Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Visitors to the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home

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  Now the Ohio Veterans Home, the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home in Erie County , Ohio , was established in the late 1880s to provide home...
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Monday, September 19, 2022

The Graham Block

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  The image above is from an 1894 publication, Art Work of Huron and Erie Counties . According to volume 11 of the  Firelands Pioneer , John...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Charles L. Wagner, Pioneer in the Natural Ice Industry

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Charles L. Wagner was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1852, to German-born parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wagner. As a young man, he was a clerk in...
Friday, September 09, 2022

When City Hall Was on Market and Decatur Streets

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From 1888 to 1913, a stone structure near the intersection of Market and Decatur Streets was home to a public marketplace. Sandusky’s City H...
Friday, September 02, 2022

Mrs. Caroline Curtis Moss Wilcox

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Caroline Curtis was born in Massachusetts in 1871 to Myron B. Curtis and the former Georgette Ainsworth. After her father died in 1880, Caro...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Maus Shoes

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After working as a salesman for W.O. Stubig’s shoe store , John N. Maus opened his own business on Market Street in Sandusky. The advertisem...
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Friday, August 26, 2022

August 26 is National Dog Day

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Captain Payne, dog of Judge Jay Payne Dogs have been a trusted human companion for centuries, and this fact is certainly reflected in the co...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Bogarts Corners

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Pictured above is an undated photograph of a tavern located at Bogarts Corners, probably from the late 1800s or early 1900s. The United Stat...
Saturday, August 20, 2022

Mr. and Mrs. James Ellis Marshall

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James Ellis Marshall was born in 1808 in Bradford, England. He came to the United States in 1855, having interests in the textile and iron i...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Whiskey Run Sewer

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  Hewson Peeke wrote in A Standard History of Erie County (Lewis Publishing, 1916) that Vincent Kerber finished construction of the Whisky ...