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• Searight Toll House history

General Information

• Clinton Township
• New State Line, 31 Aug 1854m Wayne Co, Democrat
• 1995 Plat Map of Clinton Twp.
• Clinton Township Oak Grove Cemetery/Pioneer Cemetery Lists (1972)
• Beautiful Wayne County and its Early History, 9 Jan 1937
• Clinton Named for N.Y. Governor/Last Twp. Organized, Feb 1945

Custaloga

• History, 1985 Wayne County History Book

Millbrook

• For Extended Article on Millbrook see WDR microfilm, 23 May 1951
• History of Wayne County, Millbrook – Once A Busy Area
• Scenes in Millbrook, Center of Industry Over Century Ago, 1946
• Mill, Still in Operation, Oldest Wayne County Business
• Millbrook’s Oldest Citizen “Cranks” Water From Well, 23 May 1951
• Old Kister Mill, 22 Mar 1990, WDR
• Kister Mill photo
• Milligan’s Breathe Life into Kister Water Mill, 13 Dec 1994, Bargain Hunter

Big Prairie

• Hendy Newkirk Donor of Present Church Grounds, 9 Apr 1947
• Monitor Sand Iron Building/Bank photos, 1955
• Many Changes are made in Big Prairie Business (Big Prairie Theater)
• End of Rattlesnake Route and Early Railroad Era, 12 Jun 1958, WDR
• Voices Call from the Grave, 23 Feb 1961
• Remember The “Good Old Days” in Big Prairie? 18 Apr 1960
• BP’s Bank Fetes 50th Year, 7 Mar 1961
• Grave of Revolutionary Soldier Found in BP Cemetery, June 1962
• Blacksmith Otto Paul Has Put on Shows for Nearly 70 Years, 28 Jul 1962
• Call of Rattlesnake Road Once Echoed in Area, 19 Dec 1962, WDR
• Old Time Christmases Simpler According to BP Oldsters, 10 Dec 1963
• BP Plan Expansion is On, 19 Dec 1966, WDR
• Villagers Keep Memories as BP Market Closes, 2 Aug 1968
• Happiness in a “Sad Iron,” Nov 1970, MM, Vol III, No. 11
• Columnist Writes on Making Irons at Big Prairie

Centerville

• History, Wayne County History Book 1987
• Doomed by the Railroad, History of Centerville, 10 Aug 1981
• Residence of Joseph Gisinger

