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From Sandusky to Camp Vivian
Between 1910 and 1913, Henry Klieger operated a saloon at 445 First Street in Sandusky. He and his wife Jeannette lived above the business. The men above are standing in front of the boat named the...
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Cornerstone of St. Mary’s School Set in Place in 1909
On April 25, 1909, thousands of people attended the ceremony of the setting of the cornerstone for St. Mary’s School. The school was a three-story structure which included as basement and a large...
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Charles F. Selkirk, Poet and Friend of Poets
Charles F. Selkirk was born in Sandusky, Ohioon May 15, 1866 to George O. Selkirk and Anna Maria Alden. Mrs. Selkirk was a direct descendant of the Pilgrims John and Priscilla Alden. After graduating...
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Euterpean Hall
Euterpean Hall was on the third floor of the Phoenix block on the north side of Water Street, east of Columbus Avenue. The Phoenix building (#2 in the drawing below) was just to the east of the Post,...
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Pictures from Lay Brothers Fisheries
Lay Brothers Fisheries was founded in 1870 by John Sr. and Jacob Lay, both sons of Jacob Lay, Sr., who died in the 1849 cholera epidemic. Pictured above is the Lay Brothers building in 1910, along the...
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Gertrude Victor’s Tribute to the Month of May
The essay below was a tribute to the month of May by Gertrude Victor. Gertrude Victor, born Gertrude Nash, was the wife of Sandusky tavern keeper, Henry Victor. She was the mother of author and editor,...
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Warner Brothers Movie News
The movie Tarzan the Ape Man, starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, was playing at the State Theater in Sandusky, Ohio during the week of May 7, 1932. The Warner Brothers Movie News for...
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Program Announcement: Land of the Free? Home of the Brave! Community Reaction...
Saturday, May 10, 2PM in the Library Program Room; video presentation and discussionIn a video he produced and directed, Bill Lucht will discuss the effects that the establishment of the Plum Brook...
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Mrs. Rosa Ruemmele, Army Widow
In the historical collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center, is a carte de visite of Mrs. Rosa Ruemmele, taken by R.E. Weeks, a very early Sandusky photographer.According to her...
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A Look Back at Sandusky Library Staff Members in the Twentieth Century
In the historic photograph collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center are several vintage pictures of staff members of the Sandusky Library throughout the years. Pictured above are...
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Opening Day at Cedar Point, 1968
This picture, from the Thomas F. Root collection of aerial photographs, taken between 1949 and 2000, shows a view of the Midway at Cedar Point on May 25, 1968. For opening day, four thousand high...
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N.J. Abele and Charles A. Bogert
From about 1915 through the 1930s, Nicholas J. Abele and Charles A. Bogert shared a building at 205 West Market Street in downtown Sandusky. Nicholas J. Abele was a photographer and photo finisher....
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Early Twentieth Century Views of Stone’s Block
According to the Ohio Historic Inventory for ErieCounty, Stone’s Block was built around 1870 in the High Victorian style. The building features ornate cornices and ornamentation on the centered gable,...
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When Sandusky Businesses Made Home Deliveries
Before the advent of automobiles and supermarkets, several businesses in Sandusky delivered their products to the homes of area residents. The E.C. Sprau grocery store had a horse and wagon that made...
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Miss Mary J. Deeley, Educator
Mary Josephine Deeley was born on November 9, 1868, the oldest of six children born to Benjamin and Eliza Jane (Steen) Deeley. Benjamin Deeley was a carpenter who served in both the Ohio123rd Infantry...
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J.J. Butts, Pioneer Hardware Merchant
According to his death record, Joseph Jeremiah Butts was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on October 20, 1843, to Charles Butts and Anna (Long) Butts. Most often known by his initials, J.J., the name...
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Edgar N. Wilcox, Civil War Officer
Edgar N. Wilcox was born in 1837, the youngest child of Franklin and Julia (Root) Wilcox. In 1850, U.S. census records indicate that Edgar was age 13, and residing with his parents and brother in...
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The G.A. Boeckling
The steamer G.A. Boeckling was built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in Encorse, Michiganin 1909, named in honor of George A. Boeckling, the president of Cedar Point. This vessel was designed to...
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Sandusky Motor Truck
This postcard featured the “Sandusky Motor Truck,” manufactured in Sanduskyfrom about 1910 to 1912. Charles Blatz was a local agent for the Sandusky Auto Parts and Truck Company. Charles E. Frohman...
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The Erie County Children’s Home
According to the book Treasure by the Bay, by Ellie Damm (Bucknell University Press, 1989), in 1898 the voters of Erie County approved the construction of a Children’s Home to be built on a five acre...
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