Ohio's Yesterdays

Stories about Ohio's people, places, and events inspired by the Manuscripts Collections of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums.

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Lake Sturgeon - Those Really Big Fish Make a Comeback!

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Courtesy of Dept. of Natural Resources Having grown up fishing on Ohio's Portage River, my heart was warmed when I learned of the restoc...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Bellevue's (Ohio) Sinkholes

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Bellevue, Ohio   The City of Bellevue, a large part of Thompson Township in Seneca County, most of York Township of Sandusky County and the ...
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Oakwood Cemetery, Sandusky County, Fremont, Ohio

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  Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio Courtesy Find a Grave Oakwood Cemetery was established in 1858 when James Vallette from Ballville Township...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

McBride Tavern, Woodville Twp. Sandusky County, Ohio

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McBride Tavern,  Woodville Twp., Sandusky County Michael McBride, born October 13th 1806, near Sugar Creek, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, ...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Bellevue, Ohio Flood 1883

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  [from the Bellevue Local News, February 10, 1883] The village of Bellevue has had one experience, during the past week, entirely new in it...
Saturday, August 30, 2025

Leezen Tavern, Lower Sandusky (Fremont) Ohio

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  In 1818, Calvin* Leezen (born 1800) and his wife Clarinda (born 1796) left Genesee County, New York and set out for Lower Sandusky (now Fr...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Mouse Island, Lake Erie, For Sale

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Mouse Island, Lake Erie Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums This photo of Mouse Island in western Lake Erie was part of the...
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