Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Wehrle Hall on Middle Bass Island

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The Wehrle family founded the wine business that first gave Middle Bass Island its fame. The winery Wehrle, Werk, and Sons was one of the ...
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Program Announcement: Early Adventures at Put-in-Bay, Middle Bass and Johnson's Island

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Join us in the Library Program Room on Saturday, August 23, at 11:00 a.m. when Michael Gora gives a presentation on Lake Erie Islands histor...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Cigar Making in Sandusky

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Back in the days when it seemed like nearly everyone smoked (long before the Surgeon General's report ), cigar manufacturing was a majo...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Homeville

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An incorporated community called “Homeville” sprung up in the late 1800’s near the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home , now the Ohio Veterans Ho...
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Monday, August 11, 2008

Thomas Edison’s Visit to Erie County

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On August 11, 1923, Thomas Alva Edison visited his birthplace in Milan, Ohio . He was accompanied by Henry Ford , Harvey Firestone , and W...
Friday, August 08, 2008

Dr. Clarence E. Thompson

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Pictured above is the Monroe School’s third grade class in 1900. Clarence E. Thompson is number 38, and to his right is his brother Moses Th...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

A View of Washington Row in 1906

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Pictured below is a portion of Washington Row around 1906. The Odd Fellows Hall was built in 1889, by members of Ogontz Lodge No. 66. Like ...
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Monday, August 04, 2008

Cartes de Visite from Johnson's Island

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While the 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the Hoffman Battalion , was the main unit stationed at the Johnson’s Island Prison Camp during the...
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Friday, August 01, 2008

"Tin Can Tourists" Meet in Sandusky

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From August 3 to 17, 1936, the Tin Can Tourists of America had their summer convention at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Sandusky, Ohio. Ov...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Program Announcement: Glenn Kuebeler: Castalia, Cold Creek, and the Blue Hole

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Join us in the Library Program Room on Wednesday, July 30, at 7:00 p.m. when Glenn Kuebeler , a retired chemical engineer with a strong comm...