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ANNUAL MEETING

YPSILANTI HISTORICAL SOCIETY

DATE: SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 17, 19B9

TIME: 3:00 P.M. Til 5:00 P.M.

PLACE: YPSILANTI HISTORICAL MUSEUM 220 NORTH HURON STREET YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN

AGENDA: REVIEW 1988-89 PREVIEW 1989-90 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR 1989-90

BRING A FRIEND, A NEIGHBOR, A NEWCOMER TO OUR COMMUNITYI SHARE THE PRIDE IN OUR HISTORIC HOUSE AND VOLUNTEER TO

MAKE IT BETTER AND BETTER!

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

August 1989

H i s t o r y o f Markers a t Cross S t r e e t Br idge Re-Ded ica t ion o f Markers, Mayor C lyde K. King P r e s i d e n t ' s L e t t e r Page 1 What i s the A rch i ves? Pege 2 Acqu i s t i ons Page 4 Admin i s t r a t i on Committee News Page 5 Minutes o f Boerd Meetings Page 7 Seles Case News Page 11 I t l i l l iem Lambie D ia ry Page 12 Arch ives O f f i c e News Page 20 C o n t r i b u t o r s : Dor is M i l l iman , C i t y H i s t o r i a n

B i l l i e Z o l k o s k y , A r c h i v s i t and Sec re ta ry o f Y p s i l a n t i H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y

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O f f i c e o f Y p s i l a n t i H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y i s at 220 Nor th Huron Y p s i l a n t i , Michigan 48197

Markers on Cross S t r e e t Br idge Dedicated J u l y 4, 1919

Br idge Markers f o r World War I

Two plaques e rec ted on the Cross S t r e e t Huron R i v e r Br idge stand as memorials to the men o f World War I .

On one are the words " I n honor o f our brave men o f the 107th F i e l d S i g n e l B a t t a l i o n , U . S . A : which b r igaded w i th the 32nd D i v i s i o n rendered d i s t i n g u i s h e d s e r v i c e at Chateau T h i e r r y , S o i s s o n s , Fismes, J u v i g n y and i n the Argonne and i n memory o f those who i n the cause o f humanity gave the l a s t f u l l measure o f d e v o t i o n . A r o s t e r o f the names o f these men and women i s p rese rved i n the A rch i ves o f the c i t y h e l l . E rec ted by the Y p s i l a n t i P a t r i o t i c S e r v i c e s League, 1919"

On the o ther i s i n s c r i b e d " I n honor o f our breve men who served i n the World War and o f our devoted men and women who i n h o s p i t a l and h u t , heartened and s u s t a i n s d our f i g h t i n g f o r ces and i n memory o f those who, i n the cause o f humanity sea led t h e i r devo t i on w i th t h e i r l i v e s . A r o s t e r o f the names o f these men and women i s p rese rved i n the Arch ives o f the c i t y h a l l . E rec ted by the Y p s i l a n t i P a t r i o t i c S e r v i c e League, 1919".

With Un i ted Sates ent rance i n t o World War I , the l o c a l Na t i ona l Guard S igna l Corps was expsnded i n t o a b a t t a l i o n o f two companies, the f i r s t being a r a d i o company and the second, a w i re company. Glen B. Arno ld was the Major o f the b a t t a l i o n and A l f r e d Hervey and Wi l l i am Berg in were Capta ins o f the r e s p e c t i v e companies.

On August 12, 1917, the corps l e f t Y p s i l a n t i to t r a i n at Camp G r a y l i n g . I t was t r s n a f e r e d i n September to Waco, Texas , and was s h o r t l y ass igned to the Depot Br igade o f the T h i r t y - s e c o n d D i v i s i o n .

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RE-DEDICATION CROSS STREET BRIDGE MEMORIAL TABLETS

It's an Honor for me to be here today and have a par t i n tnxs Re -Ded ica t ion ceremony of these Memorial T a b l e t s .

Standing here today b r i n g s back many fond memories of t h i s bridge even though i t i s n e w t A n d o f these Memorial T a b l e t s .

As a young boy I crossed the b r i d g e and passed these Memorial T a b l e t s d a i l y o n my way to and from s c h o o l .

These Memorial T a b l e t s be ing Re-Dedicated today , were f i r s t ded ica ted o n Ju ly 4 t h , 1 9 1 9 , in Honor and Memory of the men and women that served t h e i r country so b r a v e l y in World war One.

A w a r to end a l l wars they s a i d , h i s t o r y t e L l s us i t wasn't to be.

Casualties numbered 38 m i l l i o n with 8.5 m i l l i o n dead, including 385*000 thousand American c a s u a l t i e s and 117,000 thousand Americans dead.

Tne City of Y p s i l a n t i wishes to acknowledge, and honor and pay t r i b u t e to the memory of these brave men women who in the cause of humanity gave the l a s t f u l l measure of d e v o t i o n , some s e a l i n g t h e i r devot ion with t h e i r l i v e s .

Now* Therefore* On Behalf of the Y p s i l a n t i C i t y C o u n c i l , I Clyde K. King* Mayor of The C i t y of Y p s i l a n t i do hereby Re-Dad i c a t e these Memorial T a b l e t s t h i s July «*, 1989, in Honor and Memory of the brave men and women who served t h e i r country so g a l l a n t l y in World War One.

L e t t e r from your P r e s i d e n t :

Deer Members,

I t i s F e s t i v a l time i n Y p s i l s n t i a g a i n . T h i s i s always a g ree t o p p o r t u n i t y to 8hou case our Mueeum to the thousands o f v i s i t o r s to the F e s t i v e l . Because o f our l o c e t i o n uie are able to take p e r t eech yeer end p lay a ve ry impor tent r o l e i n Y p s i ' s H e r i t a g e .

The Lewis House sa le has been made and w i l l be c losed i n mid September. The p roposa l we r e c e i v e d from the purchaser was a ve ry good one from too stand p o i n t s . F i r s t , the r e p e i r and r e n o v a t i o n o f the house was i n keeping w i th i t a h i s t o r i c a l va lue and second, the amount o f money b id wea what we hed hoped f o r .

Ule heve aome v e r y i n fo rma t i ve meetings planned f o r t h i s F a l l so p lease t r y to e t tend them when you r e c e i v e n o t i c e o f them.

The C i t y hes tu rned over to ue f o r the endowment fund , the money from the Ger t rude Nenry E s t e t e .

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C i t y A rch i ves

Did you ever wonder j u s t what the A rch i ves C o l l e c t i o n i n the Museum contains end why i t i s so important?

