Day 2: Campers walked downtown and took photographs of current businesses to match old photos from the Oberlin Heritage Center’s “Our Common Center” photo database. History Explorerers campers even got behind the scenes tours of the Midas shop and Ben Franklin basement.  Back at the Depot they tried writing with feather quills and ink and made historic toys called “whizzers.”

Thank you to the following individuals and businesses for letting us take photos:
Midas Muffler: Steve Jennings, Keith Konnerth, Regis Metheney, Barry Jones
Watson Hardware: Jerry Anderson
Herrick Jewelry: Malcolm Fowler
Manuel’s: Manuel Espinoza
Ben Franklin: Krista Long