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Early Wineries in Sandusky
Early settlers along the southern shore of Lake Erie as well as in the Lake Erie Islands area noticed that there was a similarity in the weather and soil conditions in this area similar to the grape...
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Lyman Scott and the Underground Railroad
Lyman Scott was born on March 6, 1797 at Middlebury, Vermont. In the spring of 1818, at around 21 years old, Lyman packed all his worldly goods into a knapsack and traveled by foot to Ohio, finding...
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The Useful 1915 Sandusky City Directory
The 1915 Sandusky City Directory was published by W.M. Lawrence & Co., located in Norwalk, Ohio.This directory features five pages of rosters of government officials at the federal, state, county...
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The Rengalle Family: From France to Sandusky (and Back - to a Convent)
On October 20, 1894, Gustave Camille Rengalle, his wife Clara, and their daughter Helena (sometimes shortened to Hena) arrived in New York City from their former home in France on the ship La Touraine....
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Bay Shore Manufacturing Company
This receipt from the Bay Shore Manufacturing Company in Sandusky, dated March 31, 1908, indicates that John Feick purchased 1452 feet of select poplar 4 x 4s from the company at a cost of $72.60....
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Charles W. and Alberta Walker French, a Family Tragedy, and Questionable...
Portraits of Charles Walker French and his wife, the former Miss Alberta Walker, were donated to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center by a relative of Mrs. French. The photos were taken in...
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Pipe Creek Bridge at Oakland Cemetery
Now in the historical collections of the Follett House Museum, this iron plaque once marked the old bridge over Pipe Creek, just north of the residence at Oakland Cemetery.The Erie County Commissioners...
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Charles W. and Alberta Walker French, a Family Tragedy, and Questionable...
Portraits of Charles Walker French and his wife, the former Miss Alberta Walker, were donated to the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center by a relative of Mrs. French. The photos were taken in...
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E.W. Altstaetter, Mayor of Sandusky
After having served as City Commissioner of Sandusky during the early 1920s, Edward W. Altstaetter was Sandusky’s Mayor from 1926 to 1930. Mr. Altstaetter issued several proclamations during his years...
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The Sloane House Annex in 1969
The Sandusky Library Archives Research Center collections have several pictures of the Sloane House Annex from June of 1969. The Annex was a building on West Washington Row adjacent to the Sloane House...
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Pearl of the Sea by Karl Merz
In 1878 Karl Merz wrote the sheet music for a waltz entitled Pearl of the Sea. It was published by S. Brainard & Sons in Cleveland, Ohio. The sheet music was sold in Sandusky in the late 1870s at...
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The Lamb Brothers and Their Many Businesses
The business ventures of three Lamb brothers graced the cover of the 1880-81 Sandusky City Directory. G.W. C. Lamb stated that he was a consulting engineer and a mechanical expert. He was proprietor of...
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Miss Jessie Wilcox, Cultural Leader
Jessie Martha Wilcox was born in Sandusky, Ohio in April of 1861, the same week that the Civil War broke out in the United States. Her parents were Rollin M. Wilcox and the former Martha Ellen Newton....
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Stories of Sandusky, by Hewson L. Peeke
According to the Sandusky Register of August 4, 1922, Hewson L. Peeke wrote ten stories about the early days of the city of Sandusky, calling them Stories of Sandusky. They could be best described as...
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Historic Photos from the Sandusky Library
In commemoration of National Library Week, we are sharing some historical photos from the Sandusky Library.Cora Rehfus looks up from her duties in the adult department of the Sandusky Library in the...
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Ivette Martin Miller, An Active Senior
In honor of National Library Week, we recognize a former library worker.Mrs. Ivette Martin Miller, usually known as Betty, was a former employee of the Sandusky Library. For a time she was in charge of...
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Sunnyside Acres
Image courtesy Erie County Auditor Historical MapsThe Sunnyside Acres Subdivision is located in Sandusky, Ohio in an area south of Cleveland Road. Streets in the subdivision include Wamajo Drive,...
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Small Appliances Made in Sandusky
From about 1929 through 1934, the Made Rite Manufacturing Company was in business in Sandusky at the southwest corner of Shelby and Water Streets. The pie sealer, pictured above, prevented the pie...
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Bay View Wine Company
According to records on file with the Ohio Secretary of State, the Bay View Wine Company was incorporated on February 23, 1905. The plant was on the 300 block of Putnam Street, and the office was at...
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Bailey’s Official Railway and Business Guide to Sandusky, Ohio
In 1871, two thousand free copies of Bailey’s Official Railway and Business Guide to Sandusky, Ohio were distributed by the Sandusky Journal Book and Job Printing Office, operated by A.D. and J.C....
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