OCTOBER 2011

NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Fallen Women and Female Felons By Susan Nenadic

Mr. Priestly, the first person accused of a crime in Washtenaw County, was indicted for selling liquor to the natives.Impressions He was tried in his own cabin and, despite the testimony against him, was acquitted. Since that trial, the vast majority of accused and convicted persons have been men. That was especially true of violent crimes. It was far more likely that a woman would be the victim not the perpetrator. Such was the case of Mrs. Lucy Washburn of Ypsilanti who sued for divorce in 1860. Her estranged husband retaliated by murdering her. In Ann Arbor, eleven years later, a similar case was that of Henrietta Wagner whose husband, either out of jealousy or greed, bludgeoned her to death with an ax. He also killed her son, Oscar, age three. Washtenaw County fortunately lacks a history of similar September’s talk was the first program of the season violence by females, but its nineteenth One of the benefits ofmembership is the fellowship and conversations that are century population did include female perpetrators of other crimes. part of our programs. It’s a good time to re-connect with friends, meet new ones (Continued on page 4) and learn about the history of our community. See pages 4-5.

Holiday Exhibit Opens Saturday November 26 IN THIS ISSUE

When was the first Christmas card sent? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? Fall Program Series Begins...... 1 The American Christmas is a blend of many different customs and celebrations. In Fallen Women & Female Felons...... 1 our next exhibit, Christmas – Past to Present, you will learn the origins of modern Christmas traditions, symbols and icons. New Museum Exhibit ...... 1 President’s Letter...... 2 Check out the fireplace and see how “stockings were hung by the chimney with Christmas – Past to Present...... 3 care, in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there” and how the many versions of Santa or St. Nick have changed over the years. There will be a crafts station in Meet our Volunteer...... 3 the third room where visitors of all ages can create cards for friends and family, Heritage Driving Tours...... 6 paper chains, or decorations, including grapevine wreaths, from traditional and Events Around the County...... 7 non-traditional materials. Take them home or create to share with others who will WCHS Programs ...... 8 appreciate being remembered at this time of year. (Continued on page 3) “Christmas – Past to Present” Opens Saturday November 26. Bring the Family! Our mission is to educate The President’s Letter – October 2011 and inspire our community to engage in the preservation and We invite our readers to share your We would love to hear all about your Christmases presentation of area history he Civil War exhibit at Museum on Main Street, “Behind the Lines: Horses, Hard- memories, photos or artifacts of past, either when you were young or when your Christmas past and present as part tack, Heartbeats and Heroes,” ends later this month. Recently I realized the Civil children were small. What were the traditions in T of this exhibit. War had a direct impact on the history of the Washtenaw County Historical Society. your house? Special foods? Your best Christmas? BOARD OFFICERS Your worst? The most unusual? President On December 17, 1857 the original 19 local citizens met under the chairmanship of Christmas memories Leslie L. Loomans John Geddes in “a county convention for the purpose of forming a County Histori- Write your favorite holiday recol- Vice President cal Association.” In early January 1858 they met again to adopt a constitution and lection, whether it be an annual Bring stories and pictures to Karen L. Jania elect officers. Honorable Munnis Kinney of Webster Township was elected president. family tradition or a single, special The Museum on Main Street, Treasurer However, no records of meetings after 1862 have been found. It seems apparent that event that left a lasting impres- 500 N. Main St., Ann Arbor Patricia W. Creal the impact of the Civil War brought a close to these early historical society activities. sion. The stories do not have to be elaborate. Just write it as you Mail stories and pictures to Recording Secretary Finally, in August, 1873, General Edward Clark called coun- Photo: Christmas Memories, Wes Clark 1961 Judith M. Chrisman remember it. Washtenaw County Historical ty pioneers together to organize a County Pioneer Society. Society - Christmas Memories Alpheus Felch was elected president. Alpheus, perhaps our Corresponding Secretary Christmas photographs Send us your favorite photographs from the holi- PO Box 3336 Pauline V. Walters most famous past member, had been a Monroe lawyer, day season. If you bring a photograph we will try to scan it while you wait so Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3366 became the fifth Governor of in 1846, but resigned BOARD MEMBERS you can take the original with you. If you have toys, ornaments or other items on March 3, 1847 to become a US Senator. After retiring Ralph P. Beebe you want visitors to appreciate and enjoy, call Judy at 734-662-9092. Email to [email protected] Tom Freeman from the senate he settled in Ann Arbor, became professor Dale Leslie of law at the and served as president Diana Mankowski, PhD of the Pioneer and Historical Society in 1873 and 1874. He lived to age 92. Michelle Lee McClellan, PhD A. Felch Photo: Bentley Historical Library Membership Matters M. Joanne Nesbit Meet WCHS Volunteer: Adriana Maynard Jay Snyder Tracing the roots of our Society back more than 150 years we find it impossible to The Museum on Main Street is run Jan E. Tripp even list all of the members and can hardly imagine the efforts of all those in the past and operated by the Washtenaw ADRIANA is a second-year masters Susan Cee Wineberg that have preserved this organization through time for our benefit today. We, today, County Historical Society. Your tax- student at the University of Michigan Cynthia Yao are a part of ensuring that the process continues. deductible membership provides School of Information, specializing in Robert Yuhasz Les Loomans vital support for the Museum’s pro- Archives and Records Management and DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE grams, exhibitions, and acquisi- Preservation of Information. Though no Hon. Julie Creal tions. Memberships also maintain a relation to the eponymous street and Richard L. Galant, PhD Washtenaw County renewed sense of purpose: to bring parking garage, Miss Maynard is still (Immediate past President) Historical Society the very best exhibitions and pro- Dean Greb very interested in the local history of Susan Kosky P.O. Box 3336 gramming to our members and our the Ann Arbor area. She began intern- Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3336 community. Your support can help ing at the Washtenaw County Historical Donald Cameron Smith, MD Phone: 734-662-9092 us achieve that goal! Society over the summer, helping pro- ADMINISTRATOR cess and scan materials from existing Bev Willis, Impressions Editor email: [email protected] The November newsletter will in- collections and recent donations. She MUSEUM DOCENT Museum on Main Street clude our membership renewal en- especially enjoys working with histori- John Kilar velope. We hope that you will con- 500 N. Main Street cal materials, and would like to continue tinue to support the WCHS and join ADVISORS Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1027 working in similar environments long Ina Hanel Gerdenich or renew your membership for 2012. into the future. (at the corner of Beakes, David LaMoreaux Think about giving a membership as E. Kingsley & N. Main Streets) Louisa Pieper a gift to someone else you know who At the Museum on Main Street, Adriana Kay Williams is also a “Friend of History”. helped transcribe the box of John/William Geddes letters. That transcription will Museum Hours be donated to the Bentley Historical Library and posted soon on our website: Saturday & Sunday, Impressions by Email www.WashtenawHistory.org She also scanned an entire postcard collection 12 Noon – 4:00 PM and created two postcard indexes. One documents the Huron River postcards Impressions is published seven times and by appointment If you would like to receive your copy a year September through May by the (which includes a German postcard), and the other is a set from Donna Daven- of the newsletter electronically as a Washtenaw County Historical Society, for groups or individuals port at Whitmore Lake. All the cards have been scanned, and the images are full color PDF please let us know by a non profit 501(c)(3) organization. Check us out, on the web and currently saved on the office computer. We have totally enjoyed working with Donations are tax deductible Current Exhibit: The Civil War email: [email protected] Adriana and wish her the best of luck as she continues her studies at the UM. www.WashtenawHistory.org “Behind the Lines” Ends October 23 PAGE 2 WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 “Christmas – Past to Present” Opens Saturday November 26. Bring the Family! Our mission is to educate The President’s Letter – October 2011 and inspire our community to engage in the preservation and We invite our readers to share your We would love to hear all about your Christmases presentation of area history he Civil War exhibit at Museum on Main Street, “Behind the Lines: Horses, Hard- memories, photos or artifacts of past, either when you were young or when your Christmas past and present as part tack, Heartbeats and Heroes,” ends later this month. Recently I realized the Civil children were