tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272262332024-03-28T16:09:33.581-04:00Sandusky HistoryA blog dedicated to the discussion of topics relating to the history of Sandusky and Erie County, Ohio, the Lake Erie Islands, and nearby communities; inspired by the collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center and Follett House Museum. A service of the Sandusky Library.Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1925125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-76954225059236722992024-03-25T12:49:00.002-04:002024-03-27T09:32:15.471-04:00A Visit from Sandusky's First Shopkeeper<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCDp2uFbPVGYiZ8YoHozcMslDsD5hx3GjpggLUxXo-3CQg9LimSsw7XcTuQ8E90D98Kkx4JfuUg_xszpqzX4DIRF2NBZyKPMOk_0JWXnHifpa8pK378KlhYCvCJONEM3-WmT5tz67D5ygUp3MHsmmndL_jqLMsfHHyI-M7ON7Zt1J7yt3v6sp/s10800/West%20House%204-10-1861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="10800" data-original-width="4864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCDp2uFbPVGYiZ8YoHozcMslDsD5hx3GjpggLUxXo-3CQg9LimSsw7XcTuQ8E90D98Kkx4JfuUg_xszpqzX4DIRF2NBZyKPMOk_0JWXnHifpa8pK378KlhYCvCJONEM3-WmT5tz67D5ygUp3MHsmmndL_jqLMsfHHyI-M7ON7Zt1J7yt3v6sp/w180-h400/West%20House%204-10-1861.jpg" width="180" /></a></div> <p></p><p>On April 10, 1861, a special visitor checked into the West House hotel in downtown Sandusky; he was special enough that the desk clerk wrote a note in the guest register. After fifty years, John Garrison, at nearly 90 years old, paid a visit to his old homestead that became the city of Sandusky. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TqXNzIT5riWGvbVzvNLEKZpNE5VOVYGcjPyO9JweG_jEU2ADgjqgWwpahvxBJdz1gMs_xw8emM-4wq4IDZHjjVffTk7oZUFouGfg-buvsdQP6ZUxQdbYjinYaptKmdWvxM-6gGELa2QWWMHfc40fKXPYew2ZIBSCKv_ZM1XF6jk2dpFAvhAY/s7200/Garrison%20visit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="7200" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TqXNzIT5riWGvbVzvNLEKZpNE5VOVYGcjPyO9JweG_jEU2ADgjqgWwpahvxBJdz1gMs_xw8emM-4wq4IDZHjjVffTk7oZUFouGfg-buvsdQP6ZUxQdbYjinYaptKmdWvxM-6gGELa2QWWMHfc40fKXPYew2ZIBSCKv_ZM1XF6jk2dpFAvhAY/w400-h120/Garrison%20visit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">John Jay Garrison was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1772, but like many easterners of his time, the lure of plentiful land in the west led him eventually to Ohio. In 1810 he bought four thousand acres of land in what was then Huron County, at ninety cents an acre (about $22 an acre in today's money). But when he arrived to claim his land, much of it was underwater, and it was twelve miles from Lake Erie. So he set out to find better land nearby along the shore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He settled on a spot along Sandusky Bay that he thought would develop into a significant place for business, but was then occupied by camps of native people, most likely Wyandot and/or Ottawa. It was known by many settlers as Ogontz Village (seen here on a map from 1808). He set up a shop there and conducted most of his business with the native people and settlers traveling through the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRAnSXyK1vOtuUC7v0OaSOJnvgDU6NMr1hcnB0vIff35C0e0Mp2r0YkCt_YumLwRN7gbLUmP5VlN3x5x1cgQaCgSnsOJluKb4XjWAmTPa06EmUZsN4jBg4ImJROWDsh5Vv5Tmup-FZ9txVMhoQImjgpfPwNFJ7IrNROCpyygWCW-kHc82-TUj/s4032/Ogontz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRAnSXyK1vOtuUC7v0OaSOJnvgDU6NMr1hcnB0vIff35C0e0Mp2r0YkCt_YumLwRN7gbLUmP5VlN3x5x1cgQaCgSnsOJluKb4XjWAmTPa06EmUZsN4jBg4ImJROWDsh5Vv5Tmup-FZ9txVMhoQImjgpfPwNFJ7IrNROCpyygWCW-kHc82-TUj/w400-h180/Ogontz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But within the year, with war brewing between the Americans and the British and their native allies, Garrison decided it would be unwise to stay along what was then the frontier between combatants. On the advice of a Native man named Semo whom he befriended, he left the Sandusky bay area, not to return until his visit fifty years later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW0PvgcTKuqKbskZ2BnUqWrlE5uvLBwgdPs9yO27jUNpMZYpMCkgIU0eFUjo2xXVW-Qo_JDCAF10uu6blFt_cvLRmxcw14zVYnIi_NneNl8aW9gyoiYhODHQJ9eFXrTje9L9gvbAWvpdJxK-YKSFjwSkD65JJwZ9-7XJQ02yFHuGfFu0-kEZd/s1049/John%20J%20Garrison.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW0PvgcTKuqKbskZ2BnUqWrlE5uvLBwgdPs9yO27jUNpMZYpMCkgIU0eFUjo2xXVW-Qo_JDCAF10uu6blFt_cvLRmxcw14zVYnIi_NneNl8aW9gyoiYhODHQJ9eFXrTje9L9gvbAWvpdJxK-YKSFjwSkD65JJwZ9-7XJQ02yFHuGfFu0-kEZd/w268-h400/John%20J%20Garrison.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from <i>Find a Grave</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In his later life, Mr. Garrison spent time in Michigan and Illinois, until ultimately settling in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he died on January 18, 1865.</div><br />Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-12092047982637321622024-03-15T09:00:00.000-04:002024-03-15T09:00:00.130-04:00Doctors Edwin Gillard, Sr. and Jr.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW42GOBysk5kFTeSSgeYsX0w8FYxPbGUbwmKPqXyuTTm5XStkLuUiqp9a4Oj1i5mk2w6tI4PmmEJXpYszj3CjvXWAdIx83VjGkiEBWI_GzC8QHdS-B7cCxyMeQ-hsjnWinWGQ5lkJAv4G3iC0lsj7pzhnEIJglvbWf2epOOKhevMU2JbNmGKn/s2838/Gillard%20drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2838" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW42GOBysk5kFTeSSgeYsX0w8FYxPbGUbwmKPqXyuTTm5XStkLuUiqp9a4Oj1i5mk2w6tI4PmmEJXpYszj3CjvXWAdIx83VjGkiEBWI_GzC8QHdS-B7cCxyMeQ-hsjnWinWGQ5lkJAv4G3iC0lsj7pzhnEIJglvbWf2epOOKhevMU2JbNmGKn/w400-h256/Gillard%20drawing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The pencil sketch pictured above was done by Edwin Eugene
Gillard in <span style="color: #29303b;">1889 at around age 16, when he was a student in the
Sandusky Public Schools. The son of Dr. Edwin and Ida (Stroud) Gillard, Edwin
Eugene Gillard also became a physician. In the 1917 Sandusky City Directory,
father and son, both named Dr. Edwin Gillard, shared a medical practice in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city></st1:place> at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">503 West Washington Street</st1:street></st1:address>.
Sadly, the elder Dr. Edwin Gillard died in 1917, and the younger Dr. Edwin
Gillard died in 1918, at the age of 43.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #29303b;">This photograph of the elder </span><span style="color: #29303b;">Dr. Edwin Gillard</span><span style="color: #29303b;"> was taken by </span><st1:city style="color: #29303b;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #29303b;"> photographer
Willard A. Bishop.</span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZXUZ55ERsCNOfxn3VsF-_MTNHGTh1wor44BzBM7jF3Hk3FUTemLOglEj2vDYw8AYpH8SrGYG2cl72E3LYcHv6QbzbyF3ZJrgRq8CVsbx7F7h9_hlXvHuCbUb_P0cvUcbg696lrtOBY4D93aRSPqvrhUBXfx2SYoi30MEDF40JIpxjcTZUzpr/s548/bish051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZXUZ55ERsCNOfxn3VsF-_MTNHGTh1wor44BzBM7jF3Hk3FUTemLOglEj2vDYw8AYpH8SrGYG2cl72E3LYcHv6QbzbyF3ZJrgRq8CVsbx7F7h9_hlXvHuCbUb_P0cvUcbg696lrtOBY4D93aRSPqvrhUBXfx2SYoi30MEDF40JIpxjcTZUzpr/w315-h400/bish051.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The elder Edwin Gillard was born in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Venice</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place> (now the western end of Sandusky) in 1845. He graduated from the <a href="http://homeoint.org/history/king/4-11.htm"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:placename>
Homeopathic College</a> in 1872. Dr. Gillard was a physician in <st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city> for many years, and served as Erie County Coroner from 1879 through 1881. Dr. Gillard married Miss
Ida Stroud in 1869; her father was area dentist <a href="https://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/10/dr-charles-e-stroud.html">Dr. Charles Stroud</a>. They were
the parents of three children, Cora, Edwin, and John Gillard.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 1884, Dr. Gillard opened the<i> Electro-Medical and
Surgical Sanitarium</i> on <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Washington
Street</st1:street></st1:address>. The January 1, 1884 issue of the <i>Sandusky Daily Register</i> describes the
Sanitarium in detail. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwe-TuyGpCjZ0GRs1NRJSxfb7jFDlcqdoUHuHMhvFe5uRb3rlI_6jomfWe0g2XIcvt0H2JcbaHFKJ_bs2JiFegyvN_xx2rpg1vGmvaNNsq82rrutBNko7ydA26FXibju6i5CQOncl1CKIXb8F_fm8wsUj6DtcYFuqLPeod7GZiV-I2WImiRjA/s438/Sanitarium.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwe-TuyGpCjZ0GRs1NRJSxfb7jFDlcqdoUHuHMhvFe5uRb3rlI_6jomfWe0g2XIcvt0H2JcbaHFKJ_bs2JiFegyvN_xx2rpg1vGmvaNNsq82rrutBNko7ydA26FXibju6i5CQOncl1CKIXb8F_fm8wsUj6DtcYFuqLPeod7GZiV-I2WImiRjA/w174-h400/Sanitarium.JPG" width="174" /></a></div><br />The Sanitarium was “made as complete in all the appointments
for a Sanitarium as money and skill could effect.” Each room and hallway was heated with steam,
and the floors were insulated from noise by layers of concrete. The facility
featured an electro-thermal bath, and the “<a href="https://www.electricity-magnetism.org/topler-holtz-machine/">Holtz Toepler</a>” electric machine for administering electrotherapeutic treatment for
nervous diseases, rheumatism, and neuralgia.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Electro-Medical and Surgical Sanitarium ceased operating
in 1886, though Dr. Gillard continued his practice as a physician. On October
2. 1912, the <i><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/10/02/100377501.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0">New York Times</a></i> featured
an article about the doctor and his brave efforts to treat Mrs. Charles
Barney, the daughter of Jay Cooke. Dr. Gillard and Mr. C. B. Lockwood took a
small motor boat to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Gibraltar</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> during gale winds.
