Monday, January 31, 2022

Theodore and Hermine Goessling

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In the 1880 U.S. Census, Theodore Goessling was listed as single and aged 30, with his birthplace as Germany. He lived in Sandusky, where he...
Friday, January 28, 2022

Petition from Sandusky Residents Requesting Purchase of Library Materials

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Sometime in the first decade of the twentieth century, local residents gave a petition to the Carnegie Library Committee (Sandusky Library) ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Dr. James K. Douglas, Native of Berlin Township

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Dr. James K. Douglas was born in August 1869 to James and Cornelia (King) Douglas. He grew up on his parents’ home along Lake Erie in the no...
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Victorian Era Trade Cards

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Here are a some  Victorian era trade cards , which were used to advertise products in the late nineteenth century. These cards were given ou...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Robert Wagar, Former Sandusky City Manager

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Robert Lincoln Joseph Wagar was born in Lakewood, Ohio on February 12, 1880, to David and Margaret Wagar. He was a descendant of one of the ...
Friday, January 14, 2022

Buildings on the 100 Block of West Market Street in the 1990s

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The photograph above was taken in the 1990s by a member of the Erie County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. The Thrift Shop of Grac...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Abner Lyman, Portland Township Justice of the Peace

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  On September 11, 1830, Abner Lyman was appointed Justice of the Peace for the township of Portland , in Huron County , Ohio . (Portland To...
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Saturday, January 08, 2022

Daniel Kunz, German Immigrant and Business Owner

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Daniel Kunz (sometimes spelled Kuntz) was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1845 to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kunz. He emigrated to the United States as...
Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Tools of a Notary Public

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This historic Ohio notary seal was donated to the Sandusky Library in 1933, and is now in the collections of the Follett House Museum. It is...
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Erie County Children’s Poultry Show

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  Not a picture of the actual event The Erie County Children’s Poultry Show was held December 30, 1921 to January 1, 1922, in the garage of ...