small. What were the traditions in T of this exhibit. War had a direct impact on the history of the Washtenaw County Historical Society. your house? Special foods? Your best Christmas? BOARD OFFICERS Your worst? The most unusual? President On December 17, 1857 the original 19 local citizens met under the chairmanship of Christmas memories Leslie L. Loomans John Geddes in “a county convention for the purpose of forming a County Histori- Write your favorite holiday recol- Vice President cal Association.” In early January 1858 they met again to adopt a constitution and lection, whether it be an annual Bring stories and pictures to Karen L. Jania elect officers. Honorable Munnis Kinney of Webster Township was elected president. family tradition or a single, special The Museum on Main Street, Treasurer However, no records of meetings after 1862 have been found. It seems apparent that event that left a lasting impres- 500 N. Main St., Ann Arbor Patricia W. Creal the impact of the Civil War brought a close to these early historical society activities. sion. The stories do not have to be elaborate. Just write it as you Mail stories and pictures to Recording Secretary Finally, in August, 1873, General Edward Clark called coun- Photo: Christmas Memories, Wes Clark 1961 Judith M. Chrisman remember it. Washtenaw County Historical ty pioneers together to organize a County Pioneer Society. Society - Christmas Memories Alpheus Felch was elected president. Alpheus, perhaps our Corresponding Secretary Christmas photographs Send us your favorite photographs from the holi- PO Box 3336 Pauline V. Walters most famous past member, had been a Monroe lawyer, day season. If you bring a photograph we will try to scan it while you wait so Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3366 became the fifth Governor of Michigan in 1846, but resigned BOARD MEMBERS you can take the original with you. If you have toys, ornaments or other items on March 3, 1847 to become a US Senator. After retiring Ralph P. Beebe you want visitors to appreciate and enjoy, call Judy at 734-662-9092. Email to [email protected] Tom Freeman from the senate he settled in Ann Arbor, became professor Dale Leslie of law at the University of Michigan and served as president Diana Mankowski, PhD of the Pioneer and Historical Society in 1873 and 1874. He lived to age 92. Michelle Lee McClellan, PhD A. Felch Photo: Bentley Historical Library Membership Matters M. Joanne Nesbit Meet WCHS Volunteer: Adriana Maynard Jay Snyder Tracing the roots of our Society back more than 150 years we find it impossible to The Museum on Main Street is run Jan E. Tripp even list all of the members and can hardly imagine the efforts of all those in the past and operated by the Washtenaw ADRIANA is a second-year masters Susan Cee Wineberg that have preserved this organization through time for our benefit today. We, today, County Historical Society. Your tax- student at the University of Michigan Cynthia Yao are a part of ensuring that the process continues. deductible membership provides School of Information, specializing in Robert Yuhasz Les Loomans vital support for the Museum’s pro- Archives and Records Management and DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE grams, exhibitions, and acquisi- Preservation of Information. Though no Hon. Julie Creal tions. Memberships also maintain a relation to the eponymous street and Richard L. Galant, PhD Washtenaw County renewed sense of purpose: to bring parking garage, Miss Maynard is still (Immediate past President) Historical Society the very best exhibitions and pro- Dean Greb very interested in the local history of Susan Kosky P.O. Box 3336 gramming to our members and our the Ann Arbor area. She began intern- Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3336 community. Your support can help ing at the Washtenaw County Historical Donald Cameron Smith, MD Phone: 734-662-9092 us achieve that goal! Society over the summer, helping pro- ADMINISTRATOR cess and scan materials from existing Bev Willis, Impressions Editor email: [email protected] The November newsletter will in- collections and recent donations. She MUSEUM DOCENT Museum on Main Street clude our membership renewal en- especially enjoys working with histori- John Kilar velope. We hope that you will con- 500 N. Main Street cal materials, and would like to continue tinue to support the WCHS and join ADVISORS Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1027 working in similar environments long Ina Hanel Gerdenich or renew your membership for 2012. into the future. (at the corner of Beakes, David LaMoreaux Think about giving a membership as E. Kingsley & N. Main Streets) Louisa Pieper a gift to someone else you know who At the Museum on Main Street, Adriana Kay Williams is also a “Friend of History”. helped transcribe the box of John/William Geddes letters. That