Friday, January 27, 2023

A Home to Many Businesses on Market Street

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From the early 1920s through the mid 1930s, The Erie Auto Supply Co. was located at 208 West Market Street in Sandusky. The company sold who...
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Monday, January 23, 2023

Getting to Know Rev. Edward R. Jewitt

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Rev. Edward Rogers Jewitt (sometimes spelled Jewett) was born in Connecticut in 1811. He married Elizabeth Camp in 1834. In 1835 the young ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

"Under Construction"

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The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center has several photographs of businesses under construction in its collections. The image above s...
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Friday, January 13, 2023

Zeiher and Millar, Building Contractors

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Peter J. Zeiher and Thomas C. Millar formed a partnership in 1914. In the early years, Zeiher & Millar focused on brick and stone work, ...
Monday, January 09, 2023

Do You Remember Bazley Meats?

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In the picture above, Bazley Meats can be seen in the 200 block of Columbus Avenue during a Grape Festival Parade held in 1940. The Bazley ...
Wednesday, January 04, 2023

George William Doerzbach, General Contractor

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G. William Doerzbach is pictured above with a youngster and dog in an undated picture. Mr. Doerzbach was born in Sandusky in 1852 to Christo...
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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...