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Keep the Sidewalks Clear of Snow! (That is, if we ever get any this year)
On February 1, 1881, the following proclamation was made by Sandusky Mayor Rush R. Sloane.Mayor’s ProclamationTo whom it may concernMayor’s OfficeSandusky, O. February 1st, 1881Whereas, it is by...
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James T. Begg, U.S. Congressman
James T. Begg was born near Lima, Ohio in 1877. After graduating from Wooster University in 1903, he became a school teacher. Mr. Begg served as superintendent of schools at Columbus Grove from...
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Carl J. Ruff, Mathematics Educator
Carl J. Ruff was an educator for forty eight years. During most of his career, he served as the head of the Mathematics department at SanduskyHigh School. A graduate of BaldwinWallaceCollege, Mr. Ruff...
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The Coolee Engineering Company
According to the Sandusky Star Journal of May 29, 1924, the Coolee Engineering Company became the latest industrial enterprise to open in Sandusky at the southwest corner of Shelby and Water Streets....
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George Tolman's Valentine
George C. Tolman served as a passenger agent for the Big Four Railway for thirty six years. After retiring from the Big Four, he worked as a passenger agent for the Ashley and Dustin steamer line. Mr....
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Sales Representatives of the Kroma Color Company
Pictured above are sales representatives of the Kroma Color Company, along with officials from its parent company, the American Crayon Company in about 1941. Carey W. Hord, who had been associated with...
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Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, Published by Handbook Publishers
For over twenty years, Norbert Lange's Handbook of Chemistry was published by the Handbook Publishers in Sandusky, Ohio. The officers of the Handbook Publishers, which was founded in 1934, included:...
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Father William F. Murphy
Father William F. Murphy was appointed Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church on September 5, 1905, the second priest to serve this parish. He succeeded Father R.A. Sidley. Father Murphy oversaw the...
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Our Old Town – As She Used t’ Be by William T. Martin
The book, Our Old Town – As She Used t’ Be, by William T. Martin is in the Local Authors collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. The author was born in Sandusky on November 20,...
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Roosevelt Days in Sandusky
On March 4, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first inaugural address to the nation. The U.S. was in the midst of the Great Depression, and referring to the country’s condition at that...
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The Cassidy Home: Site of Early Catholic Church Services in Sandusky
A room in the home of the Cassidy family at 221 Hancock Street (no longer standing) was used for Catholic Mass in Sandusky, Ohio, before Catholic churches were built in the city. Edward and Robert...
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Flatiron Building at the Corner of Elm, Hancock and Monroe Streets
Known as a flatiron building, because of its unique shape that is similar to a flat clothes iron, this limestone building was constructed by the Kuebeler and Stang families in 1909. It sits on a...
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Caroline Cady, Christian Worker
This obituary of Mrs. Caroline Cady appeared in the Sandusky Register on April 25, 1905. A transcription of her obituary reads:Mrs. Caroline CadyMrs. Caroline Cady entered into rest at her home, 115...
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Lucile Dehnel Burch
Lucile Dehnel was born on July 14, 1895, to William Dehnel and Annette Kuebeler Dehnel. William Dehnel was a jeweler in Sandusky, and Annette was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Kuebeler. Mr....
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St. Mary’s 1939 Basketball Team
Former newspaper reporter C. Weston Dash donated this picture of the 1938-1939 Sandusky St. Mary’s basketball team. Notes on the original picture indicate that the photograph was taken on March 19,...
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Adam J. Rice, Early Sandusky Mail Carrier
Adam J. Rice was born in 1856 in Sandusky, Ohio, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rice. On December 1, 1882, Adam Rice was appointed as one of the earliest mail carriers in Sandusky. During his almost thirty...
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Mrs. Charles Livingston Hubbard, Nee Jennie Matilda West
Mrs. Charles Livingston Hubbard was born Jennie Matilda West in 1855, to Sandusky businessman WilliamT. West and his wife, the former Lydia Mahala Todd. When Jennie married Charles Livingston Hubbard...
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Local Heroes: The Carnegie Medal Awarded to Sandusky Residents
Between 1904 and 1969, nine Sandusky area residents were awarded the Carnegie Medal for acts of extraordinary civilian heroism. The medal pictured above was awarded to Earl Thomas, who saved Rolland...
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Anna White Ferris, Mrs. B.F. Ferris
According to the Firelands Pioneer, Anna Damarius White was born on August 11, 1838 to Samuel M. White and his wife, the former Damarius Pendleton. Samuel M. White was a building contractor. He and his...
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A Child's Clothing in the 1850s
This long sleeved little boy’s dress was worn by King West, the son of William T. and Lydia Mahala Todd West in the 1850s. These short pants completed the outfit, which would have allowed young King to...
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