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Whether planning to attend a special event or a regularly scheduled open-house, the Bucyrus Historical Society invites you for a visit that will deliver a memorable experience! Admission to the Bucyrus Historical Society is free but donations are appreciated and membership is encouraged! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/58cc5d87-fc4b-48af-b94b-0b655642e052/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Visitors+Photoshoot+-+December+2024+-+boy+at+Lauretta+Schimmoler+display+case.jpg Home - Explore our Collections Uncover the hidden stories of Bucyrus. From captivating photographs to cherished local memorabilia, our collections hold a wealth of historical treasures. Ready to journey through time? Click below to begin exploring our collections online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/7303bfb6-30ea-4a10-9bfc-62fcf87e15e4/Mark+and+Tami+Cory.jpg Home - Get Involved Join our community of Bucyrus history enthusiasts and help further the mission! Whether you're interested in donating, volunteering, becoming a member, or simply spreading the word, there's a place for you here. Discover all the ways you can contribute and connect on our Get Involved page. https://www.bucyrushistoricalsociety.org/membership daily 0.75 2025-04-23 https://www.bucyrushistoricalsociety.org/about daily 0.75 2025-07-14 https://www.bucyrushistoricalsociety.org/collections daily 0.75 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/432958c8-b811-489d-874f-8046a58dbe75/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_Original+Bucyrus+Map+2.jpg Collections Original Bucyrus maps (including the earliest plat from 1822) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/36eb9df8-d94b-41d6-8c7a-3260a71b3009/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Norton+Family+Bible+Closeup.jpg Collections Original artifacts from the family of Samuel Norton, who plotted the original lots for the town of Bucyrus in 1821-1822, aided by Colonel James Kilbourne of Worthington, Ohio (including the Norton family Bible containing entries in Samuel Norton’s handwriting and a handcrafted corner cupboard made by one of Samuel and Mary Norton’s sons and donated by a member of the Norton family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/f83cbe13-f393-4163-8ad8-c07520d154d0/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Scroggs+Chinaware.jpg Collections Furnishings (including mirrors, light fixtures, and bookcases) as well as photographs, papers, and personal effects original to Scroggs House and to the Scroggs family who settled this plot of land in 1839 and continued to own this important historic site until 1966 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/95d8221f-ce36-49d6-b08e-553e2a929cd2/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Bucyrus-Silverplate+Teapot.jpg Collections Authentic artifacts produced by Bucyrus-area artisans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/5342d49c-3d16-479f-afc4-2793ac74fe63/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Vollrath+Grand+Piano+1.jpg Collections Collection of musical instruments (including a square grand piano belonging to the family of Brigadier General C. Edward Vollrath) and painting of accomplished, Bucyrus-born opera singer, Mary Elizabeth Beer Lothian, and related artifacts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/1d4601c0-2214-45af-8518-1392b4679be0/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Roehr+Bowling+Ball.jpg Collections Local furnishings and artifacts manufactured by C. Roehr Company as well as fine antique furniture and other wooden articles donated by the Roehr family and other families from Bucyrus and the surrounding area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/f431ead9-f167-4672-b7e9-0501e54b984a/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Women%27s+Proclamation+Handbill.jpg Collections Artifacts related to the temperance movement and prohibition movement, including items related to the women’s crusade in 1874 and photographs of Georgia Hopley, the first female federal Prohibition agent, and of her family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/1da44c9f-1363-4380-aa9a-e65e14715e0d/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Photo+of+Georgia+Hopley+on+Harding+Campaign.jpg Collections Artifacts connected to Warren G. Harding’s presidency, such as a comforter made by his mother and items belonging to supporters, the John Prat Hopley and Georgiana Rochester Hopley family, and their daughter, Georgia Hopley, who served as the first female Prohibition agent during Harding’s administration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/19299ad7-b67f-4a8b-b65f-745b48ce09fe/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Photo+of+John+Prat+Hopley.jpg Collections Artifacts and photographs connected to Bucyrus, Ohio, and influential journalists, publishers, and publicists–including John Prat Hopley, John E. Hopley, Thomas P. Hopley, Mary Catherine (Kate) Hopley, Georgia Hopley, Harriet Hopley, James R. Hopley, Frank L. Hopley, and Joseph Hopley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/b4cff41b-c4cc-4779-9339-27400aaab86e/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Lincoln+Highway+Crew.jpg Collections Photographs and ephemera related to the Lincoln Highway project and its first state consul, John E. Hopley (who also served as a foreign ambassador under two different presidential administrations), as well as items belonging to James R. Hopley and Frank L. Hopley, who also were key proponents of the Lincoln Highway Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/5ccc4c2c-ee6b-4078-884c-c258d33cf24b/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Picking+Elephant.jpg Collections Artifacts and photographs related to the Picking family and their copper kettle manufacturing business that operated in Bucyrus from 1879 to 2015, including an assortment