The c o l l e c t i o n has e long h i s t o r y , which r e a l l y s t a r t e d when the c i t wes p lann ing f o r i t s Cen tenn ie l i n 1923. Mrs. P . E . Sk inner end Mrs. P.R. C lea ry f u r n i s h e d me te r i a l from t h e i r scrapbooks, l e t t e r s snd p i c t u r e s . Miss F lo rence S h u l t e s , H i s t o r y P ro fesso r e t Michigan Sta t Normal C o l l e g e , helped to o rgan i ze the me te r i a l which wes g i ven to Mr. Harvey Co lburn to a s s i s t him i n w r i t i n g the S t o r y o f y p s i l a n t i .

L a t e r , Mr. Lou is S. U h i t e , an o f f i c e worker f o r the Michigan C e n t r a l R a i l r o a d , began h i s methodica l work on c o l l e c t i n g Y p s i l a n t i ma te r i e l Hie work and h i s c o l l e c t i o n s were recogn i zed by the Meyor, Mr. Rey B u r r e l l and the C i t y C o u n c i l who made him C i t y H i s t o r i a n i n 1935. He waa g i v e n the uae o f a room on the t h i r d f l o o r o f the C i t y H e l l to use f o r some o f the s t o r a g e .

December 21, 1959, Mr. U h i t e p e t i t i o n e d the C i t y C o u n c i l to e s t s b l i s ! s H i s t o r i c a l Committee end appo in t a H i s t o r i a n . Thkis the Counc i l d i snd mede Mr. U h i t e C i t y H i s t o r i a n to serve en i n d e f i n i t e p e r i o d . Through the e f f o r t s o f the Mayor, Mr. Rodney Hu tch inson , rooms on th second f l o o r o f the Mun ic ipe l Cour t B u i l d i n g were r e f u r b i s h e d and th H i s t o r i c a l ma te r i e l wes moved.

Marion Spear , a r e t i r e d l i b r a r i a n was h i r e d to o rgan i ze the H i s t o r i c m a t e r i a l s . Mrs. Ruth Shew, a c h a r t e r member o f the H i s t o r i c a l Commi tee a e s i s t e d Miss Spear and a l so c o n t r i b u t e d 12D0 D b i t u e r i e s f o r the B iography f i l e .

The H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y wes formed i n 1960 w i th F o s t e r F l e t c h e r es President. Plans were made by the H i s t o r i c s l Committee, and the S o c i e t y , f o r e Museum which would be s t a f f e d by members o f the Socie

I n 1965 the besement o f the P u b l i c L i b r e r y at 229 Uest Michigen Aven was renove ted through C i t y money, end the p h y s i c a l e f f o r t s o f U i l l i a Edmunds, Kenneth Le igh ton and Phoebe M i l l e r . Now i t wes poss i b l e to lock A r c h i v a l M a t e r i e l i n a room and a l so to heve a space f o r the d i a p l a y o f m a t e r i a l s ,

Mrs«Donald Disbrow wes h i r e d by the C i t y es the f i r s t A r c h i v i s t on s p e r t t ime basis. She was w e l l q u a l i f i e d as a research person snd a t y p i s t .

Lou is U h i t e d ied i n 1963 end l e f t e gap i n our h i s t o r i c a l ranks and a l a r g e c o l l e c t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l ma te r i a l which i n c l u d e d 1631 f i l m s , an a u t o b i o g r a p h i c a l f i l e o f 30,000 names, meps o f the e ree , p lus much more va luab le m a t e r i a l . I n 1966 Fos te r L . F l e t c h e r uas appoint C i t y H i s t o r i a n and i t uae h i a duty to go on u i t h the p r e s e r v a t i o n o f the ma te r i a l c o l l e c t e d by Lou is W h i t e . ( T o be con t inued i n the nex t e d i t i o n o f the G l e e n i n g s . )

The sbove e r t i c l e ues u r i t t e n by Dorothy D i sb rou uhen she uas the A r c h i v i s t and i e used w i t h her pe rm iss i on .

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Some o f the ma te r i a l to be found i n the C i t y A rch i ves i s as f o l l o w s :

Map F i l e F i l e o f H i s t o r i c a l and Cu r ren t Y p s i l a n t i and area o r e l h i s t o f i l e ss compi led by E i l e e n H e r r i s o n . S t r e e t end House f i l e s C i t y D i r e c t o r i e s Michigan H i s t o r i c s l end P ioneer C o l l e c t i o n , Volume 1-40 Yearbooks o f Y p s i l a n t i High Schho l , Rooseve l t School end Ee8tern Mich igen U n i v e r s i t y . C h r o n o l o g i c e l F i l e by Lou is Uh i t e

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Museum D i r e c t o r : k

Due to the c i t y ' s budget c runch , the p o s i t i o n f o r Museum D i r e c t o r i s no l onge r funded. Th i s i s the f i r s t time t ha t the'Museum has been wi thout a D i r e c t o r s ince i t ues moved i n t o t h i s b u i l d i n g , 220 North Huron S t r e e t i n 1970. Ann McCarthy has s b l y f i l l e d t h i s p o s i t i o n f o r ten y e a r s , du r ing uh ich time she a l so served the H i a t o r i c a l S o c i e t y as P r e s i d e n t . Her guidence and her h e l p ­f u l n e s s u i l l be miesed. She u i l l con t inue to se rve as e member o f the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Committee uhere shs u i l l be i n charge o f schedu l ing the docente . Other d u t i e s o f the D i r e c t o r u i l l be assumed by v o l u n t e e r s es they ere able to do s o .

A Guide i s e Guide i e a Docent

Becauae the co lun tee re e t the Museum have had s p e c i a l i n fo rma t ion about a r t i f a c t s i n the Museum, they are nou to be c a l l e d Docents r a t h e r than Gu ides . Docents do more than merely guide v i s i t o r s through the Museu, they cen in form them ebout the a r t i f a c t s and can anauer ques t ions about them. Another t r a i n i n g aess ion f o r e l l Docents i s plenned f o r t h i s F e l l and neu v o l u n t e e r s u i l l be uelcome. I f you are i n t e r e s t e d , p lease c a l l Mrs. McCarthy (liim. J . ) 483-2929.

