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, October 03, 2017

Miss Harriet C. West

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Harriet C. West was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1861 to Abel Kingsbury West and his wife, the former Caroline E. Wood. Abel K. West was a...
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Eunice Downing’s School Friendship Book

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Eunice Downing was the daughter of Roy and Bertha (Haller) Downing. Her father Roy M. Downing was the U.S. Deputy Collector of Custo...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Dr. William Gaylord

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William Gaylord was born on July 31, 1838, and grew up on a farm in Morrow County, Ohio. He began studying medicine with Dr. J.D. Buck ...
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Sunday, September 24, 2017

Lutheran School

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After holding classes in the old Lutheran church in Washington Park since 1891, Zion Lutheran Church dedicated a new parochial school ...
Friday, September 22, 2017

When Brown’s Boats Was at the Foot of Columbus Avenue

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Worthy R. Brown was born in Port Clinton, Ohio on March 17, 1884. He was the first person to operate charter boats for reel fishing o...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Ledger Book from Lee Chambers Brickyard

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A ledger book from the business of Lee Chambers is housed in the Business Collections of the Archives Research Center of the Sandusky L...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

When the Lake Shore Coach Lines Ran from Sandusky to Cleveland

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From 1938 until well into the 1940s, the Lake Shore Coach Lines transported passengers by bus from Sandusky to Cleveland, as well as fr...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Elementary School Children in Sandusky, 1883

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Walter Ritter donated this picture of an elementary school class taken on the steps of the old Sandusky High School (later Adams Junior...
Sunday, September 10, 2017

Sandusky Gas and Electric Company

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Several employees of the Sandusky Gas and Electric Company are seen in front of the old Power House which was on the west side of Lawre...
Thursday, September 07, 2017

Norbert A. Lange’s Remembrances from the Summer of 1915

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              Dr. Norbert A. Lange bequeathed a scrapbook to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center, which he kept during the ye...
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