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.

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Sandusky’s Railroad Depot

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Now used by Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, the railroad station at North Depot and Carr Streets in Sandusky, was o...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Sandusky Gets Ready for Thanksgiving in 1906

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Many area businesses placed advertisements in the Sandusky Daily Register in November of 1906, as Sandusky prepared to celebrate the ...
Monday, November 24, 2014

John J. Marquart - An Interview with an Early Sanduskian in 1947

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In the Twin Anniversary Edition of the Sandusky Register Star News , dated November 24, 1947, Harry Stack featured highlights of an int...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Zion Lutheran Church Choir

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Members of the Zion Lutheran Church Choir are pictured above in front of the organ pipes. The photograph, by Mound Studio in Sandusky, ...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Jacob Mertz, Pioneer Hardware Merchant

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Jacob Mertz was born in Wurttemberg, Germany in the 1830s. He came to the United States in the 1850s, and after living for at time in N...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Stereograph Cards by A.C. Platt

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Stereographs are a pair of nearly identical images that give a three dimensional effect when viewed through a device called a stereosc...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Margaret Ebert, Art Teacher

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Miss Margaret Ebert was the daughter of Carl and Caroline Ebert. She graduated from Sandusky High School in 1910. In the graduation pic...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

Gustave A. Hauser

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Gustave Adolph Hauser was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1874 to John and Margaret (Schmidt) Hauser, who were both natives of Germany. He wa...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Sebastian Schweinfurth Family

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The Sebastian Schweinfurth family is pictured above in the late 1800s, in front of the Schweinfurth residence at the corner of McKelvey...
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Sunday, November 02, 2014

The Boy Scouts Have Been Active in Sandusky for Many Years

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The Boy Scouts of America have been active in Sandusky since shortly after the organization was founded in 1910.  Pictured above is a gr...
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