of elephants belonging to Robert Picking’s collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/41b2e533-d400-4b60-920e-2830701002ce/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Lauretta+Schimmoler+and+Amelia+Earhart+Historic+Aviation+Headware.jpg Collections Extensive collection of personal artifacts, papers, scrapbooks, photographs, and movie memorabilia from Bucyrus aviator, airport manager, aerial-nurse corps innovator, and WWII veteran, Lauretta Schimmoler, that she designated explicitly for presentation at the Bucyrus Historical Society beginning in 1970 (includes a Christmas card from Amelia Earhart, a photograph taken of Lauretta Schimmoler, Amelia Earhart, and the founders of “The Ninety-Nines” club for female pilots, and other Earhart-related artifacts) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/2eae2160-1c1e-4224-9457-100bfedf6542/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Harry+L.+Martin+Purple+Heart.jpg Collections Collection of artifacts belonging to Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Harry L. Martin–awarded posthumously for his acts of heroism on the island of Iwo Jima during WWII https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/9d5d04d4-18a3-4cd7-bf3b-33d5c70abe44/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Lt.+General+Norman+H.+Smith+Helmet.jpg Collections Collection of photographs, awards, and artifacts belonging to Lieutenant General Norman H. Smith, a Vietnam Veteran and former president and chairman of the Iwo Jima Association of America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/5f61b9a2-5ed3-48dc-b569-18e452850f24/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Vollrath+and+Camp+Millard+Artifacts.jpg Collections Collection of military artifacts from American Revolution through Gulf War–including military uniforms worn by local veterans, an extensive collection of items related to Brigadier General C. Edward Vollrath (WWI), and artifacts and documents related to Camp Millard ( the WWII military base leased from the Crawford County Fairgrounds for training railway service engineers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/0b68a947-1971-4326-b0dc-d4a444cc4f5b/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Medical+Device+Inhaler.jpg Collections Extensive collection of medical instruments, medicine bottles, and other artifacts from local physicians and pharmacists https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/adfd8e14-82b2-41ec-942b-ff1d8f70149a/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Local+Brewery+Bottle.jpg Collections Collection of vintage glass bottles from local dairies and breweries as well as photographs and artifacts associated with the Dostal Brewery, other local breweries, and taverns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/352bf353-325c-40cb-b2a9-3292ac14f243/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Jacquard-woven+coverlets.jpg Collections Mid-nineteenth-century Jacquard-woven coverlets produced by professional Crawford County weavers, Samuel and Josiah Slaybaugh with “signature” corner notations identifying weaver, date, and location https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/aa4da2ce-7226-4920-aa54-e6486cce5a1d/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Antique+Friendship+Quilt.jpg Collections Antique textiles including mid-nineteenth-century German paisley shawls and local friendship quilts featuring names of Bucyrus-area citizens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/ddfa48c9-fea1-4536-8b79-d8547da6a8ff/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Presbyterian+Doll.jpg Collections Distinctive late-nineteenth-century and mid-twentieth-century Presbyterian dolls handcrafted by women who contributed funds to construct the Presbyterian church in Bucyrus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/c810728b-32a4-47ca-ac92-50d26cbf7de5/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Franz+%26+Pope+Knitting+Machine.jpg Collections Extensive collection of items invented and/or manufactured in Bucyrus including the Franz-Pope knitting machine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/3eee111b-bd8a-4348-9deb-22c40c08604f/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Walter+J.+Michael+Bronze+Horse+Sculpture.jpg Collections Collection of bronze sculptures and andirons donated by Walter J. Michael of the Ohio Locomotive Crane Company and Pickwick Farm (the 4th largest standardbred horse breeding farm in the country during the 1970s) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/10b4329d-d87e-4d4e-9a5f-dd3456b596de/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Wise+Funeral+Home+Promotional+Item.jpg Collections Ephemera and photographs related to Bucyrus businesses, groceries, and restaurants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/c39ac7aa-86f7-4f73-9116-0a46d3ec510b/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+1893+Bucyrus+City+Square+Photo.jpg Collections Extensive photography collections of Bucyrus buildings, street scenes, citizens, and events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/1f4a5bd4-a219-4be3-9d00-89b78c6cdd9c/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+Steam+Fire+Engine.jpg Collections Collection of oversized artifacts housed in Carriage House including the local fire department’s 1869 Silsby steam fire engine (open to the public only during Special Events or by appointment) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/6794cd29-28c5-4617-9722-92c10ee2efc4/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+_+Collection+Image+_+19th-century+German+Pop-Up+Nativity%3ACreche.jpg Collections “The Manger”--Die Krippe: Ein Bilderbuch Zum Aufstellen. 19th-Century German Pop-Up Nativity Scene Esslingen bei Stuttgart: J. F. Schreiber, 1888. https://www.bucyrushistoricalsociety.org/bucyrus-area-history daily 0.75 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/6d26c3b3-06f7-4376-a68b-a433f3e4df48/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Website+Image+-+Our+Town+booklet+-+green+background.