Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Following the life of Julia Anna Townsend Jacobs

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Photo credit: J. Mazza   Mrs. Julia Anna Townsend Jacobs was born in 1837, in Sandusky, Ohio, to William and Maria (Lamson) Townsend. Sadly,...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Ayres Lot at Oakland Cemetery

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Ebenezer Raymond Ayres was born in 1842 in the state of New York, to Frederick Seymour Ayres and his wife, the former Nancy Raymond. During ...
Sunday, May 18, 2025

How a Facebook Group Helped me Learn about My Grandfather

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  My paternal grandfather, Steve Orshoski (second man from the right) was baptized as an adult on May 17, 1931 at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Sleep on Sweet Hattie

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  Infant Hattie Frohman was borrn to David and Rachel Frohman in Febuary of 1865. Sadly, she died on December 28, 1866. An inscription on he...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Erastus Sheldon, Pioneer Resident of Sandusky, Ohio

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Erastus Sheldon and his wife, the former  Angeline Adams, were pioneer residents of Sandusky, Ohio. According to the April 18, 1933 issue of...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Townsend, Montana was Named for a Sandusky Native

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Image of Townsend, Montana courtesy Wikipedia In 1834 (sources vary as to exact year of birth) a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.  William...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Leopold Monat, Sandusky Businessman

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Photo credit: J Mazza This lovely monument at the Oheb Shalom Cemetery in Erie County, Ohio, honors the memory of Leopold Monat, who was bor...