Collections
Explore the extensive collections housed in the Scroggs House Museum, representing Bucyrus-area history.
Original Bucyrus maps (including the earliest plat from 1822)
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)
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
Authentic artifacts produced by Bucyrus-area artisans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
Extensive collection of medical instruments, medicine bottles, and other artifacts from local physicians and pharmacists
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
Mid-nineteenth-century Jacquard-woven coverlets produced by professional Crawford County weavers, Samuel and Josiah Slaybaugh with “signature” corner notations of identifying weaver, date, and location
Antique textiles including mid-nineteenth-century German paisley shawls and local friendship quilts featuring names of Bucyrus-area citizens
Distinctive late-nineteenth-century and mid-twentieth-century Presbyterian dolls handcrafted by women who contributed funds to construct the Presbyterian church in Bucyrus
Extensive collection of items invented and/or manufactured in Bucyrus including the Franz-Pope knitting machine
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)
Ephemera and photographs related to Bucyrus businesses, groceries, and restaurants
Extensive photography collections of Bucyrus buildings, street scenes, citizens, and events
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)
“The Manger”--Die Krippe: Ein Bilderbuch Zum Aufstellen. 19th-Century German Pop-Up Nativity Scene Esslingen bei Stuttgart: J. F. Schreiber, 1888.
