Friday, January 30, 2009

Going Bananas

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Found accidentally, while researching something else. . . . a paragraph in a column called "Breakfast Table Talk," in the May 7, 1...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Fred Kelsey: What a Character

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Fred Kelsey, a pioneer character actor in both silent and talking motion pictures, was born in Sandusky on August 28, 1884. Known as “the de...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Clare Peterson's Sixth Birthday

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On January 19, 1914 Miss Clare Jeanette Peterson celebrated her sixth birthday with a party attended by many children at her home in the 400...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hudson

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An entry from Ohio Biographical Sketches , 1876 (available online through Ancestry Library Edition ) states that John H. Hudson was born on ...
Monday, January 12, 2009

Grand International Jubilee

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On Monday evening, January 12, 1874, a “Grand International Jubilee” was held at Fisher’s Hall in Sandusky, under the auspices of the Ladies...
Thursday, January 08, 2009

Program Announcement: A History of the Firelands, with Henry Timman

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Join us in the Library Program Room on Saturday, January 17, at 2:00 p.m. when renowned local historian Henry Timman will speak about the hi...
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Jackson's Victory Ball

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A ball was held at C. W. Marsh’s Assembly Room on January 8, 1827 in Sandusky, Ohio, to celebrate Andrew Jackson’s victory at New Orleans ....
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Thursday, January 01, 2009

Happy New Year!

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A time for a party. . . . Did you get your invitation? Don't forget the pretzels . . . .
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Lydia Mahala Todd West

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Lydia Mahala Todd was born in 1824 to Amos and Lurana Strong Todd in Cortland County, New York, and moved to Sandusky as a youngster. In 18...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Kiwanis Christmas Party, 1926

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On Tuesday, December 21, 1926, the Sandusky Kiwanis Club hosted a party for forty-five children from the Erie County Children’s Home. The fe...
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