Mrs. Barney did indeed recover. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In 1896, the building at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">609 West Washington Street</st1:street></st1:address> served as the
Lake Erie Sanitarium, and later it was occupied by a boarding house. Helen
Hansen tells us in the book <i>At Home in Early Sandusky</i> that for many years the building
was known as “The Gillard Hotel.”</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-79361148766688003622024-03-08T09:00:00.007-05:002024-03-08T09:00:00.136-05:00The Only Legal Execution in Sandusky<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hFYekcfyTzmmpy__h8e69W7M6Gyl1Vw5fUxRHJxepqdxR-hLIKaav7n_BSxZbOqGQOnRW193QXJztmz8katPEUtXeaydlTIlwAezv2bHhAOUTsunQcEErfU_zmrZrRTruWDi-040Nd4bbt1mKbbn-4_RD0zXxayYxuCoe3VQpfM81StVoq6N/s2436/Evans%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hFYekcfyTzmmpy__h8e69W7M6Gyl1Vw5fUxRHJxepqdxR-hLIKaav7n_BSxZbOqGQOnRW193QXJztmz8katPEUtXeaydlTIlwAezv2bHhAOUTsunQcEErfU_zmrZrRTruWDi-040Nd4bbt1mKbbn-4_RD0zXxayYxuCoe3VQpfM81StVoq6N/w260-h400/Evans%201.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br />On a day in May 1840, the peaceful life in Sandusky was shattered by an unprovoked, unmotivated murder in the heart of downtown. Four months later, the murderer paid for his crime in a field on the east side of the city. <p></p><p>John Ritter, a veteran of the War of 1812, operated a grocery store and saloon in an alley that ran east of the Lucas Beecher house, bisecting the block west of Columbus Avenue from Washington Row to Market Street. He had a large family, and was well-liked in the neighborhood. Fewer than two thousand people lived in Sandusky at this time.</p><p>Next to Ritter's shop was a tailor shop. The owner of the shop had an assistant with long experience in tailoring, but who had been in Sandusky less than a few weeks. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiT0Au26F1RNXjE1Hq5gnnq81dWijg8GU0HnbtywnJL-QisxrGJHk2JBzkfnLA8Ua1HO166xcxeAmJSMFMtNaI71bUWxETda2JUPyzQXmEfkYhoCUTeOFXz_PcbaGG-9IPgpT4oe7Cnvthgdk7Fuba4Flf0keDPq1_IN7ONEpsK64fvVv6_8B/s2791/SAPI-005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="2791" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiT0Au26F1RNXjE1Hq5gnnq81dWijg8GU0HnbtywnJL-QisxrGJHk2JBzkfnLA8Ua1HO166xcxeAmJSMFMtNaI71bUWxETda2JUPyzQXmEfkYhoCUTeOFXz_PcbaGG-9IPgpT4oe7Cnvthgdk7Fuba4Flf0keDPq1_IN7ONEpsK64fvVv6_8B/w400-h256/SAPI-005.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the alley where Ritter's shop was no longer appears to exist in this 1875 photo, it was on this block that the murder occurred in 1840</td></tr></tbody></table><br />John Evans never stayed in one place for very long. Born in Newfoundland in 1811, his childhood was marked by frequent changes of address and the loss of both parents before he reached his teens. He spent the remainder of his youth in bound servitude, first in farming -- where he lost a leg -- then as a tailor. It was as a tailor that he spent the remainder of his working life, when he worked at all. From his youth, he lived an itinerant life, traveling from New England to the South, up and down the Mississippi, and eventually to Ohio. Finally, in late April 1840, he arrived in Sandusky to try his luck here. Being addicted to alcohol, and with a violent temper, he needed some luck, and some self-control, but he lost at both.<p></p><p>On May 5, 1840, John Evans lost control of his life and ended the life of John Ritter. By Evans' own account:</p><blockquote><p><i>Having been in the place only eight or ten days, I got into a "spree," spending my money freely, offered my bundle of clothing for twenty-five cents, attempted to burn, and finally did burn it, when my employer becoming alarmed with my threats, called in an officer to arrest me.</i></p></blockquote><p>Ritter went into the alley to see what was the commotion, and was confronted by Evans, who stabbed him in the heart "with a Spanish knife" (possibly a folding-blade "<i>Navaja</i>" style knife). Other reports claim that Evans had demanded liquor from Ritter, who refused to serve him. Evans was quickly apprehended and placed on trail for the murder.</p><p>Evans was convicted by a jury on July 5, and on July 12 was sentenced by the court to be executed by hanging on September 30. Before the date of his execution, he composed his "confession," describing the tragic circumstances of his life and his plea for forgiveness from Mrs. Ritter. This confession was published as a pamphlet and is now in the collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. (The first page is above. You can read the full text of the confession in our <a href="https://sandusky.catalogaccess.com/archives/18122">online archives catalog</a>.)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkq88FqzvXFkSu_L-UKD5baIaord25XUEcUZa03J8RWdkVbJ7I2O_1KiT4e22yhshSZVZiIoDkJYneHt_XKBYK3I5qsBybHVLPgJ49m7kX9-XjszNK4yowAby-3ElCIGMdvC9MHeno9BVLbq4yyvU5P7fHpEUkc4O2dT0Fl3eL6DDGtCMdPWx/s1186/Evans%20hanging%20site.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="940" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkq88FqzvXFkSu_L-UKD5baIaord25XUEcUZa03J8RWdkVbJ7I2O_1KiT4e22yhshSZVZiIoDkJYneHt_XKBYK3I5qsBybHVLPgJ49m7kX9-XjszNK4yowAby-3ElCIGMdvC9MHeno9BVLbq4yyvU5P7fHpEUkc4O2dT0Fl3eL6DDGtCMdPWx/w318-h400/Evans%20hanging%20site.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The execution of John Evans was probably conducted in the unoccupied block to the left of the railroad tracks.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On the day of the execution, sometime between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Evans was brought to an open plot of land south of Jefferson Street and east of the railroad tracks on Warren Street. (Today, this is the block within Jefferson, Perry, Madison, and Warren Streets. Some reports have said that the execution was actually at the nearby Huron Park.) He was then hanged in front of a crowd of onlookers. A <i>Sandusky Register</i> article from 1885 claimed that Evans "was buried near the railroad and probably soon carried off by the body snatchers."</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-12500864596702486622024-03-02T16:35:00.005-05:002024-03-02T16:35:29.059-05:00Mary Schott's Autograph Album<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUgVetmvYWyfEVqIN0PWsTUUqGIFJTkdvwN1QjnRP34kXfAYbeDI8b2xQ6lR2pmTvyOsebexQz0ky28rnYzeqtIwfLjqR-tsPYL5YCFsvi4FvswXHXohQsfoN1eACOYcllcDnVRteiGh66oDr6a3U2WyhN_N07pvmVEJLY2tDN27MGvgyEqw4/s2192/Schott%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2192" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUgVetmvYWyfEVqIN0PWsTUUqGIFJTkdvwN1QjnRP34kXfAYbeDI8b2xQ6lR2pmTvyOsebexQz0ky28rnYzeqtIwfLjqR-tsPYL5YCFsvi4FvswXHXohQsfoN1eACOYcllcDnVRteiGh66oDr6a3U2WyhN_N07pvmVEJLY2tDN27MGvgyEqw4/w400-h249/Schott%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center has in its collections an autograph book owned by Sandusky resident Mary Schott, with autographs collected when she was a young woman. She was born in 1860; the album covers the years 1881 and 1882. By
looking through the pages of the album, one can learn about her friends and
acquaintances, as well as discover the style of writing and humor of the late
nineteenth century, often known as the "Victorian Era."</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On June 9, 1881, Mary’s friend Teresa Missig wrote to Mary:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1sIiBwxdweqHfW-FyliocszJgATApc1vw4PGb6SgIRyzCqSKCECXiSlOtp-UTYLMvtvY2B-OXdZ_rlHw7uks5sIkNzHMipEFIV1qfqyAZt-BmwVNdqn86VFkYJJ_FH2txlCtaNs-OXSjAX0kuDpPQjaqPJzIwJGsdlumlo827wfokZE_XK8k/s2132/Schott%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2132" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1sIiBwxdweqHfW-FyliocszJgATApc1vw4PGb6SgIRyzCqSKCECXiSlOtp-UTYLMvtvY2B-OXdZ_rlHw7uks5sIkNzHMipEFIV1qfqyAZt-BmwVNdqn86VFkYJJ_FH2txlCtaNs-OXSjAX0kuDpPQjaqPJzIwJGsdlumlo827wfokZE_XK8k/w400-h255/Schott%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><i>“There is no death of kindness<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>In this world of ours,<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Only in often blindness<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>We gather thorns for flowers.”</i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Beside Teresa’s poem is a sentence written in the shape of
an anchor:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><i>“May Faith Hope and Charity Anchor thee safe into eternity.”</i></blockquote><p> </p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lizzie Zipfel, later Lizzie Feick, wrote a verse to Mary on
Oct. 12, 1881:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIV_wwh4Tmx2w3dPz4Wc-pf304rRG5T6749IwflcIzSVVHi3lJ_x9e7ZhW_ccMW1pV_nupcO5_vIBxYiFoIUdSMGqdbTvTQ7jLCZnz9_xfZwm9nbV9QI3uK5hxpyyV4DgYoB_-DnJm7sUn6EMazpNFmsWTIq_0rCSLp_ELZ-kHkjhtJswmfwn/s2160/Schott%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2160" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIV_wwh4Tmx2w3dPz4Wc-pf304rRG5T6749IwflcIzSVVHi3lJ_x9e7ZhW_ccMW1pV_nupcO5_vIBxYiFoIUdSMGqdbTvTQ7jLCZnz9_xfZwm9nbV9QI3uK5hxpyyV4DgYoB_-DnJm7sUn6EMazpNFmsWTIq_0rCSLp_ELZ-kHkjhtJswmfwn/w400-h245/Schott%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Don’t forget me when you are happy,<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Keep for me one little spot,<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>In the depths of thy affection,<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Plant one sweet “forget me not.”</i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhWN3P8gvU3v58rLDsjkXlkrZStOP4QllH4rD3FMU8omaESzmhMq3RfndxBGCekFi03h6ayoKMMaoPEmPwzNJNjIgxoTAw5z_HoJCc0Hhn0PEdnLTYHteTUCQ2E9RsoYp2KkqV4fluctodKRBXpjIMopjv0-3PRqC9_omPkm6IO-HbGAEdr3d/s1586/biog596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="887" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhWN3P8gvU3v58rLDsjkXlkrZStOP4QllH4rD3FMU8omaESzmhMq3RfndxBGCekFi03h6ayoKMMaoPEmPwzNJNjIgxoTAw5z_HoJCc0Hhn0PEdnLTYHteTUCQ2E9RsoYp2KkqV4fluctodKRBXpjIMopjv0-3PRqC9_omPkm6IO-HbGAEdr3d/w224-h400/biog596.jpg" width="224" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lizzie Zipfel was about 17 when she wrote her message to Mary. She is pictured here later, when she was Mrs. Feick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Fred Westerhold wrote to Mary on March 4, 1882:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJblRcnscDIr1IYQUJWEOC7yCOd6Fs_iwFLmXnvFu_NHC01z2Xx-AIdrtM6xgU5O9m5s0N504BwsKai6U9Td2c3JbrFY2oobMMWuZBMPv_UX4iNPD6UqCRdkTbXgTvu7NyRN_29CStqPLopFXoEWhXSxZgF6XbYCQmH_HWLrtMlOwRmoxT37-/s2240/Schott%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2240" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJblRcnscDIr1IYQUJWEOC7yCOd6Fs_iwFLmXnvFu_NHC01z2Xx-AIdrtM6xgU5O9m5s0N504BwsKai6U9Td2c3JbrFY2oobMMWuZBMPv_UX4iNPD6UqCRdkTbXgTvu7NyRN_29CStqPLopFXoEWhXSxZgF6XbYCQmH_HWLrtMlOwRmoxT37-/w400-h250/Schott%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><i>“On life’s rugged road,<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>As we journey each day<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Far, far more of sunshine<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Would brighten the way.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>If, forgetful of self<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>And our troubles, we had<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><i> </i></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The will, and would try<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>To make other hearts glad.”</i></p></blockquote><p> </p><p>Sometime after 1882, Mary Schott married Mr. Joseph
Robertson, but by 1900 she was widowed, and living with her sister, Eva Schott
Missig. Mrs. Mary Robertson died on her 90<sup>th</sup> birthday in 1950. She
had been a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Church.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-9229208515102571792024-02-21T14:55:00.003-05:002024-02-21T14:55:32.755-05:00Thomas R. McGeachie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuMtIi5nH5mbbt7Mu5fHRUuQQu2bw4a9cs5lPC0HBI8zExHkT9du6aJ32HAulr1rSTu2AfVg6_XjJ7bmBSQBRtp4dQt9CXxQdQmMpdZJfEv2be5pZeNMADtO5zu9W7f3_YicWg59gFJoS7Vme-UthznXUTHrtKrzTsGYMzClUzEeLaZLYJrcK/s2100/McGeachie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuMtIi5nH5mbbt7Mu5fHRUuQQu2bw4a9cs5lPC0HBI8zExHkT9du6aJ32HAulr1rSTu2AfVg6_XjJ7bmBSQBRtp4dQt9CXxQdQmMpdZJfEv2be5pZeNMADtO5zu9W7f3_YicWg59gFJoS7Vme-UthznXUTHrtKrzTsGYMzClUzEeLaZLYJrcK/w271-h400/McGeachie.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />The photograph above, taken by W.A. Bishop, appeared on page 21 of the 1903 publication, <i>What: Souvenir of Sandusky, Ohio and the Islands of Lake Erie. </i>In 1903 Thomas McGeachie was a general contractor, but in 1900 he was a foreman at George R. Butler and Company. The January 21, 1902 issue of the <i>Sandusky Star Journal</i> reported that he had been promoted to superintendent at the company. You can see a portion of this business in the picture below, taken in 1899. Started by Jay Butler, the company manufactured sashes, doors, and blinds in the late 1800s and early 1900s.