Monday, June 28, 2010

The First Edition of “The Gleaner”

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While the Sandusky High School Alumni Directory lists the first graduating class of Sandusky High School as taking place in 1855, there wer...
Friday, June 25, 2010

The Sandusky Schottisch

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A schottisch or schottische is a round dance of German origin, similar to a slow polka. It was very popular in the mid to late nineteenth c...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The Sandusky, Milan & Norwalk Electric Railway

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Pictured below is Car No. 9 of the Sandusky, Milan & Norwalk Electric Railway, near the northwest corner of Monroe and Hancock Streets i...
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Crossword Puzzle from 1925 Sandusky High School Fram

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The crossword puzzle below, by Elizabeth Alton, took its clues primarily from local businesses that placed advertisements in the Fram. How m...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Program Announcement: Culture and Commerce - A Walking Tour of Downtown Sandusky

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Take a walk back in time as we stop at some of downtown Sandusky’s most interesting buildings - past and present. Join us on Wednesday, June...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Minnie Riccelli’s Three Generation Photograph

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Notes on the back of this family photograph indicate that the photograph was taken in 1932, after the funeral of Fred Scheuss. The women in ...
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Mayflies, or June Bugs

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The photograph above pictures mayflies in the street at the corner of Jackson Street and Washington Row in the summer of 1940. At the very ...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Main and Mutual Telephone Exchanges in Erie County

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When dial telephone service was begun, telephone numbers often consisted of the first two letters of a word, followed by five numerals. Glen...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Ohio’s Lake Erie Vacationland

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The warm summertime weather and access to water in the Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie Islands region have been popular with vacationers for deca...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

100th Anniversary of Confederate Monument on Johnson's Island

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Centennial ceremonies are being held this week to commemorate the Confederate memorial at the Civil War prisoners' cemetery on Johnson...