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Christmas Greetings, With a Christmas Card Inspired by Sandusky’s Washington...
In 1966, Eileen Detlefsen created a series of Christmas cards which were inspired by scenes from old Sandusky. Mrs. Detlefsen used the linoleum block print technique to make the scenes on each holiday...
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African American Barbers in Sandusky
There have beenbarbers for as long as history has been recorded. Razors have been found dating back to the Bronze Age, and shaving is mentioned in the Bible. In Sandusky there were many barber shops...
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Bobbed Hair
Members of the Sandusky High School Class of 1928The bob cut hairstylewas popular in the United States in the 1920’s. It was a hairstyle for women with the hair cut to neck or chin length, all around...
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Men of Sandusky
In 1895, a booklet promoting Sandusky was printed by the I. F. Mack & Brother Printers in Sandusky, Ohio. On page 3 is the beginning of an introductory essay by C. S. Van Tassel, the publisher of...
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Rollin M. Wilcox, "An Honest Merchant"
Rollin Merritt Wilcox was born in 1836 in Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, Ohioto Harmon Wilcox and his wife, the former Maria Mabel Hubbard. Rollin’s uncles were well known Sanduskybusinessmen, L.S. and...
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William A. Richardson, Educator
William A. Richardson was born in Port Clinton, Ohio, on February 17, 1869 to David and Paulina Richardson. William’s father was born in Scotland, and his mother was born in Bavaria. After working as...
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Sandusky, the "Ideal Home City"
In the 1912-1913 Sandusky City Directory, Conrad Boehm was listed as a confectioner at 103 Columbus Avenue, in the West House hotel in downtown Sandusky (the present site of the State Theatre). An...
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Anna Gilbert’s Autograph Book
Anna Gilbert, daughter of George and Anna Gilbert, is pictured above in her graduation picture from Sandusky High School in 1892 The picture was taken by photographer J.M. Lloyd. In 1884 Anna received...
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A Crowd Gathered in Milan in the 1890s (Mystery Photo)
In the late 1890s, amateur photographers from Milan, F.T. Cooke and K.P. Ruggles, took photographs of a crowd gathering to hear someone speak in front of an electric railway car. There was no...
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Harry G. Olds, Photographer in Sandusky and Argentina
In the novelty picture above, taken in Sandusky at the Bishop & Barker Photographic Studio in the late 1880’s are Harry Olds, Charlie Olds, John Irvine, and another male friend. The initials H.O....
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Sandusky’s 14th Semi-Annual Hancock Street Sale in 1925
From February 3 to February 14, 1925, a sale was held by several merchants whose businesses were located on Hancock Street in Sandusky. A large advertisement which appeared in the February 1, 1925...
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The Sandusky Booster
Albert B. Pierpont owned and operated Pierpont Advertising Service, at 605 E. Washington Street in Sandusky, Ohio. Pierpont Advertising was the publisher of The Sandusky Booster from about 1927 to...
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Boy Scouts Celebrated Twelfth Anniversary in 1922
An article,“Whole Nation Celebrates Scout Birthday,” appeared in the February 8, 1922 issue of the Sandusky Register, reporting on the anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910....
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Movietone’s Presentation of “Mother Knows Best”
In 1929, the Movietone movie, Mother Knows Best, played at Schine’s State Theater in Sandusky on February 7, 8, and 9. The movie was based on Edna Ferber’s novel of the same name. In the film, Madge...
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A Victorian-Era Valentine
This ornate card is housed in the historical collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. It is decorated with flowers and lace, which is typical of the Victorian era. Inside the card...
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Charles P. Caldwell's Farewell Poem
On page 11 of the 1924 Obituary Notebook at the Sandusky Library is the final farewell of Charles P. Caldwell to his family and friends. Mr. Caldwell was a veteran journalist who worked for the...
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D. C. Richmond’s Justice of the Peace Docket, Perkins Township
Former Sandusky Library Board member, Mrs. Sakie Merz, donated her grandfather’s Justice of the Peace Docket to the historical collections of the Sandusky Library. The entries were recorded in the...
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Bonnie Schwerer Danced and Whistled Her Way to Fame
An article in the Sandusky Register of July 2, 1965 said about Bonnie Schwerer, “People who resided in Sandusky prior to 1950 probably remember the former Bonnie Schwerer as the girl who danced...
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Job Fish Taught School in Erie County for 53 Years
Job Fish was born in Niagara County, New York, in 1828, to Elias Fish and the former Betsy Van Wagner. He traced his Quaker ancestors back to Thomas Fish, who resided in Rhode Island in the 1640s....
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“Midsummer Eve” at Monroe School in 1916
An article in the January 28, 1916 issue of the Sandusky Star Journal reported that every student in Monroe School was assigned to play a part in the musical, Midsummer Eve, to be performed at the...
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