Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Bremer Groceries and Saloon

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In the first quarter of the twentieth century, members of the Bremer family operated grocery stores in Sandusky. J.D. Bremer was listed as a...
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Saturday, May 28, 2022

Memorial Day: Memorials to Local Soldiers

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  The archival collections at the Sandusky Library contain a number of items that memorialize soldiers of the United States. The poster abov...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Sandusky's Montgomery Ward Illustrates the Evolution of Retail

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The Montgomery Ward company began in 1872 as a mail-order business selling goods from an annual catalog. Facing stiff competition from its c...
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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Ruggiero Ricelli was a “Man of Many Jobs”

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Ruggiero Ricelli was born in Italy in 1879, and emigrated to Sandusky around 1893. Beginning in 1895, he operated a fruit and confectionery...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

“A Hero in Rags” Presented by the Social Footlight Club

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In May of 1909 the Social Footlight Club presented a play entitled “A Hero in Rags” at the Sidley Memorial Hall in Saints Peter and Paul sch...
Monday, May 09, 2022

Samuel C. Wheeler, Sandusky Attorney

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  When Samuel C. Wheeler died at age 79 on February 21, 1908, he was the oldest member of the Erie County Bar Association. For many years, h...
Thursday, May 05, 2022

Fred Kranz, Sandusky Businessman

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Fred Kranz was born in Nassau, Germany in 1841; in 1848 he came to the United States with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Balthasar Kranz. The Kra...
Saturday, April 30, 2022

Publicity Photos from The New Dominion

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  On April 30, 1903, an amateur production of the play The New Dominion was presented by the Joe Jefferson Club at the Neilsen Opera House...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Memorial to President Ulysses S. Grant

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While we cannot be certain that any Sandusky residents attended the dedication of the Memorial to President Ulysses S. Grant in Washington ...
Friday, April 22, 2022

Floyd Churchwell, First African American Police Officer in Sandusky

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  Born in Tennessee in 1930, Floyd Churchwell moved to Sandusky as a teen, graduating from Sandusky High School in 1947. After having served...