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Sandusky Celebrated Ohio’s Sesquicentennial in 1953
A commemorative medal in honor of the state of Ohio’s Sesquicentennial is now in the historical collections of the Follett House Museum. Ohio State University professor of Fine Arts, Erwin F. Frey,...
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The City of Sandusky Has Beautiful Parks
In a 1907 article for the Ohio Magazine, the Honorable Charles S. Reed wrote, “It can fairly be said that there are few cities in the country that can boast of such beautiful and well kept parks as...
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Letter from Horace Greeley to Andrew W. Prout, Jr.
Apparently Andrew W. Prout, Jr. had invited Horace Greeley to a meeting of the Erie County Agricultural Society in 1871. Mr. Greeley was unable to attend, and he sent a letter of regret to Mr. Prout....
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Jay Cooke's Address to the Firelands Historical Society in 1900
Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky, Ohio on August 10, 1821. After working for E.W. Clark and Company, he opened his own banking business in 1861, known as Jay Cooke and Company. His company prospered, and...
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Fruit Jar Marker Booklet from The Commercial Banking and Trust Company
In the early twentieth century, the Commercial Banking and Trust Company was at the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and East Market Street. In 1922, as a promotion, the bank offered customers a...
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When the Auditor’s Office Issued Bicycle Licenses
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, bicycle licenses were issued in Ohio, to provide funds for the construction and repair of bicycle paths. This blank bicycle license was issued by the Erie County...
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"The Grandest Pic-Nic of the Nineteenth Century"
An announcement for a steamboat excursion to the Lake Erie Islands appeared in the September, 1868 issue of the Teacher of Penmanship. Graduates and current students of the Buckeye and Great Western...
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Servants' Call Box from the Lester S. Hubbard Home
A descendant of the Hubbard family, Dorothy Denig Shaw Speir, donated this servants’ call box, which was once in use at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Hubbard at 134 East Adams Street, to the...
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A Snapshot of East Market Street from 1955
Helen Hansen, former curator of the Follett House Museum, took this picture of a portion of the Cooke Block and the north side of East Market Street on September 3, 1955. At this time Donald Smith ran...
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The Star Theatre
Opening in 1907 on West Market Street, the Star Theatre was in business on the 100 block of Columbus Avenue from 1914 to 1930. When the new Star Theatre building opened in May of 1914, an article in...
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Mrs. Sophia Sprague
This daguerreotype of Mrs. Sophia Sprague was created by R.E. Weeks in his Sanduskystudio in 1857. Sophia Patrick was born in Madison County, New York in 1798. She married Nehemiah Sprague in the...
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Venice School
Mrs. Leona Zeller Fitz donated these pictures of students and teachers from Venice School to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. Pictured above are over fifty elementary students who...
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Iron Skillet Made in Sandusky
This iron skillet, now housed at the Follett House Museum, was created at the Co-Operative Foundry in Sandusky, Ohio. The top of the handle of the skillet featured an opening for ease of storage in...
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Clocks Around Sandusky
The charming clock pictured above was outside the store of “Henry Dehnel, The Leading Jeweler” on Sandusky’s Columbus Avenue. The scene is a parade which took place in downtown Sandusky about 1905, and...
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Former Residence of the Sisters of Notre Dame
From about 1909 to the early 2000s, this building in the 500 block of Decatur Street served as the residence for the Sisters of Notre Dame, who were associated with St. Mary’s Catholic Church and...
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Huntington
Henry Clay Huntington was born on November 21, 1841 in Brownville, New York, to Apollos and Deborah (Rowland) Huntington. Henry came with his parents to Sandusky, Ohio in 1852. He graduated from...
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Kerber’s Marine Grocery on Tiffin Avenue
Now home to Divine Awakenings, the former Kerber’s Marine Grocery was in business on Tiffin Avenue in Sandusky for many years. Lorenz Kerber built this building in 1888 as a grocery store that took...
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Toys from Yesteryear at the Follett House
Now in the collections of the Follett House Museum, this Singer sewing machine was sold as “A Singer for the Girls” in the 1910s and 1920s. This miniature sewing machine, which sold for $3.00 (about...
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Ohio Structural Iron Company, Predecessor to Mack Iron Works
John D. Mack and A.C. Blinn founded the Ohio Structural Iron Company in 1901, after they purchased the Crandall Iron and Fence Company, located on Warren Street in Sandusky. These advertisements, the...
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Eighty-First Annual Assembly of the Grand Lodge of Ohio
Nielsen Opera HouseOn October 15 and 16, 1890, the 81st Annual Assembly of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio convened in Sandusky, Ohio. The opening meeting was held at the Opera...
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