Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving Dinner at the Opera House Cafe in 1900

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According to the November 29, 1900 issue of the Sandusky Daily Star , on Thanksgiving Day in 1900, George A. Boeckling invited one hun...
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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Adam J. Stoll, Inventor

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Adam J. Stoll was born in Bucyrus, Ohio in 1844.  He moved to Sandusky in 1868. That same year, he married Sophia Burgdorf, the adopted...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Kuebeler and Stang Breweries

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The production of beer was a major industry in nineteenth century Sandusky, with the Kuebeler and Stang families among the most successful ...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Ferdinand V. Seibert, Painter and Interior Decorator

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Above is a tintype portrait of Ferdinand V. Seibert as a young man. Mr. Seibert was born in Sandusky, Ohio on February 20, 1861, to V...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Vintage Views of the Sloane House Hotel

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According to volume one of From the Widow's Walk , by Helen Hansen & Virginia Steinemann, the Sloane House hotel opened Novemb...
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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Veterans Day November 11 -- Errol "Zip" Zistel, Military Aviator

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Errol Henry Zistel was born in Sandusky, Ohio on July 16, 1895, to Ottomar and Amelia Zistel. He earned the nickname “Zip” from his da...
Thursday, November 07, 2013

Dr. Norbert A. Lange’s Life is Well Documented in Pictures

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Dr. Norbert Adolph Lange, was a chemistry professor who is known for writing the classic text Handbook of Chemistry . In 1959 Dr. Norbe...
Monday, November 04, 2013

Isaac Grasgreen Boots and Shoes

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From 1882 through 1890, Isaac Grasgreen operated a business that sold boots and shoes at 115 Columbus Avenue in downtown Sandusky . ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Who Are the Men in the Under the Baton Banner?

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The Sandusky Library is pleased to announce the documentary film Under the Baton: Music at Old Cedar Point . The premiere screening will ...
Monday, October 28, 2013

Merrill L. Starr, Erie County Sheriff, 1876 to 1880

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Merrill Leroy Starr was born in the state of New York in 1842 to Daniel and Bathsheba (Chadwick) Starr. The Starr family moved to Perk...