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 2398and VFW

Annexations

Architectural Styles

Architectural Review Board

Automobile Owners 1912

Baseball- Worthington Baseball Team

Bicentennial see Events

Black History

            Antislavery 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

Business Directories

Business Locations Historically                       

Businesses

            A and M. House

            Anderson Frame Design

            Ann-Tons Restaurant

            Beckett’s Doll House       

            Bib and Tucker      

            Birnies’ Drug Store

            Ellis Shoe Repair

            Denig Jewelers

            Harris Mineral Well

            Holiday Inn

            Home Market

 

Businesses (cont.)

            John Woods IGA

            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

            Worthington Barber Shop

            Worthington Ford

            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

Centennial-see Events

Census

City Annual Reports

City Council History

City Council Ordinances

City Government

City Directories see also Directories in the WHS Lbrary

City Planning and Progress

Civil War see Wars in this file

Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike-see Roads and Turnpikes

Dances and Balls  

Downtown Area

Fire Department see Worthington Division of Fire

Fires see Worthington Division of Fire

General History

            Early Settlement 1803-1820

                        Birth of Our Town presentation by Frank Corbin

                        The Whetsone Venture

                        Founding of Worthington Mural

                        Story of Worthington-Slide talk by Jane Trucksis

                        Oral Histories and Narratives

                        Origins of the Pioneers

            Nineteenth Century

            1920s

            1930s

            1940s

Gravel Pit Controversy

Lamplighters (Town Lamplighters)

 

Leadership Worthington

Markers see Town Markers

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

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

Northwest Ordinances of 1787

Occupations in Historic Worthington

Old Worthington Association

Old Worthington Penny Gazette

Olde Worthington Business Association

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 see also Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike

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

Street Names

Subdivisions and Neighborhoods

            Chaseland

            Colonial Hills          

            Fox Lane     

Medick Estates

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

            Potter’s Creek

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

            Wilson Hill

            Worthington Estates                    

            Worthington Hills

 

Telephone Exchange

Town Markers

Trees

Underground Railroad see Black History

Veterans

VFW see American Legion Post 2398

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 International Friendship Association

Worthington Jaycees

Worthington Manufacturing Company

Worthington Neighborhoods see Subdivisions and Neighborhoods

Worthington Women’s Club

Worthington Women’s Music Club

WRFD Radio