This photo was taken in 1905 and features the Ai school. The horse-drawn wagons in front of the school were…
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The headquarters of a corporation is used to reflect its status and wealth. The former headquarters of the ARO Corporation…
Many beautiful churches in Ohio and the United States were built in various revival styles in the 18th and 19th…
This photo shows the Noodle Factory in Swanton after a tornado went through on March 28, 1920. Thank you to…
Ringer’s Drug Store in the 100 block of South Main Street, Bryan, closed when owner Mic Ringer retired after nearly…
Pictured is the Eager House in Wauseon, Ohio. This hotel was built in the 1870s and run by the Eager…
The first schoolhouse in the Kunkle area was a wooden frame building erected about 1856 on the east side of…
The above picture was taken of the Chesterfield School on its opening day back on October 5th, 1916. It was…
This photo shows the interior of Dr. Taylor’s dentist office in Delta in the 1920s. Thank you to the Fulton…
A community honor roll board bearing the names of 150 persons in the armed services during World War II was…
In the 1870s, the Village of Edgerton purchased a “Little Giant” fire engine but faced challenges in maintaining an organized…
A group recreates the first Thanksgiving dinner on a picnic table in Swanton. This photo, taken circa the 1930s, is…
Lyman O. Critchfield was born in 1862 and was raised in Jefferson Township. At one time he operated a grocery…
The accompanying photograph captures the damage to the Pilliod Opera House in Swanton, believed to be caused by a tornado…
Forty members of Lyons, Ohio, High School’s Harmonica Band entertained members of Pike Township Parent-Teacher Club at its meeting Friday…
This vintage image shows the east side of the 100 block of Edgerton’s North Michigan Avenue. The three two-story brick…
The Williams County commissioners purchased 279.75 acres in Jefferson Township as a site for the Williams County Infirmary and farm.…
The above photo shows F.R. Harper’s Garage and Repair Auto Inn in Wauseon. Also pictured was Garage Auto – Livery.…
This undated picture postcard shows a decorated automobile advertising Edward A. Noble’s Montpelier paint and wallpaper store. Noble, a Morenci,…
The following picture shows storm damage from an apparent ice storm on Madison Street in Wauseon. The picture is dated…
The above photo shows a Halloween Party thrown at the Swanton Fire Department back in 2004. Courtesy – Fulton County…
A fireman was killed and two people injured when a Cincinnati Northern Railroad special train ran into a freight…
The St. Joseph Catholic School in Blakeslee was dedicated. The first St. Joseph parish school was organized in 1874 but…
The following picture shows a dedication ceremony for the 1838 Canfield Cabin at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. The ceremony took…
Homes from the 1950s to the late 1970s included unique designs and features you don’t find in homes today. Some…
The image below depicts Pat West’s Exit 3 Motel located in Wauseon, Ohio. Captured from an aerial perspective, the photo…
The above photo shows the first group of golfers at the Valleywood Golf Course. The photo was taken in June…
The Ohio Art Company was founded in 1908 by Dr. Henry S. Winzeler. Ohio Art’s brick offices on West High…
Fire destroyed E.R. Sheline & Son’s hoop and handle factory in Edon. This multi-story wooden frame structure was located on…