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Carl L. Mackey, Superintendent of Sandusky City Schools
Carl L. Mackey was born in Marietta, Ohio in 1895. He graduated from Marietta College in 1918, where he played baseball and football, and he was on the track team. Shortly after graduation, he entered...
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“You Never Can Tell” in Sandusky, 1922
On April 20, 1922 the play You Never Can Tell, by George Bernard Shaw, was presented by Sandusky Federation of Women’s Clubs at the Sandusky Theater.Charlotte Atwater DeVine directed the performance,...
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“Fi-Fi of the Toy Shop” at the Sandusky Theatre
On April 21 and April 22, 1915, the play “Fi-Fi of the Toy Shop” was performed at the Sandusky Theatre in downtown Sandusky, then at the southwest corner of Jackson and Water Streets.The cast was made...
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Sandusky High School Band of 1935
Photographer Ernst Niebergall took this picture of the Sandusky High School Band on April 25, 1935 on the steps of the former Sandusky High School, later Adams Junior High. The band had recently...
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Milan Road Overpass Opened in May of 1969
The Milan Road overpass and Butler Street ramp opened in late May 1969. Pictured above is an aerial view of the overpass and surrounding area, taken by photographer Thomas Root just before its...
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Dedication of Sandusky’s City Building in 1958
Local photographer Bob Frank took several photographs on the occasion of the dedication of Sandusky’s City Building on Meigs Street on May 4, 1958. Master of Ceremonies for the Dedication was John...
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Before and After Photos of the Cedar Point Causeway
Here is a picture of a portion of Sandusky, including First Street and the Cedar Point peninsula in April of 1953. This aerial photograph was taken by Kucera and Associates, before the building of the...
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Stone Houses Owned by Eleutheros Cooke
Between 1827 and 1835 several structures in the 400 block of Columbus Avenue were built by Eleutheros Cooke, Sandusky’s first lawyer. You can see the properties on the 1893 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map....
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216 Erie County Residents Owned Automobiles in 1911
An article which appeared in the May 13, 1911 issue of the Sandusky Star Journal listed the names of the 216 Erie County residents who owned automobiles. The Erie County Clerk’s office kept a listing...
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Jacob Buyer, Proprietor of the Sandusky File and Saw Works
From 1868 to the end of the 1890s, Jacob Buyer was the proprietor of the Sandusky File and Saw Works. The factory was located on the east side of Fulton Street, between Water and Market Streets. It was...
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X. G. Hassenplug, Golf Course Architect
XenophonG. Hassenplug was born in Ohioin 1908 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hassenplug. For a time Charles R. Hassenplug was a teacher in Sandusky with the Works Progress Administration. Xenophon...
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New Rides at Cedar Point in 1938
One of the largest new rides to open during Cedar Point’s summer season of 1938 was the Hi-De-Ho-in the Dark. It was a fun house attraction, with uneven floors, lots of mirrors, and a female mannequin...
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Erie County Courthouse, Built in the 1870s
Pictured above is the Erie County Courthouse about 1888, with the Congregational Church and Zion Lutheran Church on either side of it. Before the courthouse was at its current location, it was on the...
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Memorial Day Has Been Celebrated in Sandusky Since 1870
Since 1870, when it was known as Decoration Day, Sandusky area residents have been celebrating Memorial Day, a holiday which honors those who died in war. In Sandusky’s first Decoration Day...
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Sandusky High School Graduating Class of 1917
The senior class of 1917 was the largest class of graduates in Sandusky High School’s history up to then. The class consisted of 68 young men and women, but Esther Hartung was ill and could not attend...
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Edward Leopold Steuk, Pioneer Grape Grower and Winemaker
Edward Leopold Steuk was born in the Village of Doneuvitz, Province of Podolia, Russia, to William Edward Steuk and his wife, the former Johanna Straese. The Steuk family was of Prussian heritage, and...
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Receipts from the Horse and Buggy Era
Before the automobile age, people as well as goods were often transported by horse drawn vehicles. In 1880, Rush R. Sloane, Mayor of Sandusky, signed a license which granted Jay Bogart permission to...
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Miss Gertrude Hartung, Teacher and Principal
Gertrude Hartung was associated with the Sandusky City Schools for forty years. She began as a teacher in 1921, teaching at both Madison and Campbell Schools. When she was still in her 20s,...
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Eighth Grade Graduates of Saints Peter and Paul School, 1922
According to an article in the June 13, 1922 issue of the Sandusky Register, a large crowd attended the graduation exercises of Saints Peter and Paul School, which was held in Sidley Hall on June 12,...
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The Stone House on East Perkins Avenue
The old stone house at 1338 East Perkins Avenue has a very rich and interesting history. An undated paper in the historical files at the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center provides many details...
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