Monday, September 30, 2013

Remember the Eisenhowers?

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An article from the Sandusky High School  student newspaper The Sandusky Hi Lites from February 13, 1953 features a picture of four SH...
Friday, September 27, 2013

William Hamilton, Book Seller

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Here is a stereographic image, taken by A.C. Platt around 1880, of William Hamilton and his bookstore in downtown Sandusky . From about ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

David Campbell, Founder of Sandusky's First Newspaper

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David Campbell was born on May 8, 1794 in Cherry Valley, New York. He moved to Sandusky, Ohio in 1821, and in May of 1822 he founded th...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

J.F. Donahue and Company Hardware

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From about 1900 through 1912, J. Frank Donahue was the president of the J.F. Donahue and Company hardware store, located at 735 and 737...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

George and Freeland T. Barney

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George Barney and Freeland T. Barney were both sons of Mr. and Mrs. Throop Barney. Another brother, Charles Barney, died during the cholera...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Walther’s Peptonized Port Sold in Sandusky

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In August of 1903 the Sandusky Register featured several advertisements for Walther’s Peptonized Port.   The ad above stated tha...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

John G. Pool, Collector of Customs

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John G. Pool was born in Pennsylvania in 1813. His family moved to Ohio in 1818, where they resided in Perry County . Later they mov...
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Monday, September 09, 2013

Conrad Leonhiser Grocery

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From 1873 until the late 1890s, Conrad Leonhiser operated a grocery store at the northwest corner of Reese and Hancock Streets. During ...
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Thursday, September 05, 2013

The Early Years of the Erie County Humane Society

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According to Hewson Peeke’s book A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio , the Erie County Humane Society was organized in 1882, with G...
Monday, September 02, 2013

Labor Day

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In honor of Labor Day, we would like to share some images of workers, from the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. Lay Br...