been major agricultural businesses in Wayne County for over a century. This public sale notice of Milch Cows underscores the importance of these animals to the farming community.
Agriculture--Ohio; Farms--Ohio; Farm life
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 shows the Fountain Hill Nursery of J. Gardner, two miles west of Orrville on the Wooster Road. As seen in the image, the nursery housed many different crops and animals side-by-side.
Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
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This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 focuses on Benjamin Hershey's Mill Creek Farm, in Chippewa Township. It features a mill in the foreground, surrounded by fields of different crops.
Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
This photo from the Agricultural College Extension Bulletin demonstrates an innovative piece of technology sold in Wayne County starting in the mid-Nineteenth century - the plank drag.
Agricultural College Extension Bulletin, vol. 4, no. 7, 2
Front View of Excelsior Mower and Reaper Works
This piece of innovative technology from the mid-Nineteenth century was captured in a sketch by the Caldwell Atlas of 1873. It features a man cutting lodged and tangled grain with a mower from Cline, Seiberling and Co., of Doylestown, Ohio.
Side view located here
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 features a mower from Excelsior Mower and Reaper Works of Cline, Seiberling and Co., in Doylestown, Ohio. The piece of innovative farm technology was sold in the mid-Nineteenth century to cut lodged and tangled grain in 3 1/2 inch sections.
Front view located here
This photograph shows a man cutting wheat with a cradle and binding it by hand. In Paul Conkin's "A Revolution Down on the Farm," he describes the cradle as the second most important farming innovation of the Nineteenth century, after barbed wire.
North Carolina State University Special Collections
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Men using cradle and binding by hand located here
Men Cutting Wheat with a Cradle and Binding It by Hand, 1919
This photograph shows a group of men cutting wheat with a cradle and binding it by hand. In Paul Conkin's "A Revolution Down on the Farm," he describes the cradle as the second most important farming innovation of the Nineteenth century, after barbed wire.
Man using cradle located here
John Deere tractors; Inventions; Businesspeople
Photograph of John Deere, of Deere & Co., who was the first the patent the metal plow in 1837.
The Cyclopaedia of American biography. New enl. ed. of Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American biography
D.L. Freedlander Fifteenth Anniversary Original Letter, circa 1899
David Louis Freedlander and the Founding of the Store
In this rare letter from D.L. Freedlander, he celebrates the continued prosperity of the store and cites his decision to establish fixed prices as a reason for its success.
Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
David Emery's Certificate of Church Membership at the German Reformed Church, 1848
This certificate of membership to the German Reformed Church highlights the importance of taking communion. Curiously, the certificate is completely in English.
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Adam Oberlin's Certificate of Membership to Salem's Church, 1849
A certificate of church membership to the German Reformed Church. According to the Wayne County Genealogy and Local History Department, in 1849 when this document was dated, the German Reformed Church referred to "Salem's Church," now known as Salem Lutheran Church.
Mrs. ROlland Tubbs, a descendant of Adam Oberlin
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Seventy-fifth Dedication Anniversary of the Evangelical Christ Church Program, 1913
A program, partially in German, from the 1913 dedication anniversary of the Evangelical Christ Church. The congregation was part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
D.L. Freedlander Advertisement, circa 1898
Freedlander’s went through many name changes, including D.L. Freedlander’s One Price Clothier, named after David Louis Freedlander, the original owner.
D.L. Freedlander Buffalo Clothing House Business Letterhead 1894
The original name of the store reflects D.L. Freedlander’s hometown, which both he and his son, Herman worked to make a viable business.
Artist's Conception of Early Church Building, 1840
An artist's conception of the first Zion Lutheran Church Building, which served as a place of worship from 1840-1855. This cabin was similar to many other Evangelical churches of the time.
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Original D.L. Freedlander Store Sign with Pack Peddler Wagon 1983
D.L. Freedlander would have been on a similar wagon to this when he first set his sights on Wooster and decided to establish a store.