Worthington History Subject Index

These subject in the Worthington Historical Society archives are available to researchers by appointment. These files contain quite varied information on the listed subjects that has been given to us by researchers. Some are quite thick and others contain only one or two items. Most of this is secondary material, some from printed sources, some from oral family histories. Some of the photos are from newspapers and some are photocopies of originals in our archives.  Photocopies of text and scans of original photos may be made for a charge depending on the number of pages copied or scanned. Contact info@worthingtonhistory.org

 

American Legion Post 2398 and VFW

Annexations

Architectural Styles

Architectural Review Board

Automobile Owners 1912

Baseball- Worthington Baseball Team

Bicentennial see Events

Black History

         Anti-Slavery Society

         Blacks in Worthington

         Juneteenth Commemoration

Ohio Historical Marker for Morris Addition and St. John’s AME

Underground Railroad

See also Redlining

Board of Zoning Appeals

Boy Scouts

Bricks and Brickyards

Business Directories

Business Locations Historically                   

Businesses

         A and M. House

         Anderson Frame Design

         Ann-Tons Restaurant

         Beckett’s Doll House see Family Files Beckett, Don and Jean

         Bib and Tucker  

         Birnies’ Drug Store

Bliss Restaurant

Cottage Inn

Dairy Queen

     Denig Jewelers

Ellis Shoe Repair

Farmer’s Market

         Harris Mineral Well

         Holiday Inn

         Home Market

         John Woods IGA

Katy’s Restaurant (Koehler’s Restaurant)

         Lemley & Van Fossen Grocery

         Long’s Drug Store see also P and F Vest Family

Maple Lee Flowers see also Vertical File- Buildings and Sites- 615 High Street

         Maxton Chevrolet

         Mel Thomas Garage

         Ohio State Bank

         Potter Lumber-see Vertical File-People and Families-Potter Family

         Ross Leppert Real Estate

         Russ Eicher Insurance

         Shindle Hardware Store

         Studio II

         Swim Inc.

1. S. Bank

Villa Nova

Wood’s IGA

         Worthington Barber Shop

         Worthington Ford

Worthington Foods

         Worthington Hardware see Buildings and Sites- Worthington Hardware

         Worthington Jewelers

         Worthington Kroger

         Worthington Lumber Supply

         Worthington News see People and Families-Insley, Walter and family

         See also Buildings and Sites by Business Name

Campfire Girls

Census Records

Centennial-see Vertical File Events

City Annual Reports

City Council History

City Government see Worthington Village Government 1836-1956

City Directories see also Directories in the WHS Library

City Planning and Progress

Civil War see Wars in this file

Clintonville Club (Northern Kiwanis Club later)

Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike-see Roads and Turnpikes

Dances and Balls  

Downtown Area

Dry Laws

Eclipse April 8, 2024

Farming (1820s)

Fire Department see Worthington Division of Fire

Fire Marks see Worthington Division of Fire

Fires see Worthington Division of Fire

Flag see Markers-Town and Historic

Fortnightly Club see B & S Libraries-Worthington Public Library

General History

         Early Settlement 1803-1820

                     Birth of Our Town presentation by Frank Corbin

Founding of Worthington Mural

Division of Land 1803-1804

 Origins of the Pioneers

  Story of Worthington-Slide talk by Jane Trucksis

                     The Whetstone Venture

Nineteenth Century

         1920s

         1930s

         1940s

Goodwill Tour Worthington 1928 see Maps-Worthington 1928

Gravel Pit Controversy

Harding Buller Foundation

Justices of the Peace

Kilbourne Players see Archives- Kilbourne Players

Lamplighters (Town Lamplighters)

Leadership Worthington

Markers see Town Markers & Historic Markers

Marriage Records

Militia and Muster Days

Monroe, James Visit 1817

Municipal Planning Commission

Name of “Worthington” see Origin of the Name “Worthington”

National Register of Historic Places Designations

Native Americans in Worthington area

Prehistoric Hopewell Indians- Vertical File Buildings and Sites-Jeffers Mound

Wyandots See also Vertical File-People and Families-Leatherlips and Bill Moose

Northern Kiwanis-See Clintworth Club

Northwest Ordinances of 1787

Occupations in Historic Worthington

Old Worthington Association

Old Worthington Penny Gazette

Olde Worthington Business Association

Orange Johnson Singers

Origin of the Name “Worthington”

Pandemic of 2020-2021

Playhouse on the Green

Players Club see Worthington Players Club

Post Offices

Quincentennial see Events

Railroads and Interurban

         Ghost Train Myth

         Hoyer’s Folly (horse drawn rail car)

Redlining

Roads and Turnpikes 

Sesquicentennial see Events

Scioto Company Pioneer Society (1990)

Scrip (Shinplasters) see also Vertical File-People and Families- Griswold, Ezra, Sr.

Sharon Township-History

Sharon Township Records

Singing School see Family Files-Carlos, Curtis

Street Names

Subdivisions and Neighborhoods

         Chaseland

         Colonial Hills      

         Fox Lane

Kenyon Brook see Family Files-Albaugh, Edwin and family 

Medick Estates

         Morris Addition see also Vertical File- Black History-Ohio Historical Marker

         Potter’s Creek

Myth of the Potters Creek Ghost Train

         Rush Creek see also Vertical File- Buildings and Sites- Rush Creek

Sanctuary

         Wilson Hill

         Worthington Estates                

         Worthington Hills

 Telephone Exchange

Town Markers

Trees

Underground Railroad see Black History

Veterans

VFW see American Legion Post 2398

Village of Worthington see Worthington Village Government

Wars (in Chronological Order)

         War of 1812

         Spanish American War

         Civil War

         World War I

         World War II

Western Intelligencer

Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Worthington Activity Club

Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce

Worthington Arts Council

Worthington Businessmen’s Association

Worthington Division of Fire

Worthington Interfaith Neighbors (WIN)

Worthington International Friendship Association

Worthington Jaycees

Worthington Manufacturing Company

Worthington Neighborhoods see Subdivisions and Neighborhoods

Worthington Players Club

Worthington Village Government 1836-1956

Elected Officials and Village Ordinance

Charter for Village

Ordinances for payment of Bills

Worthington Women’s Club

Worthington Music Club

WRFD Radio