Back in the early 1870’s, it was almost like a race. Two religious communities on the Marblehead Peninsula, within blocks of each other,...

We’ve done some shifting in G&LH. All family histories have been given new call numbers and are now found together at the end of the G&LH...

An important historical marker sits a short distance from the Port Clinton lighthouse. It pays homage to the keepers of the original...

Meetings and Minutes in the Ida Rupp Genealogy & Local History (GLH) collection Reading minutes and meeting records can be an interesting...

We have so many special people in our town, all of whom work to make this a great place to live. One of Port Clinton’s longtime...

“The Bravest Man in Buffalo” The Buffalo Times, Sunday May 8, 1910 By Lorrie Halblaub In a past article, we learned that in 1875, the...

We have a number of books in our genealogy collection based on church records or celebrating church anniversaries. Most of the books are...

A Port Clinton business with a long history actually has roots in Sandusky in the nineteenth century, the Port Clinton Fish Company....

This Christmas season as we celebrate with family and friends, it’s important to remember that we have enjoyed 210 years of negotiated...

The 200th birthday of the Marblehead Lighthouse this year was a huge success. The Bicentennial Committee planned a variety of events. It...