Friday, February 24, 2023

Wyandotte Point

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An article in the October 12, 1919 issue of the Sandusky Register reported that real estate development had begun in an area known as Wyand...
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Monday, February 20, 2023

Three Sandusky City School Officials in 1970

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In the picture above, three Sandusky City School officials are looking over a magazine article explaining the art program for the school dis...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Embroidery from the Historical Collections of the Follett House Museum

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Embroidery, as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica , is "the art of decorating material, primarily   textile   fabric, by means of a...
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Was the Surname Melville or Milne?

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According to Helen Hansen's At Home in Early Sandusky , William Gordon Melville-Milne was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1819. He emigrat...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Elmer Grahl’s Painting and the Story of Sandusky's Puck

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In 2003 longtime Sandusky barber Elmer Grahl painted a picture of the ice cream and sandwich shop operated by the Charles Hoffman family in ...
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Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Grover Cleveland Enjoyed Fishing in Ohio

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An often forgotten President, who is the subject of a recent book (available at the Sandusky Library), Grover Cleveland enjoyed fishing in ...
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, ...