Friday, January 29, 2021

The Bijou Restaurant after a Snowstorm

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A large group of individuals are pictured above in front of the Bijou Restaurant on West Water Street, next to the West House Hotel (where t...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Wichman & Sons Grocery

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  Beginning in 1890, F. Wichman and sons operated a grocery store at the southeast corner of Washington and Shelby Streets for many years. A...
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Saturday, January 23, 2021

William H. Wilson, Former Mayor of Sandusky

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  William H. Wilson came to Sandusky in the early 1860s, from Seneca County, Ohio.  After having worked in the stone business and the lumber...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Kriss Auto Bus

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  In the 1920s and 1930s, Randall F. Kriss ran a trucking and moving business. The vehicle pictured above is a Kriss Auto Bus that was built...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Professor Ferdinand Puehringer, Conductor and Composer

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Ferdinand Puehringer  led a band at Cedar Point in the 1880s. He is pictured below with several  band members, including Fred Bauman, Maxwe...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

The Enterprising Housekeeper

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The 1897 edition of The Enterprising Housekeeper , by Helen Louise Johnson, was published by the Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphi...
Monday, January 11, 2021

Minna Von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatengluck, by G. A. Lessing

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The German-language book, Minna Von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatengluck , by G. E. Lessing, was used as a textbook of German language and litera...
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Friday, January 08, 2021

The Reminiscences of Herman and Hedwig Zistel

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In Archival Box G-14, folder 14 at the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center   is a wonderful piece of local history. The complete title...
Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Clarabelle Cayhoe’s Memory Book

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Scrapbooking is now a billion dollar a year business, but it has been done in a variety of forms for centuries. Throughout history people h...
Saturday, January 02, 2021

Display from a Career Day at Sandusky City Schools

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The undated photograph above was given to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center by the Board of Education of Sandusky City Schools. ...