Second Baptist Church on Vine Street
subject: Founding of Second Baptist
description: The original Vine Street building where Second Baptist was located from its establishment in 1894 until 1955
creator: Second Baptist Church
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Second Baptist Church 100th Anniversary Book Committee
date: 1894
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
rights: Rights held by Second Baptist Church
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: Founders. 100th Anniversary Book. Pg. 5
coverage: 40.792093,-81.938184

Second Baptist Church Today
subject: Second Baptist: Rebuilding to Today
description: Second Baptist Church's current building on Grant Street
creator: Shannon Dade
date: 2013/06/13
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: 2013-06-13 17.45.23
coverage: 40.795322,-81.942548

Second Baptist Church, Grant Street Location
subject: Second Baptist: Rebuilding to Today
description: The building where Second Baptist was housed between 1955 and 1976
creator: Second Baptist Church
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: Second Baptist Church 100th Anniversary Book Committee
date: 1955
contributor: Courtesy of Second Baptist Church
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: 100th Anniversary Book. pg. 12
coverage: 40.795322,-81.942548

Second Baptist Ground Breaking Ceremony
subject: Second Baptist: Rebuilding to Today
description: A 1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist's groundbreaking ceremony for the new church, featuring Rev. Leroy Adams and Rufus Thompson
creator: The Wooster Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: The Wooster Daily Record
date: 1975/02/24
contributor: Courtesy of the Daily Record
contributor: Scanned by Shannon Dade
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with text
identifier: WDR Feb. 24, 1975
coverage: 40.795322,-81.942548

Secrest Tombstone
subject: Cemetery Tour
description: Edmund Secrest: Known as “the father of forest conservation in Ohio,” this man was made director of the OARDC in 1937. The beautiful Secrest Arboretum on the OARDC campus is named after him.
creator: Anna Claspy
date: 2014.06.03
rights: Rights held by Anna Claspy
relation: Cemetery Tour
format: photograph
type: image

Secret Societies Map Background

Section 1, Lot 35: Jacob Frick
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Jacob Frick: The Frick family did much to help Wooster in the late 19th century. Jacob Frick, a longtime resident of Wooster, built the War monument currently in the Wooster Town Square. His nephew, the famous industrialist and art collector, Henry Clay Frick, donated $100,000 to the University of Wooster to build a library in 1900.
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-28
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 004
identifier: Beth's History Project 002

Section 1, Lot 64: Charles Frost
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Charles Frost: This man served as the first Mayor of Wooster, starting when it was incorporated as a City in 1808.
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-28
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 013
identifier: Beth's History Project 016

Section 13, Lot 555: Annie B. Irish
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Annie B. Irish: This woman served as the University of Wooster’s first female professor, starting in 1882.
creator: Laura Merrell
date: 2013-06-17
rights: Rights held by Laura Merrell
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Annie Irish 1
identifier: Annie Irish

Section 2, Lot 748: Col. John B. Sloane
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Col. John B. Sloane: This man held many important roles in the local, state, and federal government levels. Throughout his life, he served as an Ohio State Representative, a Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, the Secretary of State of Ohio, a member of the US Congress. The pinnacle of his political career, however, came in 1850 when he was appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Millard Fillmore. His house has been well preserved and still stands North Market Street; a testament to a politician who always had Wooster’s best interests at heart. (Appleton 550, Douglas 320)
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-28
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 296
identifier: Beth's History Project 017

Section 2, Lot 785: Ephraim Quinby, Jr
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Ephraim Quinby, Jr: This man contributed greatly to the Wooster Community in the late 19th century. Not only was he an important businessman who collected profitable pieces of real estate, he also donated large sums to many different charitable organizations, including the Wooster Cemetery Association and the University of Wooster.
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-28
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 298
identifier: Beth's History Project 297

Section 3, Lot 106: Reasin Beall Stibbs
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: - Reasin Beall: This prominent Wooster businessman served for many years as a member of the US Congress, and later as the Register of the Land Office for the Wooster Land District. Today, he is probably most well known for the street that bears his name and his large yellow house, which used to be part of his large farm and is currently preserved at the Wayne County Historical Society. (Obituary Notice of Gen. Reasin Beall Wooster Democrat 3/9/1834, “Beall Settlers in Wooster” by Paul Locher, the Daily Record, 6/11/2006)
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-13
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 302
identifier: Beth's History Project 301

Section 4, Lot 953: Leander Firestone, MD
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Leander Firestone, MD: This local Wooster doctor also served as one of the University of Wooster’s first professors and the first local professor. He began as a lecturer in anatomy and physiology, but was later promoted to a full time staff member in 1873. (The University of Wooster by Rev. A.A.E. Taylor, D.D., President)
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-28
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 305
identifier: Beth's History Project 311

Section 4, Lot 985: Richard L. Morrison, Sr
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Richard L. Morrison, Sr: One of Wooster’s first african american residents, Morrison made a name for himself in the community as a respected barber at the Morrison Barber Shop and as a leader at second Baptist Church. (“Dick Morrison, Color Man Who Has Made Good, Arrived in Wooster Just Forty Years Ago Today,” The Daily Record, 4/9/1920; William Parker, “Woosterian Barbers Five Generations in Fifty Years,” The Daily Record, 5/2/1962)
creator: Stephanie Sugars
date: 2013-06-28
rights: Rights held by Stephanie Sugars
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Beth's History Project 314
identifier: Beth's History Project 312

