 ENAWEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MUSEUM
LENAWEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Click for Adrian Public Library, circa 1909
Lenawee Public/Vital Records
HELP! The MUSEUM
By Volunteering A Little Time.
Call Mike Griffith at 517-403-5533 To Volunteer.
Annual Meeting of the Lenawee County Historical Society
The annual meeting will be held on Thursday, June 25th at 6 p.m. at the Museum. We will be spending the evening exploring the museum’s latest exhibit Economic Entrepreneurship in Lenawee County. This is s series of five videos strategically located throughout the museum. Each 4-5 minute video covers a fascinating aspect of our county’s history: Pioneers, Railroads, the Fence Industry, the Refrigeration Industry, and Merilatt Industries. The videos were produced by Stuart MacDonald and made possible by a grant from the Merilatt Foundation.
The cost of the evening will be $6 per person and will include an hors d’oeuvres buffet and beverages. Please call the Museum at 265-6071 or stop by to let us know you are coming.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS:
NEW EXHIBIT
WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT
December 8th, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his infamy speech, declaring war on Japan. The life of every person in Lenawee County changed that night. The men left for the war, women went to work in the war plants that produced war materials, children helped in Victory Gardens, and people scoured garages, barns, attics for scrap metal which could be turned into valuable war materials. The new exhibit World War II on the Home Front, which will show life as it was during that time, will open to our members with a reception on Sunday, September 21st, 2008 between 2 and 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served and everyone is invited to bring old and young, members and friends.
The exhibit will feature a 1940s living room and kitchen, along with toys, sports, music, jewelry and clothing, information on the industrial growth during that time here in the county, the prisoner of war camp in Blissfield, the effects that rationing had on the people, be it gas, food, clothing. Posters depicting the various war related situations, along with the names of all the service people who lost their lives fighting for the four freedoms that President Roosevelt felt the American people should live by: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Want, Freedom of Worship, and Freedom of Fear.
Please spend some time enjoying this time in our history and visit the Lenawee Historical Museum on Sunday, September 21st between 2 and 4 for the Members Reception. This year-long exhibit can be viewed during regular museum hours: Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADRIAN BICYCLE CLUB
This photo was sent to me January 11, 2009 by Ann Wright. Please click on the above photo to see a larger image & her identification of some of the people. Ann is seeking more information about the Adrian Bicycle Club and the event recorded in the photo.
Charlie Keller
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A new printing of Dan Cherry's book NIGHT OF THE WIND, about the devastating 1964 tornado, is now available at the museum. The price, which includes sales tax, is $26.50. If you would like the book mailed to you, add $3.50 for shipping.
Dan has a web site about the Palm Sunday Tornado. Take a look to learn more about the tornado destruction and photos at Devil's Lake.
LENAWEE FAMILY WEB SITES
I have started a section on the Lenawee Links Page for Lenawee Family Web Sites. If you have a family web sites that you want listed on th Links Page, email the link to me at Corpmiz@aol.com.
NEW LENAWEE CEMETERY RESOURCE:
Crazy Cemetery Ladies of Lenawee County
I'm not sure how to categorize this web site(s) except to say that there is some good data on the web pages that the "Crazy Ladies" have created. The site provides wonderful information about certain Lenawee Cemeteries. The coverage is far from complete about Lenawee County. You will find some features that aren't generally available on the Internet. The Crazy Ladies have some obituaries, Cemetery maps and some stories about particular families. The Cemetery maps are useful because the plots and rows are laid out on the web page. Some grave locations are identified. If I had more family buried in Lenawee County rather than Fulton County, I would check it out before visiting the Cemeteries listed. No doubt about it, the Crazy Ladies have room on this web site to expand as much as they like with Lenawee County Cemeteries.
Please call or email the Museum for books or pamphlets on the
History of Lenawee County and special subjects.
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Michigan 4th Infantry Regiment
http://fourthmichigan.com/
The 4th Infantry Regiment was raised from the inhabinents of cities in Lenawee County to served during the War of the Rebellion, The Civil War. This is a great site to visit for information & photos from the Civil War era.
The Toledo War
http://www.toledowar.com/
This web site is as much about the establishment of the Northern Border of Ohio, as it is about the so called War between Michigan and Ohio. The web site has many photos of the existing border markers. The numerous surveys of the Ohio - Michigan contact area are detailed.
