Friday, October 28, 2022

The Twin Homes of the Kuebeler Brothers

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The homes of August and Jacob Kuebeler were pictured in the 1894 publication, Art Work of Huron and Erie Counties . Built in 1885, the resid...
Sunday, October 23, 2022

Seele’s Restaurant, Later Hanson's Restaurant

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In 1892, Charles J. Seele opened a restaurant at 724 Water Street between Columbus Avenue and Jackson Street, not far from the West House ho...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Advertisements from the W.O. Stubig Shoe Store

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William O. Stubig began working in his father’s shoe store on Water Street in the 1890s. Christian Stubig, a German immigrant and Civil War ...
Friday, October 14, 2022

Treasure Chest Campaign for War-Torn Countries in 1945

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Sandusky Library staff members Esther Moreland and Harry Meisler are seated beside one of the treasure chests of books collected in 1945, to...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Visiting Cemeteries

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When you visit a cemetery, you can learn a lot about your family history. You may find tombstones of infants that you never knew existed, un...
Friday, October 07, 2022

B.P. Sexton Company

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Idlewood Rye was just one of the products that was carried by the B.P. Sexton Company in Sandusky , Ohio . The company was incorporated in ...
Monday, October 03, 2022

New Athletic Field for Sandusky High School Dedicated in 1922

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  Though Sandusky High School was located on Adams Street at Washington Park in 1922, the School Board purchased property for a new athl...
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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...