Friday, October 18, 2019

The Arrow: Lake Erie's Steam Passenger Vessel

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Arrow Charles E. Frohman Collection The “Arrow” was built in 1895 by the Detroit Dry Dock Co. of Wyandotte, Michigan. She was bu...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Jacob Souder Holtz: Seneca County Ohio Civil War Soldier

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Letter by Jacob S. Holtz, 164th ONG to his Mother 22nd June, 1864 Jacob Souder Holtz,  son of Jacob P. and Susannah (Huss) Holtz...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Atkins Papers: Proposals for Constructing the Bridge Across the Carrying River at Woodville, Ohio,

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List of Bids Submitted for Constructing the Bridge across the Carrying River at Woodville, Ohio 1825 The scanned documents are part of...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Founding of the Ames Dental Laboratory

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During the late 19th century, dentistry was becoming a distinct profession. Rather than serving apprenticeships, future dentists were atte...
Sunday, July 7, 2019

The Kellogg Brothers of the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

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Sgt. Thomas Kellogg Courtesy of L. M. Strayer   Thomas Kellogg, a young man of 18, was one of nearly 3,000 Sandusky Countians to ser...
Friday, June 28, 2019

Spring's Mayflies are a Good Sign

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Recently, some mayflies once again appeared in Lake Erie’s western basin . Sometimes called Canadian soldiers, shad flies, fish flies...
Monday, June 3, 2019

President Rutherford B. Hayes' 1878 Journey to Minnesota and Dakota Territory

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                                                                     President Rutherford B. Hayes and First Lady Lucy Hayes and their ...