Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Pictures from Lay Brothers Fisheries

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Lay Brothers Fisheries was founded in 1870 by John Sr. and Jacob Lay, both sons of Jacob Lay, Sr., who died in the 1849 cholera epidemi...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Euterpean Hall

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Euterpean Hall was on the third floor of the Phoenix block on the north side of Water Street, east of Columbus Avenue. The Phoenix buil...
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Charles F. Selkirk, Poet and Friend of Poets

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Charles F. Selkirk was born in Sandusky , Ohio on May 15, 1866 to George O. Selkirk and Anna Maria Alden. Mrs. Selkirk was a direct de...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Cornerstone of St. Mary’s School Set in Place in 1909

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On April 25, 1909, thousands of people attended the ceremony of the setting of the cornerstone for St. Mary’s School. The school was a ...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

From Sandusky to Camp Vivian

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Between 1910 and 1913, Henry Klieger operated a saloon at 445 First Street in Sandusky. He and his wife Jeannette lived above the busin...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

Joe F. Wieber’s Saloon

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From about 1898 until 1910, Joseph F. Wieber operated a saloon at the southwest corner of Monroe and Pearl Streets. In its later years ...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Program Announcement: History of NASA at Plum Brook Station (Brown-bag Lunch Series)

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Wednesday, April 16, 12 PM, in the Library Program Room John Blakeman, Presenter The historic operations of NASA at Plum Brook Stat...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Henry Matern and the Matern Brothers Store

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In 1860 (possibly even earlier) Henry Matern operated a business on Water Street in Sandusky, where he sold stoves and tinware. By 1869...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Frank Shepherd Trapeze Artist

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In the biographical files of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center is an undated promotional item for Frank Shepherd, who ...
Saturday, April 05, 2014

Historical Post Offices in Erie County

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Most area residents of a certain age recall the old Sandusky Post Office, which was located at the intersection of Jackson Street, West...