1902 Shelby Blues team photo, featuring Charles Follis
1899 Wooster High School Football Team Photo
1899 Wooster High School football team photo, featuring Charles Follis, who organized the team
Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
Portrait of Charles W. Follis, the first African American professional football player
1962 Daily Record Article,, "Woosterian Barbers Five Generations in 50 Years"
1962 Daily Record article celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dick Morrison's barber shop
Letter from Lydia Thompson to the Wayne County Historical Society
2009 letter from Lydia Thompson to the Wayne County Historical Society explaining the need to preserve Second Baptist's original building
Original Second Baptist is Dismantled for Storage
2012 Daily Record photograph of the Bogner Construction Company dismantling the original Second Baptist building for storage
Second Baptist Church's current building on Grant Street
1975 Daily Record Article, "Say Goodbye to Second Baptist"
A 1975 Daily Record article discussing the razing of Second Baptist in preparation for the construction of a new church building
A 1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist's groundbreaking ceremony for the new church, featuring Rev. Leroy Adams and Rufus Thompson
Razing the Second Baptist Church Building, 1975
1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist being razed in preparation for the construction of the new building
1964 Daily Record Article, "Second Baptist Sets Goal For New Church"
This 1964 Daily Record article, featuring an interview with Reverend Adams, in which he discusses his goals for the new church
Second Baptist Church, Grant Street Location
The building where Second Baptist was housed between 1955 and 1976
Second Baptist Church 100th Anniversary Book Committee
1964 Daily Record Article Discussing Dick Morrison's Struggle to Purchase a Home in Wooster
Second Baptist During the Civil Rights Era
A 1964 Daily Record article entitled, "Wooster Negro Buys a Home - Ten Year Story Has a Happy Ending," that tells the story of Richard "Dick" Morrison Jr. and his struggle to buy a home in Wooster
1964 Daily Record Article Discussing Housing Discrimination
A Daily Record article entitled, "Housing is Rated Number One Problem of Wooster's Negroes," discussing the prevalence of housing discrimination in Wooster
Portrait of Reverend Leroy Adams with his wife Helen, and two children
Announcement of Second Baptist's Dedication
The Wooster Republican's announcement of the dedication of Second Baptist Church in 1894
An 1892 land deed recording the sale of a lot on Vine Street from Jacob Frick to the trustees of Second Baptist
Deed to church. 100th Anniversary Book. Pg. 4
The original Vine Street building where Second Baptist was located from its establishment in 1894 until 1955
A portrait of Richard L. Morrison Sr., founder of Second Baptist Church, circa 1890.