Saturday, July 31, 2010

The Play was Set in Sandusky

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While we do not know the names of the cast members or the play, the backdrop for this dramatic production appears to be a scene of Columbus ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Addison Kelley Hamilton, 1889-1892

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Addison Kelley Hamilton was the eldest son of Titus and Fredrena Kelley Hamilton, born in 1889. He was the great grandson of Addison Kelley,...
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Monday, July 26, 2010

The Eclectic System of Penmanship by L. S. Thompson

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Langdon S. Thompson was a teacher of penmanship in the Sandusky schools in 1863. The 1867 Sandusky City Directory lists Mr. Thompson’s resid...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Sandusky Business College

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First known as the Buckeye & Great Western Business College, the school was founded in Sandusky in 1865 by Professor E. A. Hall. By 1867...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Program Announcement: Postcards from the Library's Collections

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Join Archives Librarian Ron Davidson in the Library Program Room on Wednesday, July 28, at 6:30 p.m. as he presents a sampling of postcards ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Samuel J. Catherman, Carpenter and Master Mechanic

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Samuel J. Catherman was born in Union City, Pennsylvania, on July 29, 1817. He came to Sandusky as a boy, and learned the carpenter trade. H...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

The Leonard Baumgartel Family in 1900

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Leonard and Mary Baumgartel are pictured above with two of their daughters. They lived at 212 Hayes Avenue in Sandusky, Ohio. According to r...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Daguerreotype of Annette Tilden Mills and Son

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Isaac Mills, who was the grandson of co-founder of Sandusky, Isaac L. Mills, married Annette Tilden in 1855. Annette was the daughter of Dr....
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Bargain Fair

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In 1956 the discount store “Bargain Fair” opened on Sandusky’s West Side, at the site of an old roller rink, built by Emery Ward and operate...
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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Plattdeutsche Verein in Sandusky

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Pictured above is a ribbon from the Plattdeutsche Verein of Sandusky (spellings of this organization vary widely.) This organization was a...