Wednesday, October 31, 2007

McMeens Post of the G.A.R.

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The McMeens Post, No. 19, of the Department of Ohio’s Grand Army of the Republic was named for Dr. Robert R. McMeens , who served in both t...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

The "Trackless Train" Makes a Stop in Sandusky

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On June 23, 1925 the “World’s First Trackless Transcontinental Highway Train” made a stop in front of the Schade Theater in Sandusky. Fun...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Letters from the Front

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In the age of instant communication, it is easy to forget about the fading art of letter writing. Letters sent home from the Civil War revea...
Thursday, October 04, 2007

Archives Month: 50th Anniversary Reunion of Quien Sabe Club

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On an August day in 1953, forty-three men with roots in Sandusky met at the Log Cabin Inn (now the Angry Trout), in Bay View -- the 50th an...

Archives Month: Reunions -- Homecoming Week, 1914

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In commemoration of Archives Month in Ohio and its theme of "Reunions," let's remember Sandusky Homecoming Week, first held i...
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Monday, October 01, 2007

October is Archives Month

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October is Archives Month, a time when we recognize the importance of the role of archives and historical collections in society. Archives ...
Thursday, September 27, 2007

Horse Races in Sandusky

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Although we have not had horse races in Sandusky for quite a while, the trotters were popular in town for many years, beginning about 150 ye...
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Monday, September 17, 2007

J. Leroy Weier

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J. Leroy Weier, known as Leroy, is pictured here driving his automobile with 1911 license plates. (We don’t know the names of his passenger...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Daniel Hoffman and Family Businesses

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Beginning as Hoffman Coal and Milling Co., the Hoffman Coal Company served the Sandusky area for sixty-five years. In the 1890 city directo...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Program Announcement -- Cemetery Walk: Extraordinary Women of Sandusky

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Join Sandusky Library's Museum Curator Maggie Marconi for a new cemetery walk -- Extraordinary Women of Sandusky -- on Wednesday, Septe...