Seeds Of Time  "If you can look into the seeds of time, And say which grain will grow and which will not, Speak then to me..." William Shakespeare, Macbeth I, 3 The "Seeds of Time" booklets are about 15 to 20 pages in length. This is a wonderful way to get a quick overview of the various subjects. The authors such as Dr. Charles Lindquist, Curator of the Museum, & Jan Richardi have written other books and articles about Adrian and Lenawee County. You will find each booklet fascinating and you will be eager to read another booklet in the series. The titles in the series are: # 1 "Adrian at the Turn of the Century" by Gertrude Miller Long (A wonderful remembrance of life in Adrian in the first two decades of the 1900s.) # 2 "Fencing the World: Adrian's PAGE in History" by Jan Richardi (J. Wallace Page's invention of the woven wire fence.) # 3 "Silas Doty 1800-1876" by Jim Path (What was yours soon became his; Silas Doty the outlaw.) # 4 "Early Vacations of the Lakes of Lenawee County" by Gertrude Miller Long # 5 "It's Just Offal" by Jan Richardi (Sanitary conditions in Adrian, Michigan 1873 - 1916) # 6 "That Ole' Demon Rum" by Jim Path # 7 "The Toledo War and the Battle of Phillips Corners" by Jim Path (The "War" to determine the Michigan - Ohio boundary Line No People were killed in the making of this War!) # 8 "The "Heavenly" Mrs. Haviland" by Charles Lindquist (Great summary of three periods in Laura Haviland's life and the anti-slavery movement in Lenawee County, Michigan) # 9 "The Adrian LION" by Charles Lindquist (Story of a rare automobile.) #10 "The Lenawee Homefront during WWI" by Jan Richardi (Conditions on the Homefront during World War I - Sacrifices & Support) #11 "Camp Williams: Adrian College, Adrian, and the 4th Regiment" by Ray Lennard (Training for service in the Civil War.) #12 "George Horton and the Grange" by Carolyn Holden (The farmers first organization - The Grange.) #13 "Adrian's "Angells": Adrian Women in Business, Professional and Charitable Occupations, 1900 to 1925" by Charles Lindquist #14 The Underground Railroad in Lenawee by Charles Lindquist (The role Lenawee County played in the Underground Railroad and discusses the men and women who served as operators, including, of course, Laura Haviland.) #15 "The PRINCE of Adrian" by Jan Richardi (The career of the remarkable Adrian championship cocker spainiel.) #16 "Welcome Home Again: Adrian's Home Comers Festivals" by Jan Richardi (An overview of the five festivals held in 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, and 1911.) #17 Adrian's Carnegie Library: An Ornament to the City by Jan Richardi (The story of how this structure, now the Lenawee County Historical Museum, was funded and built) The cost of each booklet in the "Seeds of Time" series is $2.50. The booklets can be purchased at the Museum or if you want them mailed, the shipping cost is only $1.00 per title. For booklets to be mailed to you, please fill out the following form and mail it to the Museum. http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com |
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