Wednesday, September 27, 2023

What Products did Barney and Ferris Sell?

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F.T. Barney and B.F. Ferris owned the Barney and Ferris hardware store at the northeast corner of Jackson and Water Streets in the 1870s and...
Friday, September 22, 2023

A German Church with Connections to Sandusky

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This watercolor painting of a church in  Sohnstetten ,  Germany  was created in 1864. It was donated to the historical collections of the Sa...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Dedication of the Supplementary Education Center at Sandusky High School

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Pictured above is Sandusky High School Superintendent Mr. Wallace Glenwright giving a briefing to dignitaries prior to the dedication of the...
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Monday, September 11, 2023

Gus Kelley, Erie County Commissioner and State Representative

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  Gus Kelley was born in 1882 in Huron Township to Charles E. and Charlotte Kelley. His father’s ancestry was Irish, and his mother’s side...
Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Sandusky School Children in 1919-1920

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Pictured below is a group of children from classes 3-A and 4-B at Sycamore School in 1919. While the students have not been identified, we k...
Friday, September 01, 2023

Rene J. Zouary, A Popular Concessionaire at Cedar Point

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Cincinnati  Enquirer, Sept. 4, 1965 Rene J. Zouary was born in Bordeaux , France in 1886. In an article in the September 4, 1965 issue of t...
Saturday, August 26, 2023

Decatur Street in 1929

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Looking north from  Madison Street In 1929, an unidentified photographer took pictures of Decatur Street , between Madison and Jefferson Str...
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Monday, August 21, 2023

Merlin Wolcott, Library Director in Several Ohio Libraries

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Merlin Wolcott in the 1950 BGSU Key Merlin Wolcott was a son of Melvin and Adelia Wolcott. He and his twin sister Merriam Wolcott Washburn w...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Artist John Opie's Painting of a Lyman Boat

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  In the historical collections of the Sandusky Library and the Follett House Museum is a painting of a Lyman boat, titled Lyman Islander...
Saturday, August 12, 2023

Gilbert Harris, Dry Goods Merchant

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Gilbert E. Harris was born in  Sandusky  in 1848, to Gilbert Harris, and his wife, the former Almira Belknap. The elder Mr. Harris died in 1...