Dor i s Mi l l iman Cha i rman/Admin is t re t ion Committee

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Vo lun tee r Luncheon: On June 14 th , the Annuel Luncheon to show e p p r e c i a t i o n to the Docents uee h e l d e t the L a d i e s ' L i t e r e r y Club Hou8e. F i f t y ( ? ) guests were p resen t a t the event uh i ch ues hosted by the A d m i n i s t r s t i o n Committee and the Beard o f the H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y .

Fo l l ow ing the b o u n t i f u l Bu f f e t Luncheon, the Pres iden t o f the Soc ie t y Mr. Jack M i l l e r end Miss Do r i s M i l l i m a n , Chairmen, gave messages o f e p p r e c i a t i o n to ths guests f o r the f e i t h f u l s e r v i c e they heve g i ven to the,Museum.

Msyor C lyde K ing , t o l d o f the Museum's b e n e f i t to the C i t y and the p a r t the Docents have i n i n t e r p r e t i n g the h i s t o r y o f the c i t y .

Mrs. M a r j o r i e G a u n t l e t t i n t r oduced the D i r e c t o r o f the Ann Arbor Sueuki I n s t i t u t e uho exp la ined tha t method o f teech ing music to c h i l d r e n . A group o f p u p i l s then en te r t a i ned the guests who were f a s c i n a t e d u i t h the a b i l i t y o f the p l a y e r s , e s p e c i a l l y the smel l c h i l d r e n w i t h t h e i r smel l v i o l i n s .

Dor is M i l l iman

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING March 6, 1989

The meeting o f the Board o f D i r e c t o r a o f the Y p s i l a n t i H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y uas c a l l e d to o rde r e t 7:40 p.m. , March 2nd, 1989 by the P r e s i d e n t , Deck M i l l e r .

9 members present 4 excused .

S e c r e t a r y reed the minutes o f Febraury 2nd, 1989, c o r r e c t i o n uas made to " the Bank u i l l have an o p p o r t u n i t y to s e t A p p r o v a l " not to be p r e -epproved . Accepted.

T r e e s u r e r ' s r e p o r t ues read by B i l l E a l y , Accepted and p laced on f i l e .

Old Bus iness : Oack had Ann check on t o t e l number o f v i s i t o r s l e s t y e a r , accord ing to days . F r i d a y a , 46; Saturday BB; Sunday 55. T h i s does not i nc l ude C h i l d r e n ' s T o u r s , S p e c i a l Toura or F s s t i v a l Days. Rex R i c h i e u i l l get i n touch u i t h Tom Dodd checking on e d v e r t i s i n g i n th* Depot Toun Reg, end Mike u i l l check u i t h the Observer r e : p r i c e s .

Oack r epo r t ed E r n i e u i l l be s t a r t i n g the u p s t a i r s nex t ueek f o r the Costume C l o s e t . Oack u i l l a s s i s t .

Sharon repo r ted b id packages are not reedy on the Leu is House.

Coming e v e n t s : Spec ia l program i n A p r i l a t the P r e s b y t e r i e n Chu rch . DuMochelle G a l l e r i e s uou ld l i k e to come end have en A p p r e s i a l Day. Deen Rockue l l cou ld be epproached to be a Speaker.

D i scuss ion on Endoument-Sheron made a motion to adopt a C h a r i t a b l e S p e n d t h r i f t T r u s t Agreement u i t h g rea t p r i d e . I t ues seconded and Motior c a r r i e d . Meke i t e f f e c t i v e March 2, 1989. D r . Edmunds g r e c i o u s l y geve $500.00 to s t s r t T r u s t from Mrs. Edmunds nad h i m s e l f . Our s i n c e r e thanks to them.

Dor i s hed e request to suppor t a D r . Rechel He r ley t he t u i shes to do resee rch f o r an Outstanding Woman to be presented e t Lans ing . Dr . Har ley i s from Eas te rn Michigen U n i v e r s i t y . I t ues unsnimously suppo r ted . Dors i t o l d a Genealogy Workshop to be he ld May 20th i n the A r c h i v e s sponsored by the Y p s i l e n t i Chapter o f the Daughters o f the American R e v o l u t i o n . A l l are uelcome to e t t e n d . Dor i s r epo r t ed shsdes ere needed f o r the So la r i um-Dor i s uas asked to look i n t o them. Sele u i l l be he ld i n Leu is House, date o f se le to be determined by the A d m i n i s t r e t i o n Committee.

There being no f u r t h e r bus iness the meeting uas adjourned e t 8:50 p.m.

R e s p e c t f u l l y submi t ted , B i l l i e Zo lkosky , S e c r e t o r y , Y p s i l a n t i H i s t o r i c a l Soc ie t y

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING A p r i l 6, 1989

The meeting o f the Board o f D i r e c t o r s ues c e l l e d to o rder e t 7:30 p.m., by the V ice P res iden t Sharon P e t t e r s o n , A p r i l 6, 1989.

Minutes o f Merch 6, 1989 meeting uere read and accepted .

B i l l E a l y reed the T r e a s u r e r ' s r e p o r t , accepted and p laced on f i l e .

A b i l l ues presented f o r the A p p r i s o r ' s f e e . E rn ie G r i f f i n suggested the $300.00 be pa id f o r out o f the Leu is Fund Account . Check u i l l be reques ted o f A r t h u r Houard.

P r e s i d e n t Jack M i l l e r a r r i v e d to take over the meeting.

Sharon repo r ted an the Genere l Meet ing, Mike u i l l be a t the P resby te r i a r Church be fore 2 to get e v e r y t h i n g i n o r d e r . Requested donat ions o f Nut Breed from Board members f o r re f reshments . T r u s t Committee u i l l h o p e f u l l y honor us u i t h t h e i r p resence .

Ann requested uindous i n Salar ium be e r p l e c e d , there are ebout 6 ones t h s t are broken. She ues to c a l l Jack F r i t t e r at Acme G l a s s .

Sub jec t o f changing o f hours and days f o r Museum to be open. Dor i s r e p o r t e d A d m i n i s t r s t i o n Committee recommends dsy to change from F r i d e y t o Tuesday, no change i n t ime, s t a r t i n g i n J u l y .

O ld Bus iness ; Jack repo r ted rezon ing o f L e u i s Houss uss t u rnsd doun, but i t u i l l be pursued l a t e r ,

C a r r o l l Oaburn suggested everyone on the Board read the books purchased about Museums. I t u i l l be ve ry e n l i g h t i n g .

D o r i s asked i f i t uou ld be p o s s i b l e to pay someone to f i n i s h the room u p s t s i r s . Jack s a i d he end E r n i e u i l l take cere o f g e t t i n g et i t soon.

