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.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Sandusky Register Centennial Edition

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On December 31, 1922, the Sandusky Register published a lengthy Centennial Edition of the newspaper. A bound copy of this edition is hou...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sandusky Turn-Gemeinde Christmas Festival

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On December 25, 1892, the Sandusky Turn-Gemeinde held their annual festival at the Turner Hall, which had formerly been known as Norman H...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas 1947 Edition of Hourglass Newsletter

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The Hourglass was a newsletter put out for employees of the Apex Manufacturing Company. The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Edmund H. Zurhost, Politician and Businessman

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The front page of the December 21, 1923 issue of the Sandusky Register stated that Edmund H. Zurhorst was “one of the picturesque person...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Holiday Messenger from the R.M. & C.B. Wilcox Company

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The Wilcox Company department store in Sandusky was located on the 100 block of the west side of Columbus Avenue in Sandusky from 1886 un...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Fox Family Portrait

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The Allen Fox family is pictured below, around the turn of the twentieth century. Though difficult to read, the names of the children of Mr....
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Local Advertisements in the December 1939 Fram

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Along with several original works of prose, verse, art, and photography by students at Sandusky High School, several advertisements from ...
Sunday, December 09, 2012

Ludwig Altstaetter’s German Music Books

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In the Archives Research Center at the Sandusky Library are two books of handwritten music. The books were prepared by Frederick Altstaetter...
Thursday, December 06, 2012

1931 Calendar from Lord & Schmitkons, Inc.

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Boy Scout Memories was the theme of the promotional calendar from Lord & Schmitkons, Inc. from 1931. Inside the booklet found at t...
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Monday, December 03, 2012

Oakland Cemetery Deed from 1856

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On December 13, 1856, a deed for Lot 8, Block 9 of Oakland Cemetery was issued to H. H. Eldis. The burial lot was purchased at a cost of ...
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