- George and Ida Mary Gray -

George and Ida Mary has been president and treasurer of the Fostoria Area Historical Society for many years. The Society meets monthly March through October. George is the grandson of George Gray who established Gray Printing here in Fostoria.

Information courtesy of Leonard Skonecki

- Wooden money -

This collection of wood money and the display case was donated by the International Organization of Wood Money Collectors and Fostoria Coin Club. Wood money was a trademark promotional device of the John B. Rogers Producing Co. which operated out of the building on Center St. just west of the Post Office. In 1954, for the Fostoria Centennial the Rogers Co. produced wood money "flats" about the size of a baseball card in denominations ranging from five cents up to 50 cents. During the week long centennial observance in July 1954, the wood money was honored as legal tender by roughly 50 local merchants. It was also honored by banks for the limited purpose of allowing children to open small accounts.

- Allen Motor Car-

Prior to the advent of sophisticated mass production techniques, many smaller communities had their own automobile manufactures. Fostoria had three - the Seneca Motor Car Co., the Allen Motor Car Co. and the Fostoria light automobile Co. The vehicle pictured here is one of the last remaining Allen's.