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.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Harley Hoffman’s Photographs of Sandusky High School in 1957

›
Harley Hoffman took this aerial picture of Sandusky High School from an airplane in 1957. Notes with the original picture state that...
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Postcards of the Third National Exchange Bank

›
The postcard above is from the historical postcard collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. Founded in 1872 as the ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

J.D. McFall Men’s Clothing Store

›
In 1890 and 1891, Jasper Dean McFall operated a store in Sandusky at 121 Columbus Avenue . He sold clothing and gents’ furnishings.  T...
1 comment:
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Fountain at the Foot of Columbus Avenue

›
A public fountain was at the foot of Columbus Avenue in downtown Sandusky in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, not far...
2 comments:
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Judge William Howard Taft’s Visit to Sandusky in 1908

›
Early in September of 1908, William Howard Taft gave a speech in Sandusky in 1908 that was generally regarded as the first speech of his ac...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Judge E.B. King

›
Edmund Burritt King was born on a farm in July 4, 1850 in Medina County, Ohio to Cyrus and Harriet (Bennett) King. After attending the O...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

Program Announcement: A Day for Genealogists

›
“A Day for Genealogists” will be featured at the Sandusky Library on Saturday, September 20. From 10:30 to noon, learn how to get st...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Wallace C. Glenwright, Teacher, Coach, and Administrator

›
Wallace Glenwright’s long career with Sandusky City Schools covered over thirty years. He arrived in Sandusky shortly after his gradua...
Monday, September 01, 2014

At Work in Sandusky and Erie County

›
The warm weather in the summer months in northern Ohio allows for workers in a variety of occupations to get work done that is not eas...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Elmer J. Frank, Musician, Instructor, and Conductor

›
Young Elmer Frank, with his parents, Julius and Emma Elmer J. Frank was born in Sandusky in 1904 to Julius and Emma Frank, both of Germ...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version
Powered by Blogger.