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The Battle of Lake Erie Monument Association
On the weekend of July 4, 1852, five companies of the Volunteer Militia of Ohio celebrated the anniversary of American independence by holding a three days’ encampment at Put-in-Bay. A preliminary...
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Traveling to Put-in-Bay in 1878
Around 1878 this Summer Time Card of the Put in Bay Steamers was printed by the Calvert Lithograph Company of Detroit. Steamers brought passengers to Put-in-Bay from Sandusky, Cleveland, Toledo and...
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A Portrait of Harriet Merry in the Follett House Museum
Have you ever been to the Follett House Museum and noticed this painting on a wall? Here is a little about the young woman in the portrait.Miss Harriet Emily Merry was born on September 6, 1841 to...
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Matchbook Covers from Sandusky Businesses
Do you remember when you could grab a free book of matches on your way out of a restaurant or store?Journalist and author Harry Van Stack donated several matchbook covers from Sandusky businesses to...
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J.N. Victor’s Cash Book
J.N. Victor’s cash book was donated to the Sandusky Library 1928. Dates recorded in the book span from 1852 through 1854. While the specific business with which Mr. Victor was associated is not noted...
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Hoffman Finger Protector
Around 1910 the Hoffman Manufacturing Company in Sandusky, Ohio sold a product called the Hoffman Finger Protector. In the 1910 Sandusky City Directory, Charles Hoffman was listed as the manager of the...
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Miss Ellen Lehman, Teacher
Ellen M. Lehman was born in 1907, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Lehman. Miss Lehman graduated from Sandusky High School in 1924. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College, and...
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Schwehr Box Company
Established in 1878, this cigar box manufacturing company was first operated by the Fox Brothers. In 1884, Albert Schwehr became a partner in the Fox & Schwehr Box Company at the northeast corner...
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Michael Osterman’s Naturalization Certificate
Michael Osterman became a naturalized citizen of the United States on February 10, 1860. He was born in Bavaria, in what is now Germany. Rush R. Sloane, Erie County Probate Judge, signed the...
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Ruby Souvenir Glass from Sandusky
Ruby souvenir glass was popular in the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tourists could purchase items made of ruby colored glass while at the fair or train station, and...
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Rice Harper, Erie County Clerk of Courts
Rice Harper was born 1803 in Lake County, Ohio to John and Loraine (Miner) Rice. After studying law in the office of Wheeler and McClurg, he was admitted to the bar in 1827. He left the legal field due...
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“The Spirit of the Lakes”
From 1849 through the 1850’s, a journal named the Spirit of the Lakes and Boatmen’s Magazine was published in Sandusky, for the Western Seaman’s Friend Society. The purpose of the Society was “to...
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Busy Northwest Corner of Jackson and West Water Streets
The northwest corner of Jackson and West Water Streets was the location of the passenger depot for the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad in Sandusky beginning in 1838. By 1867 Peter Gilcher and Son...
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Cyrus B. Winters, Ohio Legislator
According to an early twentieth century issue of Ohio Legislative History, Cyrus B. Winters was one of the oldest members in 80th General Assembly of Ohio (convened 1913). He was elected four times to...
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When Button Shoes Were Sold in Sandusky
In the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth century, a popular style of shoe was the button shoe. An interesting article appearing in the Sandusky Star newspaper of January 27, 1899...
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C. J. Messer, Manufacturer of Agricultural Machinery
Charles J. Messer’s name appears in the 1860 Federal Census for Erie County with his wife Mary, and daughters Ruth, age 2, and Evelina, age 2 months. Mr. Messer’s occupation was listed as machinist. In...
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G.M. Heck Stoves and Tinware
From the 1860s through the 1880s, the G.M. Heck Stoves and Tinware business was in operation at 725 Market Street in downtown Sandusky. (Around the middle of the first block of East Market Street...
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Paul Browne Patterson, Music Educator
Paul Browne Patterson was the son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles D. Patterson, born in 1876 in LaPorte, Ohio. Rev. Patterson had formerly been a minister in the Perkins Methodist Episcopal Church. Paul...
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Early Report Cards from Sandusky City Schools
William Henry Nye taught grammar at the elementary level for Sandusky City Schools in 1848 and 1849. The grade card pictured above belonged to Martha E. Newton, who later became Mrs. Rollin M. Wilcox....
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Dr. Smith Gorsuch of Castalia
Dr. Smith Gorsuch practiced medicine in Castalia, Ohio from 1902 until shortly before his death in 1945. He was born in Delaware County, Ohio in 1870, and was a graduate of the Ohio Medical University,...
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