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The Sandusky Store Fixture Company
From about 1898 to 1903, the Sandusky Store Fixture Company did business in Sandusky, Ohio. It was the successor to the Sandusky Handle Company, and was located opposite the Lake Shore Railway Depot....
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Happy Halloween!
Several Sanduskyresidents attended a costume party in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Clowns, waiters, and chefs are among the costumed guests and a variety of festive hats and balloons can...
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Women’s Gym Class in the 1930s
In the 1930s, Gladys A. Hoffman taught a Women’s Gym Class at the Sandusky High School gymnasium (now Adams Junior High School.) Sponsored by the Sandusky Business Women’s Club, the classes included...
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Victor S. Malinovsky, Coach and Educator
Victor S. Malinovsky was born in 1917 to Mr. and Mrs. Simon Malinovsky, who were both natives of Czechoslovakia. He grew up in Lorain County, Ohio. Victor, known often as “Vic,” was a graduate of Ohio...
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The Three Sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Rieger
Pictured above are the three sons of John L. and Mary (Biehl) Rieger, in a photograph taken by C.W. Platt. Standing is Edward F. Rieger, born in 1882. Seated on the left is Walter Rieger, born in 1883....
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Rev. George H. Peeke
George Hewson Peeke was born on March 18, 1833 in Rotterdam, New York. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1857, and from the Reformed Dutch Theologial Seminary in 1860. Rev. Peeke’s active years of...
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Confederate P.O.W.’s: Soldiers & Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and...
In 1984 Frances Ingmire and Carolyn Ericson compiled into a book the names, rank, regiment, death dates, and burial location of Confederate soldiers and sailors who died in federal prisons and military...
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The Bully Roarer Songster
In 1848, the publisher D. Campbell & Sons of Sandusky, Ohio produced a comic songbook, the third in a series of publications. David Campbell established the Sandusky Clarion in 1822, which was a...
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C.F. Denzer Office Supply Business
C.F. Denzer sold office supplies at his store at 210 Columbus Avenue, near East Market Street, for many years. By 1940, the business had relocated to East Market Street, and later onto Water Street....
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Sanborn Maps, An Invaluable Historical Resource
The Sanborn Map Company published maps between 1867 and 1970 to help fire insurance companies determine potential risks for buildings in American cities. While their value for insurance policies has...
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Giving Thanks
This is the menu that Sgt. Wilford T. Schleicher was served at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, on Thanksgiving day, November 29, 1917. He was to leave for Europe in June 1918 as part of the American...
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M. Schields Godfrey, Milliner
Mary Schields was born in Sanduskyin September, 1862, to Edmund and Salome Schields, both natives of Germany. She married George Godfrey about 1893. Mr. Godfrey was born in England and was a musician...
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Do You Remember Wholf Hardware?
From 1950 until 1995, the Wholf Hardware store was in business in the 600 block of Hancock Street. Alton “Bud” Wholf began the business. William Poeschl, Sr., a German immigrant, took over the...
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Charles E. Frohman Family
Charles E. Frohman (1901-1976) was a prominent attorney, author, and civic leader in Sandusky. Related to the famous theatrical managers Charles, Daniel, and Gustave Frohman, he wrote several books of...
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Erie County Engineer’s Staff Circa 1939
This picture is a copy of a photograph that was taken by Sandusky photographer Ernst Niebergall around 1939. Closer views of the photo can be seen below.You can see some of the department's road...
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Miss Lelia Bittikofer, Sandusky High School Teacher
Miss Lelia Bittikofer was born in Crawford County, Ohioin 1899, to J.W. and Sarah Bittikofer. She was a 1916 graduate of BucyrusHigh School, and a 1920 graduate of HeidelbergCollege. After teaching...
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Our Wild Animals by Edwin Lincoln Moseley
Edwin Lincoln Moseley, a former teacher at Sandusky High School, was a prolific scholar and writer on science and nature. One of his books, Our Wild Animals, was published in 1927. A copy of this title...
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Judge John Phelps and Sandusky Descendants
According to volume 3 of the book, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Judge John...
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Emma Matern Weaver, Artist
On January 1, 1897, Emma Matern, daughter of Henry and Lena Matern, was baptized at Grace Church in Sandusky, Ohio. Most baptisms in the Episcopal Church at that time were for infants, but she was in...
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Christmas Greetings, from Past and Present
We hope you have a joyful holiday season.And we hope that you get more than . . . . . . under your . . .
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