The Waterville Historical Society is one of 250 Ohio organizations that have contributed images of historical documents and artifacts for the Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook.

     The project is coordinated by the Ohio Historical Society and presents online items dating from prehistory to 1903, including letters, diaries, historical photographs, clothing, furniture, prehistoric artifacts and government records. The collection documents important milestones in Ohio history, such as the signing of the Treaty of Greenville and the Wright brothers’ first flight, as well as offering glimpses into the everyday lives of past generations.

     Items provided by the Waterville Historical Society include old photographs of the Miami and Erie Canal, Rupp’s Canal Store, the Wakeman Masonic Lodge building, and an 1840 map. In addition, current photographs of the Columbian House and the John Pray House were donated. Information about each photo is included.

     The scrapbook is an early bicentennial gift to Ohio in recognition of nearly 200 years of statehood. To access the information, click on: www.ohiomemory.org, then click on: Explore - Browse the Scrapbook. Next: in Browse the Ohio Memory Scrapbook - click on: Contributing Institutions. Next: in All Contributors, click on: Sev-Wat. At end of alpha list, click on: Waterville Historical Society.

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