A reques t uas amde from the Adm in i s t r a t i on Committee f o r e rope o r p r e f e r a b l y a gats to be put up across the e t a i r u a y lead ing to the base­ment. Jack u i l l take cere o f i t- .

A p p r a i s a l Dey i s June 3rd e t the L i t e r a r y C l u b .

Merge G a u n t l e t t uent t o Cokesbury snd purchased 2 books, Leather bound " I n Remsmberence" f o r the Museum. One i s f o r Endowments and one i s f o r Memorial G i f t s . Merge hes g r a c i o u s l y donated thes books i n msmory o f Devid G a u n t l e t t .

Jack r epo r t ed the Nenry Bequest hes been g i ven to the C i t y - t h e r e seems to be e s l i g h t mis-unders tanding about ths bequest . T h i s u i l l be taken cere o f be fore the c o u n c i l .

Kathryn Houard requested some e s s i s t e n c s on Msy 6th from 9-4 s t the sa le e t the Leu is House. She wants t a b l e se t up at Leu is House on A p r i l 10th so committee can get t h inge se t up Mey 4th end 5th and she u i l l a lso need he lp at t h i s t ime.

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I t was reqeusted t ha t a Workshop be he ld f o r the Docents . Some are not f a m i l i a r w i th Y p s i l a n t i H i s t o r y . Marge w i l l conduct one e f t e r F e s t i v s l Time.

Mike M i l l e r made e motion e d j o u r n , i t was seconded, Motion c a r r i e d we l e f t .

R e s p e c t f u l l y submi t ted ,

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING May 4 t h , 1989

The meeting o f the Y p s i l a n t i H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y uee c e l l e d to o rde r e t 7:35 p.m. by the P r e e i d e n t , 3sck M i l l e r .

Minutes uere reed snd c o r r e c t i o n o f "changing o f days f o r the Museum to be open from Tuesday to Thursday ; snd Acms Glass connec t ion name uss Jack F r e t n e r end Jack F r i t t e r .

B i l l E e l y read ths T r e a s u r e r ' s r e p o r t end i t ues accepted end p laced on f i l e .

3eck r e p o r t e d Yard Sale u i l l be he ld at Leu is House end he u i l l move smal l s t u f f i n on F r iday morning snd af ternoon-Needs more ass is tance tc g e t t i n g th inge from Museum to Lewis House. Saturday A.M. e v e r y t h i n g go on sa le .Sha ron d iscussed process o f Sa le .

Do r i s requested $150.00 f o r P e t t y Cash Fund f o r Admin i s t ra t i on Committee so they uould no t heve to wai t f o r e check shou ld they u i s h to purchase something, Refrased to reed Admin i s t r a t i on Committee to have e check but any expend i tu re over $100.00 u i l l need Boerd A p p r o v e l . Mot ion peeeed.

Sharon peeeed out copy o f B id Package, exp la i ned p r o c e s s . B i l l Edmunds u i l l process l e t t e r r e ; Easement, Board approva l u i t h a d d i t i o n o f Basements. E r n i e msde e motion to accep t , D o r i s , 2nd, Mot ion c a r r i e d . Jack ta l ked o f h i s so jou rn t o C i t y H s l l sobut the Nenry Bequest . Museu hsd good coverage from newspapers, Meyor King c e l l e d end i n d i c e t e d ue uou ld ge t money but when end maybe not a l l s t ones .

Msy 22nd i s Mayer 's Exchange Dey. Board i s welcome to a t t end .

I t uss suggested Museum shou ld cons ide r Tuo yeer lease end con t inun ing ] lease to ounerehip end opera t ing when resources pe rm i t .

Do r i s r e p o r t e d the Annual Luncheon f o r the Docetns u i l l be at the L i t e r a r y C l u b , Wednesday, June 14 th , 19B9 12:30 P.M. A b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n on G lean ings ,

Jeck requeeted e check f o r Char les Souls f o r f l owe rs f o r out f r o n t . Mot ion made and c a r r i e d ,

DuMochelle G a l l e r i e s u i l be here June 3, 19B9 s t the Led ies L i t e r a r y Club a t 10 A.M, an a p p r a i s a l shou ld bs scheduled f o r every 10 minutes. Schedules to bs through ths ARchivss O f f i c e ,

Meeting uss sd jou rnsd s t 9:05 P.M. R e s p e c t f u l l y submit ted

B i l l i e Zo l kosky , Sec re ta ry Y p s i l s n t i H i s t o r i c a l Soc ie t y

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NOTES FROM THE GIFT SHOP:

The Museum G i f t Shop c a r r i e s g i f t i tems such as Ueatua ld P o t t e r y from Pennsy l van ia , Th ia p o t t e r y i s p e r s o n a l i z e d and had deco ra ted . The q u a n t i t y i s l i m i t e d . Other i tems i nc l uded i n our i n v e n t o r y are Gwen F r o s t i c s t a t i o n a r y , "M ich igan* l i n e n t owe l s , B e e t r i x Po t te r Peter Rabbi t t o w e l s , rugs and t o t e bags and much more.

Our g i f t shop I s open Thursday , Seturdey end Sunday from 2 - k P.M. as s t a f f e d by our Museum docen ta . Th ia i a the beat p l a c e , perhaps the o n l y ( ? ) p lace i n Y p s i l a n t i to purchase souven i r s o f our c i t y .

Because t h i a i a the 100th A n n i v e r s a r y o f the Y p s i l a n t i Water Tower ue have p laced e v a r i e t y o f items i n our i n v e n t o r y uh ich commemorate the T o u e r .

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January 1. D r i v i n g snou storm a l l day . About a l l I cou ld do to get i n ua te r

and take care o f the horae and hene.

2. Not v e r y u e l l i n the n i g h t . I t seema to be h e e l t h i e r shove l i ng snou end seuing uood then l y i n g i n bed.

6. Anne and Mery at Azroa f o r Mrs . F l e t c h e r s B i r t h d a y . Mrs. Love r i dg and Mrs. Camp c e l l e d and then B ro the r Robert and daughter c e l l e d .

9. Frank pa id bl i fe end I I n t e r e s t end c leened the o l d c l o c k .

10. E i g h t be lou ze ro and a u f u l c o l d b l e a t s . Brave B e l l e uelked t h r u the d r i f t s to get Frenk to he lp U i l l u i t h h i s Mi lk Usgon. Too c o l d to ssu uood.

