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Clifford Marshall King, Engineer
Clifford Marshall King was born in Sandusky on December 17, 1879 to Judge and Mrs. Edmund B. King. After attending Oberlin College for a time, Clifford M. King graduated from Western Reserve University...
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Pierced Paper Valentines
These two Valentines were donated to the Follett House Museum from Mabel Wilcox Orwig. The full story behind the giver and receiver of these valentines is unknown. Each piece of paper was folded four...
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Double Stone House on West Market Street
According to the book, At Home in Early Sandusky, by Helen Hansen, this double stone house, which no longer stands, was built at what is now the 400 block of West Market Street by Leonard B. Johnson...
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Overmyer-Zechman-Ball Automobile Company
Have you ever seen an old sign on a building that doesn't relate to what is in the building today, and wondered about the origin of the sign? There is a building like that on Washington Street with a...
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Interior Views of the Perry and Bretz Clothing Store
From 1918 until its closing in 1963, the Perry and Bretz Store sold men’s clothing and accessories at 136 East Market Street in downtown Sandusky.The 1919 Sandusky city directory lists Jay J. Perry and...
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Letter of Appreciation to Lt. Foster V. Follett
On February 27, 1865, over one hundred Confederate States officers, who were being held as prisoners of war at the Johnson’s Island military prison, signed this letter of appreciation to Lieutenant...
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Advertising Signs on Barns
Throughout the Midwest and South, advertising signs were often painted on barns and other buildings in the early to mid-1900s. Building owners were paid to have the advertisements on their property,...
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Program Announcement: The Lincoln Funeral Train
Saturday, March 7 / 10:30 a.m., at the Sandusky LibraryScott Trostel, presenterThis year marks the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination, the first president to be killed while in office....
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Aerial View of the New Departure Plant
In 1990, Thomas Root took this aerial view of Delco Moraine, New Departure Hyatt (Division of General Motors) located at the southwest corner of Perkins and Hayes Avenue in Perkins Township, Erie...
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Theatrical Performance at Sidley Memorial Hall
In this image we see the cast from a play performed by members of the parish Dramatic Club in Sidley Memorial Hall, the auditorium of Saints Peter and Paul School, in the 1910s. From left to right are:...
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The New York Central Railroad in Sandusky
The history of railroads that operated in Sandusky is a long story involving many mergers and acquisitions. On September 17, 1835, ground was broken in Sandusky for the Mad River and Lake Erie...
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Camptown
A neighborhood on the eastern part of Sandusky was once known as Camptown. It is located east of Sycamore Line and south of Scott Street, including First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Street....
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Dr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Waye
According to U.S. Census records, Dr. Edgar J. Waye was born in the state of New York about 1826 or 1827. Dr. Waye is pictured above in a reproduction of a daguerreotype, created when he was a young...
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The Combined Corrugator and Double Facer at Hinde and Dauch
The invention of the Combined Corrugator and Double Facer used by the Hinde and Dauch Paper Company was attributed to Solomon Sylvester Knisely, who was a mechanical engineer at the company. He began...
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Pythian Sisters
While we do not have details about the place or people associated with the Pythian Sisters riding in the float in the picture above, it is estimated that the picture was taken between 1910 and 1925....
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Seven Mile House
The Seven Mile House was situated in the extreme northeast corner of GrotonTownship, Erie County, Ohio, along the old Columbus-Sandusky Pike, close to the intersection of Mason Road and Route 4. John...
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Emily Blakeslee, M.D.
For over fifty years, Emily Blakeslee was a physician in Sandusky. During most of her career, Dr. Blakeslee practiced medicine at 258 Wayne Street, where she also resided. (The building was razed in...
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Women's History Month Wrap-Up: Finding Information about Your Female...
March is Women’s History Month, and in honor of the women of our area, here are some tips on how you can locate information about your female ancestors in Sandusky and Erie County. For the earliest...
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When the Cooke House was on Washington Row
A local resident, Leroy Hinkey donated several historical photographs to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. Because of his generosity, we can get an idea of what Sandusky looked like in...
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Early Days of the Kiwanis Club of Sandusky
Pictured above are the members of the Kiwanis Club of Sandusky in 1936. At that time, Elliott Bender was the president of the organization. In 1936 the Kiwanis Club of Sandusky took part in Sandusky’s...
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