Sunday, May 31, 2020

Hector Jennings, a Man of Service

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Hector Jennings was born in Elmira, New York, in 1804, and died in Sandusky, Ohio on January 27, 1900. He was married to Delina Cummings in...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Sandusky High School’s Centennial Reunion

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The Centennial Reunion of alumni of Sandusky High School was held on May 28, 1955. Tickets to the banquet were sold for $2.00 per perso...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Leo Long, Grand Army of the Republic

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Oscar Long donated his father’s badge from the Grand Army of the Republic to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. Leo Long wa...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

A Military History of the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Franklin Sawyer

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During the Civil War, Franklin Sawyer was the commanding officer of the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry from May of 1862 until the unit was...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Mrs. Erastus Cooke

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Fannie Anderson, born in New York in 1807, was the sister of pioneer Sandusky physician Dr. George Anderson. On November 1, 1826, she mar...
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Sunday, May 17, 2020

Aerial View of Milan Road and Perkins Avenue from 1970

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On May 18, 1970, photographer Thomas Root took this aerial picture of the intersection of Milan Road and Perkins Avenue. The Mr. Wiggs Fo...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Theodore Roosevelt on the Campaign Trail in Sandusky in 1912

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On May 15, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Sandusky, Ohio while he was campaigning for president on the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party...
Monday, May 11, 2020

“The Belle of Sandusky”

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This advertisement for the silent film “The Belle of Sandusky” ran in the Sandusky Register on May 31, 1925. Walter Steiner directed the...
Friday, May 08, 2020

Arthur Phinney, Educator and Lawyer

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Arthur Phinney was born in Gorham, Maine on March 28, 1837 to James and Cynthia (Mosher) Phinney. He was educated at Dartmouth and Yale, ...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Dedication of the Erie County Services Center

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On Sunday, May 2, 1982, the Erie County Services Center at 2902 South Columbus Avenue was dedicated, in the former Erie County Home . ...
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