CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP’S FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE Pictured here is the first school constructed in Chesterfield Township, built on Section 16 in 1838.…
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PRIMROSE CHURCH OF GOD — A HISTORICAL REFLECTION Construction of the Primrose Church of God, located west of Primrose in…
The Airship Strobel crashed during an aerial exhibition at the Bryan Homecoming. Many Williams County residents got their first look…
A group of students pose for a photograph at Lester School, designated District No. 10 of Gorham Township, in 1908.…
FIRE… Only rubble remains following the 1923 fire that destroyed the north side of East Main Street. In the distance,…
STREETS… One of the features of Bryan during its early “Fountain City” period was wide, unpaved streets that were leveled…
Historic County Anniversary Tributes In 2024, Williams County, Ohio celebrated its 200th anniversary, while neighboring Fulton County, Ohio is marking…
CAMPAIGN… Cleon and Claud Woodring lend their voices to the campaign trail, rallying support for Franklin D. Roosevelt during his…
SCHOOL HOUSE… The Hay Jay one-room schoolhouse on the west side of County Road 8, north of County Road R…
GRADUATES… 8th grade graduation, Fayette School, circa 1912. Back row: Verl Elspon, Jay Keefer, Paul Borton. Middle row: Irene Patterson,…
HALL… Montpelier Grange No. 2087 was organized with 101 charter members. The Grange purchased the former Pleasant Grove Liberal United…
STORE… In November 1965, Mel’s Thrifty Sales, Inc., a discount health and beauty aids store, opened for business at 128…
HOUSE … This photo features the Eager House in Wauseon. This hotel was built in the 1870s and run by…
RAILWAY… The Toledo & Indiana Railway was incorporated in 1901 to construct an electric interurban rail line westward from Toledo.…
INN … The Avery Inn in Wauseon. This photo was taken on June 24, 1927. Do you have a Fulton…
This house was built in 1880, served as a steak house, and also had overnight cabins for travelers on State…
In the early 1900s, Williams County began transitioning from one-room rural schoolhouses—which provided for grades one through eight only—toward consolidation…
A 1958 aerial view of the Hibbard Farm & apple orchard on St. Rt. 20 east of Fayette. Do you…
The Bryan House hotel at High and Beech streets in Bryan was destroyed by fire. According to late local historian…
MEAT SALES FROM THE PAST … Fayette Meat Market, pictured here before 1910. Do you have a historic photo from…
The first interurban car on the Toledo & Indiana Railway arrived in Bryan. The Toledo and Indiana Railway was an…
Sunday’s Market in Pettisville, pictured in the 1970s. This was the first building in Pettisville. It was built in 1856…
The Hub Drive-In Theatre on East High Street in Bryan opened for business with the feature picture “Colorado Territory” and…
First High School in Wauseon built in 1868. In 1905, this became the first hospital in Fulton County. Thank you…
The Montpelier Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) lodge formally dedicated its new Odd Fellows Temple on the southwest corner…
THRESHERS – This image captures the inaugural Threshers Association event in Alvordton, Ohio. It features A.D. Baker in a suit…
EDGERTON – Alfred Peleg Edgerton was born in Plattsburg, N.Y., on January 11, 1813. In 1837, he moved to Hicksville…
MUNICIPAL BUILDING… Archbold’s Municipal Building was erected in 1911 and owned by German Township (two-fifths) and Archbold (three-fifths) at a…
SERVICE STATION… In 1937, Carl Trau built this Gulf service station at the southeast corner of Main and Mulberry streets…
The following photo shows the first school building in Wauseon, the “Little White School,” built in 1856. It stood on…