Sandusky History

A blog dedicated to the discussion of topics relating to the history of Sandusky and Erie County, Ohio, the Lake Erie Islands, and nearby communities; inspired by the collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center and the Sandusky History Museum at the Follett House. A service of the Sandusky Library.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Nettie Baumeister Buder, Popular Performer

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Pictured above is Nettie Baumeister at the age of 21. Miss Nettie Baumeister was born on January 27, 1899 in Sandusky, Ohio to Albert and La...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Henry Howe’s Historical Collections of Ohio

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Henry Howe (1816 -1893) was an author, publisher, historian, and bookseller, the son of Connecticut publisher Hezekiah Howe. The elder Howe’...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

WLEC's Holiday Cookbook

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In November 1974, Radio Station WLEC (1450 AM and 102.7 FM) published a “Holiday Foods Edition” cookbook. Nat Marshall and several other sta...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Businesses on Tiffin Avenue

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The 1855 Sandusky City Directory lists several businesses on Tiffin Avenue, including a barber, cooper, blacksmith, and a grocer. David Bruc...
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Louis Zistel, an Early German Immigrant

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Louis Zistel was born in Germany in 1830, and came to the Sandusky in 1848 (during the time of revolutionary upheavals in Europe). Because o...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Played in Sandusky in 1928

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From November 14 through November 17, 1928, the motion picture Uncle Tom’s Cabin played at the Schine’s State Theater in Sandusky , Ohio . ...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

A Military Family: Commodore Robert Gracey Denig and Jean Livingston Hubbard Denig

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Robert Gracey Denig was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 22, 1851. After high school, he attended and graduated from the United States Naval Ac...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Program Announcement: Brown Bag Lunch Series - If Louisa May Alcott Visited Sandusky

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As part of the Louisa May Alcott program series at the Sandusky Library, we will hold a special Brown Bag Lunch on Wednesday, November 16 ...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011

T.C. Adams, Civil War Veteran and Merchant

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Thomas C. Adams was born in England about 1839 to Thomas and Catherine (Cooley) Adams. When quite young, Thomas C. Adams came to the United...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Samuel and Fredericka Tebbutt

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Samuel and Fredericka Tebbutt were married in Erie County, Ohio in October of 1875. The former Fredericka Zanger was the daughter of John an...
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