Section 9, Lot 228: Adam Foss
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Adam Foss: This man was the founder of Wooster Brush Works, now known as Wooster Brush Company. (Notestein book, 11)
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-07-02
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Section 9, Lot 235: Richard Redick
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Richard Reddick: This man built the first three miles of the Pennsylvania Railroad track, before Wooster even had paved roads in 1851, which greatly impacted Wooster’s reach to outside markets.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-07-02
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Section 9, Lot 236: Levi Cox
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Levi Cox: This man was the first owner-publisher of the “Ohio Spectator,” the predecessor of the Wooster Republican and Wayne County Democrat, first printed in 1817.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-07-02
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Section 9, Lot 264: William Henry
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: William Henry: This man was one of Wooster’s surveyors along with the Larwill brothers and John Bever. While he did not stay in Wooster after the fact, as the Larwills did, he still made his mark on Wooster as one of the men responsible for laying out the town. (Biographical and Genealogical Notes of William Henry at WCPL)
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-07-02
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Section 9, Lot 265: Gen. Cyrus Spink
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Gen. Cyrus Spink: This man served as the Deputy County Surveyor for many years under Joseph Larwill. He is most well known, however, as the person who organized the first fire company in Wooster in 1827, which was located at Every Woman's House on Spink Street. Later in his life, he served in the State House of Representatives and the US Congress. (Obituary, 6/16/1859, Wooster Republican; bioguide.congress.gov)
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-07-13
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Section 9, Lot 268: Joseph Larwill
subject: Wooster Cemetery Tour
description: Joseph Larwill: It is curious that Joseph Larwill was not buried in the Mausoleum with his two brothers, as he too was one of Wooster’s first residents and part of the initial surveying party. However, according to letters found at the Ohio Historical Society, he was the first Wayne County Settler before either of his brothers.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-07-02
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Seventy-fifth Dedication Anniversary of the Evangelical Christ Church Program, 1913
subject: Early German Population
description: A program, partially in German, from the 1913 dedication anniversary of the Evangelical Christ Church. The congregation was part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
creator: Evangelical Christ Church
source: Wayne County Historical Socity
date: 1913
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
language: German
type: Text

Severance Hall, College of Wooster
subject: Severance
description: View of Severance Hall (chemistry), constructed in 1902, from the academic quad of the College of Wooster
creator: Shannon Dade
date: 2013/07/03
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: 2013-07-03 16.59.00
coverage: 40.809534,-81.93587

Side View of an Excelsior Mower, 1873
subject: Farms--Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio
description: 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.
creator: Caldwell's Atlas of 1873
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Joseph A. Caldwell
date: 1873
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: No copyright - United States
relation: Front view located here
format: JPEG
type: Still Image
coverage: Doylestown, OH

Sign in Front of Main Street Wooster, inc.
subject: Main Street Wooster
description: The sign for the Main Street Wooster and Chamber of Commerce building on West Liberty Street
creator: Shannon Dade
date: 2013/07/04
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with text
coverage: 40.797551,-81.945201

Simon Rice Home
subject: History, Local; Agriculture--Ohio
description: Photo of the Simon Rice Home, now the headquarters of the police at OARDC.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
publisher: Unpublished
date: 2013-07-01
rights: Simon Rice Home by Elisabeth Abell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
relation: Barnhart Rice Homestead located here
format: JPEG
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster, OH; OARDC Campus

South Market Bistro
subject: Diners (Restaurants); Local foods
description: This is a photo of South Market Bistro, a Wooster restaurant serving local, seasonal ingredients.
creator: Shannon Dade
date: 2013/07/04
rights: In Copyright
format: JPG
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Wooster, OH

South Market Street Today
subject: A New Downtown
description: A photo of South Market Street, near the Square, in 2013.
creator: Shannon Dade
date: 2013/07/03
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: 40.798006,-81.940081

Special Edition of The Wooster Voice About the 1901 Fire
subject: Story of 1901 Fire and Aftermath
description: The Special Edition describes the story of the fire and how the college responded. A lengthy section was devoted to listing how many people and organizations had donated and how people could continue to help.
creator: The Wooster Voice
source: College of Wooster Special Collections
publisher: The Wooster Voice
date: 1901-12-14
contributor: Courtesy of College of Wooster Special Collections
rights: Rights held by College of Wooster Special Collections
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691

Springfield statue
subject: Nostalgia for Pioneer Days
description: Photo of statue in Springfield, OH paying tribute to pioneer women of Ohio
source: civicartsproject.com
publisher: Civic Arts Project
date: 2012
relation: Pioneer Women
format: photograph
type: image

Springville Mill Advertisement in The Wayne County Democrat 1888
subject: Early Businesses
description: This advertisement for a local mill showcases the common services that mills such as the Stibbs Mill in Wooster would have offered, such as providing families with flour to make bread.
creator: The Wayne County Democrat
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
date: 1888-07-18
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
rights: No Copyright
format: Scann
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: Wooster, OH