Buildings on OAES Wooster Campus from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: When OAES originally moved to Wooster none of the buildings were completed yet, but the campus eventually began to take shape in 1893.
creator: Compiled by W.A. Lord
creator: Photographs by W.M.P. Beeching, Jr.
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1911
contributor: Wayne County Historical Society
rights: No copyright - United States
format: Photo
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

Portrait of Charles E. Thorne, OAES's First Director from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: Charles E. Thorne became the first director of what eventually became OARDC from 1887-1921.
creator: Compiled by W.A. Lord
creator: Photographs by W.M.P. Beeching, Jr.
source: Wayne County Historical Society
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1911
contributor: OARDC
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: Photo
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

Early OARDC Wooster Campus Including Administration Building from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: The original buildings of Wooster’s OARDC campus included laboratories, a creamery, a dairy barn, and greenhouses.
creator: Compiled by W.A. Lord
creator: Photographs by W.M.P. Beeching, Jr.
source: Wayne County Historical Society
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1911
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: No copyright - United States
format: Photo
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

OAES Letter About Their Budget 1894
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: OAES needed to make sure that they had enough money to buy equipment and pay travel expenses, so they needed to balance their budget, which can be seen in these pages from 1893-1894.
creator: Unknown
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1894
contributor: Courtesy of OARDC Visitor Center
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

Book of OAES Building Estimates 1894
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: Building on OAES’s new campus was held up by a court case, but construction began quickly in 1894 as contractors’ estimates came in.
creator: Unknown
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1894
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

OARDC Centennial Medal 1882-1982
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; United States--Centennial celebrations
description: OARDC celebrated their centennial in 1982 and the wheat and test tube on the front of the medal symbolizes their tradition of dealing with agricultural problems through the application of modern science.
creator: Unknown
source: OARDC Visitor Center
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1982
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

OARDC Fact Sheet 1979
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: A fact sheet from 1979 shows the always changing nature with OARDC, as the publication highlights their new research projects and available resources.
creator: Unknown
source: Wayne County Historical Society
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1979-04-01
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

OARDC Open House Flyer 1968
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: As OARDC headed into the 1970s, there was an increased focus on genetically engineered animals and plants, as well as the eradication of diseases. The map displays the campus as it stood in 1968 and included a library, an auditorium, and an agricultural engineering building.
creator: Unknown
source: Wayne County Historical Society
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1968-08
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

ATI Sign on Lamppost on ATI Campus 2013
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; Technical institutes
description: ATI has updated its areas of study and majors to provide students the most updated options in agricultural learning and research including dairy cattle production and management and biotechnology.
creator: Laura Merrell
publisher: Unpublished
date: 2013-07-01
rights: ATI Sign on Lamppost on ATI Campus 2013 by Laura Merrell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

ATI Wooster Campus Buildings 2013
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; Buildings; Technical institutes
description: ATI’s campus is located within the environs of OARDC, which provides easy access to their greenhouses, test plots, and livestock.
creator: Laura Merrell
publisher: Unpublished
date: 2013-07-01
rights: ATI Wooster Campus Buildings 2013 by Laura Merrell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

ATI Wooster Campus Buildings and Garden 2013
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; Technical institutes
description: Although ATI was founded long after OARDC, they share a similar commitment to agriculture and the environment with their tie to OSU’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
creator: Laura Merrell
publisher: Unpublished
date: 2013-07-01
rights: ATI Wooster Campus Buildings and Garden 2013 by Laura Merrell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

ATI Wooster Campus Main Entrance Sign 2013
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; Technical institutes
description: The sign shows the official partnership between ATI and OSU. OARDC also plays a role, because OSU evolved out of OARDC’s initial program in Columbus.
creator: Laura Merrell
publisher: Unpublished
date: 2013-07-01
rights: ATI Wooster Campus Main Entrance Sign 2013 by Laura Merrell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

North Grant and West Bowman Street Sign 2013
subject: Initial Surveying Party
description: Many of Wooster’s streets are named after the early surveyors such as North Grant Street (pictured above), North Bever Street, and West Larwill Street.
creator: Scott Mclellan
date: 2013-06-13
rights: Rights held by Scott Mclellan
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: June 13, 2013
coverage: 40.8043332, -81.9439947

First Map of Wooster 1808
subject: Initial Surveying Party
description: The Larwill brothers, John Bever, and William Henry laid out the town center and main streets of Wooster in 1808.
creator: The Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1958-06-15
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
rights: Rights held by The Daily Record
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
coverage: Wooster, OH

William Henry Obituary from the Wooster Republican 1862
subject: Initial Surveying Party
description: William Henry’s obituary in the Wooster Republican listed his numerous positions including judge, businessman, and member of the Christian community.
creator: The Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1862-03-27
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
rights: No Copyright
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: June 10, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Portrait of William Henry
subject: Initial Surveying Party
description: William Henry was a prominent figure in Wooster’s early history as he was both an initial surveyor and served as a judge for the Court of Common Pleas.
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: 40.7981473, -81.9401823

Portrait of General David Wooster
subject: Naming of the County and the Town
description: General David Wooster was a military figure in the Revolutionary War, and although he does not share any direct ties with the initial surveyors, they selected him as the town’s namesake.
creator: J.B. Lamaker
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: Wooster, OH

