Historical Society of Weston, Ohio

The Historical Society of Weston, Ohio is a volunteer organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of the Village of Weston and the surrounding townships.

What we do

Archive & research — working to digitally archive news, articles, documents, photos, and more, available to anyone researching Weston families, buildings, or businesses.
Programs — regular presentations on local history, open to the public.
Preservation — documenting historic structures and records before they are lost.
Community events

Get involved

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Weston's history with no obligations. Volunteers can help with scanning, cataloging, transcribing records, and staffing displays—or can just attend meetings to learn more about the history of the Weston area. If you have photographs, documents, or objects connected to Weston, the Society would be glad to hear from you — items can be donated or scanned and returned.

Upcoming Events

Thu

Oct

22

Historical Society General Membership Meeting

October 22, 2026 06:00 PM EDT — Weston Public Library (Community Room)

Our regular monthly membership meeting, open to members and to anyone curious about Weston's history. Business meeting followed by a short program.

Past Events

Thu

Sep

24

Historical Society General Membership Meeting

September 24, 2026 06:00 PM EDT — Weston Public Library (Community Room)

Meeting Minutes

General Membership Meeting — August 2026 August 27, 2026

Historical Society of Weston, Ohio
August 27, 2026, 6:00 PM

Attendance: Lacey Wulf, Bob Ackerman (Trustee), Craig Warner, Brittney Klockowski (Secretary), Dean Babcock, Joe Schroeder (Treasurer), Sue Clanton, Jeremy Schroeder (President)

President Schroeder called the meeting to order. No present members dues owed.
Train Depot Committee
- Reported on the success of the Depot Day at the fair during Senior Day. Thank you to those who came out to help staff the building: Bob Ackerman, Darlene Beggs, Robin Kaiser, Brittney Klockowski, Dean Babcock, Jeremy Schroeder, Ollie Schroeder, and Garrett.
Outreach Committee
- Ms. Clanton suggested linking the social media to the website President Schroeder is creating.
- President Schroeder has created a page for the Society on his weston.community website. He plans to create a stand-alone website for us in the future.
- Secretary Klockowski was able to link the Facebook social media page for the Society to an Instagram social media page for the Society. Hopefully this increases our outreach.
Archive Committee
- Mr. Rios has started scanning in the yearbooks at the library. He sent scans from the yearbook for 1915 to the group.
- Next meeting for the committee will be September 16th at 6pm at Porky’s Pizza. Discussion will involve multiple projects:
  - Community Photo Day: Could be scheduled for October sometime.
  - Downtown business facade project: Mr. Warner relayed that a representative of the local Free Mason Chapter had come to a recent Village Council meeting to discuss their interest in being involved in the community for projects. They own a building that we could alter, and Mr. Ackerman offered to ask one of his acquaintances associated with the Free Masons to attend an upcoming General Membership meeting.
  - Larry Nelson could potentially do an informative talk about Ralph Keeler, Jr. in October, possibly the 22nd.
Old Business
- None discussed.
Treasurer’s Report
- Treasurer Schroeder reported $956.86 in the Society’s bank account.
Show & Tell
- President Schroeder shared an activity of the downtown business area. He provided members with a map and instructed those present to locate as many buildings that held previous businesses that they could. Notable buildings marked were the Sidetracks restaurant, the IGA, the old Firehouse, the Triplett building, the multiple gas stations, the car dealership, and Opera Houses.

General Membership Meeting — May 2026 May 28, 2026

Historical Society of Weston, Ohio
May 28, 2026, 6:00 PM

Attendance: Lacey Wulf, Bob Ackerman (Trustee), Darlene Beggs (Vice President), Brittney Klockowski (Secretary), Dean Babcock, Beto Rios (Archival Assistant), Joe Schroeder (Treasurer), Sue Clanton

Secretary Klockowski called the meeting to order. No present members dues owed.
Train Depot Committee
- Next committee meeting will be Friday, June 12th, at 6pm at Porky’s Pizza.
- Will discuss preparation work for the upcoming County Fair (July 31st – August 9th) and which fair days to be open with what possible activities.
  - Cleaning, model train, punch tickets
Outreach Committee
- Next committee meeting will be Monday, June 15th, at 3pm in the main lobby of the library.
- Will discuss further social media planning, recording stories of business from local shop workers, and will start considering preparations for the next lantern tour.
  - Issue with downloading articles from The Tri-County Herald from the library’s website, which shops, tour dates and times.
Archive Committee
- Next meeting will be Wednesday, June 17th, at 6pm at Porky’s.
- Will discuss the Yearbook scanning project and the community group picture project.
  - Document scanner has been received and placed in Mr. Rios’ care until it can be placed properly in the library, and center the details of the group picture around the idea of making a historical snapshot of the village that residents can participate in.
- It was noted that the Trivia Night was a success with 20 people in attendance. Members present decided it would be nice to have one in the fall.
Old Business
- Secretary Klockowski mentioned the possible project of refurbishing the J & M Department Store sign that was discussed at the previous meeting. The building is owned by the local Free Masons currently, and we need to talk with them on this possibility before moving forward.
Treasurer’s Report
- Secretary Klockowski reported $956.86 in the Society’s bank account.
Show & Tell
- No members brought items for show and tell. Those present reminisced about previous Memorial Day observances that included parades and fanfare from residents and the local Scout troops.

General Membership Meeting — March 2026 March 26, 2026

Historical Society of Weston, Ohio
March 26, 2026, 6:00 PM

Attendance: Jeremy Schroeder, Bob Ackerman, Brittney Klockowski, Sue Clanton, Joe Schroeder, Jerry Mohler

Mr. Jeremy Schroeder called the meeting to order. Introductions went around the table.
One member paid their yearly dues.
Train Depot Committee
- No update at this time, plan to meet soon.
Outreach Committee
- Met to organize posting on social media.
  - Established a guideline for post content and a relevant timeline.
  - Committee asks if members of the general membership can brainstorm ideas for post subject and reference material.
Archive Committee
- Agreed on the CZUR Portable 12MP Doc Scanner for $129.99 for archiving purposes and general use.
- Trivia Night
  - Need to advertise on social media for the night. Questions due to Mrs. Stevens by 4/6. Secretary Klockowski will create and send them in.
- Weston Community Project
  - President Schroeder has created a self-run online news website. It is called The Weston Common. This site will be used to share local news and events as well as host a calendar that all local organizations can add their events to. Secretary Klockowski will create an official Google calendar for the Historical Society so they can link to this calendar.
New Business
- Quilt Project
  - Barbara Coughlin from Colorado has come into possession of a quilt that was created for a charity auction for the local Methodist church in 1912. There are names inscribed on the quilt and she would like information on any that stand out. Secretary Klockowski is creating a list of the names to give to the church to search their records.
Treasurer’s Report
- Treasurer Schroeder reported $1043.97 in the Society’s bank account after today’s collection of dues.
- Treasurer Schroeder shared that we officially have a new EIN number to use.
Show & Tell
- Members discussed a popular Facebook post that shared a picture of Blanche Wenig from the early 1900s.
- Mr. Mohler spoke of the founding of the Weston Citizens for Sports in the early 1980s.

Historical Society of Weston, Ohio

Overview

What we do

Get involved

Upcoming Events

Historical Society General Membership Meeting

Past Events

Historical Society General Membership Meeting

Meeting Minutes