Monday, August 31, 2015

New England Influence on the Firelands

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The area of land in Ohio known as the Firelands is the far western portion of the Connecticut Western Reserve . The Western Reserve was...
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Friday, August 28, 2015

Oliver W. Marble, Architect

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Oliver W. Marble moved to Sandusky in 1901, after having worked as an architect in Chicago for twenty-two years. In Chicago, his firm...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Our 1000th Blog Post!

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Time to celebrate. . . .  Thanks for (nearly) ten years of fun and history.
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Monday, August 24, 2015

Ogontz Fire Company and Firefighting in Sandusky

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On June 4, 1870, Richard C. Cuthbert was given a certificate from the Fire Department of the city of Sandusky for a life membership in ...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Do You Remember Mark’s?

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Below is an aerial view of Mark’s Market, taken by photographer Thomas Root on September 13, 1955. You can see shadows from Mr. Root’s ...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Willard A. Bishop, A Popular Sandusky Photographer

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Willard A. Bishop was born in Shelby County, Indiana in 1856. In 1880, he moved to Sandusky, Ohio, where he opened a photographic studi...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

The Colonial Opera Company at Cedar Point

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In 1903 George A. Boeckling opened a 1200 seat opera house at Cedar Point. The Opera House was located between the Grand Pavilion and t...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Sandusky Machine and Agricultural Works Made the Hero Reaper

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Though the Sandusky Machine and Agricultural Works was begun in the mid nineteenth century, it was not incorporated until 1870, with W.F. C...
Saturday, August 08, 2015

The Colton House

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From the early 1860s until his death in 1898, Harry Colton was the proprietor of the Colton House, a hotel located in Sandusky at the ...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

The Rich History of the First Congregational Church

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After having been organized in 1819, the First Congregational Church opened its first church building in Sandusky in 1835. This church ...