13. Frenk b r o t load o f broken r a i l s . Robert eo ld the cou he bot from M e r t i n . U i f e end Mery uent to Toun i n the C u t t e r . I seued the r s i l s .

16. F rank ' s horse Dick got eusy e t the Creamery end Frank, Azro and U i l l i e had to ua lk home. A meeting to see ebout b u i l d i n g a neu P r e s b y t e r i a n Church t h a t I d o n ' t need.

17. Frank b r o t a neu i r o n pump t h a t seves me .from dreu ing u e l l ua te r on i c y p lanka . No hene l a y e d .

22. Not v e r y c o l d but d i d not go t o Church on account o f the enou. Uro te ebout Burns Ns ta l Day.

26. Ue heer o f f i f t y thousand vo ted to b u i l d e neu Church uhen I t h i nk the o l d one good enough.

31. H a i l , r a i n , i c e end snow-rough roads . Uent to John Renton end got horse shod. No eggs .

Februery

1. Frenk b r o t another load o f r a i l e . More enou.

k. Mrs. F, U i l l i e and the uee boy ceme. Eevee d r i pped by noon.

7. Uro te Mre. Young i n Scot land end S i s t e r i n Canada. 13. M i l d morning. A l i t t l e l i k e S p r i n g . L i g h t e t f i v e . Hens are

beg inn ing to l a y . Robert came u i t h h ia fam i l y and c leened the Orgen and p layed and sang f o r u s .

15. Roads s sheet o f i c e . Robert s o l d h i s p i gs to Spencer . John Ross ceme u i t h Robert end t a l ked o f - r e n t i n g the o l d fa rm.

17. Cut doun s t r a u o f f the s tsck to bed the h o r s e . Le t the o ld ferm to Robert f o r 10 yee rs a t $150 y e a r l y .

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February 22. Bro ther Robert b r o t papers . Tuo Miss McDouglaa and tuo Miss

Gardenere c a l l e d end a lso Robert end h i s f a m i l y .

23. Eagle f e l l on the i c e t u l c e i n f r o n t o f the s tab le uhen tak ing him o f f the C u t t e r . U i f e mede me e s h i r t end I reed to her about B l a i n and Scotchmen C u r l i n g .

27. Frank b r o t a load o f c o a l . Robert l e f t our o l d ferm home and uen J

u i t h h i s f am i l y and f u r n i t u r e to Toun.

28. Frenk helped Mr. Reed to move on h i s ferm.

Merch 1 to March 21 i s mia8ing. 22. Tuenty egga. Frank uent to Mr. Raberte f u n e r a l . He uaa 73.

25. Robert s o l d hay to B lock . U i f e end I uent to B e l l e s , 5 years s ince her mar r iage . .

30. U i f e uent t o aee Mra. F and the babe. Dug p a r s n i p s . Set e hen . Uorked i n the garden.

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8. Frank took Seed potetoes to h i s farm. Trees budd ing .

11. Uheeled out the ashes. Smith a p l i t a l l the uood.

13. A f e e r f u l Cyc lone a t ruck Y p s i l e n t i l a a t h i g h t . U i f e end I d rove doun end eeu so many f i n e b u i l d i n g s u recked . I t uee sad to see sc much p r o p e r t y uea ted . One good t h i ng no U v e a l o s t . ( u e heve p i c t u r e s i n the Arch ivea o f the Cyc lone t h e t Mr. Lambie t a l k s aboi

^k. Uent ega in to see the r u i n s and then to the Creamery. Stopped at Raberte home by the r i v e r .

16. I am en te r i ng my 73 y e a r s . Am g r a t e f u l f o r a good degree o f h e a l t h , s t r e n g t h , reseon end j o y from youth t i l l o l d age.

18. Uent u i t h Frank to Mr. Rocks snd c e l l e d on Mrs . Boice end James Hami l ton . Got e a r l y po ta toes .

20. Mary took her Mother to the Motor to go to Uncle U i l l i a m s . Too uet to uork i n the garden .

21. C la re Campbell end h ia s l a t e r ceme. James Hami l ton and s i s t e r b r o t p lan ta and ue gave them Gooeeberry end C u r r e n t bushes.

2k. Uent u i t h Frenk to Mr. Huntere end saw h ia f i n e barn ru i ned by the C y c l o n e . U h i t e hen b r o t out 12 c h i c k s . P lanted our e e r l y Rose potatoee and tuo rows o f Empire S ta te potaotes and then beech blows n o r t h o f them.

28. U i f e end I c a l l e d on Mr. L a i d l a u i n h i s gardens e t the Depot . Got Uet coming home.

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A p r i l 29. Ulent to Ben l /oorhees-h is u i f e ues c h e e r f u l e f t e r s u f f e r i n g so mcur

Exchanged p lan t s u i t h Mrs. E v e r t s . Bot a qua r te r o f Mutton from son Robe r t .

Mey 1. Frank took auay our horse and Mary ua lked to A z r o s .

k. Went u i t h Frenk to h i s f o rm-Ca l l ed on Mrs . L o v e r i d g e , Mrs. F le t che end Mr. Ross s t the o l d home.

B. Took potatoes to 3. Ross e t the o l d home, c e l l e d on R o b e r t ' s i toun home snd then t o the creamery.

9. U i f e , Msry , Mrs F l e t c h e r , the bebe, F renk , Robert and u i f e , U i l l end B e l l e end a grand happy compsny uent to Mrs. Wi l l iam Campbel l ' B i r t h d a y p a r t y .

13. Dark, damp morn ing-p lan ted sun f l o u e r s snd H o l l y hocks. Asparagus snd P i s P lan t to u s s .

15. B ro the r Robert end u i f e csms snd t o l d us Eun ics had gone to the Wor ld ' s F A i r i n Ch i cego . Mery end I uent and sau the f l o u e r s i n the R s i l r o e d gardens.

16. U i f e snd I s t t sndsd the go lden usdding Cos iah C h i l d s . Everyone seemed k ind end f r i e n d l y .

22. Mrs . L, Msry , Mrs. F l e t c h e r , U i l l i e end the bebe uent to Roberts t o c e l e b r e t e Mary 's B i r t h d a y ,

23. U i f e end I uent to Mrs . S t rsnge f u n e r e l . More r a i n .

2k. Queens B i r t h d a y , U i f e end I uent to eee o l d Mrs. C r i p p e n , R. Mart and I r a Cr ippen f e m i l y .

