Saturday, February 27, 2021

Harry Dane, Chief Clerk at Erie County Probate Court

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Harry Dane was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1871 to George W. Dane and his wife, the former Maria Robinson Blanchard.  In August of 1900 an art...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Civil War Letter -- Black and White Fighting for Freedom

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  In the Sandusky Library's collections is a letter from a United States soldier during the Civil War to an acquaintance in his hometown...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Dr. Jeanne Spurlock, a Leader in Psychiatric Medicine and Social Activism

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Born in Sandusky in 1921, the first child of Frank and Glodena Spurlock, Jeanne Spurlock spent her early childhood in Sandusky before moving...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Frederick W. Cogswell, Prosecuting Attorney for Erie County

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Frederick Whittlesey Cogswell was the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. William Cogswell, born in Connecticut in 1823. He graduated from Yale Uni...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Sandusky’s Valentine was a Sleet Storm in 1909

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  Between February   14 and 16, 1909 a severe ice and sleet storm coated most of central and northern Ohio. Local weather official E.E. Nimm...
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Poem by Confederate Lieutenant S. Boyer Davis, imprisoned at Johnson's Island

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According to the book Rebels on Lake Erie , by Charles E. Frohman, Samuel Boyer Davis was sentenced, as a spy, to be executed by hanging on ...
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Sunday, February 07, 2021

August Wilhelm’s Invitation to The White House in 1914

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In 1914 Lieutenant and Mrs. August Wilhelm received an invitation to a reception to be held at the White House on February 24, when Woodrow ...
Thursday, February 04, 2021

August Guenther, Wholesale Dealer in Fine Whiskies

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According to History of Erie County, Ohio , edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich (Mason and Co., 1889), August Guenther was born in Westphalia, Prus...
Monday, February 01, 2021

Judge Moses H. Thompson, World War II Hero

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From the 1940 Sandusky High School yearbook Moses H. Thompson was the son of Moses C. Thompson and the former Marian Martin. During his time...
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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...