HISTORIC REFLECTION … The Bryan Theatre opened on the west side of the square in Bryan. The Bryan Theatre was…
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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…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … A grand opening was held for the Sommer-Haus, located in the former Springfield Grange Hall on Ohio…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The above photo, taken in the late 1950s, shows the Congregational Church and High School located across…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The photo above was taken in the late 1940s and shows Clinton and Depot Streets. Located there…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The coastal cannon on the northwest corner of the Williams County Courthouse lawn in Bryan was formally…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo was taken some time between 1900 and 1910. The photo includes the Ottokee Methodist…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The St. Joseph Catholic School in Blakeslee was dedicated. The first St. Joseph parish school was organized…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo shows Chesterfield School children in class. The photo was taken of the 7th and…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The first Williams County Fair began on the courthouse square in Bryan. The Williams County Agricultural Society…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo shows York Township Native Barney Oldfield, Circa 1909, along with his wife Bess. The…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The Bridgewater Center Methodist Episcopal Church was dedicated. According to the 1882 Goodspeed History of Williams County,…