Sunday, September 28, 2008

October is Archives Month

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Once again, October is Archives Month, and the Sandusky Library will be offering several local history events in commemoration. This year...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Genealogical Research with High School Alumni Publications

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High School alumni directories can be very helpful in genealogical research. The page below shows both the maiden names and married names of...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Program Announcement: The History of the "Tin Goose"

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On Monday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. join us in the Library Program Room when Sandusky resident Dale Hartlaub presents a talk on the histor...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

Program Announcement: German Immigration to Ohio (Brown-Bag Lunch Series)

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Bring your lunch and join us on Wednesday, September 17, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Library Program Room was we explore topics in local his...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Oliver Hazard Perry’s Victory at the Battle of Lake Erie

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Oliver Hazard Perry became a national hero after his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. Perry’s words to William He...
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Sunday, September 07, 2008

The "Big Four"

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The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company , also known as the “Big Four,” was formed on June 30, 1889 by the consolid...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Beatty Church on Washington Square

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John Beatty , the Mayor of Sandusky from 1833 to 1836, founded a church in Sandusky in 1835, after the Methodist Church voted against hostin...
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...