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, February 28, 2013

Program Announcement: Tecumseh and the War of 1812

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Monday, March 4, 6:30PM, in the Library Program Room We continue to commemorate the centennial of the War of 1812. Join us in the libr...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Martha Pitkin and the Sandusky Chapter, D.A.R.

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Mrs. E. Lea Marsh, nee Elizabeth Diodate Griswold Marsh , is pictured below. She is one of the many descendants of Martha Pitkin , whose nam...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Charles L. Alexander, World War I Veteran

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Charles Lester Alexander was born in Sandusky, Ohio on April 20, 1894 to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Alexander. On October 29, 1917, Mr. A...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

James Monroe (1821-1898), Reformer and Abolitionist

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James Monroe was born in 1821 in Connecticut to Quaker parents. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1846, and he earned his theology ...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Hewson L. Peeke, Lawyer and Author

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Hewson Lindsley Peeke was born on April 21, 1861 in South Bend, Indiana to George Hewson and Margaret Bloodgood Peeke. He graduated from Wil...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

Program Announcement - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Mary Todd Lincoln - After the Assassination

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Wednesday, February 20, at noon. This program will feature the story of Mary Todd Lincoln after the assassination of her beloved husband,...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Program Announcement: African American Genealogy Workshop

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This Saturday, February 16, 1PM-4PM Deborah Abbott of the African American Genealogical Society of Cleveland will present a three-ho...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

George J. Lehrer as Abraham Lincoln

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From the 1940s through the 1960s, Sandusky resident George J. Lehrer toured the United States portraying former President Abraham L...
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Friday, February 08, 2013

Enoch Weller, Sandusky City Fireman and Civil War Soldier

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Enoch Weller was born in 1828 in the state of New York .  By 1860 he and his family were residing in Sandusky , Ohio . According to hist...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Fisk Jubilee Singers Performed in Sandusky

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On February 13, 1901, the Fisk Jubilee Singers appeared at the Congregational Church in Sandusky. Members of the congregation hosted ...
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