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKl496e6tDUcHvy2n6akFQHUbzbFABszWH84RVp7K5lCWyThDKYpF_U0RUKN-5K7LAHb0lphTpMV0PVgSQPtm2q1Qe9la7itQc3Ec5_cRge9tAbVU9iurG6yehju2FLAV6yMGaImMg051lZ8NOLwRCm9xGR1rWxkRN-PtJJoZa6SPmAC2Nqj0/s6000/SAPI-549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4835" data-original-width="6000" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKl496e6tDUcHvy2n6akFQHUbzbFABszWH84RVp7K5lCWyThDKYpF_U0RUKN-5K7LAHb0lphTpMV0PVgSQPtm2q1Qe9la7itQc3Ec5_cRge9tAbVU9iurG6yehju2FLAV6yMGaImMg051lZ8NOLwRCm9xGR1rWxkRN-PtJJoZa6SPmAC2Nqj0/w400-h323/SAPI-549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mr. McGeachie was also involved in local politics. According to an article in the <i>Sandusky Star</i> of May 18, 1899, he was appointed chairman of the Erie County Republican Party at the Third Ward Republican Caucus. The article stated: <i>“This name is a new one in local politics but it jumped at once into prominence. He is a politician who has studied the art in Cleveland and showed the old timers a few pointers last night.” </i><p></p><p>By about 1907, Thomas R. McGeachie and his wife Sarah returned to their native Canada, settling in Welland, Ontario, where he worked as a lumber merchant. Though he lived in Sandusky, Ohio for a relatively short time, his activity in business and political circles caused him to be remembered by many local residents after he left the Sandusky area. Two sons remained in Ohio after their parents moved to Canada. Percy and Thomas McGeachie, Jr. are buried in Sandusky’s Oakland Cemetery. </p><p>See the book <i>What: Souvenir of Sandusky, Ohio and the Islands of Lake Erie</i> to learn more about the important people and businesses of Sandusky in 1903. Inquire at the Reference Services desk if you would like to see this historic publication.</p></div></div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-87994826673404083812024-02-12T10:00:00.000-05:002024-02-12T10:00:00.308-05:00Valentines Given to Ralph Spahn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQXfo5RjvDaRILHIQFwRGUXxcR0pYlMC-JpsA2j2FsJtB6KqhnVsfsfNh5oXkXtuobs1EWhDvzy7xvYSg7DROhiPP2u05KM-PmQ2M1GPk_Z9cFKvHIG98aiJ3472JiI4dVTuWzkYUuTbyrfV9u3PUORcJ0JBpX2822zazoGnGh284ms8mv084/s1180/1982_4344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="817" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQXfo5RjvDaRILHIQFwRGUXxcR0pYlMC-JpsA2j2FsJtB6KqhnVsfsfNh5oXkXtuobs1EWhDvzy7xvYSg7DROhiPP2u05KM-PmQ2M1GPk_Z9cFKvHIG98aiJ3472JiI4dVTuWzkYUuTbyrfV9u3PUORcJ0JBpX2822zazoGnGh284ms8mv084/w278-h400/1982_4344.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br />Ralph Spahn was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1891. He was the son of Fred Spahn and his wife, the former Philipine Hinkey. In the historical collections of the Sandusky Library and the Follett House Museum are two valentines given to Ralph by his cousin Ida Bunsey and another person named Carrie.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6ABk3FxrsiJboXWBPaMEYIklJmBRl1UH632eAcLt5KqNdQfMCMo7yIgssFFArSnKn_O9QIJQD09gQGn9-NiTDOB2oP-dNH-5hJy0IkSFh7iOmx215I_Av__46v2xRtfU60A73yoEJFCf-HF25WudGLFqiC14-8q4wcdAFV3tuaMKP08f7j3V/s1351/1982_4344-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6ABk3FxrsiJboXWBPaMEYIklJmBRl1UH632eAcLt5KqNdQfMCMo7yIgssFFArSnKn_O9QIJQD09gQGn9-NiTDOB2oP-dNH-5hJy0IkSFh7iOmx215I_Av__46v2xRtfU60A73yoEJFCf-HF25WudGLFqiC14-8q4wcdAFV3tuaMKP08f7j3V/w315-h400/1982_4344-1.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><p>Ralph’s father Fred Spahn, a popular Sandusky barber who also had a shop on Johnson's Island, died in 1906 at the age of 38, from an accidental drowning. Sadly, Ralph Spahn passed away less than two years later on February 16, 1908, from typhoid fever. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ralph’s mother, Philipine “Bena” Hinkey Spahn lived a long life. She died in 1956 at age 90, and was laid to rest in the family lot at Oakland Cemetery.</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-2635756249576996132024-02-05T09:00:00.001-05:002024-02-05T09:00:00.153-05:00Mrs. Mary Buyer, Parochial School Teacher<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjOmTAWdF8CAO8AOf_8mFY6kUTilIFBfwz2A48JoUqnssqQ6n73wO7I7HcNwxgK0Vchql9BAn9-GW_rWqqKh_9QxWQdhvqq5dd1C-KZVc_QgeHgN7jTPZBM7nPbCKiWdXfra2brRM83H0Xkpb_bpib2a9gMXL1hSjspWWpX6OIhte3KtEM_wK/s850/SLIB-026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjOmTAWdF8CAO8AOf_8mFY6kUTilIFBfwz2A48JoUqnssqQ6n73wO7I7HcNwxgK0Vchql9BAn9-GW_rWqqKh_9QxWQdhvqq5dd1C-KZVc_QgeHgN7jTPZBM7nPbCKiWdXfra2brRM83H0Xkpb_bpib2a9gMXL1hSjspWWpX6OIhte3KtEM_wK/w260-h400/SLIB-026.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mary E. McGoldric (sometimes spelled McGoldrick) was born in
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:place></st1:city> in
1843, to Irish immigrants, John and Ann McGoldric. Mary’s father and several
siblings died in the Cholera epidemic of 1849. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 1866, Mary McGoldric
married Anthony Buyer. Sadly he died in 1868. They had a daughter, Mary Buyer,
who was the second wife of Charles J. Krupp, a local undertaker. In her later years, she lived at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">404 Wayne Street </st1:street></st1:address>with her daughter and
son in law, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles J. Krupp. (<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">this house</st1:street></st1:address> was once the home of the
Oran Follett family, and now is open to the public as a museum.)</p><div style="border-bottom: double windowtext 2.25pt; border: none; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: double windowtext 2.25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: double windowtext 2.25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tdnnnbLmvEOJ5MfwVCJ44oUAta6aY3Nbjy3jGZk0tCkl8N430Q7bNe3-U-aNptLIVhG4oMJreRNWHPOi97BKVBb3KtMFts-AcLTT2xArEh6Fn3tScCpBiQdmEuJeWhgOX9S_G0p5JxxYQBpMHUmnP8Khj0E-MaBvIcHXjGxAHOp-a8kSc8pS/s3237/PC-FOLL-0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3237" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tdnnnbLmvEOJ5MfwVCJ44oUAta6aY3Nbjy3jGZk0tCkl8N430Q7bNe3-U-aNptLIVhG4oMJreRNWHPOi97BKVBb3KtMFts-AcLTT2xArEh6Fn3tScCpBiQdmEuJeWhgOX9S_G0p5JxxYQBpMHUmnP8Khj0E-MaBvIcHXjGxAHOp-a8kSc8pS/w400-h251/PC-FOLL-0001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />An article in the August 10, 1929 issue of the <i>Sandusky Star Journal </i>reported that Mary McGoldric Buyer had been a pioneer teacher in the parochial schools. She taught at St. Vincent’s School in <st1:city w:st="on">Akron</st1:city>, Saints Peter and Paul boys’ school in <st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city>, and at St. Anthony’s School in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Milan</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>. In 1898, Mrs. Buyer retired from teaching.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: double windowtext 2.25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;">Mary Buyer died at home in 1929 and was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: double windowtext 2.25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqOe8G4NdQa08a9smn_gNcuwR-kp8GXQf94RHvLUwo8khfYOv-E3JhUPADX-kxiR3AtlrEw8TGn5smuE5JwBjLcNCQDZPqVjLwd3IPZEMIEypkIFWUBhQxhnn1J_k7fRpp8zBzypdaQ6UKxjcA_oa-zy3VTN4d3P-fZC1b-nxMuixv-KiAw_W/s311/Buyer%20grave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqOe8G4NdQa08a9smn_gNcuwR-kp8GXQf94RHvLUwo8khfYOv-E3JhUPADX-kxiR3AtlrEw8TGn5smuE5JwBjLcNCQDZPqVjLwd3IPZEMIEypkIFWUBhQxhnn1J_k7fRpp8zBzypdaQ6UKxjcA_oa-zy3VTN4d3P-fZC1b-nxMuixv-KiAw_W/w270-h400/Buyer%20grave.JPG" width="270" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
</div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-91340194883875771272024-01-31T09:00:00.032-05:002024-01-31T09:00:00.139-05:00John W. Stevenson, Pioneer Merchant <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLwKKgGFxLNPfJWe1cudzdHLQKug13fBJMq-UWanydJhEquk5HH4JhBOJmnWH6GzDhRMQj-vrxIHKQB49rfkKPjj7zZnLFKfjxFtdWEySnMOoUzAIlFHGnBZ8hSg3c93IWUhKBN8GdPeSzgHi90Fxq1aNi-1hbg5H8wRlc0pbLuN7vM8MDjiO/s2162/BISH-125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="1695" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLwKKgGFxLNPfJWe1cudzdHLQKug13fBJMq-UWanydJhEquk5HH4JhBOJmnWH6GzDhRMQj-vrxIHKQB49rfkKPjj7zZnLFKfjxFtdWEySnMOoUzAIlFHGnBZ8hSg3c93IWUhKBN8GdPeSzgHi90Fxq1aNi-1hbg5H8wRlc0pbLuN7vM8MDjiO/w314-h400/BISH-125.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">John Wesley Stevenson was born in Maryland in 1825 to
Mathew and Jane (Gilson) Stevenson. Mathew Stevenson was a pioneer physician in
Ohio. The photograph above was taken
by Sandusky photographer Willard A. Bishop, who was his brother-in-law. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the summer of 1853, Mr. Stevenson opened up a dry goods
store in the Reber block of downtown Sandusky. An advertisement which appeared
in the September 8, 1853 issue of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sandusky
Daily Commercial Register</i> indicated that the store had just
received a new shipment of goods from the east. The store sold fancy and staple
dry goods, boots and shoes, groceries, hardware, <a href="https://thebrooklynteacup.com/blogs/blog/blue-willow-china-pattern">willow ware</a>, and other
merchandise. The ad stated that the assortment and stock at Stevenson’s dry
goods store was not excelled by any other business in Sandusky.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMDx0V1w9QU3fwdzqVEx6Io3fFrMqqbzoLVDAQIt3kaEkbJYyN67wsc0x15BnqZ7CBxDFbFs0Bixul0NFZB3TP5HVzVuFfwMmGFn57fQLP5hhcn5A9PS3M9QaZ-CDMwk4lOS28bhkR4lT-6uxw6ku67jdOUrT5_ah2SIPGJK982a0_Rpd1jgy/s1475/stevenson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1475" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMDx0V1w9QU3fwdzqVEx6Io3fFrMqqbzoLVDAQIt3kaEkbJYyN67wsc0x15BnqZ7CBxDFbFs0Bixul0NFZB3TP5HVzVuFfwMmGFn57fQLP5hhcn5A9PS3M9QaZ-CDMwk4lOS28bhkR4lT-6uxw6ku67jdOUrT5_ah2SIPGJK982a0_Rpd1jgy/w400-h269/stevenson.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">By 1867, he listed his occupation in
the city directory as produce merchant. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">John’s wife was the former Caroline
Converse Mathews. They married in July, 1853 in Worcester,
Massachusetts. The couple had two children, Frederick Boyd Stevenson and Mary
Stevenson, who married John Sweet. Frederick Boyd Stevenson had a long career
in newspapers. He was on the staff of the </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brooklyn
Eagle</i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> in New York for twenty-seven years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">John W. Stevenson died on May 22, 1910, at his home at
921 Washington Street, at the age of 85. Rev. Ashton Thompson from Grace
Episcopal Church conducted funeral services for Mr. Stevenson, and burial was
at Oakland Cemetery. From 1865 until his death in 1910, John W. Stevenson and
his wife resided at what is now 603 West Washington Street, a home originally
owned by George Reber.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-31919678778482152702024-01-26T10:15:00.000-05:002024-01-26T10:15:00.246-05:00When First Christian Church was at 1325 Hayes Avenue<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXNnaclvByLcs8cCO3T1bJ01O0xtoxsBBWYEqw2FprDPAiH1iyLxyi6FSyNM44dKMN1TffM8alLQtojM08BIO51zsj_JiemZ37ubvBTBOLOabNepmjdjXt1A_wlX4MQ-DIbcjjhIw32Usnue7Ka-ujvIorOWhzqbtXJxPPMfaiKK3p2VcCYdp/s2590/CHUR-010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="2590" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXNnaclvByLcs8cCO3T1bJ01O0xtoxsBBWYEqw2FprDPAiH1iyLxyi6FSyNM44dKMN1TffM8alLQtojM08BIO51zsj_JiemZ37ubvBTBOLOabNepmjdjXt1A_wlX4MQ-DIbcjjhIw32Usnue7Ka-ujvIorOWhzqbtXJxPPMfaiKK3p2VcCYdp/w400-h286/CHUR-010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Local historian Helen Hansen took the picture above of the First
Christian Church in the early 1950s, when it was located at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">1325 Hayes Avenue</st1:street></st1:address>. She took another photo
of the same church in 1957.<o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_17vWLLmnFHACS_wF4IRwNpXAuOhn9tL2eXrM0tjclbaM9cAyLddQVQ4Rij9VakkEEj7z72SuXU9iECTYJ6vhiuRs9agwRQSs9PWg6opjaQWuNyJZe7XE8JiUKLXWOjgYrB_0Gnt50-i7LYCKtHlGpxnordQSWSA2sTFZafPzAnpV_986Bfbg/s1768/CHUR-007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1768" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_17vWLLmnFHACS_wF4IRwNpXAuOhn9tL2eXrM0tjclbaM9cAyLddQVQ4Rij9VakkEEj7z72SuXU9iECTYJ6vhiuRs9agwRQSs9PWg6opjaQWuNyJZe7XE8JiUKLXWOjgYrB_0Gnt50-i7LYCKtHlGpxnordQSWSA2sTFZafPzAnpV_986Bfbg/w400-h271/CHUR-007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The First Christian Church was chartered in 1915, with its original church on E. Adams Street, between Perry and Meigs Streets. The building at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">1325 Hayes Avenue opened</st1:street></st1:address>
in 1916. A commemorative plate from this church is in the collections of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Library</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Archives</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Research</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPrfonJGT_ZgROjhk0-W43MQe8-Q_oow2rdS78oCiSyqEGq5Wy8AqHWe7gigIDdOUwz0YEbDASeZI6IDLt4EZBcUnVUgsncfRlc870ZZh4Lq4dq5B5094bevlpknS-55f-zZRZN9Nz9aZD_ndcMp9UKAkwIxKm33G4HW3NFI7icK7e7mVYGqa/s2865/1999_5486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="2865" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPrfonJGT_ZgROjhk0-W43MQe8-Q_oow2rdS78oCiSyqEGq5Wy8AqHWe7gigIDdOUwz0YEbDASeZI6IDLt4EZBcUnVUgsncfRlc870ZZh4Lq4dq5B5094bevlpknS-55f-zZRZN9Nz9aZD_ndcMp9UKAkwIxKm33G4HW3NFI7icK7e7mVYGqa/w400-h336/1999_5486.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"> A brief history (up
to 1987) of the church is located on the back of the plate.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnxZxP-YEDvafFsX2ulgHy5QrDKzeM0hxWLjAh02bW-0t3IvK8QFY9IGYkHjSkySqKuUgbtTwqj1-08FSZ5_flJwcn_-G6mPbRQVPM6c04YQnFY_kr_tJyQzdOi7ROF2nFX6KZ2nSSyua-HQegKoe5mh3wxprNiMFWBJt3UZsziYD6j9_pJ4z/s396/Plate%20dates.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="396" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnxZxP-YEDvafFsX2ulgHy5QrDKzeM0hxWLjAh02bW-0t3IvK8QFY9IGYkHjSkySqKuUgbtTwqj1-08FSZ5_flJwcn_-G6mPbRQVPM6c04YQnFY_kr_tJyQzdOi7ROF2nFX6KZ2nSSyua-HQegKoe5mh3wxprNiMFWBJt3UZsziYD6j9_pJ4z/w400-h173/Plate%20dates.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />In April of 1995, First Christian Church celebrated a ground
breaking on a 17 acre plot in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Perkins</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Township</st1:placetype></st1:place>, at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">3410 Hayes Avenue</st1:street></st1:address>.
