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A Procession down Columbus Avenue in the Winter of 1872
In this early image of Sandusky’s Columbus Avenue, many individuals appear to be leaving Sts. Peter and Paul Church during the winter of 1872; clearly, it was a significant ceremony of some sort, held...
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"Vote for Jackson!"
While the exact date is not known, the letter above was written from William H. Hunter to Dr. George Anderson during Andrew Jackson’s 1828 campaign for the U.S. Presidency. William H. Hunter was a...
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Sandusky Library: 125 Years
In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Sandusky Library, here is a "re-run" of a post on the history of libraries in Sandusky:The public library in Sandusky can trace its roots back to 1825...
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Miss Jennie Lewis, Latin Teacher
A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Jennie Lewis taught Latin classes at Sandusky High School from 1907 to 1923. In 1911, Miss Lewis was also an adviser to a girls’ Bible study group in Sandusky.In...
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Veterans Day Honors
In commemoration of Veterans Day, we are going to share some earlier posts honoring veterans who served in the First World War, the conflict that led to the creation of Armistice Day, which we now know...
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Sister Mary Aloysius Molloy, President of the College of Saint Teresa
Image of Sister Mary Aloysius Molloy courtesy College of Saint Teresa Archives, Winona, MinnesotaMary Molloy was born in Sandusky in 1880 to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Molloy, who were both Irish immigrants....
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Philip Buerkle, Mayor and Publisher of the Sandusky Demokrat
Philip Buerkle was born in Bergen County, New Jersey, to Mr. and Mrs. August Buerkle, who were both natives of Germany. When Philip was a young child, he moved with his family from New Jersey to...
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1932 Map of the City of Sandusky
This map of Sandusky from 1932 was featured in an Erie County Directory.An ad for the former Caswell Auto and Machine Co., which was located on Jackson Street, advertises service to R.C.A. radios,...
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Castalia, by Burton Frye
Born in Huron, Ohio in 1920, from the age of nine, Burton Frye lived in Castalia, Ohio with his parents Roy and Mary Frye and his older sister Bernetta. He graduated from Margaretta High School, served...
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Allen’s Invitation to a White House Wedding
In the fall of 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Allen were invited to the wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson to Mr. Francis Bowes Sayre. Jessie was the daughter of President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. The...
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Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Alvord
Frederick Wakeman Alvord was born on September 28, 1836 in Fairfield, Connecticut. By 1850, he and his parents Elisha and Louisa Alvord had moved to Sandusky, Ohio, where his father worked as a...
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Campbell School, aka the Eighth Ward School
Later known as Campbell School, the Eighth Ward School was built in 1885 to serve children from the southern portion of Sandusky. During some years of its history, this school held classes for students...
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Samuel Magill, Civil War Veteran
Samuel Magill in his G.A.R. uniformSamuel Magill was born near Bloomingville, Ohio on September 22, 1815. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Magill, Sr., were early pioneers of Erie County. In 1810 they...
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Lake Shore Electric Railway Tracks on Columbus Avenue
These pictures from the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center show work being done on the Lake Shore Electric interurban railway tracks on Columbus Avenue in the 1920s.Large piles of crushed stone...
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Children at Play in Sandusky
Though the children have not been identified in the picture above, notes on the original item indicate that the photograph was taken on Reese Street in 1912 by an itinerant photographer who visited...
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Columbian Session of the Ohio State Grange
On December 12, 13, and 14, 1893, the 21st Annual Session of the Ohio State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry met in Sandusky. It was called the “Columbian Session” in reference to the World’s Columbian...
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Sprau Burial Vault Company
In the fall of 1935, the Sprau Burial Vault Company was founded in Sandusky, at the corner of Camp and West Monroe Streets. Sprau burial vaults were made of reinforced cement, which rested upon a base....
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The Hermit of Fowler’s Cut
Mrs. Eleanor Stroud Evans gave a typewritten account of her memories of Tom Fowler to the SanduskyLibraryArchivesResearchCenter. Mr. Fowler was known as “The Hermit of Fowler’s Cut.” Well recognized...
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James D. Lea, Lumber Merchant
James Davis Lea was born on July 21, 1817 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to Ohio when he was a young man. After working for a time as a school teacher and then as a...
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Moving Companies on Maple Avenue
In the picture above, a vintage vehicle is parked in front of the Sprow Moving Company on Maple Avenue in the 1940s. The street is paved with bricks at this time, and a Sohio gas pump is visible behind...
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