29. Frenk uent to Uncle Andreue u i t h the h o r s e .

3une 1. Frank uent to frame a barn near Plymouth.

k. Sacrament- about 30 added to the c h u r c h . H e r r i s F ranc i s F l e t c h e r uss b a p t i s e d . The F l e t c h e r s cammed on t h e i r uay home.

7. I i n tended to hear 3 . G . Paton l a s t n i g h t but uss too u e e r y . Mery, B e l l e snd I uent to eee the shou psrade but on ly sau the t en ta end uegons.

8. Was up be fo re the sun . U i n t e r s got a smal l load o f hay out o f our b a r n . U i f e hed a so re p iece on her neck and uent to see D r . K inne .

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Dune 8 Got tomato p lan ts from J . Hami l ton . Andrew Campbell came and I

went w i t h him to the Depot.

12. Frank and I had b reak fas t and went to Mr. Rooks.

13. U i f e , Mery, Mrs. F l e t c h e r and wee H a r r i s wnet to v i s i t U i l l i e end Leah 's s c h o o l .

15. U i f e and I went to see Mr. & Mrs. Voorhees and i t looks as though Mr. V w i l l never welk e g e i n . Uent to Thomas P h i l l i p s f u n e r e l .

19. Took Frenk to Mr. Rooks -ce l l ed at A z r o s - t h e y came w i th me end wee K a r r i s rode on my knee. U i f e went to B e l l e s to c e l e b r a t e her B i r t h d e y snd e p i c n i c w i t h o the rs down by the R i v e r e t Robe r t s .

20. Uent to D e t r o i t end the Oak- U i l l Todd end e l l h i s r e l a t i v e s were g lad to see me. Ue took f l o w e r s to s i s t e r I s a b e l l a s g r a v e . U i l l Todd brought me to the t r a i n and I c a l l e d an James and h i s w i f e - t h e y were e l l k ind but s i s t e r Mary, e f t e r I weS weary i t vexed me.

23. Leeh end Minnie he lped p ick peas. U i n t e r s sent up s e v e r a l loads o f manure. Uent to the depot to get Anna's t runk snd saw La id law Ve ry busy contending w i t h weeds snd bugs.

26. Green pees snd new potatoes f o r l u n c h . J . Ross so ld the w o o l . I used to get i t e l l , then h a l f , now noae.

29. Boy p i c k i n g cher r iea -howed potatoes-Mary want i n the Su r rey to B a i l e e end then they e l l went to A z r o s .

J u l y 1. U i f e and I went to Town. Got milk from Mrs. R ing .

6. Ring fem i l y p i ck ing c h e r r i e s on s h a r e s . F e a r f u l l i g h t n i n g i n the n i g h t and i t s t r uck and burned Mathews h e r n .

10. Dug $ buahel o f po ta toes - took them to the Depot- toe smal l to s e l l . U i f e and g i r l s p r e s e r v i n g c h e r r i e s . Mowed round the peach t r e e s snd wes t i r e d . Turned the g r i nds tone f o r Frank .

18. Dug more pote toea-The Empire Sta te seem to be the bes t pota toes o f 4 k i n d s .

20. Rober t end Frank r i g g e d up the reaper and Frank came i n the e f t e r ­noon t o reap our wheet. Mre. cempbel l end deughter ceme. Ue went to the o l d Cempbell home es o f o l d and found John v e r y busy drawing i n wheet snd made a smal l s t s c k .

29. Gat s l e t t e r from Mr. Dunlap i n Sca t l end (a r e l a t i v e who l a t e r came to the Sta tes to v i s i t the Campbell farm and were as ton ished e t how f e r the farm uas from New York C i t y ) .

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31. Azro s i c k and Robert had to manage the Creemery.

August 2. B ro the r Robert end daughter c a l l e d . Anna, Mary and B e l l e took

t i n d ishes to Azros f o r the Ten wedding c e l e b r a t i o n . 4. Mrs . F l e t c h e r and H a r r i s came. Ross began to reap O s t s - H s t t i e ' s

Mother came and I went u i t h her to Roberts f o r s h o r s e .

L i v i n g on f l o u r p o r r i d g e i s not f u n .

5. Sad time u i t h Banks breaking and so many i d l e men.

9. Frank had h i s wheat and oats t h r a s h e d , poor c r o p .

10. F renk , Mrs. F l e t c h e r , U i l l i e and H a r r i s went to Unc le Andrews. 15. Mr & Mrs V/oorhees ceme. Uncle Wi l l i am and C l a r e then B ro the r

Robe r t . A l e t t e r from John Lambie.

19. Cut Canada T h i s t l e s i n Ross corn f i e l d but i t i s too hard f o r me. Rober t and the th ree g i r l s came at n i g h t .

24. Frank and I had a f i n e swim and bath i n the Huron.

29. The engine got to Ross to t h r a s h . I wen t . t o see La id law a t the Depot and the b e e u t i f u l gardens .

30. The engine came end th reshed our smal l s t ack . Only 36 bushe ls where we always had 96.

September 1. Frenk took Anne to the Depot on her wey to E l k h a r t . Put p a r t o f t i

Straw stack i n the shed .

5. Some good peaches-more papers from A u s t r s l i e . Longing f o r r e i n .

B. Went to Azros f o r Msry - then round by B e l l e s and got a g l a s s o f creem and a r o y a l welcome. Picked g rapes . Uent to Church meeting.

12. A welcome shower. Frenk b r o t 2 bushe ls o f pees. Took 16 ch i cks to market.

14. Put doun eggs f o r w i n t e r . Crowds going to the Wor l d ' s F e i r . Some i n deb t . Dug po ta toes . Frank b r o t a b ig load o f poe toes . I put them i n baskets end he took them down i n the c e l l e r . Marshes bu rn i ng .

20. Took some pears to Robe r t . The r i v e r v e r y s m a l l . Mrs . St rang met us at the Depot end we went -w i th her to see her f i n e new home.

23. A shower at n i g h t . Franks man has l e f t him end I am v e r y g l a d . Robert i a going to work and l i v e on F r a n k ' s farm

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September 26. Frank and Uncle Wi l l i am uent to a t tend the F a i r i n Ch icago .

Robert d i d choree a t Franka farm. H a t t i e end Mary gathered peaches.

27. blent u i t h Mre. L to Toun. She uent to Uncle Wi l l iams on the MOtor Robe r t . Mr. F l e t c h e r end H a r r i s came.

28. A l i t t l e i c e , the f i r e t t h i s FalBI i fe and I c a l l e d on Uncle Robert i n f o renoon . Dug potatoes i n e f t e r n o o n .