The church dedicated the new church building on September
29, 1996.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to learn more about the history of area churches, visit the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Library</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Archives</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Research</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
A finding aid contains details about the historical items held in the files for
several different local congregations.<o:p></o:p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-70961162105159043912024-01-17T09:00:00.000-05:002024-01-17T09:00:00.140-05:00Famous "Visitors" at the West House<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m52WvAJkghcEMXSiY-rYHaD0iJoXxatNaFCAMcrxG-JPHsuFgaa5PwhZhaNglSxtFs-HlkM3wYG2zx8ECfWnCoALb02kai-hQlRnJL50egNfATgvbaSc-nSwqbs_W3khtsOpP6lknLZLEI9JL5IF02V5ergh_TRqasnQ6OY2Om-zxPDtrvwR/s5700/BUSI-263.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4339" data-original-width="5700" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m52WvAJkghcEMXSiY-rYHaD0iJoXxatNaFCAMcrxG-JPHsuFgaa5PwhZhaNglSxtFs-HlkM3wYG2zx8ECfWnCoALb02kai-hQlRnJL50egNfATgvbaSc-nSwqbs_W3khtsOpP6lknLZLEI9JL5IF02V5ergh_TRqasnQ6OY2Om-zxPDtrvwR/w400-h305/BUSI-263.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The <a href="https://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2009/11/west-house-hotel.html">West House</a> was Sandusky's first "high-rise" hotel, opened in 1858 at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Water Street (now the site of the State Theatre). Its location in the heart of downtown near the waterfront and railroads made it a popular location for travelers in Sandusky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsngLVGCK9mTxVAG3Rh5iedS3GArK2hqEbEG9BpY2f95L-LHwtAElGQGShDeoMPtPVpjbdxHbqEi2FhmgCBeB1vu8kD18N8qAKev1PPSC4eJAfvD0Dd6DXTiWWDZzIH9HGCDyZ6LzOz800bDT5z2SiVZyfzniUPX7UafMjC1cFiL1PCUs2BEXY/s2904/West%20House%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsngLVGCK9mTxVAG3Rh5iedS3GArK2hqEbEG9BpY2f95L-LHwtAElGQGShDeoMPtPVpjbdxHbqEi2FhmgCBeB1vu8kD18N8qAKev1PPSC4eJAfvD0Dd6DXTiWWDZzIH9HGCDyZ6LzOz800bDT5z2SiVZyfzniUPX7UafMjC1cFiL1PCUs2BEXY/w250-h400/West%20House%203.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center is fortunate to have the guest registers of the hotel from 1860 to 1878. Names of guests are recorded with their signatures in these books; often, the names of traveling entertainment groups accompany the signatures, as seen above with the New Orleans and Metropolitan Opera Troupe. Some names familiar to local historians and other researchers can be found in these pages, making them a useful and interesting research source.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some signatures can be more interesting than others, for reasons you might not expect. . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzRWchCNBKu7-rCfkU7OGfH3aCd1FpiBq8nlJZmjoz3FuLZi1MlHZrL4mtOmYLXxnAyw4OtSN_S3w6TgVJBHwI2BykMYD3qLX6M7LM-VCJXjraOcEuDAbYBWVl9uem5uRHz4bF0tp1NbiUvqP5AtD8xZkp8gyqzu4myEbEhWsM_sw7NopWUYG/s2964/west%20House%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzRWchCNBKu7-rCfkU7OGfH3aCd1FpiBq8nlJZmjoz3FuLZi1MlHZrL4mtOmYLXxnAyw4OtSN_S3w6TgVJBHwI2BykMYD3qLX6M7LM-VCJXjraOcEuDAbYBWVl9uem5uRHz4bF0tp1NbiUvqP5AtD8xZkp8gyqzu4myEbEhWsM_sw7NopWUYG/w245-h400/west%20House%201.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look carefully at the page above from May 1860, you might see a familiar name from that time. Yes, there is a signature that says James Buchanan, destination White House. For those who know their history, James Buchanan was President of the United States in 1860. And for those who <i>really</i> know their history, John Floyd, the name below him, was the Secretary of War for President Buchanan. The President and Secretary of War visited Sandusky in 1860? Why have we not seen a report of this? This is something I'll need to research, I thought; but first, let's keep looking at the guest register.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, a few pages later, we found other Presidents "visiting" Sandusky. . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PyPK8851uUOrO8iX_B_AaUypG5IigXJSiG5aDUwqEAQLmxyOvxp-LgeqBSlLJ1uvjGv_jIVD31OzRVd4pV9b00XiYykpP8giB6gwpculwDcmiE8H1nY0oIZOgr4uJ6lRxiLbWxbssUKypDb2nYCew6HxMDtJQc0nyPDwY59v30RfYUCgGL5Y/s2196/West%20House%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PyPK8851uUOrO8iX_B_AaUypG5IigXJSiG5aDUwqEAQLmxyOvxp-LgeqBSlLJ1uvjGv_jIVD31OzRVd4pV9b00XiYykpP8giB6gwpculwDcmiE8H1nY0oIZOgr4uJ6lRxiLbWxbssUKypDb2nYCew6HxMDtJQc0nyPDwY59v30RfYUCgGL5Y/w331-h400/West%20House%202.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately, President Washington had been dead for over sixty years by then. Martin Van Buren was still living, but was an elderly 78 years old. And did you notice the similarities in handwriting among the presidents? Considering that each of the signatures were the last ones of their respective days, and the handwriting seems to be from the same person, we can speculate whether it might have been the work of a bored night clerk at the West House, who wanted to provide some entertainment for those in the future who read this guest register. It worked for us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-33302561839958715332024-01-13T09:00:00.001-05:002024-01-13T09:00:00.138-05:00Judge Edmond H. Savord<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0xsQKdDzqiD8uBWBCaucigkuPvNVrWacNgNADAd0Q_jsVQ_sxX-nJqoGo8ao6c9uO-aZ6sfTzKvJJZIt5fs89zm1qTohWy8hWTfhAtnIVe_fXkxPx9IaLGielTujN8zJRgk82TvpFKK0Ae82H0jhcu-mQsF5wJzNwhQtybn33PqZ13QqycE-/s368/Savord%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="237" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0xsQKdDzqiD8uBWBCaucigkuPvNVrWacNgNADAd0Q_jsVQ_sxX-nJqoGo8ao6c9uO-aZ6sfTzKvJJZIt5fs89zm1qTohWy8hWTfhAtnIVe_fXkxPx9IaLGielTujN8zJRgk82TvpFKK0Ae82H0jhcu-mQsF5wJzNwhQtybn33PqZ13QqycE-/w258-h400/Savord%201.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Judge Edmond H. Savord was born in 1889 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>,
to Alexander J. Savord and his wife, the former Jennie Kelley. He attended both
parochial and public schools in <st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city>, and graduated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">High School in 1908</st1:placetype></st1:place>. In 1912,
he was awarded a law degree from the University of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Notre Dame </st1:placename></st1:place>and was admitted to the bar in the same year.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Judge Savord had a long career in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city></st1:place>. He was appointed Sandusky City
Safety Director in 1914. He served as Sandusky City Solicitor for six months in
1915, and then again from 1922 to 1931. On March 31, 1931, he was named Judge of Erie
County Common Pleas Court, a position he held for twenty years. Later he served
on the Sixth District Appellate Court, and in March, 1954, he was named Chief of the State Division of Securities by Ohio State
Commerce Director H. Harper Annat.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRVDQsDSV60MXLn3AYP6ScYd3Wrg2Dz0swVw94mASFLC2viTh0l-h3H3JJR37i4cLDxAIySBIqKC-Z6TMrocm9ZDwH8IRRWGT3A4j14pyzCM7ms2C13wyulFaXNvrsVGZolL0UP9dI6ugRrvf9-A-3OrDDp9cw-XlWMyZbNThu6_zus2ffp2C/s392/Savord%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRVDQsDSV60MXLn3AYP6ScYd3Wrg2Dz0swVw94mASFLC2viTh0l-h3H3JJR37i4cLDxAIySBIqKC-Z6TMrocm9ZDwH8IRRWGT3A4j14pyzCM7ms2C13wyulFaXNvrsVGZolL0UP9dI6ugRrvf9-A-3OrDDp9cw-XlWMyZbNThu6_zus2ffp2C/w319-h400/Savord%202.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Judge Savord died at the age of 68 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Tiffin</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>.
Funeral services were held at Saints Peter and Paul Church,
with Rev. Gerald Stein officiating. Honorary pallbearers were members of the
Erie County Bar Association. Active pallbearers included Judge James M.
McCrystal, B.G.Zeiher, George A. Beis, Dr. T.M. Quilter, Frank Weingates, and
Joseph Ginnane. Burial was at <st1:city w:st="on">St. Joseph</st1:city>’s
Cemetery in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>. Judge Savord was survived by two sons
and a daughter. His wife predeceased him in 1951.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A lengthy biographical sketch of Judge Edmond H. Savord,
including information about his ancestors is found in Hewson Peeke’s <i>Standard History of Erie County Ohio</i>
(Lewis Pub. <st1:place w:st="on">Co.</st1:place>, 1916.)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-84533592471325394272024-01-08T09:00:00.006-05:002024-01-09T14:30:59.719-05:00An Important Tool in the Early Library<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B-d3PCKOSi0aa5J75PKrMgXbqwquPTNOJTFaWOWDhDRiIg5RuWLgsJ8h-MVkxpIdrz6nCljO3cFP4sTfSWk8CnmbrPZuSjhrUX6SPosR-TTVBqz1T0J8WceESfTH-JQIc9V7KMegnJmjhnVKpjsVJf4i5K7HjUN9Vm1ah7nGYtHk66HqCHK8/s600/Pencil%20Dater%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="600" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B-d3PCKOSi0aa5J75PKrMgXbqwquPTNOJTFaWOWDhDRiIg5RuWLgsJ8h-MVkxpIdrz6nCljO3cFP4sTfSWk8CnmbrPZuSjhrUX6SPosR-TTVBqz1T0J8WceESfTH-JQIc9V7KMegnJmjhnVKpjsVJf4i5K7HjUN9Vm1ah7nGYtHk66HqCHK8/w400-h268/Pencil%20Dater%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The pencil dater pictured above was recently found by a
member of the Sandusky Library’s administrative staff. This piece of library
equipment was devised by the Milwaukee Public Library in the late 1800s. With
just a slight motion of the hand, library staff could jot down the patron’s
library card number, as well as stamp the date due on a slip of paper in the back
of the library book. The pencil dater sold for seventy-five cents (about $25 today) in the <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=JszbAaJ8PgkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=classified+illustrated+catalog+library+bureau&hl=en&ei=QnB3TqYBy8jQAdiwgN0O&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false">Classified Illustrated Catalog of the Library Bureau</a> in 1891. This type of manual charging system was used at the
Sandusky Library well into the 1970s. <o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE8ylPjNCm5T7Td6zCBxUw4d241dWcmzHme9srSSLFU6RfvN-DNQkIyyEIE0_J_vp-4V0wx_eXO0yPUl-4YVnvQ6KkyPLgMrm_mTT_jvFfY8U_V_PkLtp1IYP-oAMzjUoBeTKUh1Qk7vWMP4HwYPC7fcSi2zaBoUWSwi31nr1eSmj6ZHASMfe/s600/Pencil%20Dater%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="600" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE8ylPjNCm5T7Td6zCBxUw4d241dWcmzHme9srSSLFU6RfvN-DNQkIyyEIE0_J_vp-4V0wx_eXO0yPUl-4YVnvQ6KkyPLgMrm_mTT_jvFfY8U_V_PkLtp1IYP-oAMzjUoBeTKUh1Qk7vWMP4HwYPC7fcSi2zaBoUWSwi31nr1eSmj6ZHASMfe/w400-h148/Pencil%20Dater%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Today the Sandusky Library is a member of the <a href="https://www.clevnet.org/">CLEVNET Consortium</a>. The <a href="https://www.sirsidynix.com/">SirsiDynix</a><b> </b>computerized charging and
discharging system used by CLEVNET libraries allows for efficient and accurate
charging, discharging, and searches for items by author, title, subject, or
series. The <a href="https://search.clevnet.org/client/en_US/sa-main">online </a>catalog further enhances searches by providing a graphical interface, links to
new arrivals, award winners, and best sellers.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-28332529265849341692024-01-03T10:36:00.003-05:002024-01-03T10:38:31.703-05:00A Celebration at New Departure<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgWmKXxgNxxLpQgZ_DXy0tQdoXCPLN-icp-2grpnocE4xMTZJIJvaZiHQKw9CSp2pY6yC-Sa56SJ1CKdyjBJF1eR-oTsY7h02w-6BDBbebT7i2-QlOQTcVrEAZ9VOhZHHsPaFNh60CGu9RdB-wlqNcwpXKnZZ-ycJg2lDMoUDvIycPLZc892h/s2443/New%20Departure%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="1552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgWmKXxgNxxLpQgZ_DXy0tQdoXCPLN-icp-2grpnocE4xMTZJIJvaZiHQKw9CSp2pY6yC-Sa56SJ1CKdyjBJF1eR-oTsY7h02w-6BDBbebT7i2-QlOQTcVrEAZ9VOhZHHsPaFNh60CGu9RdB-wlqNcwpXKnZZ-ycJg2lDMoUDvIycPLZc892h/w203-h320/New%20Departure%201.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br />In November 1954 the General Motors Corporation celebrated the production of its 50 millionth automobile, with commemorations at 114 General Motors plants throughout the United States. The New Departure plant in Sandusky, which made precision ball bearings for GM vehicles, participated in the event with a factory open house on November 23. <p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4wcDHZMTzOfEqyq1XbK69UNFWI3HUvpeROnOjq4lUIm3o84z1uQHUpLefhiIRHQTEvEhE8dGXWYONRUSjpmiaFv2Hu04j48lXcdxQrI72DH9k5dUHF4BTHIecn9Y7gEAPbK-e0JYXzRF2xWWMmFywyEdkWS88ZwM2gLFoFnDrtJAT5V-qwhm/s2824/New%20Departure%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="2824" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4wcDHZMTzOfEqyq1XbK69UNFWI3HUvpeROnOjq4lUIm3o84z1uQHUpLefhiIRHQTEvEhE8dGXWYONRUSjpmiaFv2Hu04j48lXcdxQrI72DH9k5dUHF4BTHIecn9Y7gEAPbK-e0JYXzRF2xWWMmFywyEdkWS88ZwM2gLFoFnDrtJAT5V-qwhm/s320/New%20Departure%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>The doors of the plant, on the corner of Hayes and Perkins Avenues, opened to the public at one o'clock. