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Thankful Cooke, Pioneer Resident
Thankful Parker Cooke (sometimes listed as Cook) was born in 1792 to Asaph Cook and his wife Thankful Parker, who were residents of Wallingford, New Haven County, in Connecticut. Asaph Cook served in...
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Madison School
Madison School was constructed at the intersection of West Madison and Lawrence Streets in Sandusky between 1938 and 1939 as a federal Public Works Administration Project during the Great Depression. A...
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George T. Lehrer, Mayor of Sandusky
George T. Lehrer is seen at the far right above, in an undated photograph which shows a group of men at the back of a train car. He was born in 1863 to Rev. J.G. Lehrer, one of the earliest pastors of...
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At Home in Early Sandusky, by Helen Hansen
On April 15, 1975, James R. Brown, then managing editor of the Sandusky Register, presented a copy of the book At Home in Early Sandusky to Virginia Altstaetter, president of the Board of Trustees of...
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When Cable TV Offices were in the Boeckling Building
From the early 1970s until 2000, the historic Boeckling building, at 105 West Shoreline Drive, was the home of cable TV in Sandusky. The business, originally known as North Central TV, Inc., later...
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When Johnson’s Island Was Known as Bull’s Island
An early map of Sandusky Bay, published by H.F. Wheeler, is in the map collection of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. (A copy of this map was used as evidence in a case before the Ohio...
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John Emmett Tanney, Erie County Probate Judge
John Emmett Tanney was born in Sandusky in 1892 to John G. Tanney and the former Caroline Weingates. As a young teen, John worked at the Cedar Point Bathhouse. He is number 1 in the picture below.John...
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When Picnics Were in the News
On Kelleys IslandPicnics in Sandusky and the Lake ErieIslands area were held quite often, by families, church groups, companies, and clubs. The proximity to Lake Erie provided nice lake breezes for...
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C.S. Coler, Educator
Cyphrian Seymour Coler, often known as “Professor,” was the Principal of Sandusky High School from 1892 to 1897. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio in 1858. He put himself through college by working as...
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Edmund G. Ross: Sandusky Student, U.S. Senator
Image credit: WikipediaEdmund G. Ross is best remembered as the Senator who cast the deciding vote against the conviction of President Andrew Johnson during his impeachment trial in 1868. He is also...
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Souvenir Flour Sack from the Balcony
Notes with the original item indicate that the flour sack pictured above was given to patrons of the Balcony, a tavern located at 301 Camp Street from 1933 to 1963. The sack advertises Wooden Shoe...
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Frank A. Link, Longtime Sandusky City Manager
In the photo above, former Sandusky City Manager Frank A. Link speaks at the ceremony to re-dedicate the Sandusky City Building in May, 1983. Mr. Link, who passed away on February 1, 2023, was the...
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Sandusky Business College and Its Students
The Sandusky Business College was founded in 1865 as the Buckeye and Great Western Business College and educated students until its closing in 1949. First located in Union Hall (part of what became the...
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Leicester and Juliet Walker, Pioneer Residents of the Firelands
Pictured above is the home of Leicester and Juliet Walker, in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio. The home was at what is now the intersection of Milan road and Hull Road, on the west side of Milan...
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Enrico and Olimpia Ambrusini, Victims of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
Enrico and Olimpia Ambrusini both died from influenza in October of 1918, when the disease spread across the United States and many other parts of the world. Their young son Tulio had died in 1916, in...
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Admiral Byrd In Sandusky
On December 12, 1930, The famous explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd spoke to a crowd of 1200 at Sandusky Junior High School, under the auspices of the senior class at Sandusky High School. He was...
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The Cowell Family of Castalia
For many years Mr. and Mrs. Alvin T. Cowell resided in a home on South Washington Street in Castalia, approximately where the Castalia Branch of Civista Bank is now located. Mr. and Mrs. Cowell are in...
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Nearly All of the Loeffler Family Died in the 1849 Cholera
St. Joseph's Cemetery, SanduskyAccording to the book, Sandusky Then and Now, in the course of a few days, John Loeffler, his wife Catherine, and four children all died from cholera in the summer of...
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Benjamin E. Deeley, Civil War Veteran
Benjamin E. Deeley was born in Sandusky on August 31, 1841, to Edmond and Dora Kinney Deeley. Benjamin worked with his father in the local fishing industry, and he was also a carpenter by trade. In...
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Postcards from Lakeside
In the Neighboring Communities collection at the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are several postcards that feature Lakeside, Ohio. Lakeside is a Chautauqua community which had its origins as...
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