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Prof. Richard Wallace, Prince of Clairvoyants
While we do not know the exact date that “Professor Richard Wallace” appeared at 930 Adams Street in Sandusky, his poster proclaimed that he was a professor of occult science. He claimed to be able to...
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The Mad River Block
The building at 1002-1018 West Adams Street consists of nine separate residential units. It was built in the mid-nineteenth century to provide housing for employees of the Mad River and Lake Erie...
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An Appraisal of the Erie County Home in 1933
In the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are two volumes entitled Appraisal of Erie County Properties at Sandusky, Ohio. The appraisal was done by the Warren S. Holmes Company of Lansing...
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Three Early School Buildings in Sandusky
According to Hewson Peeke’s A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio, (Lewis Publishing, 1916), in 1843 a committee of three was appointed to “prepare and present a plan for the erection of one or more...
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Installing the Sign for Lasalle's
Pictured above is a scene from 1949, when workers were placing the new sign for the Lasalle’s store in place. A crane was parked on Columbus Avenue, and a worker was high atop the Lasalle’s store,...
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Walk-in-the Water Featured on U.S. Postage Stamp
Former Sandusky resident Glenn Everettdonated this envelope to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. It featured the first day of issue of the U.S. postage stamp that contained an image of an...
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Three Vessels Named Erie Isle
From 1930 to 1946 the Erie Isle, pictured above, ferried cars and passengers back and forth to the Lake Erie islands. This ship had originally been known as the Fredericka. In 1933 the Erie Isle docked...
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The Steamer Chippewa
The steamer Chippewa served as a passenger boat in the Lake Erie islands region from 1922 to 1938, for the Sandusky and Islands Steamboat Company. From 1884 to 1909, the vessel was named the William P....
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Mahala Laundry was in Sandusky for Seventy Five Years
The Mahala Steam Laundry was founded in 1901 by Charles A. Yochem and Lewis Feick. This advertisment from the Sandusky Daily Star of December 7, 1901, suggests that if you took your laundry to be done...
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Ohio State Medical Association's Annual Meeting at Cedar Point, 1907
From August 28 to August 30, 1907, the Sixty-Second Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Medical Association convened at Cedar Point. Attendees had the choice of staying at the Breakers Hotel at Cedar...
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Leonard and Theresa Winkler
This tintype picture of Theresa Weber Winkler was most likely taken before her marriage to Leonard Winkler in 1871. The couple was married in Monroeville, Ohio.Theresa was born in Germany in 1847. Her...
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At Work in Sandusky
Celebrated in the U.S. since 1882, Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated “to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” The men in...
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The 1932 Sandusky High School Football Team
Recently we ran into a team photo of the Sandusky High School football from the academic year 1932-1933. The individuals in the picture have been identified.Top row (left to right): Null, Alden Feick,...
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Postcard View of the Perry's Victory Centennial
This photographic postcard view of Columbus Avenue was taken at the time of the Perry's Victory Centennial which commemorated the one hundredth anniversary of Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory in the...
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The Kewpee and Markley's
When the Kewpee Hotel opened on September 14, 1939, several area businesses offered their best wishes in the Sandusky Register. A regular hamburger sold for ten cents, and a deluxe hamburger cost...
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Employees of the Sandusky Demokrat
This picture from 1888 shows several employees of the Sandusky Demokrat in Sandusky, Ohio. The Demokrat was a German language newspaper published for the many local residents who spoke German. The...
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Resources for Locating Oakland Cemetery Burial Records
This week the Cemetery Walk: Titans of Transportation will be held at Oakland Cemetery on these days: Tuesday, September 20; Wednesday, September 21; Thursday, September 22; and Saturday, September 24...
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Wagenet & Davis, Insurance Agents
In the 1886 Sandusky City Directory, H. W. Wagenet and Josh B. Davis were listed as agents for over twenty five different insurance companies. Their offices were on the upper floors of the Cooke Block....
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Charles Evans Hughes Made Campaign Stop in Sandusky
On September 26, 1916, Charles Evans Hughes campaigned for the U.S. presidency in Sandusky, Ohio. He had resigned from the Supreme Court to run for President. He is pictured above, speaking in front of...
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The Ebert Siblings in 1864 and 1878
The three children of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ebert are pictured above in a picture taken by J.M. Frisbie in Sandusky, Ohioon September 28, 1864. Carl was age ten, Conrad was age four, and Margaret was age...
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