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/02a07fad-000c-416d-8b8b-8a5cf7a78e04/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+website+image+-+Bucyrus-Area+History+-+Colonel+James+Kilbourne.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Scioto Company leader, Colonel James Kilbourne (1770-1850), who founded Worthington, Ohio, partnered with Samuel Norton to create a town and give Bucyrus its name in 1821-1822. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/0c31795f-68be-4bc6-a4c5-5794e1093eed/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Website+image+-+Samuel+Norton+historic+portrait.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Samuel Norton settled and purchased the land on which Bucyrus is located and planned lots for the town along with Colonel James Kilbourne in 1821-1822. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/58224c81-f4be-4ff4-9922-4d9e4f7b7050/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+%7C+Dennis+and+Sue+Norton+with+Bucyrus+history+banner.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Dennis Norton, a descendant of Samuel and Mary Norton, and his wife, Sue Ann Norton, in front of the Carriage House Museum for the Bucyrus Historical Society’s Bratwurst Festival Open House in August 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/17c7364f-dc2d-43f2-be75-cc19a807971c/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+website+image+-+Bucyrus-Area+History+-+Crawford+County+Court+House+1894.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Crawford County Courthouse in 1894 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/73b6a706-c6ef-4fd6-bf6c-878f8f86d4ee/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+website+image+-+Bucyrus-Area+History+-+Crawford+County+Courthouse+from+Bucyrus+Public+Square+1912-1913.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out View of the Crawford County Courthouse from Southwest Corner of the Bucyrus Public Square in 1912 or 1913 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/f52ac77b-108e-4b05-83ec-8e8740d3ac25/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+website+image+-+Bucyrus-area+history+page+-+legal+documentation+of+John+Scroggs+purchase+of+land+in+1839.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Legal documentation of John Scroggs purchase of land in 1839 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/362696b6-ca15-484c-b4f3-05707ac87e8c/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Website+Image+-+Bucyrus+Area+History+-+Pre-Civil+War+Scroggs+Home-1.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out John and Ann Scroggs’ home at the corner of Walnut and Rennselaer prior to the Civil War. Donated to the Bucyrus Historical Society by Elizabeth Scroggs Shapiro, great-granddaughter of John and Ann Shawke Scroggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/486f1bf5-bb57-4077-a705-c00f6832d638/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Website+Image+-+Bucyrus+Area+History+-+Scroggs+House+Stereopticon+Card.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out This stereopticon card dual image of Scroggs House features the Italianate Victorian addition constructed by German-born carpenters, George and Philip Ross, for Jacob and Julia Walwork Scroggs in 1873. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/d2c019fc-0b8b-484f-b1fe-c9e5190c3f02/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Bucyrus-area+history+page+-+Jacob+Scroggs+portrait.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Jacob Scroggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/d6ab759d-e5cc-4c92-806a-67fc06b16dcd/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Website+Image+-+Bucyrus+Area+History+-+Vice+President+Charles+G.+Dawes+photo+with+autograph-1.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Vice President Charles G. Dawes presented an autographed photo to Elizabeth Scroggs when he visited Scroggs House after participating in Harding Memorial dedication ceremony in 1926. Vice President Dawes was her father’s friend during law school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/d8928deb-796b-47fa-bc1e-662b13db7424/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Bucyrus-area+history+page+-+Charles+J.+and+Mary+Zouck+Scroggs.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Charles J. and Mary Zouck Scroggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/98c749d8-407f-43cb-bcd9-4bc7deb9dd33/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+website+image+-+Bucyrus-Area+History+-+Elizabeth+Scroggs+Shapiro.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out Elizabeth Scroggs Shapiro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/4e38422e-d07c-4112-a667-5e9cbce0210c/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+website+image+-+Bucyrus-Area+History+-+Bucyrus+Bar+Association+of+1865.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out William Scroggs, the eldest son of John Scroggs, Jr., and Ann Shawke Scroggs, appears in this photograph taken of the Bucyrus Bar in 1865 along with his brother, Jacob Scroggs, and his brother-in-law, Consul Willshire Butterfield. All of the men in the picture with them were prominent Bucyrus attorneys and political leaders: (Seated in first row–left to right) Jacob Scroggs, Thomas Beer, Abner M. Jackson, Consul Willshire Butterfield, E.B. Finley; (Standing in second row–left to right) Franklin Adams, D.C. Cahill, S.R. Harris, John Hopley, William Scroggs, and M. Buchman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ed87a4648daa38a9c4a113/7c94a6b7-d129-4261-9336-7a90431406c1/Bucyrus+Historical+Society+-+Bucyrus-area+history+page+-+John+B.+Scroggs%E2%80%99+letter+from+Wyandotte+City%2C+Kansas.jpg Bucyrus-Area History - Make it stand out John B. 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