Saturday, May 29, 2021

Dramatic Entertainment, May 29, 1874

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On May 29, 1874, a program of Dramatic Entertainment was given at the Sandusky High School, now known as Adams Junior High School in Sandusk...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

"This Was My Home"

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  In 1941, Sandusky High School student Eleanor Downing wrote an essay for the Fram entitled “This Was My Home.” Eleanor wrote that she alw...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021

The Blue Streak

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The Blue Streak roller coaster, which made its debut at Cedar Point on May 23,1964, it was the first major coaster built at the park since 1...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021

A Business Letter from E.B. Sadler to J.J. Dauch

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On August 2, 1882, Sandusky attorney E.B. Sadler wrote a letter to J.J. Dauch, regarding a debt that Mr. Dauch owed him. A transcription of...
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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Isaac Curtis Brewer III and IV

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A portrait of Isaac Curtis Brewer III is among the many photographs taken by Willard A. Bishop of prominent Sandusky men from the late eight...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Jacob Hemminger Saloon Building

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The building at 333 West Market Street, where the Now and Then Shoppe was located, was originally the site of Jacob Hemminger’s saloon. The ...
Monday, May 10, 2021

Sketches in Europe, by George Feick, Jr.

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George Feick, Jr. was a member of a long line of architects and builders in his family, spending much of his career in the family firm, the ...
Thursday, May 06, 2021

Cholera Cemetery Headstones

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Have you ever wondered why there are only  three  headstones in the Cholera Cemetery? It has been something that has bothered me since my fi...
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Monday, May 03, 2021

Mr. and Mrs. John Hauser

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John Hauser was born on December 4, 1826 in Wuerttemberg, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1847. In 1855 he married Margaret Sc...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Israel Cook, Postmaster at Four Corners

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Israel Cook was appointed Postmaster at Four Corners on January 25, 1831, by William T. Barry , then the Postmaster General of the United St...