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Looking Towards Sandusky Bay from St. Mary’s Steeple, Circa 1920
Robert Frank donated this photograph which features the view from the steeple of St. Mary’s Church, looking down Central Avenue towards Sandusky Bay about 1920. Many landmarks (some no longer...
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Ferdinand Geiersdorf, Former Mayor of Sandusky
Ferdinand Geiersdorf was born in Munich, Germany (then Bavaria) on December 5, 1831. When he first came to Sandusky he was a poor butcher’s apprentice, but eventually he became quite wealthy in the...
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“Speaking Of” Columns by Harry Van Stack
From 1945 to 1963, Harry Van Stack wrote a column for the Sandusky Register entitled “Speaking Of.” He penned dozens of articles about local history, politics, and social issues. Mr. Van Stack, the son...
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Happy Sweetest Day
Did you miss Sweetest Day? It Saturday, October 17 (today as posted) this year, and it has a nearly century-long history with northern Ohio roots.On October 7, 1921, the Sandusky Register and the...
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1867 Concert by the Sandusky Mannerchor
On Friday, October 18, 1867, the Sandusky Männerchor gave a vocal and instrumental concert at Norman Hall, on Water Street in downtown Sandusky. Norman Hall was eventually incorporated into property...
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Palmison's Bicycle Shop on Central Avenue
Palmison’s Bicycle Shop was in business in Sandusky, at several different locations, for over eighty years. The business was begun by Salvatore “Tutie” Palmison, who came to this county from Italy in...
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Sandusky Men in Libby Prison During the Civil War
This print of Libby Prison, as it appeared on August 23, 1863, was donated to the Sandusky Library by Mrs. I.F. Mack. Sandusky’s well known newspaper editor, Isaac F. Mack, was imprisoned in Libby...
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Glimpse of Sandusky
An image titled Glimpse of Sandusky, From St. Paul’s Church is housed in the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. The engraving was done by John Douglas Woodward for the book Picturesque...
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Laurence Cable, Originally Known as Lorenz Kobul
Laurence Cable, also known as Lorenz Kobul, was born in 1824 in Siegen, Alsace-Lorraine, which was then a part of France, but later was incorporated into the German Empire. Laurence emigrated to the...
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Interior Views of an Unidentified Sandusky Store
In the Business Collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are some interior views of an unidentified business, taken in the 1950s or 1960s. A male employee can be seen on the right...
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The Bustling Waterfront in Sandusky in the 1910s
This photograph of a busy day in downtown Sandusky’s waterfront district was taken in the 1910s. The steamer “R.B. Hayes” was docked at the Cedar Point pier, while the “Arrow” was out in Sandusky Bay,...
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Jessica Follett Foster
Jessica Follett Foster was born in 1869 in Sandusky, Ohio to Frank E. Foster and his wife, the former Eliza Ward Follett. Jessica’s father and her maternal grandfather, Oran Follett, were the...
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Sandusky Chapter of the American Red Cross was very Active during the Great War
Prior to the entry of the United States into World War I, and throughout the war years, hundreds of volunteers in Sandusky and Erie County worked tirelessly for the local chapters of the American Red...
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The Wagner Palace, at the Junction of Columbus and Hayes Avenues
The road once known as the Columbus and Sandusky Pike, now Route 4, began at the intersection of Columbus and Hayes Avenues in Sandusky, Ohio. Michael Wagner built a structure at the junction of these...
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The “Elderlies” Column by Karl Kurtz
Karl Kurtz can be seen at the right in the picture above at WLEC Radio. From 1974 to 1979, Mr. Kurtz wrote a column for the Sandusky Register entitled “The Elderlies.” The articles usually featured...
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1922 Fram Available at Internet Archive
Recently the Sandusky High School yearbook for 1922, the Fram, was made available at the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of books, movies, and more which are freely...
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Fuchs Grocery Store and Fuchs Hall
In the 1890 Sandusky City Directory, Charles P. Fuchs was listed as a partner with his mother Mary Fuchs in the grocery business at 781 Fulton Street in Sandusky, now 702 West Monroe Street. Charles’...
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Recipes Dandy for Cake and Candy
A promotional booklet from the Schade Coal Company was given away to area customers during the holiday season long ago. Here are some of the recipes included in the booklet:From about 1904 to 1921,...
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The Boalt Family of Sandusky and Norwalk
Pictured above is the former home of John M. Boalt, who was president of the Sandusky Wheel Company in the 1860s. John M. Boalt was the son of Captain John Boalt and Ruth Lockwood Boalt. His first wife...
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The Lea Block, on Market Street
Located at the southwest corner of Market and Wayne Streets in Sandusky, Ohio, the Lea Block was built in 1895, at what is now 174 to 186 East Market Street. It was named for its first owner, James D....
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