Saturday, February 28, 2009

Burt I. Lamb, Sandusky Tailor

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Burt I. Lamb was featured in the 1895 booklet entitled Men of Sandusky , a small publication which was printed by I. F. Mack and Bro., Print...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

George Daniel, Mayor of Sandusky 1871-1876

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George Daniel was born to John and Eva Daniel in Germany in 1834. The family settled in Sandusky in 1847. George was in the grocery business...
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Joseph M. Root, Anti-Slavery Activist

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Joseph M. Root was born in Cayuga County, New York in 1807, and moved to Ohio in 1829. Mr. Root was Sandusky’s Mayor in 1832 and 1833. In 18...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Sandusky Cider and Vinegar Works / Struebe & Engels

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Carl H. Struebe was the proprietor of a vinegar factory from about 1884 through 1900. The factory was located on the west side of Columbus A...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Laura Schaub's Valentines

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The Valentine below was given to Laura Schaub by Esther Sutts, sometime between 1908 and 1919. Laura Schaub was the daughter of William and ...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Underground Railroad in Sandusky

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On Sunday, November 11, 2007, the “ Path to Freedom ” sculpture created by Susan Schultz was dedicated at Facer Park in Sandusky. The “Path ...
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Saturday, February 07, 2009

Calvin Caswell, Erie County Commissioner

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Having settled in Margaretta Township in 1838, Calvin Caswell was one of the largest wheat producers in Erie County. Mr. Caswell was an Erie...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

1895 Plan to Rob Milan Bank was Hatched at Sandusky

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On Sunday, February 3, 1895, Louis Stoughton hired a team of horses and a surrey from the Herb & Hocke Livery in Sandusky, Ohio. Charles...
Sunday, February 01, 2009

The Reverend Thomas Holland Boston

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Thomas Holland Boston was born to free black parents in Maryland in 1809. He moved to Sandusky in 1839, with his new bride Amelia Butler Bo...
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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