Monday, August 27, 2007

Glenn Curtiss' Record-Setting Flight to Cedar Point

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On the afternoon of August 31, 1910, aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss established a record for flying over water when he landed his biplane o...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The Farrell-Cheek Steel Company

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A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Herbert Farrell arrived in Sandusky and founded the Farrell-Cheek Steel Company in 1910. The firm manufact...
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Monday, August 13, 2007

Lloyd-George Studios

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In the 1927 City Directory the “Lloyd-George Studios” advertised studio props and scenery as well as production of pageants, plays, mins...
Friday, August 10, 2007

Helen Keller in Sandusky

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On June 30, 1925, Helen Keller , the famous blind and deaf social activist, addressed the national convention of the Lions Club at Cedar...
Monday, August 06, 2007

"The Margaretta"

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Margaretta High School, first called “Castalia High School,” was established in 1867. Mr. Tiffany of Oberlin was the first teacher. The seco...
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Portable Polling Places -- A Query

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Does anybody remember these? Local historians are trying to gather information about these portable sheds, which were used in the past as po...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Mary Marilla Stephens Overheard Plot to Free Prisoners at Johnson’s Island

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Mary Marilla Stephens was born in 1846 in Perkins Township to Mr. and Mrs. William Stephens. When Mary was 17, she moved to a rooming house...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

The Columbus & Sandusky Pike

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In the early days of Ohio statehood, one of the primary missions of the state government was to sponsor the development of transportation sy...
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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Family History Clues from Cemeteries

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A trip to the cemetery can prove very productive when you are looking for information about the people in your Family Tree. Tombstones provi...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Program Announcement: Charlie Pierce - A Johnson's Island Rebel (Brown Bag Lunch Series)

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Bring your lunch and join us in the Library Program Room as we explore topics in local history. On Wednesday, July 18 at noon Kim Brownle...