Postcard of Christ's Church, circa 1910
subject: German Community Today
description: A postcard featuring Christ's Church, today Trinity United Church of Christ. The Evangelical Christ's Church was once affiliated with the German Lutheran congregation, until it merged with the German Reformed Church in 1953.
source: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
date: circa 1910
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

Men in Front of Early Freedlander's Storefront 1895
subject: David Louis Freedlander and the Founding of the Store
description: Herman Freedlander, far right, grew up helping his father at the store and began working there at the age of twelve.
creator: Ann Freedlander Hunt
date: 1895
contributor: Courtesy of Ann Freedlander Hunt
rights: Rights held by Ann Freedlander Hunt
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: July 3, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Old Facade of Evangelical Christ's Church
subject: German Community Today
description: In the interior lobby of the Trinity United Church of Christ stands the original facade of the church.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-13
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Men in Front of Early Freedlander's Storefront circa 1895
subject: David Louis Freedlander and the Founding of the Store
description: The original Freedlander’s was well known for men’s clothing, including hats, jackets, and pants.
creator: Ann Freedlander Hunt
date: Circa 1895
contributor: Courtesy of Ann Freedlander Hunt
rights: Rights held by Ann Freedlander Hunt
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: July 3, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Front of Trinity United Church of Christ
subject: German Community Today
description: This is what the Trinity United Church of Christ, a congregation that merged the Evangelical Lutherans and English Reformed Church in 1953, looks like today.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-13
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Freedlander's Size Chart for Men and Women
subject: Herman Helms the Store
description: Although Freedlander’s only sold men’s clothing when it opened, the store expanded to include women’s clothing, a toy department, and a milinery section.
creator: Freedlander's Department Store
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: June 27, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Front of Salem Lutheran Church
subject: German Community Today
description: Photo of the front of Salem Lutheran Church, one of the oldest German Lutheran congregations in Wooster.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-18
rights: RIghts held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Mary Eberhart's Charge Card from Freedlander's
subject: Herman Helms the Store
description: Freedlander’s customers often had charge cards, but eventually these gave way to credit cards around the 1970s.
creator: Mary Eberhart
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: June 27, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Plaque Outside the Salem Lutheran Church
subject: German Community Today
description: Plaque outside of the Salem Lutheran Church stating that the congregation was founded in 1828 by Reverend Weygandt.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-18
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Hat Box from Freedlander's Department Store
subject: End of an Era
description: Many Wooster residents still remember the distinctive hat boxes and bags from Freedlander’s Department Store before its closing in 2009.
creator: Laura Merrell
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: June 26, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Christmas Sign from Freedlander's Department Store
subject: Herman Helms the Store
description: Freedlander’s was a popular place during the Christmas shopping season, especially the Toyland Department and Santa.
creator: Freedlander's
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Wayne County Historical Society
rights: Rights held by Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: May 29, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Herman and Harold Freedlander, managers of Freedlander's 1961
subject: Herman Helms the Store
description: Herman Freedlander and his son, Harold, both ran the store before it was sold to investors in the late 80s.
creator: The Daily Record
source: Ann Hunt Freedlander
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 1961-05-10
contributor: Courtesy of Ann Freedlander Hunt
rights: Rights held by The Daily Record
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: July 3, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Wooster Christmas Tree Lit-Up, 1999
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Photo of the Wooster Christmas Tree, located in the Wooster Cemetery, lit-up for Christmas.
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
date: 1999-12
contributor: Scanned by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Public History Department
format: Scan
type: Image

Opening the Freedlander's on Dollar Day Sale
subject: Herman Helms the Store
description: Dollar Day sales were a chaotic and well remembered event in the store’s history.
source: Ann Freedlander Hunt
date: n.d.
contributor: Courtesy of Ann Freedlander Hunt
rights: Rights held by Ann Freedlander Hunt
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: Wooster, OH

August Imgard House, circa 1870
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Residence of August Imgard, the man credited with bringing the Christmas tree to Wooster. This photo was taken before the house was moved to it's current located at St. Mary's Church.
source: Wayne County Historical Society
date: circa 1870
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

Program from the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Christmas Tree in Wooster, 1947
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Program from a religious celebration in Wooster's town square in 1947 to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the christmas tree in Wooster.
source: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
date: 1947
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

