

Let's Dish - March 2025
This month, I've been housesitting and dogsitting for my mom, so my cat and I have been staying at her house with her shih tzu. A...


The Interurban Line - Linda Higgins
Once upon a time, a trolley line ran through Port Clinton, Ohio. In 1901, Port Clinton and Lakeside Railroad founded an interurban line...


DANBURY SCHOOL’S NEWEST BUILDING HAS OLDEST HISTORY - Lorrie Halblaub
Part 4 The United States entered World War I in April 1917, a short time before Fred graduated. He joined a special branch of the Army...


Let's Dish - February 2025
If you've talked to me in the library, you know that I am a huge fan of movies and TV. Something else I'm very passionate about (and need...


ONE LOCAL FAMILY’S CIVIL WAR CONNECTION - Linda Higgins
Among the numerous historical items of local interest in the Ottawa County Museum is a large framed American flag from the 19th century....


DANBURY SCHOOL’S NEWEST BUILDING HAS OLDEST HISTORY Part #3 - Lorrie Halblaub
This is a continuation of the story of Fred Norton, for whom Danbury Local Schools named their new 25,000 sq. ft. Field House, the Norton...


Let's Dish - January 2025
If you've talked to me in the library, you know that I am a huge fan of movies and TV. Something else I'm very passionate about (and need...


Griffing Flying Service - Linda Higgins
Harry Thomas Griffing and Sue Griffing founded Griffing Flying Service in 1937 on a 100-acre plot of land in Sandusky. It began as a...


DANBURY SCHOOL’S NEWEST BUILDING HAS OLDEST HISTORY - Lorrie Halblaub
Part 2 The new Norton Center Field House building which was just completed in October, is now in use. Games are being played on the two...


Port Clinton’s Early Newspapers - Linda Higgins
Newspapers have been replaced, to a great extent, by tech media, but Port Clinton’s first hundred years presented readers with a lively...