29. A f i n e q u i e t r e i n i n the e f te rnoon end ue d id not go doun end get no pepere .

October 1. B e l l e ceme i n the b e a u t i f u l morning. Mery took cere o f H e r r i e

eo Mr. 4 Mre H a r r i s cou ld go to Church R o l l i n g day .

2 . Grand morning-Robins f e a s t i n g on the Mountain Ash B e r r i e s . W i fe , Mary, Mre. F l e t c h e r end H a r r i s uent to Toun. Went u i t h Robert to F r a n k ' s farm a t n i g h t . Uncle Wi l l iam sent a card from the Wor ld ' s F a i r .

3. Re f resh ing morning shower, r e i n n e a r l y a l l day , s i s t e r n f u l l u i t h r e f r e s h i n g ahouera, a day o f r e s t .

4 . C l e a r eh in ing a f t e r r e i n . Wife end B e l l e uent to F rank ' s farm and gathered p e a r s . Read i n the News t h a t the Supreme Cour t had dec id t h e t B ro the r James should ho ld B ro the r F rank ' s p r o p e r t y he l e f t . I consu l ted o f McMi l l an .

5. Grand Autumn morning. Tha t r ees g lean ing through the mist o f the morning, l i k e g r e e t f o r e s t f l o w e r s . Frank back from Chicago F a i r . Wife uent to F r a n k ' s ferm f o r peaches.

6. Mra. F l e t c h e r and H a r r i s ceme-Wife and I uent round by j .Hami l t ons Robert b r o t 10 buehele of Oa ts .

7. W i f e , Mery end I uant to Toun, the creamery and then to Rober ts . Rav. Mr. Moray and Mre. K a c h l e r , h i s daughter , c a l l e d .

B. Grand autumn day , sermon on g i v i n g . B e l l e cams, uant round u i t h h a r . Mr. F l e t c h e r end fem i l y cams.

9. Wife s t a r t e d a f t e r breakfast to get B e l l s to gather apples at F r a n k * B famr.

10. Golden October dey . Dug a l l our po ta toes , got no h e l p . Mrs. FletcS and Mery uent to B ro the r Rober ts f o r d i n n e r . Our f r i e n d Robert CAmpbell made us a p leasant v i s i t and pa id $18.00 i n t e r e s t .

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October 11 Wife took Mary to A z r o s - I shoved stones o f the r o a d . Ulife

end I went to Town, Met Rev. Mr. V in ing end Mrs. S t r ang .

12. Grand morning-Robert b r o t h i s b lack h o r s e . Wife and I drove to B e l l e v i l l e - F o r e s t t r e e s b e a u t i f u l , ve r y warm between 86 & 90°. Were k i n d l y t reeted-ceme back by Mrs. F l e t c h e r s .

13. Coo l end c l o u d y - Repaired f ence - W i fe , Mary and I met Mr. & Mrs . John Cempbell and A. Campbell i n Town. A sad acc iden t on the r e i l r o a d at Jackson , we heerd 20 k i l l e d end

' 20 h u r t .

14. Rein i n the n i g h t - a wet stormy morning. Stormy end d rea ry a l l day-s u r l y b l a s t s drove the smoke down the Chimney-the house wet and c o m f o r t l e s s .

15. B e l l e went to Church w i th u s , co ld -wore an o v e r c o e t .

16. Sunshine p leasant a f t e r the s torm. Mrs. L, Msry. Mrs. F l e t c h e r and H a r r i s wnet to Town i n the S u r r e y . Robert b r o t a load o f F rank ' a broken r a i l s .

18. Went w i t h Robert to F r a n k ' s farm. Wi fe , Mary and I ga thered a few bushels o f Apples i n our Orchsrd-Grenk day . Helped Robert to ge t 45 buse ls o f pota toes i n the c e l l e r .

1B. Frank came and had b reak fas t about 6-Wife and B e l l e gathered epples i n the Orcha rd . Ross g e t t i n g th £ from b r o t h e r . Robert c e l l an us

20. Frank had b reak fas t by lampl ight -sawed some o f the o ld r e i l s t i l l e shower ceme up. Wife went to see W i l l i e w i th the Mumps end b r o t Mery beck.

21. Grend golden day-Rober t and Fox c a r r i e d i n the K i tchen s t o v e - W i f e , Mary, B e l l e and I went to Town.

22. A Sermon on Pauls power f o r C h r i s t i e n i t y . Robert and c h i l d r e n came, then Azro and fam i l y l i k e to border o f the b e e u t i f u l l e n d .

24. Wife end I went i n the Motor to our food f r i e n d R. Cempbell i n Ann Arbor en joyed our v i s i t . Peid 75$ f o r the R e g i s t e r . Mary end W i l l i e came f o r u s .

25. Robert dug out fence posts snd burned some o f the Marsh. Wife end wee H a r r i s drove over to F rank ' s fe rm. B e l l e ceme.

26. R a i l r o s d d i s e s t e r and wrecks on the l a k e s . Mary went over to he lp e t A z r o s .

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December 12. I c e end snou, not v e r y c o l d , Mery, Mrs. F l e t c h e r and H a r r i s uent

t o Franks to d i n n e r . U i l l i e came at n i g h t .

13. Frank ao ld Hay to U h l . Mary convoyed U i l l i e to S c h o o l . Got Eagle sharp shod on the f o r e f e e t . U i f e ceme home b r i n g i n g uord 3.K. Campbel l 'a boy ues deed. John ceme from Lensing a t n i g h t , by te leg raph -Boy i s ebout 4 yee rs o l d .

15. Uet c o l d r e i n - F r a n k end h ia Mother uent i n the Covered C u t t e r to the f u n e r a l e t Uncle Johns boy . R o b e r t ' s H a t t i e not w e l l .

• Mery uent u i t h Robe r t -B ro the r Robert c a l l e d .

21. Mr. Calhoun came end pa id i n t e r e s t i n money and o n i o n s . U i f e uent to Azros and Mary ceme back-2 & 3 eggs a day .

22. S h o r t e s t d e y - U i f e , Mary, M r s . F l e t c h e r and H a r r i s uent to Toun. U i f uent home u i t h B e l l e - m i l d end muddy-Received a Chr istmas present from k ind S i s t e r Agnes.

24. B e l l e h i t c h e d her b ig horse on the Su r r y snd 5 o f us uent to Churc Mr. Morey ab le to p reech-Mr . Vraman helped h i m - L i t t l e H e r r i s l i k e to speak i n meet ing-Azros f s m i l y came a noon end Roberts s t n i g h t . Ground s o f t and a b e e u t i f u l s u n s e t .