Tearing Down the Freedlander's Storefront in The Daily Record 2010
subject: End of an Era
description: Wooster’s local newspaper, The Daily Record, documented the tearing down of the Freedlander storefront that had been a part of the town for more than 125 years.
creator: The Daily Record
source: Wayne County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department
publisher: The Daily Record
date: 2010-02-25
contributor: Scanned by Laura Merrell
rights: Rights held by The Daily Record
format: Scan
language: English
type: Image with Text
identifier: July 3, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

Stamps Celebrating Wooster as the "Home of the First Christmas Tree"
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Stamps sold in Wooster in the late 19th century that continued the legend of Wooster as the "home of the first Christmas tree."
source: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
date: circa 1890
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
language: English
type: Image with Text

Freedlander's Storefront circa 1960s
subject: End of an Era
description: The Freedlander’s storefront changed around the 1960s and stayed in that style until its closing in 2009.
source: Ann Freedlander Hunt
date: Circa 1960s
contributor: Courtesy of Ann Freedlander Hunt
rights: Rights held by Ann Freedlander Hunt
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: July 3, 2013
coverage: Wooster, OH

August Imgard Residence
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Modern photo of August Imgard's house, the man credited with bringing the Christmas tree to Wooster. The building is now the rectory of St. Mary's Church.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-18
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

College of Wooster German Professor, Dr. Scheiber
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Photo of Dr. Scheiber, the German professor who first proved that Wooster was not the site of the first American Christmas tree by citing earlier instances in Cleveland and Buffalo, NY.
source: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
date: circa 1920
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

Painting of August Imgard
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Painting of August Imgard, the man credited with bringing the Christmas Tree to Wooster. For many years, local legend suggested that he was the first to bring the Christmas tree to America.
creator: Michael Nachtrieb
source: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
date: circa 1880
rights: Rights held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

Photograph of August Imgard
subject: Wooster's German Christmas Tradition
description: Photograph of August Imgard, the man credited with bringing the Christmas Tree to Wooster. For many years, Wooster legend persisted that he brought the Christmas tree to the United States.
creator: Wooster Kiwanis
source: One Hundredth Anniversary of the Christmas Tree in Wooster
date: 1947
contributor: Photo by Elisabeth Abell
contributor: Courtesy of the Wayne County Historical Society
rights: RIghts held by the Wayne County Historical Society
format: Photo
type: Image

Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
subject: Jacob's Lutheran Church
description: Photo of Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-03
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Charles E. Thorne, OARDC's First Director 1887-1921
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio
description: Charles E. Thorne started working at the OAES as a foreman right after graduating college. When he noticed the station was not near as large or successful as it could have been (mostly due to its location in Columbus), the young man started sharing his opinions with the administrative board. They approved of Thorne's grand visions and passion for the OAES and hired him as that station's first full-time director in 1887. Thorne was instrumental in the move from Columbus to Wooster in 1892, which led to the OAES's later success.
creator: Unknown
source: Cumo, C., and R.E. Whitmoyer. Seeds of Change: A History of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Wooster Book, 2000.
publisher: Unpublished
date: 1887-1900
contributor: OARDC Library
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: Still Image
language: eng
type: JPG
coverage: Ohio

Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
subject: Jacob's Lutheran Church
description: Photo of Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-03
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Across the Street from the Remnants of Jacob's Lutheran Church
subject: Jacob's Lutheran Church
description: Photo taken across the street from the remnants of Jacob's Lutheran Church, featuring the junction signs.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-03
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

First building on OARDC's Wooster campus, built Spring 1893.
subject: Agricultural experiment stations--United States; Agricultural experiment stations; Agriculture--Ohio; Buildings
description: Building a strong campus for the OARDC in Wooster took many years. The first building on campus is pictured here, erected in spring 1893.
creator: Unknown
source: OARDC
publisher: Unpublished
date: Circa 1896
contributor: Seeds of Change
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: JPEG
language: eng
type: Still Image
coverage: Wooster

Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
subject: Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery
description: Photo of the Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation in Franklin Township.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-03
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image

Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
subject: Jacob's Lutheran Church
description: Photo the Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery in Franklin Township.
creator: Elisabeth Abell
date: 2013-06-03
rights: Rights held by Elisabeth Abell
format: Photo
type: Image