Saturday, October 22, 2011

Lest We Forget: Remembering Sandusky County, Ohio's Veterans

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CBS Sunday Morning On Memorial Day 2010, CBS Sunday Morning featured the efforts of Wayne Van Doren and his family to place American flags...
Monday, October 3, 2011

Pvt. John Grabach: Third Ohio Cavalry at Lovejoy's Station

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During a visit to Clyde, Ohio for a family reunion, John Grabach, then living in Grand Island, Nebraska, related his experience after saving...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

The Family of George and Deborah Godette

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Charles Weiker of Fremont, Ohio shared this story and these images of his family. At Find A Grave , you'll see further images and infor...
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Friday, September 9, 2011

Hughes Granite Company Created Ohio's Enduring Civil War Memorials

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The name Hughes Granite is long gone from Clyde, Ohio, but the exceptional markers, monuments, and memorials the company created remain a ph...
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Monday, September 5, 2011

Anna Pittenger McMeens: Civil War Nurse

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Anna McMeens (with purse) and Cooke Family Members Anna Pittenger McMeens may have been one of the first nurses to serve in a military hospi...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Coming North: Martha Laughinghouse Weiker

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My search for photos of African American Civil War soldiers led to a conversation with Charles Weiker of Fremont, Ohio. He not only provided...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

John Evans: Civil War Sailor

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U.S.S. Carondelet (Courtesy of the Naval Historical Center) When attempting to document the Civil War service of Sandusky Countians, it w...