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K5dtSixjZTzAonu13ufvpWjBkBHGYHKma4c56aRDIx10toK_Q6dxXpqlgfsQ6S2LjSUtCwqbKkpwMZ-Kc1J3_iclgBzb2u285EkXbVeMLIOAvJNy6BLVqvJkuJY7zSRS6Q0I6QoPbtigMztNcLagMrLUY-QImup64RGuUlOOCZxNCNyy5tow/s3020/New%20Departure%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="3020" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K5dtSixjZTzAonu13ufvpWjBkBHGYHKma4c56aRDIx10toK_Q6dxXpqlgfsQ6S2LjSUtCwqbKkpwMZ-Kc1J3_iclgBzb2u285EkXbVeMLIOAvJNy6BLVqvJkuJY7zSRS6Q0I6QoPbtigMztNcLagMrLUY-QImup64RGuUlOOCZxNCNyy5tow/w400-h329/New%20Departure%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Visitors followed a directed route through the factory to view production operations, along with historic displays; the tour ended with an exhibit of the new 1955 model automobiles from Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Cadillac, as well as the new line of Frigidaire appliances. It was noted that all of these products used bearings manufactured at New Departure.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa2JGTuTvm_hoVkunePSYCJUJcRSG39pYk6G3FGyOEsfVpIZWcsbsoqRl6RR18z_OImATyW-dQ-1ipSbI48ft1bDYYBlleZZNNvK_Os3NfO7Vhu69Oyu897pCdRIGhgceOHVwHhKlDa4_LTuwkXpeZ1S1aLsNdkfGxDm681AhXrDYt1eX5cnl/s3008/New%20Departure%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="3008" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa2JGTuTvm_hoVkunePSYCJUJcRSG39pYk6G3FGyOEsfVpIZWcsbsoqRl6RR18z_OImATyW-dQ-1ipSbI48ft1bDYYBlleZZNNvK_Os3NfO7Vhu69Oyu897pCdRIGhgceOHVwHhKlDa4_LTuwkXpeZ1S1aLsNdkfGxDm681AhXrDYt1eX5cnl/w400-h335/New%20Departure%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More than 4000 people attended the open house, according to New Departure officials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xcad-rbx-rsAYeWy9Thme2o6oTd2Ctanm1eTGXxHSL73OTxDcAqhZo-2nLTo7x9elfYzkj0AWUeDtWfQkGxaizF-aL_DGbuOGUxQwqvpeGxDtq3otkR6QIi1nroCdFAOFyVaTvwH9xB-pIKCsnLuQv9cOKwPuf-Oywi11uA29ixTvfW_1a8M/s3020/New%20Departure%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="3020" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xcad-rbx-rsAYeWy9Thme2o6oTd2Ctanm1eTGXxHSL73OTxDcAqhZo-2nLTo7x9elfYzkj0AWUeDtWfQkGxaizF-aL_DGbuOGUxQwqvpeGxDtq3otkR6QIi1nroCdFAOFyVaTvwH9xB-pIKCsnLuQv9cOKwPuf-Oywi11uA29ixTvfW_1a8M/w400-h326/New%20Departure%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The New Departure Company began in 1889, and was acquired by General Motors in 1916. The Sandusky plant opened in 1946. The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center holds a scrapbook compiled to commemorate the New Departure open house and the celebration of GM's 50 millionth automobile.</div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-61222584156602029592023-12-18T14:58:00.002-05:002023-12-18T14:58:17.404-05:00A Photo of Family and Friends, and the Birth of Plum Brook Country Club.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLnX8cElrFjuY-8HEK3rKK0lclitEtemu2HXYMxQLr1M0ttLG4ywKJYBoldF_3BM0A1oh07RT02HQfpiN5NGcY3F6PQByVM9_Zi67rUEIDKQfOs8oAxNRwoHK-0mHb493jDCYXL-NkdBIEy2IBTwliHp0HnfBmXgqa2bzo82jJ-jRaFMRI6dD/s3258/PC-BIOG-0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3258" data-original-width="2013" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLnX8cElrFjuY-8HEK3rKK0lclitEtemu2HXYMxQLr1M0ttLG4ywKJYBoldF_3BM0A1oh07RT02HQfpiN5NGcY3F6PQByVM9_Zi67rUEIDKQfOs8oAxNRwoHK-0mHb493jDCYXL-NkdBIEy2IBTwliHp0HnfBmXgqa2bzo82jJ-jRaFMRI6dD/w248-h400/PC-BIOG-0001.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br />In this photographic postcard Elizabeth Marsh and Florence Steinemann are gazing at Edward H. Marsh. Also looking at Mr. Marsh are George C. Steinemann and Lea Marsh. Edward H. Marsh worked with his father in the plaster business. He was a personal friend of William Howard Taft, with whom he attended school. Edward H. Marsh lost his wife Carrie at a young age, and he was left with two very young children to raise.<p></p><p></p><p>Lea Marsh was the son of Edward H. Marsh; he married Elizabeth D.G. Moss, the daughter of banker Charles H. Moss. Lea’s good friend was George C. Steinemann, a prominent Sandusky attorney. George was married to Florence Cable, who was the granddaughter of Sandusky businessman Frank Cable.</p><p></p><p>According to an article in the March 30, 2014 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i>, in 1913 Lea Marsh and George C. Steinemann, along with Watson H. Butler, sent out a letter, looking for people to invest in a golf course, to be located on Hayes Avenue and Strub Road, on property owned by August Pfaff. The “Sandusky Golf Club,” sometimes known as the “Auto County Club” was incorporated in 1914. By 1915, land was purchased off Galloway Road, and eventually became the golf course for the Plum Brook Country Club.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnpy709J1IdLZMWCUKGESs0thvWtxCFl5IojX0WSCcR3BGkq_i6a9TwlSWFhtOzjyxXPS4vU6MdlgoSRldCrXiFvIEhfsUl3GPmw_luz_ccLvPbBCwqNuu78af2q8yeD2saNXaG3ggXUUvMPYE_67ZFyVQfghErOYH8O31DYYw8ufBtzBP9vc/s3307/PC-CLUB-0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3307" data-original-width="2080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnpy709J1IdLZMWCUKGESs0thvWtxCFl5IojX0WSCcR3BGkq_i6a9TwlSWFhtOzjyxXPS4vU6MdlgoSRldCrXiFvIEhfsUl3GPmw_luz_ccLvPbBCwqNuu78af2q8yeD2saNXaG3ggXUUvMPYE_67ZFyVQfghErOYH8O31DYYw8ufBtzBP9vc/w251-h400/PC-CLUB-0037.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><p>By 1930, Lea and Elizabeth Moss had moved to Old Lyme, Connecticut. When George C. Steinemann passed away in 1932, Mr. and Mrs. Lea Marsh traveled back to Ohio for his funeral, where Lea Marsh served as a pallbearer.</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-23560808537195209562023-12-08T09:00:00.018-05:002023-12-08T09:00:00.148-05:00Wedding of Elizabeth Schmid and James Summy<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmRtXA6X57JMNH3QCLBKdDDL2U4IVjBNl3ublZgAgutxpI_VHUoYMHM3MYk_o7GQyka4CF0XJ41Cgz3RPcb1XIOpTrAzhXQbh2WjLkxu8jkgLc-U1Dj18M1agwlvmFuT1bwIqPrB_92t6jB-5I55zv9ySmcu5TE3hbOYYboawECOTbbKXp0ek/s718/biog866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="718" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmRtXA6X57JMNH3QCLBKdDDL2U4IVjBNl3ublZgAgutxpI_VHUoYMHM3MYk_o7GQyka4CF0XJ41Cgz3RPcb1XIOpTrAzhXQbh2WjLkxu8jkgLc-U1Dj18M1agwlvmFuT1bwIqPrB_92t6jB-5I55zv9ySmcu5TE3hbOYYboawECOTbbKXp0ek/s320/biog866.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">On December 8, 1941, Elizabeth Schmid, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Schmid of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:place></st1:city>,
married James B. Summy, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Summy. Rev. H.E. Pheiffer
officiated. On the marriage record on
file at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Erie County Probate Court</st1:street></st1:address>,
James Summy listed his occupation as cook in the United States Navy. Friends of
the family said that the couple wanted to wed quickly, as Mr. Summy’s leave
from the military service was soon to be ended, and he was needed back in service promptly. The wedding took place at St. Stephen’s Evangelical and Reformed
Church, on the day after <st1:place w:st="on">Pearl Harbor</st1:place> was
attacked. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared our country’s entry into World
War II on this couple’s wedding day.</p><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An article in the December 10, 1941 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i> gave an account of the
wedding. Matron of honor was the bride’s sister, Mrs. Harry Hoelzer. Other
bridesmaids included Mary Schmid and Mildred Sissen. Junior bridesmaid was the
bride’s niece Audrey May Mears. Joyce Parker was the train bearer. Harry
Hoelzer served as best man, and the ushers were Arthur Koewen, James Corley,
and Oscar Schmid. A reception was held after the ceremony.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mrs. Elizabeth Summy died at the age of 45, and was buried
at <st1:placename w:st="on">Restlawn</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Cemetery</st1:placetype>
in Huron, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>,
now known as Meadow Green Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Summy remarried
after the death of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Elizabeth</st1:city></st1:place>, and moved to Pennsylvania, where he died in 1999 at age 80.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-32972294246880725992023-11-30T11:03:00.000-05:002023-11-30T11:03:53.553-05:00Doctors Aloysius and Louis Szendery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX38BwVBXIhfkdfYLMNZUxCi-91DV1uUNw2Xxj2C9eE-7drem7uJulQtW4Mmed755dCWGdarKFzEtSt4C8jiBzRqXP50LtskNg4cKxA3aqjJjhHxGMGslkn-iURkvwI3xuE1nlj8lZPbk4-t1IFnKiNxj-JNRevckoUBHck_HhyphenhyphenRA-YrEzBhNI/s328/Szendery%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="328" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX38BwVBXIhfkdfYLMNZUxCi-91DV1uUNw2Xxj2C9eE-7drem7uJulQtW4Mmed755dCWGdarKFzEtSt4C8jiBzRqXP50LtskNg4cKxA3aqjJjhHxGMGslkn-iURkvwI3xuE1nlj8lZPbk4-t1IFnKiNxj-JNRevckoUBHck_HhyphenhyphenRA-YrEzBhNI/w400-h321/Szendery%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />As seen in the advertisement above, Dr. Aloys (sometimes spelled Aloysius) Szendery and his son Dr. Louis S. Szendery shared an office at 622 Adams Street in Sandusky, Ohio, which is now in the 100 block of East Adams Street, after the street numbering changed in Sandusky in 1915. The ad appeared in the April 10, 1885 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i>. <p></p><p></p><p>According to the Alumni Directory for New York University, Dr. Aloysius Szendery was born in Hungary in 1817. By 1860, Dr. Szendery and his wife Anna were residing in Bellevue, Ohio, where he worked as a doctor. They were the parents of four children. The oldest child, Louis S. Szendery, followed his father into the medical field. sadly, by the early 1890s, the younger Dr. Szendery faced serious health issues. He moved to Texas in hopes of his health improving, but he died there in 1896, leaving behind his wife, the former Elizabeth Westerhold, and a young son, Louis E. Szendery. Dr. Louis S. Szendery was only aged 36 at the time of his death.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Aloysius Szendery passed away at the age of 81 years and 11 months on August 31, 1898. An obituary from the September 1, 1898 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i> reported that Dr. Szendery was one of Sandusky’s oldest and well respected citizens. He was widely known, especially among the German residents of the community. During the last ten years of his life, the elder Dr. Szendery was totally blind. His funeral was held at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, and burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in the family lot. A modest tombstone for the elder Dr. Szendery reads simply “Father.”</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9p8Pul0YAFSYN3gh6CHPgPthDm0I9Kcb-hntkymzSmtWNuz91TzuCLKcDeJ7AL8YBnMuirVCv_KUBxQysMgMJ6iUrw5Nlm3RfbUSeHzHiQ9jss68leoOmRpMa4iOS_m6J7dMLg05l9PuXMer0BuSZ0blVA0shh9m8bcE2clEKeJg0JuusCaQl/s235/Szendery2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="235" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9p8Pul0YAFSYN3gh6CHPgPthDm0I9Kcb-hntkymzSmtWNuz91TzuCLKcDeJ7AL8YBnMuirVCv_KUBxQysMgMJ6iUrw5Nlm3RfbUSeHzHiQ9jss68leoOmRpMa4iOS_m6J7dMLg05l9PuXMer0BuSZ0blVA0shh9m8bcE2clEKeJg0JuusCaQl/w400-h388/Szendery2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255170931/anna-j-szendery">Anna Szendery</a>, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Szendery, lived in Buffalo at the time of her father’s death. She died there in 1942, following a teaching career that spanned over fifty years at the <a href="https://www.nardin.org/about-nardin/history-tradition">Nardin</a> Academy, which is affiliated with the Daughters of the Heart of Mary.</p><p></p><p>Louis Eugene Szendery, a grandson of Dr. Aloysius Szendery, and son of Dr. Louis S. Szendery, was trained as a pharmacist. For a time he was in the pharmacy business with Jay Meek. You can barely read the words “Meek & Szendery” in this sign on a building on Decatur Street. (The building no longer stands.) The partnership of Meek & Szendery was in business in Sandusky from 1916 to 1921. Louis E. Szendery eventually left his pharmacist position and became a salesman for a pharmaceutical company.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLxE8CAqkxPzW9cTvV3B8PiiS_KXHvUXg1j-LhHvMfUgxi9bOW2xy9UxAVIcAVHLbONiup9xo_VEAlen8nIKKMlBY1yQAymsPgO1IGmz5KGfiCdN8f7INcwwN4Cu6Eijuh_6uz_k67YD3_TxKfnWylUbfSW-0CahfA6dBysHko4HGs0MXxaHF/s400/thumbnail_meek%20and%20sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLxE8CAqkxPzW9cTvV3B8PiiS_KXHvUXg1j-LhHvMfUgxi9bOW2xy9UxAVIcAVHLbONiup9xo_VEAlen8nIKKMlBY1yQAymsPgO1IGmz5KGfiCdN8f7INcwwN4Cu6Eijuh_6uz_k67YD3_TxKfnWylUbfSW-0CahfA6dBysHko4HGs0MXxaHF/w400-h294/thumbnail_meek%20and%20sz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Louis E. Szendery died in 1974, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery next to his wife Verna (Ringel) Szendery. The name Szendery was familiar in Sandusky for several decades. If you would like to learn more about your own ancestors in Sandusky and Erie County, visit the Sandusky Library Research Center, where many sources related to family history and local history are housed.<p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-84610824249630592522023-11-18T09:00:00.015-05:002023-11-18T09:00:00.143-05:00Lewis and Dwelle, Grocers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcamn_qMif8E9Kx39k3bSpXUEYl26WCQ7qTnEIO75y1zB3nm4rQZTpUS977KLwOzXVcInZGYBdtWHTuT8sW4T1IOxIef0nxHuVktp4gyUsrMhKklHOtV5QSNdUNWvceuFSAwfHgWGWF9j2c1vvOGaIu46KNM9B2v5Qwrffz6cpYXxCb6rBGzWa/s2647/BUSI-492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcamn_qMif8E9Kx39k3bSpXUEYl26WCQ7qTnEIO75y1zB3nm4rQZTpUS977KLwOzXVcInZGYBdtWHTuT8sW4T1IOxIef0nxHuVktp4gyUsrMhKklHOtV5QSNdUNWvceuFSAwfHgWGWF9j2c1vvOGaIu46KNM9B2v5Qwrffz6cpYXxCb6rBGzWa/w275-h400/BUSI-492.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">From the 1870s through the 1890s, the Lewis and Dwelle
grocery store did business at the northeast corner of East Water Street and
Columbus Avenue. In 1873 the address was 158 Water Street.
