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People Living in Non-Traditional Homes Described in U.S. Census Records
When searching for ancestors in United States Census records, you may find them residing in a location other than a traditional family home. Since 1888, many U.S. Veterans have made their home at the...
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Vintage Postcards from Hotels at Cedar Point
According to the book Cedar Point: the Queen of American Watering Places, by David W. and Diane DeMali Francis, the White House hotel was the second hotel at the Cedar Point resort. The smaller Bay...
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Former Fire Stations at Market and Lawrence Streets
The first fire station at the corner of West Market and Lawrence Streets was built about 1873. For many years this station was known as Fire House Number 2. The large iron numeral that was on the...
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The Alvord & Peters Company
The Alvord & Peters Company was formed in 1898 to engage in job printing. The map of Sanduskypictured above was published by Alvord & Peters in 1898. In 1904 this company was incorporated by...
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Fathers from Sandusky
There are thousands of historical photographs in the collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center, and of course many of them include men who were fathers. Above is a picture showing...
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Cordelia Hitchcock Stone
Cordelia Hitchcock was born in the state of New York to Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hitchock. The family moved to Sandusky, Ohio, when Cordelia was quite young. In 1845, Cordelia’s name was listed as one of the...
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Goosman Transfer Company
Men and women in a Goosman Transfer Co. carriage in 1901.In the late 1800’s, George and Peter Goosman operated a hack line and a livery service on Wayne Street. The hack service was prepared to take...
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William P. Chapman, Pioneer Settler of Sandusky
William Pendleton Chapman was born in 1808, the son of Timothy Chapman and Nancy Pendleton, who were natives of Rhode Island. In 1834, William P. Chapman married Eliza Cross Pendleton in New London,...
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The Village of Enterprise
The small community of Enterprise was located in the southern section of Section 1 of Oxford Township, Erie County, Ohio, just north of the Huron River, as seen below on a portion of an historic map...
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The Wilke Building in Downtown Sandusky
According to an article from the Sandusky Register of January 30, 1986, the Wilke building at 129 Columbus Avenue was originally part of the West House hotel.The article said that retail stores were on...
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Independence Day Celebrations in the 1820s
Dr. George Anderson, pictured above, read the Declaration of Independence at the July 4th celebration held in Sandusky in 1822. The event began with a national salute, and a procession of ladies and...
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Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Jarecki, Jr.
Gustav Jarecki, Jr. was born in Erie, Pennsylvaniain February 1867 to Gustav and Dorothy Jarecki. The elder Gustav Jarecki organized the Jarecki Chemical Co. in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1881. Gustav, Jr....
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Laying the Cornerstone for the Administration Building of the Ohio Soldiers’...
The cornerstone for the administration building of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home was set in place on July 11, 1888. Still in operation, this facility is now known as the Ohio Veterans Home. The...
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Noah’s Ark at Cedar Point
The Noah’s Ark attraction at Cedar Point was operated by the Concourse Amusement Company from 1925 until the mid-1950s. Noah’s Ark was a funhouse, with a Biblical theme. The model of the ark rested...
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Weyers Station and Matthias Weyer
The small unincorporated community known as Weyers or Weyers Station was located at the junction of Skadden and Bardshar Roads in Section One of Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio. It was named for...
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Members of Florida Lions Clubs Visit Sandusky
In July of 1937, members of the Lions Club from several Florida cities passed through Sanduskyon their way to the annual convention of the Lions Club International, held July 20-23 in Chicago. On the...
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Advertising Fan from the Tavern Restaurant and Service Station
A young lady wearing a bathing suit is pictured on this fan that was once a promotional item given away by the Tavern Restaurant and Service Station. (Hand fans were a popular promotional item in the...
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Annual Convention of the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners at Cedar...
During the summers of 1914 and 1915, members of the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners met at Cedar Point for several days for their annual convention. Members had committee meetings and...
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Theodore Roosevelt Ferried Passengers to Cedar Point in 1945
Owned by the U.S. Navy from 1918-1919, the steamer Theodore Roosevelt was part of the Cleveland-Cedar Point Steamship Company in the mid 1940s. You can see passengers on three different levels in this...
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Construction of the "Bypass" (Route 2)
In the Tom Root Aerial Photographs collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are several images of the State Route 2 Bypass under construction. (Before this, Route 2 went through...
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