Friday, April 25, 2008

George “Johnny” Nichols, Light Heavyweight Champion

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George “Johnny” Nichols won the Light Heavyweight Championship in the National Boxing Association’s tournament finals in Chicago on March 1...
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Whigs in Sandusky

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For those of you not tired of politics yet. . . . The Whig Party was active in the United States from 1834–1856, having been formed by thos...
Friday, April 18, 2008

Mystery Photos: Guess the Location

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We haven't had a Mystery Photos posting in a long time, so let's have one now. Here is a photo of a railroad crossing in Sandusky. D...
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

George J. Bing, Carriage Maker and Biplane Builder

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George J. Bing and his friends are pictured above with a biplane that George was towing to the frozen Sandusky Bay to test. Bing’s attempt...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Olde Broderson, Baseball Player

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Olde Broderson was born in Germany in August of 1888 to Carsten and Catherine Hansen Broderson. The family emigrated to the United States in...
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Jazz Appreciation Month

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April is Jazz Appreciation Month ; March was Women's History Month . Here is a picture that combines the two occasions. They are the Ha...
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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Emily St. John Bouton, Educator and Journalist

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Emily St. John Bouton was the daughter of Daniel Bouton and Almina St. John. Born in Connecticut in 1837, Emily moved with her family to San...
Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Fall of the Commercial Banking and Trust Company

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In late February and early March of 1933, the country stood at the edge of a precipice of a national crisis. President Herbert Hoover was i...
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Local History Multimedia Presentations on the Library's Website

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You may not have noticed another feature the Sandusky Library offers for presenting local history. On the library's website , we have a ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Mrs. Eunice Brown Dewitt on the Home Front in the Great War

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Eunice Ann Brown was born in Danbury Township in 1832 to Loderick Brown and Margaret Kelly Brown. Loderick Brown was the Keeper of the Marbl...
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