By 1880 the street number had changed to 643 Water Street. The proprietors of
the store were Lucius W. Lewis and Benjamin F. Dwelle. You can see the building in this 1876 image below, which was taken during
the Independence Day celebration in downtown Sandusky. At this time, A.C. Platt
had his photographic studio in the upper level of the building. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZq2oWIFwpDlp6E9dfEgMbboO715Zmg7gQ5tTG5dZ1yyJiiXkJmQNwj4K1oa-Xr18su5Pi9o5HxIR4pBu1Aw7eaRjSmGujN4v7UwrABApyI7rJA8MnlmU01NHPnAkMTFycDt_Homf4KWaXkQqHihHAMrcYO2bF36bc1SQMhoQMjTnT6u09b38/s488/sapi021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="436" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZq2oWIFwpDlp6E9dfEgMbboO715Zmg7gQ5tTG5dZ1yyJiiXkJmQNwj4K1oa-Xr18su5Pi9o5HxIR4pBu1Aw7eaRjSmGujN4v7UwrABApyI7rJA8MnlmU01NHPnAkMTFycDt_Homf4KWaXkQqHihHAMrcYO2bF36bc1SQMhoQMjTnT6u09b38/w358-h400/sapi021.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">You can see the location of the
grocery store at 643 Water Street in this view from an 1886 Sanborn Map. Railroad
Street is now known as Shoreline Drive.</span><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLdq0qBK1vuYz7_ZM2K-IYaAIvRBYWxmm0wIkeDUgMeLGZZ2-Pb6XvFZC9Mfr9YclFYEBx0ob5LwTJUXPUC8G-eFABmaZtWDndWkUc2BSkRcvJKd50bTJllmBp7kROZ8g37gkbPakYqwMgxDRjjMJYsrXypjw3ty9u5zKPRc0tC-nYk6bKFlm/s4032/Columbus%20Sanborn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLdq0qBK1vuYz7_ZM2K-IYaAIvRBYWxmm0wIkeDUgMeLGZZ2-Pb6XvFZC9Mfr9YclFYEBx0ob5LwTJUXPUC8G-eFABmaZtWDndWkUc2BSkRcvJKd50bTJllmBp7kROZ8g37gkbPakYqwMgxDRjjMJYsrXypjw3ty9u5zKPRc0tC-nYk6bKFlm/w400-h180/Columbus%20Sanborn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After the death of Lucius W. Lewis in
1889, his son W.L. Lewis took over his father's role in the grocery
store. In 1895 the business was known as
Post, Lewis, Radcliffe & Dwelle. By 1896, W.L. Lewis was the sole proprietor. After his retirement, Benjamin Dwelle moved to Port Clinton, where he died in 1903 at age 85.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In <i>Treasure by the Bay,</i> Ellie Damm wrote that this spot was one of the
prime locations for commercial property in Sandusky, because people congregated
in the square nearby to meet trains or boats. The original building featured a
rounded dormer along the roof line, and had a façade that was built in the
Romanesque style. The building today has been substantially altered from its
original form. From 1919 through the 1950s, the Moose Lodge was at this
location. A multi-page advertisement in the October 20, 1938 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i> invited area residents
to the newly renovated Moose Lodge. The building, which is now 101 East Water Street, is presently occupied by the Landmark Kitchen & Bar.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Hv-zid4xkY_B5z-MyEe4CfEmd_SSl19ADBE5YTtSMEvQyrALp0KcETsjInw50J93FYEoeqfoit51qZFP276dA3Or4f5W5eqAdgEHALFZ5HILbaARBs9Gp1PiPE07CecZX-sZTQ_g0J0NbaMFcQspwq0DOopplm0cZPUM4TWlzw5CCtPHZTwU/s915/Moose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="915" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Hv-zid4xkY_B5z-MyEe4CfEmd_SSl19ADBE5YTtSMEvQyrALp0KcETsjInw50J93FYEoeqfoit51qZFP276dA3Or4f5W5eqAdgEHALFZ5HILbaARBs9Gp1PiPE07CecZX-sZTQ_g0J0NbaMFcQspwq0DOopplm0cZPUM4TWlzw5CCtPHZTwU/w400-h315/Moose.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-90915245737976844712023-11-13T09:00:00.023-05:002023-11-13T09:00:00.134-05:00Damask Rose Parish<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlBMyIDguwC40pS9tkCpOqz6hgDbjqa_O8IXa_Kdz_XKpSM6FqtzVv9FInSz2FKmmn-1r-j_4w-5plBqCSXd-9Q23opbNUUuG-c7vnGgyMwtxMQ5XBj5BJt1QcXvgXjG3lHShjOnr5ZwRZCfxHaawUxTolXh4nwQaE_Jeo-2rC_pDWoNUHU8Y/s352/Damask%20Rose.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlBMyIDguwC40pS9tkCpOqz6hgDbjqa_O8IXa_Kdz_XKpSM6FqtzVv9FInSz2FKmmn-1r-j_4w-5plBqCSXd-9Q23opbNUUuG-c7vnGgyMwtxMQ5XBj5BJt1QcXvgXjG3lHShjOnr5ZwRZCfxHaawUxTolXh4nwQaE_Jeo-2rC_pDWoNUHU8Y/w298-h400/Damask%20Rose.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br />J.C. Judson wrote about Damask Rose Parish in his history
of the First Congregational Church of Sandusky, which he titled <a href="https://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/charles-judson-civil-engineer.html"><i>Agony and Attainment</i></a>. According to Mr. Judson, Damask Rose was born in the fall of 1845, and was baptized on August 27, 1846. Her parents were <a href="https://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/search/label/Parish">Francis Drake Parish</a> and Mary L. Parish. F.D. Parish was a well known lawyer in <st1:place w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:place>, and an active participant in the Underground Railroad. They named their child after the late wife of Congregationalist
minister Rev. I. A. Hart. Born Damask Rose Frisbie, Mrs. Hart died in 1840, at about 30 years old.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_vg6-e1vv2nYMskG0IzAa6lcBoN_xOMMQrCR3xqChyphenhyphenZAgMcZj4128f5kkJEVrRJIt9N_jXmO18JPpTvQpV6p7g-C4KHKIBPIvRwwyy-ATIMMo1lxOLL-eRY-j8cnuIb0rlr_DcfoVjOUYC9CTE-Oe0NQQsdwmrOhEStuVYzX9GJkliLSxcud/s1352/FD%20Parish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_vg6-e1vv2nYMskG0IzAa6lcBoN_xOMMQrCR3xqChyphenhyphenZAgMcZj4128f5kkJEVrRJIt9N_jXmO18JPpTvQpV6p7g-C4KHKIBPIvRwwyy-ATIMMo1lxOLL-eRY-j8cnuIb0rlr_DcfoVjOUYC9CTE-Oe0NQQsdwmrOhEStuVYzX9GJkliLSxcud/s320/FD%20Parish.jpg" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F.D. Parish in his later years</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mr. Judson wrote that Damask Rose Parish was “an unusual,
lovely and beautiful child.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">According to records at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Oakland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Cemetery</st1:placetype></st1:place>,
Damask Rose Parish died on October 6, 1855, at the age of ten. Her tombstone,
which has a rose inscribed under her name, is in Lot 4 of Block 28. Mr. Parish was greatly saddened when his
daughter died, but he was noted for his stoic dedication to his work and community service. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hewson Peeke’s book, <i>Stories of Sandusky</i> contains an almost certainly fictional story about Damask
Rose Parish. The story tells how Mr. Parish was a friend to fugitive slaves,
and suggests that Damask Rose herself took part in helping provide food and
water to the fugitives. But J.C. Judson noted that she could
not have been old enough to have helped the slaves that were aided by her father in 1845, since she was born that same year.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can find the grave of Damask Rose Parish at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Oakland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Cemetery</st1:placetype></st1:place> today. <i>Stories of Sandusky </i>and <i>Agony and Attainment</i> can both be found in the Archives Research Center of Sandusky Library. While
the Peeke story about Damask Rose may indeed be fiction, there is no question
that F. D. Parish was a friend of fugitive slaves. An account of the Underground
Railroad of the Firelands is given in the July 1888 issue of the <i><a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435069705259&view=1up&seq=6">Firelands Pioneer</a></i>. Rush Sloane, who knew F. D. Parish personally, gives specific dates
and places associated with the activities of the Underground Railroad.</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-4891220375535815612023-11-08T10:14:00.006-05:002023-11-08T10:14:00.135-05:00Berardi Brothers are Honored in San Marino<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAENDKq4rIO84fXppFXHeIJsR099IFzUZRcFyiGYJ-TYlOW_2nXp8wjvViefI6fJu0A4m76emAHWn7pJ5nSKlaZE5fR95D0JuekANk_Lb6UxF6rq9gLiTmCk4rwcr5mhWusNTDwn0s5iTr0QamMD-roGuVj0-fECXYGJ0yeW6vMR4zeGWlxUZt/s373/Berardi%20memorial.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="373" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAENDKq4rIO84fXppFXHeIJsR099IFzUZRcFyiGYJ-TYlOW_2nXp8wjvViefI6fJu0A4m76emAHWn7pJ5nSKlaZE5fR95D0JuekANk_Lb6UxF6rq9gLiTmCk4rwcr5mhWusNTDwn0s5iTr0QamMD-roGuVj0-fECXYGJ0yeW6vMR4zeGWlxUZt/w400-h255/Berardi%20memorial.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;">Photo credit: Dr. Daniele Cesaretti</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333;">Roberto and Leonello Berardi were the sons of </span><span style=" color: #333333;">Adam and Teresa Berardi, natives of the <st1:place w:st="on"><a href="https://www.sanmarinosite.com/en/"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Republic</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">San Marino</st1:placename></a></st1:place>. The Berardi family emigrated
to the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> in 1927,
having left from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Genoa</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place> on the ship <i>Conte
Biancamao. </i>In 1930 the family was living
on <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">McKelvey Street</st1:street></st1:address>
in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:place></st1:city>, in
a section of town known as “Little Italy.” This area was located along <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Milan Road</st1:street></st1:address>, bordered
by <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Finch Street</st1:street></st1:address>
and <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Boalt Street</st1:street></st1:address>.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333;">Sadly, both
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Berardi were killed during World War II. Leonello,
often called Nello, was killed in action in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place> in 1944. Roberto died
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in 1945. A plaque honoring the memory of the Berardi brothers was erected in
the <st1:placename w:st="on">Fiorentino</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Cemetery</st1:placetype>
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">San Marino</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
A front page article in the <i>Sandusky Register</i> of April 5, 1961
reported on the memorial in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">San Marino</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8vMrIopjt__ntKRwRXcWBoid6_3kPx2qY_ZHBH-f1oikIU-XK3LQTnIxWQHJIDaZrP6v95gBgcoWyPzpM6YqY68uyfbczlw4j5OFPp1zOiI1Sk7A0TA9JQ_AT_7AIZNAjuBRjsVB19t2UBS9fAB3pRJz8hEJ41I2GFLuIFxdLWMfqeyuhLUU/s670/Berardi%20article.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="475" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8vMrIopjt__ntKRwRXcWBoid6_3kPx2qY_ZHBH-f1oikIU-XK3LQTnIxWQHJIDaZrP6v95gBgcoWyPzpM6YqY68uyfbczlw4j5OFPp1zOiI1Sk7A0TA9JQ_AT_7AIZNAjuBRjsVB19t2UBS9fAB3pRJz8hEJ41I2GFLuIFxdLWMfqeyuhLUU/w284-h400/Berardi%20article.JPG" width="284" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>At the dedication of the marble monument in <st1:country-region w:st="on">San Marino</st1:country-region>
on March 25, 1961, Dr. Frederico Bigi stated, <i>“As citizens of the world’s
oldest Republic, they took with them the spirit of <st1:city w:st="on">Liberty</st1:city>
as they traveled to the world’s youngest Republic, and showed their devotion to
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Liberty</st1:place></st1:city> by
laying down their lives to uphold freedom.”</i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To read more about <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=25556">Roberto Berardi</a></span> and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=25557">Leonello Berardi</a></span>,
see the website of the <a href="https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/site_details.php?SiteID=1473">American War Memorials Overseas, Inc</a>. The final resting
place of Adam and Teresa Berardi is at <st1:city w:st="on">St. Joseph</st1:city>’s
