Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Officers Row at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home

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Several houses on Dewitt Avenue in Sandusky were built as homes for officers of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, now known as the Ohio ...
Friday, December 23, 2022

Christmas Season in 1922 Sandusky

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Browsing through newspapers from Sandusky in 1922, one finds a multitude of advertisements for food and gifts ideas to celebrate the holiday...
Sunday, December 18, 2022

Wilbert W. Henkelman, Community Engineer

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According to Who’s Who in Engineering (John W. Leonard Corporation, 1922), Wilbert W. Henkelman was born in Sandusky, Ohio on July 31, 1892...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The Martin Eldis Family

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Martin Eldis (originally Itlis) was among the earliest of German born residents to settle in Sandusky. In 1828 he opened a bakery and provis...
Saturday, December 10, 2022

Harry Mewborn and the Development of Phone Service in Sandusky

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Harry Mewborn was named the Commercial Manager for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Sandusky on January 1, 1939. He started with Ohio Bell...
Tuesday, December 06, 2022

One of the First Motorized Fire Trucks in Sandusky

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An article in the December 24, 1913 issue of the Sandusky Register reported that the city of Sandusky had purchased a motorized fire truck ...
Friday, December 02, 2022

The Ohio State University Lake Laboratory at Cedar Point

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From about 1903 to 1917, the Ohio State University had a fresh water marine biology laboratory at Cedar Point. Notes from Dr. Norbert Lange ...
Saturday, November 26, 2022

The Phil T. Beer Cafe

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  A mirror from the Phil T. Beer Café has a saying at the top, “Look at yourself, but think of us.” Phil Beer (a great name for a tavern own...
Monday, November 21, 2022

Short Line Docks at Foot of Decatur Street

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The Sandusky and Columbus Short Line Railway opened in 1893, and it became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in 1902. In 1964 the Nor...
Friday, November 18, 2022

A Look Back at 242 Wayne Street

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Notes on the postcard above state that the Biemiller Garage was located at 240-242 Wayne Street around 1921. Later operators of the garage a...