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Sandusky Day, Sponsored by Retail Merchants in 1935
In June of 1935 members of the Sandusky Merchants’ Association mailed invitations to all residents of Put in Bay, Lakeside, Middle Bass Island, North Bass Island and Kelleys Island asking them to bring...
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Sandusky’s Baseball Stadium on South Columbus Avenue
This image of the Sandusky Baseball Field is from page 72 of the 1905 Sanborn Map, which was added as an additional page in January, 1911. The Sandusky Base Ball Park was then located at South Columbus...
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Convention of the Funeral Directors’ and Embalmers’ Association at Cedar...
Sandusky undertaker Charles J. Krupp, was in charge of local arrangements when the 89th annual convention of the Funeral Directors’ and Embalmers’ Association of Ohio was held at Cedar Point in 1919....
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Streets Near the Sandusky Post Office
Have you ever wondered for whom the streets near the U.S. Post Office in Sanduskywere named? The Post Office sits near the corner of Parish and Caldwell Streets. Samuel B. Caldwell was once the Mayor...
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The Sandusky Chamber of Commerce in 1919
On June 25, 1919, members of the Sandusky Chamber of Commerce posed in front of the old SanduskyHigh School with their hats on. The picture was taken by photographer Ernst Niebergall. Mr. Niebergall...
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Tornado of 1924
On June 28, 1924, a deadly tornado struck Sandusky and Lorain. Over eighty people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured. In Sandusky, over one hundred homes and twenty-five businesses were...
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Earl Dean Alexander, Lawyer and Educator
Earl Dean Alexander (spelled Earle in the 1916 Fram) was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1898 to Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander. Earl graduated from Sandusky High School in 1916. While in high school, Earl...
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A Popular Silent Film at the Schade Theatre in 1924
The silent movie George Washington, Jr. played at the Schade Theatre in Sandusky in July of 1924. The movie was based on a well-known musical play written by George M. Cohan in 1906. Wesley Barry...
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Annual Outing of Booth Fisheries Employees
Mrs. H.C. Lehman donated this undated picture postcard of employees of the Booth Fisheries on their annual outing. The manager of Booth Fisheries, J.J. Schrank, is the fourth individual on the left in...
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Vintage Views of Cedar Point Beach
The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center is fortunate to have in its collections several photographs and post cards from Cedar Point. Above is a scene featuring the boardwalk along the Cedar Point...
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Lake Erie Island Pictures by Harley Hoffman
In the “Neighboring Communities” collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are several photographs taken by Harley Hoffman, a commercial photographer who had a studio in Castalia,...
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Getting to Know Horatio Wildman, Former Mayor of Sandusky
Horatio Wildman was born in 1828 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, to Frederick Seymour Wildman, and his wife the former Julia Ann Starr. Horatio’s grandfather was Zalmon Wildman, one of the...
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Excursion of Kilbourne and Jacobs Employees to Cedar Point
Each summer between 1903 and 1911, the employees of the Kilbourne and Jacobs Manufacturing Company in Worthington, Ohio were treated to a day at Cedar Point. A banner bearing the company’s name was...
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Dr. Elwood Stanley
Elwood Stanley was born in Columbiana County, Ohio in 1823, to Joshua and Rachael Stanley. When Elwood was quite young, he was orphaned. He pursued medical studies at the Cleveland Medical College,...
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The O-P Craft Company
The O-P Craft Company was organized in November, 1929, with these officers: Earle F. Opie, president and general manager; Leland Spore, vice-president; Charles E. Frohman, secretary; and Albert L....
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Edward R. Moos, Wine Dealer
The former home and business of Edward R. Moos is featured on the wine label pictured above. Edward R. Moos was a pioneer wine merchant in Sandusky, having taken over the business from his father, Adam...
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Judge Jay H. Payne, First Municipal Judge of Ann Arbor
Jay Howard Payne was born in 1897, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Payne. He was the president of the Sandusky High School graduating class of 1915. Jay attended the University of Michigan along with...
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Mabel Normand Bathing Suits Were Sold in Sandusky
In the 1910s, the Scheuer Brothers store in Sandusky sold Mabel Normand bathing suits, named for a popular silent film star. When she wore bathing suits in films such as Water Nymph and Diving Girl,...
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The Early Days of the Boy with the Boot
In 1895 Sandusky hotel owner Voltaire Scott made improvements to the small park opposite his hotel, then located at the southwest corner of Water and Wayne Streets. Mr. Scott paid for the park’s...
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Sandusky Has Loved Parades
With Sandusky's Bicentennial Parade soon to become part of history, it's a good time to share the stories of other parades in our history.Pictured above is a scene from downtown Sandusky when Company B...
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