Portrait of General Anthony Wayne
subject: Naming of the County and the Town
description: General Anthony Wayne had an extensive military career and was involved in the Treaty of Greenville. He has had many towns, villages, bridges, and counties named after him.
source: Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Court of Common Pleas
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: 40.7981473, -81.9401823

Wayne County Court of Common Pleas on West Liberty Street 2013
subject: Naming of the County and the Town
description: The current downtown Wooster courthouse serves as a reminder of one of the conditions for Wooster’s position as county seat, which was to construct a courthouse.
creator: Scott Mclellan
date: 2013-06-05
rights: Rights held by Scott Mclellan
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: June 5, 2013
coverage: 40.7981473, -81.9401823

75th Anniversary of the Jewish Community Program, 1953
subject: Early Jewish Residents
description: Program from a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Jewish Community - with David Freedlander and Louis Licofsky. At the founding of the Knesseth Israel Temple in 1953, these two were thought to be the Temple’s first residents.
creator: Knesseth Israel Temple
source: Wayne County Genealogy and Public History Department
date: 1953
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text
identifier: Knesseth Israel Temple Program_4

"Joseph Larwill: Father of Wooster" Newspaper Article 1983
subject: Joseph H. Larwill and War of 1812 Political Controversy
description: Joseph Larwill has been featured in many Daily Record articles over the years and holds special importance as a founder of the town, a politician, and local business owner.
creator: Lindsey Williams
source: The Daily Record, page 20
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1983-06-07
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: 866 KB
identifier: 937 KB
identifier: 1.0 MB
coverage: Wooster, OH

Harold Freedlander with Portrait of his Grandfather, David Freedlander
subject: Early Jewish Residents
description: Harold Freedlander stands next to a photo of his grandfather, one of Wooster’s earliest Jewish residents, David Freedlander.
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
date: circa 1970
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
type: Image
identifier: Harold Freedlander with David Freedlander

Portrait of John Larwill with John D. McKee and Don McKenzie
subject: Joseph H. Larwill and War of 1812 Political Controversy
description: John Larwill came with his brothers to Wooster in 1807. Contemporary historian Ben Douglas reported that Larwill became Wooster's Justice of the Peace in 1820 and married sixty-two couples during his tenure.
creator: Charles Gasche
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: Wooster, OH

David Freedlander's Passport Application, 1898
subject: Early Jewish Residents
description: In 1898, David Freedlander’s health began failing. He thought it would be best for his health if he returned to Europe for some time, so he applied for a passport in 1898. He later died while making the voyage, leaving Freedlander’s Department store in the hands of his seventeen year old son, Herman.
creator: United States of America Customs Office
source: ancestrylibrary.com
publisher: M. Schaffer, Notary Public, 218 Bank St., Cleveland, OH
date: 1898-07-30
rights: Rights held by ancestrylibrary.
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text
identifier: Part1,2&3_David Freedlander Passport

Abraham Greenbaum Naturalization, 1842
subject: Early Jewish Residents
description: Naturalization record of Abraham Greenbaum, Wooster’s oldest Jewish resident.
creator: Court of Common Pleas, Wooster Ohio
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
publisher: Court of Common Pleas, Journal 10, 237-238
date: 1842
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
language: English
type: Text
identifier: Abraham Greenbaum Naturalization1&2

Location of First House Built in Wooster by John Larwill in 1808
subject: Joseph H. Larwill and War of 1812 Political Controversy
description: John Larwill was among the first surveyors and also holds the title of constructing the house in Wooster, which once stood in a space now occupied by a paint store.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: Plaque erected in 1926
date: House built in 1808
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image with Text
coverage: 40.7986673, -81.9371119

Bever Street Signs 2013
subject: John Bever Pronunciation and Spelling Historical Debate
description: Although Bever’s family name may still be up for debate, the town uses the common Irish pronunciation and the common German spelling for the street named in his honor: a seamless combination of his cultural background.
creator: Scott Mclellan
date: 2013-06-05
rights: Rights held by Scott Mclellan
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: June 5, 2013
coverage: 40.79865, -81.9367889

Congressman John McSweeney
subject: Building the Knesseth Israel Temple
description: John McSweeney was a Democratic congressman and good friend of Harold Freedlander, often writing to him for advice. He spoke at the dedication of the Knesseth Israel Temple.
source: United States Library of Congress; Prints and Photographs
date: circa 1950
rights: Rights held by the Library of Congress
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: John McSweeney

Placing the Knesseth Israel Temple's Cornerstone, 1950
subject: Building the Knesseth Israel Temple
description: Daily Record Photo featuring the moment the Jewish community started building their temple.
creator: Wooster Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
date: 1950-09-25
contributor: Scanned from Microfilm by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wooster Daily Record
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: 9-25-50; Daily Record; p1

Plaque at the Knesseth Israel Temple
subject: Building the Knesseth Israel Temple
description: Photo of a plaque by the door of the Knesseth Israel Temple commemorate the cornerstone of the building in 1950.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-13
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
language: English
language: Hebrew
type: Image with Text