White Jewelers was established in 1928 by my grandfather Orelin M. White and my grandmother Nellie White. We are celebrating our 88th year, in our family-owned business. I am a third generation jeweler. My grandfather went to watch makers school to learn watch and clock repair. He started his business in Jeromesville, Ohio. Then White Jewelers moved to Woosterin a building next to Freedlander's Department Store in the early 1930's. 

My grandfather repaired watches and clocks and slowly bought jewelry for his store. In 1944 White Jewelers moved to 215 E. Liberty St. in a small building of 500 square feet.

In 1970 my grandfather asked his daughter Chell Maxwell to return to Wooster to help operate the jewelry store. My mother in the late 70's bought the property which contained White Jewelers, the shoe repair shop that later became the stork shop and the Wooster Theater.

In 1989 I moved back to Wooster upon my mother's request to help with the operation of the jewelry store. In 1992 I purchased the business from my mother.

In October of 1999 we tore down the Wooster Theater and the little shop next to it and built a new jewelry store right next door to our old store at 211 East Liberty Street with approximately 2300 square feet.