Monday, September 28, 2009

Reunions

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Reunions, whether informal or carefully planned, allow people to reconnect with family and friends from their past. Families, schools, colle...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

Strobel Field

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On the evening of September 25, 1936, the new $100,000 Sandusky High School stadium at Strobel Field was dedicated, prior to the football ...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

J. W. Weier, Manufacturer of Weier’s Cream of Roses

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In the 1880 Erie County Census, Jacob Weier is listed as a barber, the 20 year old son of Louis and Ernestine Weier. A newspaper article fro...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

Foundries in Sandusky

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Now known as Sandusky International, the Sandusky Foundry and Machine Company was founded in 1904 by William Millspaugh. The company has lo...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Program Announcement: Cemetery Walk: The Founding Fathers of Sandusky - The North Ridge

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Join Sandusky Library's Museum Curator Maggie Marconi for a new Cemetery Walk - The Founding Fathers of Sandusky-The North Ridge - on We...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Vanished Settlement of "Africa" in Erie County

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The July 1878 issue of the Firelands Pioneer features an article written by A. W. Hendry about a vanished settlement of African Americans in...
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Mystery Photo: An Early Gas Station

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Here is a view of the Cities Service Oil Co. filling station, circa 1920. Who knows where it was? (The answer is posted in the comments.)
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Letters Home, by Jay Caldwell Butler

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In 1930, the book LETTERS HOME was privately published. Watson Hubbard Butler arranged the letters of his father, Jay Caldwell Butler, Capt...
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Program Announcement: Brown-Bag Lunch Series -- Moravians in Milan

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Bring your lunch and join us in the Library Program Room (Terrace Level) as we explore topics in local history during our Brown Bag Lunch Se...
Monday, September 07, 2009

Dr. Joseph Caldwell’s Ledger from 1833

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In The History of the Fire Lands , by W. W. Williams, we learn that Dr. Joseph Caldwell came to Huron, Ohio in the spring of 1833, and he co...
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