 ENAWEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MUSEUM
LENAWEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Click for Adrian Public Library, circa 1909
Lenawee Public/Vital Records
SEPTEMBER MEETING
The September 25th meeting of the Lenawee County Historical Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Lenawee County Historical Museum, 110 E. Church St. in Adrian.
To kick off our exciting year of programs and special events focusing on Lenawee's involvement in World War II, Mr. Robert Elliott, passionate historian of Lenawee's storied military past, will be the speaker. He is best known for organizing an annual tour of Tecumseh's Brookside Cemetery, in which costumed reenactors portray our honored military heroes buried there. His topic will be a series of stories about Lenawee soldiers who served with the Allied Forces.
Following Mr. Elliott's lecture, there will be time to explore the museum's newest exhibit, World War II The Home Front. As always, our programs are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served after the program. Hope to see you there!
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.
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HELP! The MUSEUM
By Volunteering A Little Time.
Call Mike Griffith at 517-403-5533 To Volunteer.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
The kiosk "Adrian: The City That Worked" is now on display. It features information on the earliest years of Adrian's history, 1840-1850. Thanks to our museum intern, Becky Paluwsiak from Adrian College, the kiosk now features Adrian during the Civil War years.
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 Paqe 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.
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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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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MAIL: Click here to send me an email with your comments, Corpmiz@aol.com