HISTORIC REFLECTION … Bryan Lodge No. 1064 Loyal Order of the Moose was instituted with 50 charter members. The group’s…
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HISTORIC REFLECTION … A Pet Milk factory was once located in Delta, Ohio. The building was created back in 1905. …
HISTORIC REFLECTION … Fire destroyed Paul’s Harness Shop on North Defiance Street in Stryker. In the mid-1950s, Paul Nafziger began…
Spangler Candy Company completed its purchase of the A-Z Candy Manufacturing Company of Detroit, a major manufacturer of candy canes…
Two high school students wait for a bus as they prepare to leave for a Senior Class Trip to Niagara…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The Bryan High School on South Portland Street opened for classes. The Bryan Board of Education awarded $1.275…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … A fire struck the Swanton School House back in 1905. The school was located on then Independence…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … This picture shows what people would gather around to do on a Saturday afternoon in Ottokee around…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … This Stryker school was erected in 1903-04 southwest of the intersection of Defiance and Short streets, just…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The front end of the Swanton Fire Department is depicted here with the photo being taken in…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The Bryan Theatre opened on the west side of the square in Bryan. The Bryan Theatre was…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The first issue of the Advance Reporter newspaper—created by combining the former Stryker Advance and West Unity Reporter…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … A Powder Puff Girls Football team practices on the field in Wauseon back in 1982. Thank you to…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The former Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church on South State Street was dedicated. The Pioneer Methodist congregation constructed a…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following picture shows the aftermath of a fire that struck the village of Metamora back in…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo shows the Chesterfield School Marching Band in 1948 when they performed in Wauseon for…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … Lyman O. Critchfield was born in 1862 and was raised in Jefferson Township. At one time he…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo shows the Wauseon Men’s Band in front of the Congregational Church. The photo was…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … 1913 – Fire destroyed four structures in Edon’s downtown business district, causing $10,000 to $15,000 in dam-ages.…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo shows the Wabash Depot used in the Wauseon Post Office Depression Era Mural. This…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The above photo shows the last New York Central Station crew to work out of Wauseon. Back…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … One of Williams County’s oldest businesses is Krill Funeral Service, which traces its history to 1875. The…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The above photo shows the Detroit Toledo and Ironton tracks in Delta, OH. Henry Ford was responsible…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The Village of Blakeslee was incorporated. On November 8, 1880, John Boman had the village of Blakeslee…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … This vintage image of the 100 block of Bryan’s West Butler Street (south side of the Williams…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The above picture, from the 1940’s, shows the St. Caspers Roman Catholic Church and rectory which is…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The above photo shows children in Mrs. Segrist’s 2nd grade class at the Pike Township School. The…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … Henry Kunkle, one of the founders of the village of Kunkle. Henry was born in Perry County,…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The above photo shows thirty-two children aged six to thirteen years old. The photo was taken in…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The village of Melbern in Center Township owes its existence to the railroad. Melbern was originally surveyed…