25. T u e n t y - f i v e years s i nce Father d ied and spoke to me f o r the l e s t t ime. Green f i e l d s , b lue s k i s s and balmy b reezea . Three genera t i c 17 i n e l l o f ue and unet to F r s n k ' s farm and en joyed a g r s a t j o y ­f u l Chr istmas d i n n e r . Anne and Mary s tayed and ue ceme home.

26. Co ld breeze end the ground f r o z e h e r d , Robert b r o t us 3 loads o f uood and 20 bushels o f Oa ts - U i f e uent to Azros f o r Anna and Mary.

2B. U i f e uent u i t h Anne end Mery up to B e l l e s - U i f e and I c a l l e d on Bro the r Robert and f am i l y -Sen t the p i c t u r e o f S t raven CBs t le to S i s t e r Agnes.

29. Ssued uood to keep us usrm-got a feu e g g s - U i f e uent to A z r o s .

30. Hard rough roads -Rober t p s i d the taxes $22.35. I p s i d $15. Robsr t ths b s l s n c e - U i f e , Anne, Mery end I uent to Toun

31. Leet o f 1893-U i fe , Mery, B e l l e and I uent to Church , A sermon on e v i l speek ing-The l a s t o f 1893.

FRom the A rch i ves O f f i c e :

F e s t i v s l Time i s here-Do Stop i n and see the l o v e l y d i s p l a y s i n the Museum.

The past 4-6 weeks heve been buzz ing i n the A r c h i v e s as the newspape w r i t e r s have been i n look ing f o r m a t e r i e l , as w e l l es the Home Tour peop le , ebout yeers (snd Years ) p e s t .

Hope fu l l y t h i n g s w i l l s e t t l e a l i t t l e now so I can get caught up . (There i s a l i t t l e humor i n t h e t remark) .

The Lambie D ia r y w i l l not be i n the Gleen ings u n t i l e f t e r the f i r e t o f the y e e r . The g rea t g rea t granddaughter o f Wi l l iam Lambie hes completed 2 f u l l years o f the d i e r y and i s working on more. As I heve mentioned be fore enyone went ing a copy p lease l e t me know, there mould be a charge f o r them. I on l y have 2 more years more to go u i t h Wi l l i em Lambies. We have a copy o f L o t t i e F. Warner 's d i a r y and are going to use tha t f o r e w h i l e .

Pleese i f you have anyth ing you th ink people might be i n t e r e s t e d i n i t l e t me know, I s h a l l be g l e d to use i t ,

My s p e c i a l thanks to M o l l i e N ieves f o r the drewing she d i d on page 11, a d v e r t i s i n g the Selea Case. She does b e e u t i f u l work, and i s an a s s e t : to the H i e t o r i c e l S o c i e t y .

We were v e r y s o r r y about the deeth o f I r e n e . S c h r e p p e r , she w i l l be missed by her meny f r i e n d s and was a g rea t l a d y . She gave us the l o v e l y drees on the manikin i n the p a r l o r as one comes i n the doo r .

Another o f our ded ica ted docen ts , Char les Mor r i son passed away i n A p r i l . We w i l l miss him v e r y much.

Thenks to B i l l Ea l y and C a r r o l l Osburn f o r c u t t i n g the bushes eround the Mueeum. I t c e r t e i n l y makes a b ig d i f f e r e n c e .

Now t h e t the F e s t i v a l i s about o v e r , I guess i t i s time to ge t beck s t the f i l e s end cont inue to redo them. Perhaps i f we have a r e a l w in te r I can have them f i n i s h e d by S p r i n g .

A r thu r Howsrd shared a poem w i t h us a g a i n . I have put i t on the l a s t page.

B i l l i e

How you can t e l l when i t ' s going to be a Rot ten Day!

Yeu make up face doun on the pavement. Yous put your bra on backward and i t f i t s b e t t e r . Your boss t e l l s you not to bo ther to take o f f your c o a t . You c a l l s u i c i d e p reven t i on and they put you on h o l d . Your b l i n d date tu rns out to be your ex - spouse . You uake up and your braces are locked t o g e t h e r . You see "60 Minutes" neus team u a i t i n g i n your o f f i c e . Your b i r t h d a y cake c o l l a p s e s from the weight o f the cand les . You uent to put on the c l o t h e s you uore home from the p s r t y and there a r e n ' t any. You c a l l your ansuer ing s e r v i c e and they t e l l you i t ' s none o f your b u s i n e s s . You t u r n on the neus and t h e y ' r e shouing emergency rou tes out o f the c i t y . You walk to uork and f i n d your d ress i s s tuck i n the back o f your pantyhose. Your tw in s i s t e r f o r g o t your b i r t h d a y . You uake up and d i s c o v e r your waterbed broke and then r e a l i z e you d o n ' t have a waterbed. Your u i f e says "Good Morning B i l l " and your name i s George. Your car horn goes o f f a c c i d e n t a l l y and remains stuck as you f o l l o u a group o f H e l l ' s Angels on the f r e e u a y . Your pet rock snsps at y o u . Your spouse uakes f e e l i n g amorous and you have a headache. You put both con tac t l enses i s the same e y e . Your income tax check bounces.

The b i r d s i n g i n g ou ts i de your u indou i s a b u z z a r d .

Author unknown..But t r o u b l e d .

Thanks A r thu r there may be a l o t o f t r u t h i n the above.

YPSILANTI HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Oack C. M i l l e r 710 Helen

P res iden t 487-3954

Sheron Pet teraan 1313 blest Crass

V ice P r e s i d e n t 482-2093

B i l l i e Zolkosky 1565 S.Congress #28

Sec re te r y 482-8443

Wi l l i em E s l y 1587 S. Congress #37

T r e a s u r e r 483-2977

Dor i s M i l l imen 1116 Grent S t r e e t

H i s t o r i e n 483-3236

Ann McCarthy 1430 Col legewood 483-2929

C a r r o l l Osburn 103 West A insuo r th 483-3568

Earnest G r i f f i n 1200 H e r r i s Road 482-8029

Mar jo r i e G a u n t l e t t 204 N. Wal lace B lvd 483-1876

Rex R i c h i e 1065 Mepleuood 4B4-1510

Mary M i l l e r 530 C l i f f s 482-4365

Michael M i l l e r 39 South Heuet t 699-6374

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