Friday, November 09, 2018

Harlequins Production of Journey’s End

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On February 27, 1939, the Harlequins performed the play Journey’s End . The play, written by R.C. Sherriff, took an honest look at the...
Tuesday, November 06, 2018

O.S. Alcott and the "First Presidential Voters’ Club" of 1888

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O.S. Alcott donated this 1888 ribbon from the First Presidential Voters’ Club of 1888. The members of this club supported the Republic...
Saturday, November 03, 2018

Election of November 3, 1891

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On October 12, 1891, Erie County Sheriff Christian Wiedel posted a proclamation which notified area residents that the November elect...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Buoys and Gulls around Sandusky Bay

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Since Sandusky is located on Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie, seagulls and buoys are sights that are quite familiar to local residents and v...
Sunday, October 28, 2018

Commercial Building at the Southeast Corner of Market and Wayne Streets

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This picture of the Bing’s Furniture Store at 202 East Market Street was taken by Helen Hansen in 1983. At that time the building rece...
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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Brown Clutch Company and Brown Industries

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Though it is no longer in business, for many years the Brown Clutch Company, later Brown Industries, played an important role in severa...
Monday, October 22, 2018

Anton Johanssen, Caretaker of Johnson’s Island Cemetery

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    From about 1911 to 1956, Sandusky resident Anton Johanssen worked as the caretaker of the Johnson’s Island Cemetery, on Johnson’s I...
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Friday, October 19, 2018

Eighty-First Annual Assembly of the Grand Lodge of Ohio

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Nielsen Opera House On October 15 and 16, 1890, the 81 st Annual Assembly of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio conv...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Ohio Structural Iron Company, Predecessor to Mack Iron Works

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John D. Mack and A.C. Blinn founded the Ohio Structural Iron Company in 1901, after they purchased the Crandall Iron and Fence Company...
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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Toys from Yesteryear at the Follett House

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Now in the collections of the Follett House Museum, this Singer sewing machine was sold as “A Singer for the Girls” in the 1910s and 19...
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