Shreve

• Aerial Photo of Farm on Elyria Road, Clinton Twp., West of Shreve
• Aerial Photo of Clinton Township Farm
• Photo of Downtown Shreve, undated
• History of the Village of Shreve, 1971
• History of Shreve
• “Turkey in the Straw” Lyrics
• Shreve Photos (Building and People)
• Thomas and Mary (Wigle) Shreve Lineage
• Samuel Shreve History, Nov. 1967
• Business Directory 1873-1874
• Big Fire in Shreve, 1892
• Shreve News Supplement, 11 Nov 1898
• Shreve News Supplement, 11 Nov 1898, TSC, 30 Jul 1970, p. 6
• Shreve Bank of 45 Years Ago (1901) TSC, 1946
• Shreve Daily, 20 Mar 1903, Vol. V, No. 61
• Shreve Daily, 24 Aug 1903, Vol. III, No. 16
• Shreve Daily, 20 Feb 1904, Vol. IV, No. 44
• Removal Sale Notice
• Shreve Daily, 7 Apr 1904, Vol. IV, No. 82
• Shreve Daily, 3 Sep 1905, Vol. V., No. 207 (Shreve 13th Family Reunion)
• Shreve Daily, 10 Feb 1906, Vol. VI, No. 39
• Shreve Daily, 13 Jan 1906, Vol. VI, No. 12
• Wheaton Hotel Changes Hands, Feb 1914
• SHS Class of 1916 Annual Commencement Announcement, 25 May 1916
• Shreve News, Wooster Daily News, 17 Dec 1918
• Shreve’s Residents, WDR, 4 Feb 1927, P. 4
• Shreve History, 16 May 1928, Shreve News
• How Shreve Was Built, Jul 1930, WDR, P. 10
• Shreve High School Class of 1933, 25 May 1993, WDR Senior Memories
• Shreve as Seen through Lens of Candid Camera, 23 Jul 1937, WDR, P. 6
• History Covering 300 Years Claimed by Shreve Family, 25 Aug 1938
• The Shreve Family Reunion of 1895, The Shreve News
• SHS Class of 1940, 22 May 1990, WDR Senior Yearbook, P. 9
• Community Plaque Names the Men from Shreve in Service, 1942
• Early Picnic of One of Shreve’s Oldest Clubs, 12 May 1943, WDR
• Photos and Names of Men Leaving for Military Active Duty, 1943
• 1948-49 Photo of Cast Members in Shreve Senior Class Play
• Wheaton Hotel is Renovated, 21 Jun 1951, P. 5
• 12-Sided 1887 Barn (formerly Philip Sidell Farm), 11 Oct 1951
• Shreve is Preparing to observe Centennial Year, 30 Dec 1952
• Preparing to Observe Centennial Year, 30 Dec 1952, WDR
• Shreve Known for Military Record; Is 100 Years Old, 8 Sep 1953, P. 8
• Oldest Shreve Resident (Mrs. Sidell) Can Recall Gettysburg, 15 Dec 1953
• Early ‘50’s Shreve Operatta/Photo of Cast Members of “Brigadoon”
• Oldest Shreve Resident (Villa Brown) will be 91 in June, 30 Apr 1954, WDR
• Oldest Shreve Resident (Villa Brown) to Mark 92nd Birthday, 23 Jun 1955
• Life of Shreve Resident (Villa Brown aged 94) Traces History, 1958
• Shreve Library Caters to Young Reader Group, 26 Jul 1956
• 1958 Shreve 8th Grade Field Trip Photo
• Library Gets “New Look” at Shreve, 25 Jul 1959
• 1735 Cabin On Long Lake Shore Recalls Early Days, 27 Jul 1959, WDR
• Shreve Bank Open House, 12 Oct 1960
• 1961 Photo of Shreve Cheerleaders, 27 May 1992
• 95 Year Old Shreve Farm, David J. Miller Never Drove Tractor, 1961
• Civil War History Related at Shreve Homecoming Ceremonies, 21 Jul 1961
• Sam Bowen Recalls Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1961
• Shreve Class of 1962 to Celebrate 30th Anniversary, 27 May 1992
• Shreve Landmark to be Destroyed, WDR, 17 May 1962
• Relic of Early Days Gone at BP, 29 Jan 1962
• Postal Clerk Florence Wise Retires, 20 Jan 1966, Shreve Chronicle
• 25-Car Detrailment, Shreve Chronical, 31 Mar 1966
• Photo of Sticky Mass of Cresote in Shreve Street, 24 May 1966
• Retired Shreve Funeral Director Paul Morgan is Dead, 15 May 1963
• Ethel Shreve Is Honored on Moving to Wooster, 15 Sep 1964
• Mr. & Mrs. Guy Morris Celebrate 50th Anniversary, 31 Aug 1967
• Shreve’s Shoemaker Harry Horner, 1968
• Brownie Troop 277 Hold Investiture, 7 Nov 1968
• Shreve Resident Develops Old Art of Making Muzzle-Loaders, 1969
• The Shreve Chronicle, 17 Jul 1969, Vol. VII, No. 14
• Village Officials Sworn into Office, 15 Jan 1970, Shreve Chronicle
• The Clell Springers Celebrate 52nd Wedding Anniversary, Jan 15 1970, SC
• Patriotism Abounds in Shreve, Apr 1972
• Sketch of Kister Mill, 1973, ABJ
• Growing Village Makes Needed Improvements, 10 Jun 1977
• Town’s Spring Still Supplies Residents’ Water, 12 Nov 1979
• Shreve’s National #5694th Guard Unit is Unique in its Service, 1980, WDR
• Shreve Council Fires Police Chief James Shane, 4 Aug 1981, WDR, P. 2
• Shreve Armory Closes Shop, 1982
• Photo – Sgt John Peebles of Shreve’s 5694th Guard Unit
• Photo – Shreve 686th Med. Co.
• Armory Sale Faces Red Tape, 6 May 1982
• Creek Named for Indian Chief, 19 Mar 1985
• Compiling History of Shreve, Big Prairie & Lakeville, 22 Jul 1986
• Teens Find ‘Something to Do’ at The Barracks, 5 Sep 1986
• Group Fights Wayne Plans for Landfill, 25 Sep 1987
• Phase 1 of Shreve History Done, 20 Feb 1988
• Shop Owners, Bank Square Off, 9 Apr 1988
• Shreve Class of 1937 Holds 51-Year Reunion, 1 Jul 1988, WDR, BT
• Photo of Killbuck Marsh, 1989
• ‘Great Train Wreck’ Part of Family History, 3 Jan 1989
• Shreve Class of 1929 Holds 60-Year Reunion, 6 May 1989
• Shreve Class of 1934 Holds 55th Class Reunion, 6 May 1989, WDR, A7
• Gateway Days Are Under Way at Shreve, Jun 1989
• Town Bell is Moved, 1989, WDR
• Triway Board Hires Larry Foltz as New Principal of High School, 1989
• A Memory for Times Long Gone, WDRR, (1990’s?)
• Shreve Class of 1930 Holds 60th Class Reunion, 5 May 1990, WDR
• Class of 1940 Celebrates 50 Years, 17 May 1990, WDR
• Shreve Presbyterian Schedules 125th Anniversary Celebration, 24 Nov 1990
• Small Town Exhibits Quiet Patriotism, 20 Jan 1991, CPD
• The Woman with the Hard Hat, Week of Feb 12-18, 1991 Bargain Hunter
• Shreve Class of 1941 50-Year Reunion, 6 May 1991, WDR, A9
• Old School Days for Shreve 2nd Graders, 21 Oct 1991, WDR, C11
• Recollections/Shreve Early Powerhouse in Basketball, Apr 1992, Horizons
• Class of 1952 Celebrates 40th Year, 20 May 1992, WDR
• Betty Carmichael is Shreve Citizen of the Year, 1994
• Class of 1929 Celebrates 65th, 9 May 1994
• Class of 1934 Celebrates 60th, 9 May 1994
• County Line Historical Society Meeting Notice, 19 Nov 1996
• County Line Historical Society Meeting Notice, 14 Jan 1997
• Shreve Christian Celebrates 168 Years, 14 May 1999, WDR