The following represents the possible routes of the John A. Himmelein Company, "The Ideals," for each of the years covered in the collection. The names of the cities and the dates were gathered from correspondence, box office statements, receipts, and contracts. It should be kept in mind that these are not positive routes, but those deducted from available material. Cities and dates, therefore, are approximate in most cases. They also may represent only the place of purchase of certain materials or the location of John Himmelein rather than the location of the group. This is especially true of those cities which do not fit into the emerging pattern of travel. An * denotes positive proof of the group's presence in that city during at least part of the time period stated.


1892 
Delphos, OH--July 11 
*Trenton, NJ--November 7 

1893 
*Springfield, OH--May 24 

1895 
Kelly's Island, OH--June-August (Himmelein's summer residence) 
Elyria, OH--August 17-August 24 
Canton, OH--August 27 
*Mansfield, OH--August 31-September 11 
*Salem, OH--August 31-September 13 
*Sandusky, OH--August 31-October 28 
*Wooster, OH--September 10-September 11 
*Bellefontaine, OH--September 21-October 3 
*Marysville, OH--September 20-September 28 
Piqua, OH--October 1-October 13 
*Galion, OH--October 30-November 2 
*Steubenville, OH--November 11-November 28 
Akron, OH--November 14 
*Pittsburgh, PA--November 19-November 21 
East Liberty, PA--November 19-November 21 
*Cumberland, MD--November 25-December 7 
Alexandria, VA--December 7-December 16 
*Norristown, PA--December 14-December 28 

1896 
Shenandoah, PA--January 18-February 1 
*York, PA--January 25-January 26 
*Ashland, PA--January 29-February 8 
*Sunbury, PA--February 8-Feburary 24 
*Shamokin, PA--February 15 
*Corning, NY--February 22-March 7 
*Williamsport, PA--March 3 
Scranton, PA--March 14-April 5 
*Hazelton, PA--March 28-April 13 
*Binghamton, NY--April 1 
Ashland, PA--April 3-April 13 
Harrisburg, PA--April 4-April 18 
*Trenton, NJ--April 29 
*Ashbury Park, NJ--May 9-May 16 
*Easton, PA--September 23-September 19 

1898 
Canton, OH--September 27 

1900 
*Davenport, IA--February 16 
*Aurora, IL--February 22-February 24 
*Joliet, IL--February 20-March 28 
*Terre Haute, IN--February 28-March 7 
*Washington, IN--March 7-March 10 
*Decatur, IL--March 15-March 18 
*Bloomington, IL--March 21-March 23 
*Joliet and Nappane, IL--March 26-March 31 
*Logansport, IN--April 4-April 7 
*Fort Wayne, IN--April 9-April 14 
*Elkhart, IN--April 16-April 21 
*Richmond, IN--April 22-April 25 
Kelly's Island, OH--June 28-August 15 
Youngstown, OH--August 29 
East Liverpool, OH--September 11 
New London/Mansfield, OH--September 22-October 8 
Akron, OH--Spetember 25-October 4 
Meadville, PA--October 3 
Nassillon, OH--October 3-December 3 
Johnston, PA--October 10 
New Easter, PA--September 29-October 10 
Altoona, PA--October 26 
*Lock Haven, PA--November 13 
Joliet, IL--November 26 
*Aurora, IL--December 3 (week of) 
*Bloomington, IL--December 17 (week of) 
Reading, PA--December 1-December 22 

1901 
Easton, PA--January 3-January 17 
New York, NY--February 15-March 14 
Fremont, OH--April 8 
Saratoga Springs, NY--March 10 
Rouie, NY--April 17 
Oswego, NY--April 23-April 26 
Niagra Falls, NY--May 7-May 28 
*Lansing, MI--October 21 (week of) 
*Jackson, MI--October 28 (week of) 

1902 
Kelly's Island, OH--September 2 

1905 
Kelly's Island, OH--June 6-August 2 


From the Center for Archival Collections Manuscripts Collections MS 184.