Cemetery in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JSdq4kFCQ7d8FBIwwJN_aoSQiFSUwUfdtnkD4EJKpVphrYwfydC1OQryGd0U8ICUeFbBHtOlx7xTUZncqXd5YSczu23aUWenhrrgRLd7Rmd-mDfDOpgZjaMHu66Omv7CBonNShKLZnAwctXMsMD09B3yFsftqfjH4Y3XZUouH4-hgkF6xIpA/s400/Berardi%20grave.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="400" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JSdq4kFCQ7d8FBIwwJN_aoSQiFSUwUfdtnkD4EJKpVphrYwfydC1OQryGd0U8ICUeFbBHtOlx7xTUZncqXd5YSczu23aUWenhrrgRLd7Rmd-mDfDOpgZjaMHu66Omv7CBonNShKLZnAwctXMsMD09B3yFsftqfjH4Y3XZUouH4-hgkF6xIpA/w400-h268/Berardi%20grave.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-18841654909631033512023-11-02T09:00:00.015-04:002023-11-06T09:15:57.679-05:00The Forgotten Sandusky City Greenhouse<p></p>Sandusky is proud of its parks system, and particularly the beautiful landscaping and gardens in Washington Park and other locations. The plants for the parks are grown year-round in the Sandusky City Greenhouse at the corner of Franklin and E. Monroe Streets.<div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDdsNJNxJ0OLQVdr4lyN8WN2XPCDaSJEqG_YCW1yGPdsK2igKVB_Ptd9rZl9i6NfjdmgL-Py6Xomlp7FdJgse9voOqSj-E5sxOCIjj0bdCHKUfiPlNaMtE5HgS0Xmiz-NhWg3S03iQlQiAgr7TbBrjX_TsK8F-HXHZaLQTZ_WLeuWOGcFcsFW/s930/sapk092.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="930" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDdsNJNxJ0OLQVdr4lyN8WN2XPCDaSJEqG_YCW1yGPdsK2igKVB_Ptd9rZl9i6NfjdmgL-Py6Xomlp7FdJgse9voOqSj-E5sxOCIjj0bdCHKUfiPlNaMtE5HgS0Xmiz-NhWg3S03iQlQiAgr7TbBrjX_TsK8F-HXHZaLQTZ_WLeuWOGcFcsFW/w400-h204/sapk092.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first greenhouse at Monroe & Franklin, built 1908</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Some Sanduskians might know that this greenhouse has been operating since the first building on that site was completed in 1908. You might even know that a new greenhouse was built there in 1975. Many also "know" that the 1908 greenhouse was the first city greenhouse and represented the start of the horticulture program to support the city's parks. The city's website says, "The City of Sandusky has operated a greenhouse to grow plants and beautify our city since 1908." But that's not quite correct.</div><div><br /></div><div>Recently a researcher came to the library and asked if we could help confirm or disprove a family story that said his ancestor (a florist by profession) managed the city greenhouse on Shelby Street in the 1890s. Our first reaction was that it couldn't be true -- the city said that the first greenhouse was built on Franklin Street in 1908. So we needed to investigate. . . </div><div><br /></div><div>Our first step was finding the ancestor in the historical record. Gabriel Birkenmeier's grave is listed on the Find-A-Grave website; he was born in 1849, and died in Sandusky in 1896. Searching the newspaper, we found articles mentioning Mr. Birkenmeier's work as city parks superintendent, including a report of his illness.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEZbTC6g8GEI3wcu4x4EFkHKCD4tLhKofFbQB2-zjNrJ7oAFQtcd0jPSwyPGg9o9vJRkNJvccx3xFuGdz9PMcd-FbtK4ICJ_7r_oF69AqTo89tJnB3I46K_w7Nnw_3eq3XCaiaJ2V3qar-k7w_9_XLD5xPu-Dqd5WIjV8IUDNWw8SIBZRB7Jq/s283/Birkenmeier%20sick.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="283" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEZbTC6g8GEI3wcu4x4EFkHKCD4tLhKofFbQB2-zjNrJ7oAFQtcd0jPSwyPGg9o9vJRkNJvccx3xFuGdz9PMcd-FbtK4ICJ_7r_oF69AqTo89tJnB3I46K_w7Nnw_3eq3XCaiaJ2V3qar-k7w_9_XLD5xPu-Dqd5WIjV8IUDNWw8SIBZRB7Jq/w400-h124/Birkenmeier%20sick.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Next we needed to find the greenhouse on Shelby Street. An 1890 article solved that question.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbhDanDMUno7F5SqtrjCNGtu16ZrUnUuLPsSeI4nrrFBnrOIM0sKyGHlZbg5DTdPQrZlugVuOUz6gN3nWCkMeYy8_Jiy1S3cMIwdc4Pkj0wDsirE91VoR2RSZHiEyFwabLx3IMfC5kClDqaEavgizZPUEFI-6rb6WlB4IJ6N81sWW1BQ97J_y/s477/1890%20greenhouse.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="477" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbhDanDMUno7F5SqtrjCNGtu16ZrUnUuLPsSeI4nrrFBnrOIM0sKyGHlZbg5DTdPQrZlugVuOUz6gN3nWCkMeYy8_Jiy1S3cMIwdc4Pkj0wDsirE91VoR2RSZHiEyFwabLx3IMfC5kClDqaEavgizZPUEFI-6rb6WlB4IJ6N81sWW1BQ97J_y/w400-h170/1890%20greenhouse.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Where exactly was the west battery ground? On Shelby Street, between Tiffin Avenue and Market Street, as seen on this image taken from a 1905 Sanborn Insurance Map. If you look closely, you can see, under the pasted map addition, the faint outline of the original Shelby Street greenhouse, labeled "Municipal green ho." on the map (at the intersection with Lincoln Street). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietSp0wFuCL0r4Pbu-TdWdcGyK7fun7AFsxZT7A1O7z_QEkRJEso1qPzoIDGe3FhAvSXAT8UwXerbHl7e-5_jo3f3nMDlHWktJ5qcTofTIK0Bbl0lCwvhIMQHGyMF8-nsltYGj3Y-IZnFUp_iDftz59WHRmKbWRGWLRte3YDMCbd7EsyI6Zvmo/s4032/Shelby%20Greenhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietSp0wFuCL0r4Pbu-TdWdcGyK7fun7AFsxZT7A1O7z_QEkRJEso1qPzoIDGe3FhAvSXAT8UwXerbHl7e-5_jo3f3nMDlHWktJ5qcTofTIK0Bbl0lCwvhIMQHGyMF8-nsltYGj3Y-IZnFUp_iDftz59WHRmKbWRGWLRte3YDMCbd7EsyI6Zvmo/s320/Shelby%20Greenhouse.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div>This was the actual first city greenhouse, serving the city parks until the new greenhouse was built in 1908.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4-vkbNkpdZDb2rXa53jp97_YcgeD17tAOw_pWWUqjsKG0FLAMncFxrwmaGzaYcdmLumPAPa532sZh4TAuPZyE34cQXaKPUjkhpvSHEnh09OCkDBtFBBbvtuCsydA2AI7N-enSWixOr9qD3v7LKjcgsU2prCVOTJNZk01n4pEvM99UTiwb5Px/s264/Tearing%20Down%20Greenhouse.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="264" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4-vkbNkpdZDb2rXa53jp97_YcgeD17tAOw_pWWUqjsKG0FLAMncFxrwmaGzaYcdmLumPAPa532sZh4TAuPZyE34cQXaKPUjkhpvSHEnh09OCkDBtFBBbvtuCsydA2AI7N-enSWixOr9qD3v7LKjcgsU2prCVOTJNZk01n4pEvM99UTiwb5Px/w400-h353/Tearing%20Down%20Greenhouse.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Sometimes historical "facts" aren't always correct. If not for our researcher and his family lore, we might have continued to forget a piece of Sandusky's history.</div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-32619069539203337542023-10-29T09:00:00.005-04:002023-10-29T09:00:00.150-04:00James "Bud" Smith in His Youth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVURG0AH0Qvk5VZKKemg3AJdGNWjot20hDkdnVcIrqOnkFg_fWc8NFotxDYg3_mr8xR3jUuIWeuqGWXUjCWLDk9gzJ78pvb_HyL64tkErUbZI_VldNp1WTaugMC58mb5qWNxsFFSf5zYPKuHI7DOb9mXyesN3C7ziAk983Ts_WQjLTciQStta/s550/howa117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVURG0AH0Qvk5VZKKemg3AJdGNWjot20hDkdnVcIrqOnkFg_fWc8NFotxDYg3_mr8xR3jUuIWeuqGWXUjCWLDk9gzJ78pvb_HyL64tkErUbZI_VldNp1WTaugMC58mb5qWNxsFFSf5zYPKuHI7DOb9mXyesN3C7ziAk983Ts_WQjLTciQStta/w300-h400/howa117.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />In the picture above, James “Bud” Smith is in a homemade go-cart near his home in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place> about 1914. James was the
son of Freeland Smith and his wife, the former Nettie Schnaitter. His siblings
were Betty, Frank, Polly and Patricia. An earlier photograph shows James and
his sister Betty sitting on a donkey.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8UNKNKrus_xelJ0Z5AbNlQevcfcSB_00SakRtrOAkFJ6Z44zo14mJuE-pDlKbL-7tr53PA3lz7yycovKJ6nVypxeleMezF4TrHgRXZ_tB6PfQEAKPBmoY4BstfRzV2JqANjV5K6_j0AjrOcTcoVKv-tGyPR1e7eV3BUAFRM6EbGtVwb57SKR/s551/howa128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8UNKNKrus_xelJ0Z5AbNlQevcfcSB_00SakRtrOAkFJ6Z44zo14mJuE-pDlKbL-7tr53PA3lz7yycovKJ6nVypxeleMezF4TrHgRXZ_tB6PfQEAKPBmoY4BstfRzV2JqANjV5K6_j0AjrOcTcoVKv-tGyPR1e7eV3BUAFRM6EbGtVwb57SKR/w248-h400/howa128.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">James enjoyed ice boating on the lake during the
winter of 1923.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MsYH8nmD6FdCMNMd8lXSdNCBgmM6aCiUh91m96Eo7uMRFc46mogEzqaYoqoClAeCyx_j3x5Qxr0Y1Y9yEfDEggIgVHiuIQBR-vWq4LRDWOsv8i9VJdRc9CHbY_tktemJmDay3cSD37XjYVOri3LIWJziNDjZJXcN1KyFaRtqX67DlyFZ18EC/s888/howa092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="888" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MsYH8nmD6FdCMNMd8lXSdNCBgmM6aCiUh91m96Eo7uMRFc46mogEzqaYoqoClAeCyx_j3x5Qxr0Y1Y9yEfDEggIgVHiuIQBR-vWq4LRDWOsv8i9VJdRc9CHbY_tktemJmDay3cSD37XjYVOri3LIWJziNDjZJXcN1KyFaRtqX67DlyFZ18EC/w400-h246/howa092.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">He served as class president during his senior year at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
in 1925; He and his fellow class officers, class secretary Helen Wiegand and class vice president Edgar Robinson, appeared in the <i>Sandusky Star Journal</i> on May 23, 1925.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibn9Otz7T7Hp3M1v6UHIpezSgaskBeLYrRa9ovzrB5dA5vFWDpfMR8tvxspDgFjsi6R21JY_JNzJp9p-TOVwELleed7o1Qqxap_zYqF2i1CWpGmCwErGKm_20jwYFl6HSx6zh91HUjdyIEehqKEhyphenhyphenZ7RVm9_8Bn-VIXK5igzJTLvap9tUathhH/s439/Smith%20officers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="439" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibn9Otz7T7Hp3M1v6UHIpezSgaskBeLYrRa9ovzrB5dA5vFWDpfMR8tvxspDgFjsi6R21JY_JNzJp9p-TOVwELleed7o1Qqxap_zYqF2i1CWpGmCwErGKm_20jwYFl6HSx6zh91HUjdyIEehqKEhyphenhyphenZ7RVm9_8Bn-VIXK5igzJTLvap9tUathhH/w400-h330/Smith%20officers.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">James Freeland Smith graduated from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename></st1:place>
with a degree in engineering. In the 1930s, Mr. Smith was the inspector in
charge of dredging projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place>.
He later became the chief engineer for Union Chain, and its successor Hewitt-Robbins.
Later he was head of project sales and engineering for Hewitt-Robbins, and its
successor Litton Industries. After retiring from Litton, he served as
vice president of North Central Television, Inc., retiring in 1973.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On December 15, 1984 James F. Smith died at the age of
77. An obituary in the December 16, 1984
issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i> stated
that he had been a member of Grace Episcopal Church, the Sandusky Yacht Club,
past president of the Sandusky Sailing Club, and was chairman of the Sandusky Zoning Code Board of Appeals since its inception in the 1950s.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">James F. Smith lived an active life, filled with many
civic, recreational and educational pursuits. Thanks to the generosity of a
Smith family descendant, several photographs of the Smith and Schnaitter
families can be seen at the website of the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://sandusky.catalogaccess.com/search?search=smith+AND+schnaitter&page=1&size=10&withImages=false&includedFields=Objects%2CPhotos%2CLibrary%2CArchives">SanduskyLibrary Historical Collections</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Original copies of the photographs are held
in the </span><st1:place style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;" w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sandusky</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Library</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Archives</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Research</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-22687605752259127812023-10-24T09:55:00.001-04:002023-10-24T09:55:00.144-04:00What Inspired Charles E. Frohman to Remain in His Hometown<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjy4-vKlZ0ypvDIzIBv2u9xQ9LXgNTGAkVFF-kxUvOO51rWwrlDhP4SWQhBGhiogSYkUxQiNTFQIRIVgx_k-6Pv4Czkq9Ii4D3ELWS9hyphenhyphenlPZVrHwxFELio9SVBwqkmyvGJ430QLgF6JKLMSVKoT4_HIdW-dH3wl5jJiB5XgWjtrvZyo1V4Eup/s551/biog013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjy4-vKlZ0ypvDIzIBv2u9xQ9LXgNTGAkVFF-kxUvOO51rWwrlDhP4SWQhBGhiogSYkUxQiNTFQIRIVgx_k-6Pv4Czkq9Ii4D3ELWS9hyphenhyphenlPZVrHwxFELio9SVBwqkmyvGJ430QLgF6JKLMSVKoT4_HIdW-dH3wl5jJiB5XgWjtrvZyo1V4Eup/w314-h400/biog013.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Charles E. Frohman was a noted local
historian and author. He wrote several books about Sandusky and Erie County,
and the Lake Erie Islands region. He also authored local history articles in
historical journals. Throughout his adult life, Mr. Frohman collected items of
historical significance, and was considered an authority on the history of
Sandusky, Ohio. The<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Charles E. Frohman
index to the Sandusky Register and the Sandusky Star Journal </i>is a valuable
resource for anyone who wants to know more about the history of Sandusky. While
the original 3 x 5 cards of the index are on file at the R.B. Hayes
Presidential Library, a microfilmed copy is available at
the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. It was while browsing through
the Frohman index that this bit of information was located, which provides us
with the reason Charles E. Frohman stated he wished to work in his home town. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbu4RrnAy8xxzhQb4KcdTLy7fFmBi-ERtE_3AKQP3gpwa41CYMv9vfp2fSCPSKBiPLM_Pzjw25pdTs7t9LLNPYxSAmXSkY5ROWjABbiMC44ygMhaIcR3umvvhKX2zlpz-1bFwlyTlwCs_t13uGwayJu46euncYu161a6z_CsGj2r1OTDlWgO7i/s331/Frohman%20card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="331" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbu4RrnAy8xxzhQb4KcdTLy7fFmBi-ERtE_3AKQP3gpwa41CYMv9vfp2fSCPSKBiPLM_Pzjw25pdTs7t9LLNPYxSAmXSkY5ROWjABbiMC44ygMhaIcR3umvvhKX2zlpz-1bFwlyTlwCs_t13uGwayJu46euncYu161a6z_CsGj2r1OTDlWgO7i/w400-h215/Frohman%20card.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">It turns out that while he was in law
school at Yale, Charles E. Frohman worked as an assistant to T.T. Morgan, then
the treasurer of Good Samaritan Hospital. In earlier years, Mr. Morgan had
been the president of the <a href="https://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/search/label/Brown%20Clutch%20Co.">Brown Clutch Company</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKb0aUOeUvtBZc7CPWbf5JHU3BkuSwp6fVo64O-h12gqgEl9yfpB8YGp16nCaYu_riTCcVII52VlAEr7aCU6F0ke2VBqVBcHsK0oLefAIQ6Gr5SJDGc1GM_HAMBYMDzIuLikcm_ltTamSiTo8K_qeqghvg_uPiEY4uopFD_0tAggn7rVUrlGAL/s402/Morgan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="258" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKb0aUOeUvtBZc7CPWbf5JHU3BkuSwp6fVo64O-h12gqgEl9yfpB8YGp16nCaYu_riTCcVII52VlAEr7aCU6F0ke2VBqVBcHsK0oLefAIQ6Gr5SJDGc1GM_HAMBYMDzIuLikcm_ltTamSiTo8K_qeqghvg_uPiEY4uopFD_0tAggn7rVUrlGAL/w256-h400/Morgan.JPG" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Mr. Frohman said that he heard T.T.
Morgan remark, “Too few Sandusky young men gave their home town a chance, but
located elsewhere.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">That remark caused Frohman to turn
his application in to the Sandusky law firm of King, Ramsey, Flynn and Pyle.
On July 28, 1926, he was hired as an associate in the firm. Sandusky, Ohio is
fortunate to claim both T.T. Morgan and Charles E. Frohman as past residents
of Sandusky. Both men made significant contributions to the history of their
community. While the bulk of the <a href="https://www.rbhayes.org/collection-items/charles-e.-frohman-collections/">Charles E. Frohman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.rbhayes.org/collection-items/charles-e.-frohman-collections/">collections</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">were
given to the R.B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, several books by Mr.
