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| ==Timeline== | | ==Timeline== |
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− | === Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Timeline<ref>Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce timeline.</ref>=== | + | ==Quick Facts== |
− | * 1893 - June 10, Organized Col. C. V. {{Surname|Hard}}, President <ref>Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 Jun 10, p. 1.</ref> | + | * 1893 - June 10, Organized Col. C. V. Hard, President <ref>Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1893 Jun 10, p. 1.</ref> |
| * 1900 - Organized, Walter D. Foss, first President | | * 1900 - Organized, Walter D. Foss, first President |
| * 1908 - December 13, Incorporated in State of Ohio as a not for profit organization. The incorporators are: Walter D. Foss; Albert Dix; John M. Criley; John C. Schultz; and C. M. Gray. <ref>Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1908 Dec 16, p. 6.</ref> | | * 1908 - December 13, Incorporated in State of Ohio as a not for profit organization. The incorporators are: Walter D. Foss; Albert Dix; John M. Criley; John C. Schultz; and C. M. Gray. <ref>Wooster Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1908 Dec 16, p. 6.</ref> |
| * 1909 - January 26, First annual meeting of the Wooster Board of Trade was held at the [[Archer House]] with 121 members present. <ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1911 Feb 1, p. 8.</ref> | | * 1909 - January 26, First annual meeting of the Wooster Board of Trade was held at the [[Archer House]] with 121 members present. <ref>Wayne County Democrat, Wooster, Ohio. 1911 Feb 1, p. 8.</ref> |
| * 1910 - The Board of Trade Band was organized. <ref>90 Years of Looking to the Future: 1900-1990. by Elaine Manges. Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. 1990.</ref> | | * 1910 - The Board of Trade Band was organized. <ref>90 Years of Looking to the Future: 1900-1990. by Elaine Manges. Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. 1990.</ref> |
− | * 1911 - The minutes of all Board meetings have been archived. <ref>90 Years of Looking to the Future: 1900-1990. by Elaine {{Surname|Manges}}. Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. 1990.</ref> | + | * 1911 - The minutes of all Board meetings have been archived. <ref>90 Years of Looking to the Future: 1900-1990. by Elaine Manges. Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. 1990.</ref> |
| * 1912 - The Wayne County Fair Board asked that the businessmen of Wooster close their places of business for two days during the Wayne County Fair. | | * 1912 - The Wayne County Fair Board asked that the businessmen of Wooster close their places of business for two days during the Wayne County Fair. |
| * 1950 - Wooster Board of Trade members voted to change the name to [[Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce|Wooster Chamber of Commerce]]. | | * 1950 - Wooster Board of Trade members voted to change the name to [[Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce|Wooster Chamber of Commerce]]. |