Sunday, October 29, 2023

James "Bud" Smith in His Youth

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In the picture above, James “Bud” Smith is in a homemade go-cart near his home in Sandusky , Ohio about 1914. James was the son of Freelan...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

What Inspired Charles E. Frohman to Remain in His Hometown

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  Charles E. Frohman was a noted local historian and author. He wrote several books about Sandusky and Erie County, and the Lake Erie Island...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Palazzo Family: From Italy to Sandusky, Ohio

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Clementi and Marian Palazzo were natives of Italy. On the 1920 U.S. Census Marian stated that she immigrated to the U.S. in 1910, and Clemen...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Horatio and Sarah Louise Linn

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Horatio M. Linn was born near Zanesville, Ohio in 1868. He attended college at Muskingum College and Ohio State University. By the late 1890...
Saturday, October 07, 2023

The Paradise Inn on Venice Road

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From about 1935 to 1939, the Paradise Inn was in business at 3301 Venice Road. The grand opening was advertised in the June 19, 1935 issue o...
Monday, October 02, 2023

Dr. Francis Wayland Morley, Early 20th Century Homeopathic Physician

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Francis Wayland Morley was born in the state of New York in 1861 to Rev. and Mrs. Butler Morley. In 1884 he graduated from the Cleveland Hom...
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...