Frohman are available at the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://search.clevnet.org/client/en_US/sa-main/search/results?qu=&qu=AUTHOR%3Dfrohman+charles+e+&qf=LIBRARY%09Library%091%3ASA-MAIN%09SANDUSKY%2FMain+Library">Sandusky Library</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-70778992247776997652023-10-18T09:54:00.005-04:002023-10-18T09:54:47.798-04:00The Palazzo Family: From Italy to Sandusky, Ohio<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG_03MwBtsaO7xK4jJrDZ02Bq_l33XejlWNgCjYm1-M2v7savqY_b5IzuN_oR8JVTapYcy7GRVH_sS3vkRNgMcADUTMLTIea0XKuXq8ekdCA8AFgxqMbjdaJogMqJFjIV6CVJ8P_zBTfNEh1Fpl0FkDpTc6M9NwzMg16N2MtL4lcUxmrdnihB/s374/Palazzo%20grave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="374" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG_03MwBtsaO7xK4jJrDZ02Bq_l33XejlWNgCjYm1-M2v7savqY_b5IzuN_oR8JVTapYcy7GRVH_sS3vkRNgMcADUTMLTIea0XKuXq8ekdCA8AFgxqMbjdaJogMqJFjIV6CVJ8P_zBTfNEh1Fpl0FkDpTc6M9NwzMg16N2MtL4lcUxmrdnihB/w400-h198/Palazzo%20grave.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Clementi and Marian Palazzo were natives of Italy. On the 1920 U.S. Census Marian stated that she immigrated to the U.S. in 1910, and Clementi first came to the U.S. in 1898. When he died in 1920, from pneumonia, Clementi Palazzo’s death record indicated that his employer had been the Farrell-Cheek Steel Company. Between 1912 and 1918, the Palazzos had six children, three daughters and three sons. So, at the age of 28, Marian found herself a widow with six children. To support the family, by 1930, Marian Palazzo and her two daughters worked as seamstresses at the Jackson Underwear Company in Sandusky.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYloOndd5RoWu0dOhfH02c8J3uaoJeBVvQD9xoTtTJ8p6ZvaS0TLrvYDaK5uyZ_xpRzUjb51nguTTVusWW0zlp2NcLC9i9614AE00r55jcwPr3yf30MmZyLaYYmqlXpsf_S9Jo259auvBU6uM0-hvozCxlE4QvYzQJ1Voj8qrRvg54Y4YgSLcn/s399/Jackson%20Underwear%20ad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYloOndd5RoWu0dOhfH02c8J3uaoJeBVvQD9xoTtTJ8p6ZvaS0TLrvYDaK5uyZ_xpRzUjb51nguTTVusWW0zlp2NcLC9i9614AE00r55jcwPr3yf30MmZyLaYYmqlXpsf_S9Jo259auvBU6uM0-hvozCxlE4QvYzQJ1Voj8qrRvg54Y4YgSLcn/w288-h400/Jackson%20Underwear%20ad.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br />In the 1940 U.S. Census, Marian did not list an occupation. She was living on Central Avenue with a daughter, two sons and a granddaughter. By the 1950 Census, Marian was living with one son, and she stated her occupation was a “scrub woman” at a local theater. <p></p><p>Marian Palazzo died in January of 1960, after a lengthy illness. She was survived by her six children, twelve grandchildren, and a brother who lived in Italy. She was buried at St. Joseph’s Cemetery next to her husband Clementi, who was sometimes listed as Charles Palazzo.</p><p></p><p>Several members of the Palazzo and Sidoti families were associated with the Palazzo Sidoti Sohio Station, and later the Palazzo-Sidoti Motors dealership, on Hayes Avenue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBCUD27MoL9FX1N8KE7zPgA3HVmTr0kKBPvWqefoupHxRqCn2wj0Lts9SBlSFIUJXhUxNnF_nKDvMby_Kp11Ba_LFTznrq3zxP-WLMlo9KTPonDHvxyUuyTI4JkgWN_pPif90Nibh-q58xsPqBDmwCplZkLlbxwWScijlb4T7OfKsoRKEVtaz/s689/root4297520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="689" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBCUD27MoL9FX1N8KE7zPgA3HVmTr0kKBPvWqefoupHxRqCn2wj0Lts9SBlSFIUJXhUxNnF_nKDvMby_Kp11Ba_LFTznrq3zxP-WLMlo9KTPonDHvxyUuyTI4JkgWN_pPif90Nibh-q58xsPqBDmwCplZkLlbxwWScijlb4T7OfKsoRKEVtaz/w400-h313/root4297520.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is an advertisement from the February 12, 1976 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register </i>for a 1970 Torino for sale at Palazzo-Sidoti Motors, Inc.:<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHjk-RxdH6YzmbIysFf4UE5_ciijcCquZs5SPJuOlfSLvI3pUapNEcw-vtO8c1BPHtqHqRwt1Qu4CfSEa9C9PGdXIdBRoVwRZ_JFhThpAgzkxT-ILkOy8KCmleD3CVjR4V0rYM8cV5j9fY3XqhLk_ZSffUz3hkhZlBTNaf0xLA5AZAva9mFo9/s494/P-S%20Motors%20ad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="494" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHjk-RxdH6YzmbIysFf4UE5_ciijcCquZs5SPJuOlfSLvI3pUapNEcw-vtO8c1BPHtqHqRwt1Qu4CfSEa9C9PGdXIdBRoVwRZ_JFhThpAgzkxT-ILkOy8KCmleD3CVjR4V0rYM8cV5j9fY3XqhLk_ZSffUz3hkhZlBTNaf0xLA5AZAva9mFo9/w400-h141/P-S%20Motors%20ad.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Though Palazzo-Sidoti Motors is no longer in business, most people of a certain age will remember seeing the business on Hayes Avenue for many years. Clementi Palazzo came to the United States for a better life. Though he died in his 30s, his widow and descendants worked hard, and left their mark on Sandusky, Ohio.<p></p><p></p><p>If you take a walk through St. Joseph’s Cemetery, you will see the names of many Italian American and Irish American families whose final resting place is in Sandusky.</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-47434744117808715092023-10-13T09:00:00.002-04:002023-10-13T09:00:00.149-04:00Horatio and Sarah Louise Linn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZifwlEi94f-V19EDCI6RUaYuC3C14JPogzP6FWGsK1ZE_zD6EIyIs6dPtQg90sFPrEW0I2EvmK01MfMohdt4EVF2D9f414O1oxJ0NJJroDCWr2NGH-SeUbdJAjixPT5tj8qIK7iNnnGZnfk_vLK12Tt-aXLmhzJ7yl0ye_J0fjkCPxCNpNMZ/s547/biog286.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZifwlEi94f-V19EDCI6RUaYuC3C14JPogzP6FWGsK1ZE_zD6EIyIs6dPtQg90sFPrEW0I2EvmK01MfMohdt4EVF2D9f414O1oxJ0NJJroDCWr2NGH-SeUbdJAjixPT5tj8qIK7iNnnGZnfk_vLK12Tt-aXLmhzJ7yl0ye_J0fjkCPxCNpNMZ/w294-h400/biog286.JPG" width="294" /></a></div><br />Horatio M. Linn was born near Zanesville, Ohio in 1868. He attended college at Muskingum College and Ohio State University. By the late 1890s, he had become the principal of Sandusky High School. In 1900, Mr. Linn resigned as principal to become editor of the <i>Sandusky Star </i>newspaper. Later, Mr. Linn moved to Cleveland, Tennessee to become the editor and proprietor of the <i>Cleveland Journal</i>. In 1916 Mr. Linn moved his family back to Erie County and took up farming.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIssawbpwgc4AuzvOZCy8MUSPBe2jLRFr1aisLt0rEGFL0ehOmE3ZIyziIqGI18_oijGJz8TQTJBUXc1PxdvL4RpUhV1onCOkfb0Vjv28GY8SWhhb4sXtQeSv4o1CMt1cJJBTUn2n-NG6mhCukLtVLhjgM-Yd4lgEUmlGAhSlB0hCioSUUAWi/s543/biog287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIssawbpwgc4AuzvOZCy8MUSPBe2jLRFr1aisLt0rEGFL0ehOmE3ZIyziIqGI18_oijGJz8TQTJBUXc1PxdvL4RpUhV1onCOkfb0Vjv28GY8SWhhb4sXtQeSv4o1CMt1cJJBTUn2n-NG6mhCukLtVLhjgM-Yd4lgEUmlGAhSlB0hCioSUUAWi/w285-h400/biog287.JPG" width="285" /></a></div><p></p><p>In 1902, Horatio M. Linn married Sarah Louise Ramsdell, the daughter of Horace Valentine Ramsdell. They had a family of two daughters and a son.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-unBnNWYQbJZQNUhwmDNrdZRlv5Ox3tf7WsCf435Qo35soAR7fYjWRDwRT67zI03I7WNGrvaXVKu13UF8cv_UK-NyEt3ZxdJrDg54Qz86s8NCGHFxXzIRLySVGK4YNKk_7WWEpq3NLBJQhPFKLtJM2Zy2lld4HIZcMdnCkK6AXbIFNMLA6B9/s718/biog288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="718" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-unBnNWYQbJZQNUhwmDNrdZRlv5Ox3tf7WsCf435Qo35soAR7fYjWRDwRT67zI03I7WNGrvaXVKu13UF8cv_UK-NyEt3ZxdJrDg54Qz86s8NCGHFxXzIRLySVGK4YNKk_7WWEpq3NLBJQhPFKLtJM2Zy2lld4HIZcMdnCkK6AXbIFNMLA6B9/w400-h303/biog288.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>On February 13, 1921, Mr. Linn died at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 51. His obituary appeared on the front page of his former newspaper, now called the <i>Sandusky Star Journal</i>. He was considered one of the area’s most prominent men, and his death came as a shock.</p><p>The family portrait below was taken, probably around 1910, by Edward H. Schlessman. The children and grandchildren of Horace V. Ramsdell are standing near the Ramsdell home in Bloomingville, which was built in 1832. More details about the history of the Ramsdell family are available <a href="https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron/biographies/ramsdell.htm">online</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_OZnuhLTH4qSPrLVLLcP1ce18e-SCHg8e9a8qV7jg2m8wbL_sPLgvtlFvBxjoygYki1ton114TckpOI69FEDXM25D1fSbmY4dAHi_sZl-MVLSUBskG9c5EuWywiAb5jGHqSl3T7Wc0iPsy3DoYXSPRi4-WQeRftqP_babozkDyoCgck1zrfY/s683/biog289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="683" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_OZnuhLTH4qSPrLVLLcP1ce18e-SCHg8e9a8qV7jg2m8wbL_sPLgvtlFvBxjoygYki1ton114TckpOI69FEDXM25D1fSbmY4dAHi_sZl-MVLSUBskG9c5EuWywiAb5jGHqSl3T7Wc0iPsy3DoYXSPRi4-WQeRftqP_babozkDyoCgck1zrfY/w400-h321/biog289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-2789325974394330792023-10-07T11:25:00.001-04:002023-10-07T11:25:00.162-04:00The Paradise Inn on Venice Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9MdohT9bVu4NoPrWRYnt8D5fO3BF0WrYk9MOSuW6luMYdpwI2QxA07l-b_inA8kxtcTp0hYFQWn_LuCDFdUsOiGrjDdTzpHSj_hcElaVjQ8UhU88Uc7hM_jn0rOJk64xGmlwLsNaztOzxh2ZLKHtvS29BHayH13zDNsSvXkSiHuShsLZD6Bl/s820/Paradise%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="820" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9MdohT9bVu4NoPrWRYnt8D5fO3BF0WrYk9MOSuW6luMYdpwI2QxA07l-b_inA8kxtcTp0hYFQWn_LuCDFdUsOiGrjDdTzpHSj_hcElaVjQ8UhU88Uc7hM_jn0rOJk64xGmlwLsNaztOzxh2ZLKHtvS29BHayH13zDNsSvXkSiHuShsLZD6Bl/w400-h251/Paradise%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />From about 1935 to 1939, the Paradise Inn was in business at 3301 Venice Road. The grand opening was advertised in the June 19, 1935 issue of the <i>Sandusky Register</i>. The Paradise Inn had formerly been known as the Boots Inn.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDxs1mZE_8bz4q6TD2FcCLD6S6T99BW8UpKQNfvY5tuqfrYykG2185gbc7ug05sjHUyPeaJnsdmwQ4uGhb8_KLo3xVZde0nNqlKu3VIUAnQmbO9BCLqCNxo_Ll0w8x8h1BDNhIiSIv5YyhkAv4z_crbSsfEuFhxFMvpcF3MGrOcnio56LBkQ-/s404/Paradise%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="404" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDxs1mZE_8bz4q6TD2FcCLD6S6T99BW8UpKQNfvY5tuqfrYykG2185gbc7ug05sjHUyPeaJnsdmwQ4uGhb8_KLo3xVZde0nNqlKu3VIUAnQmbO9BCLqCNxo_Ll0w8x8h1BDNhIiSIv5YyhkAv4z_crbSsfEuFhxFMvpcF3MGrOcnio56LBkQ-/w400-h200/Paradise%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />For several years, Urban J. Schwartz was the proprietor and Arnold “Arnie” Lieb was the bartender. The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center has a songbook from the former Paradise Inn. Here are a few of the songs from the songbook:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUokduhjcm7sN1jaixCj_6AjsdnjE-L9x8giteMlZL7VBTFUnVMvrRuU31Xx5Vdji8hOuoxwOTtAiBs4LKoHcIWpfBy7ImjErcGLb-mEgdswcJmzXoyjxAbW_kRWPu5hvoD8M4r8HngNa_zqMRUu_uD6ejH-kczgkCl2EwXKfml15BvUrLnRNO/s602/Paradise%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="602" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUokduhjcm7sN1jaixCj_6AjsdnjE-L9x8giteMlZL7VBTFUnVMvrRuU31Xx5Vdji8hOuoxwOTtAiBs4LKoHcIWpfBy7ImjErcGLb-mEgdswcJmzXoyjxAbW_kRWPu5hvoD8M4r8HngNa_zqMRUu_uD6ejH-kczgkCl2EwXKfml15BvUrLnRNO/w400-h333/Paradise%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>The building housing the Paradise Inn was listed as vacant in the 1941 city directory, and today it is a private home. Urban J. Schwartz died in 1966, and is buried in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Fremont, Ohio. An obituary for Arnold Lieb, who died in 1995, stated that he had worked at Union Chain for over forty years, retiring as a foreman at the plant.</p>Sandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.com0