Thursday, November 28, 2019

Thanksgiving Dinner at the Opera House Cafe in 1900

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According to the November 29, 1900 issue of the Sandusky Daily Star , on Thanksgiving Day in 1900, George A. Boeckling invited one hu...
Monday, November 25, 2019

Deputy Sheriff A.A. “Pete” Killian

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From about 1936 to 1948, Alfred A. “Pete” Killian worked as a Deputy Sheriff for the Erie County Sheriff’s Department. Pete Killian is...
Friday, November 22, 2019

Odd Fellows in Sandusky

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The badge below once belonged to Frank B. Leake, who was a member of  Ogontz Lodge, No. 66 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) i...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Matern Stove and Furnace Company

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Henry Matern was born in Germany in 1827. He came to the United States in 1849, and settled in Sandusky in 1850, opening a stove and tinwa...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Augustus H. Moss, Pioneer Banker

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Augustus Hitchcock Moss was born in the state of New York in 1810. He married his second cousin, Mary Esther Moss, in 1837, and the cou...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Sandusky Automobile Company

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In 1902, the Sandusky Automobile Company was incorporated with James J. Hinde as President; Edward J. Cable, Secretary; F.P. Zollinger...
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Sunday, November 10, 2019

The Hospital at the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home

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The postcard pictured above was created by the Alexander Manufacturing Company, and was taken of the hospital at the Ohio Soldiers’ a...
Thursday, November 07, 2019

C.F. Schumacher Shoe Store

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From 1898 until about 1927, Charles F. Schumacher sold boots and shoes in Sandusky. In the 1900 U.S. Census for Erie County, Ohio, Mr. S...
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Monday, November 04, 2019

Black Patti Troubadours at the Grand Theater

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In 1905 the Black Patti Troubadours appeared in Sandusky at the Grand Theater (on Water and Jackson Streets, originally known as the San...
Friday, November 01, 2019

Teacher and Students of a One Room Schoolhouse in Perkins Township

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In about 1899, Miss Gertrude Taylor was the teacher at a one room schoolhouse in Perkins Township, on Columbus Avenue, south of Taylor...