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.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Knights of St. John Convention in Sandusky

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The Knights of St. John, a Catholic fraternal organization, held their convention in Sandusky, Ohio from June 19-26, 1910. Special service...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Program Announcement: Saloons in Early Sandusky

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Wednesday, June 27, 6:30PM The neighborhood tavern was often a center of social life for men (rarely women) in Sandusky, particularly ...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Benjamin F. Lee, Civil War Veteran and Inventor

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Benjamin F. Lee was born in 1835 in the state of New York. Mr. Lee graduated from Hobart College with the class of 1859. During the Civil ...
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Monday, June 18, 2012

A View of the North Side of East Market Street in 1956

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In the Sandusky Pictures Collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center is a photograph of the north side of East Market ...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Program Announcement: Brown Bag Lunch: The War of 1812 in North-Central Ohio

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Wednesday, June 20, at 12:00 p.m. With the fall of Detroit and the capture of the Northwest Army in August of 1812, early settlers in m...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The Steamer Put-in-Bay

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From 1911 to 1949 the steamer Put-in-Bay transported passengers from Detroit to Sandusky, with stops at Put-in-Bay and Cedar Point. The ...
Saturday, June 09, 2012

Ohio Fisheries, Foot of Hancock Street

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Before the location was known as Shoreline Drive, the State of Ohio had offices located at the foot of Hancock Street in Sandusky. Below is ...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

District Sales Managers of the Hinde and Dauch Company

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On March 25, 1916, Sandusky photographer Edward H. Schlessman took a picture of the District Sales Managers of the Hinde and Dauch Company...
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Sunday, June 03, 2012

George Reber’s Homes on West Washington Street

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According to Helen Hansen’s book At Home in Early Sandusky , the materials and workmanship were “of the finest” quality when George Reber ...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Commodore Denig Post, American Legion

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In the summer of 1920, a silk flag was presented to the Perry Post, No. 83, American Legion, by Mrs. Herbert Farrell. The ceremony took pl...
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