 Lenawee County Churches
Please view these turn of the century post cards of Chuches around Lenawee County. These post cards were in a display this past Summer at the Historical Museum. The Museum holds a large number of post cards and images of buildings in the area. The Church post cards are in the range of 1894 to 1910.
Lenawee Exchange Directory
Adrian County Telephone Co.
January, 1917
65 pages
Address of
Hon. Charles E. Townsend at the
Republican National Convention
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Thursday, Sept. 26, 1918
Rededication of Tipton's Civil War Monument
July 4, 2006
(& List of Soldiers on the monument)
New!
Thompson House Museum and Gardens in Hudson
The Thompson House Museum & Gardens in Hudson, MI is now open. Further information is at http://www.thompsonmuseum.org or by calling 517-448-8125.
19th-Century Adrian Architecture.com,
http://www.sienaheights.edu/personal/pbarr/links.html
The various styles of homes in Adrian's Historical District are featured with an analysis of the developement and history of each. A printable walking tour map of the homes is a feature of the site; just look under the TOUR tab.
The site was originally created by Peter Barr, Associate Professor of Art History and Klemm Gallery Director at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan., and designed by Todd Marsee.
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MUSEUM RESOURCES
The Archives of the Lenawee Historical Museum, free and open to the public, includes the following: Adrian City Directories 1859-1998, Adrian City Tax Records 1865-1906, Lenawee County Tax Records 1840-1915, school yearbooks, cemetery records, marriage/birth/death records, tens of thousands of obituaries, scrapbooks, business ledgers, atlases and plat books, Sanborn insurance maps, histories of Lenawee County, and histories of cities and towns (Adrian, Tecumseh, Blissfield, Addison).
The Archives houses thousands of documents relating to business, government, religion, education, railroads, the military, the Grange, the Underground Railroad, prominent citizens, and many other subjects of local interest. The Photo Archives contains photographs and postcards of places, people, and events in Lenawee County.
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ANNOUNCING!
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by Charles Lindquist
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A History of Sand Lake
by Mrs. Leo (Bilby) Dowling
A History of Springville, Michigan & Cemetery
From the files of Mrs. Leo (Bilby) Dowling
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Early History of Lenawee County
Railroads & The Toledo War
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Lenawee - A Harvest of Pride & Promise
The Underground Railroad & Laura Haviland
Photos of Laura & Slave Irons
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Introduction From the Book:
The Antislavery-Underground Railroad Movement
by Dr. Charles Lindquist
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**Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918**
Article by Dr. Lindquist from his book
Lenawee Reflections
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**The Draining of Lenawee's Swamps**
Article by Dr. Lindquist from his book
Lenawee Reflections
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Maple Lane Manor
Lenawee County Asylum for the Poor
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BIOGRAPHIES
Read about Charles Miller Croswell, who was elected Governor in 1876 & 1878. He helped build the house in Adrian that he later purchased. This web page is on the Adrian DAR web site.
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OBITUARIES
Biography of the Hon. William L. GREENLY, Governor of the State of Michigan, 1847 - 1848.
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Biography of the Lucretia Harper Simpson, from Kentucky & Adrian; former slave.
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Read about Adrian & Lenawee County History
available in the "Seeds of Time" Booklet series.
Please send your photo scans, biographies or obituaries of Lenawee
residents and locations for posting on this web site.
Click to mail:
Corpmiz@aol.com
Visit a "sister" site:
Lenawee County Platt Maps
View the 1895 Lenawee County Map &
Internet link to the 1895 U.S. Atlas
GREAT RESEARCH SITE: Michigan County Histories, http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/
- A site where you can search turn-of-the-century Michigan County History books for your ancestors. You can enter your subject to search (location or surname, for instance) and the site will return a list of books & number of hits in each book. When you pick the book to view, you can again enter your subject to search. The search will give how many hits are on the various pages of the book. Then you can view the actual page of the book where your subject is listed. You can also print a copy of your selected page. This is a good way to view History Books that you may not find in your local library & may not be able to borrow.
Thanks to Phyllis Rickard,
for sending the site URL
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Research Web Site:
Footnote.com
The Footnote.com web site displays images of original American History documents. I looked at Abraham Lincoln's original notes for the Gettysburg Address and papers from the American Revolution War era. When you register a user name & password, you can leave comments and observations about the various images. This is a great web site for viewing the actual documents that make up American History.
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"NEW" Lenawee County Links
Please send me addresses of non-commercial Lenawee County web sites.
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MAIL: Click here to send me an email with your comments, Corpmiz@aol.com