transcription will Museum Hours be donated to the Bentley Historical Library and posted soon on our website: Saturday & Sunday, Impressions by Email www.WashtenawHistory.org She also scanned an entire postcard collection 12 Noon – 4:00 PM and created two postcard indexes. One documents the Huron River postcards Impressions is published seven times and by appointment If you would like to receive your copy a year September through May by the (which includes a German postcard), and the other is a set from Donna Daven- of the newsletter electronically as a Washtenaw County Historical Society, for groups or individuals port at Whitmore Lake. All the cards have been scanned, and the images are full color PDF please let us know by a non profit 501(c)(3) organization. Check us out, on the web and currently saved on the office computer. We have totally enjoyed working with Donations are tax deductible Current Exhibit: The Civil War email: [email protected] Adriana and wish her the best of luck as she continues her studies at the UM. www.WashtenawHistory.org “Behind the Lines” Ends October 23 PAGE 2 WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 to negotiate a reduction to $10. The (Cont. from page 4) Miss Hall found her She was concerned about their emo- newspaper suggests that townspeo- niche when she be- tional stability and intellectual ca- ple "chipped in" to pay the fine and ers and perpetrators gan teaching in De- pabilities. She knew that if they left rid Manchester of such disreputable of a series of burglar- troit. Soon she was the school as young adults without women. The town may have got- ies circa 1857-1858. heading the a temperament and without skills, ten rid of those two, but the prob- When they were House of Shelter. they might fall into the world of lem never went away. Every town in finally discovered, Again, consider the crime instead of becoming a produc- the area had such women most of their house was full name. Not a prison. tive members of society. Miss Hall whom had sense to not be so obvi- of stolen merchan- Not even a house passed away in 1885. ous. These particular "fallen wom- dise: guns, silver, of correction, but a en" were too public, too loud. Such linens, clothing etc. house of shelter. Also There is a subconscious desire to for- behavior usually led to an arrest for Mrs. Fuller cross- in Detroit, it served as get the more unsavory parts of our drunkenness or lewdness because dressed in men’s a half way house for history. This is especially true when it prostitution was not a crime until clothing and fake model prisoners but comes to women. It is difficult to find the twentieth century. It was the fact facial hair to partici- also a shelter for any historical truth when records either that they were entertaining men in pate in these bur- female who might ignore or sanitize what was occur- a house for the purpose of earning glaries. Her daughter Emma A.Hall Photo: Bentley Historical Library fall into crime, and there ring. Nowhere is this more true than money that was the crime. did likewise though Anna appears to were many in that situation since when investigating fallen women Presenter Susan Nenadic answers questions from the audience have been released perhaps due to women were the most economically and female felons. But there are suf- A woman, if arrested for something her gender and age. Mrs. Fuller, how- vulnerable section of the population. ficient examples to shatter the Victo- other than operating a brothel, ever, was given ten years hard labor. rian stereotype of the shy, deferential Fallen Women & Female Felons Continued from page 1 would probably be a woman like Her son, Robert, however was given Miss Hall’s career moved her first to woman who was more victim than petty thief, Sophie Lyons, who stole a life sentence for a robbery that in- Coldwater and then to Flint where perpetrator. v Mrs. Cornwall's gold watch while at cluded the death of the victim. she was head of the State School for By the time of Mrs. Wagner's death, says she rode around Ypsilanti in an the old fairgrounds southwest of the Deaf and Blind. Finally, in 1881, one of the biggest concerns locally open carriage before marrying and Washtenaw and Hill in Ann Arbor. But the winds of reform were blow- she was named Superintendent of The Program took place Sunday, September 18, and nationally was prostitution. Es- moving to Ann Arbor where she and She was duly convicted and, despite ing. Women and youthful offenders the State School for Girls which was timates in the second half of the her new husband continued their 2011 from 2-4 PM at the Bentley Historical Library her appeal, sentenced. Seldom did would benefit from these changes. established at that time in Adrian. century ranged from one woman of business ultimately purchasing land. on the University of Michigan North Campus in female thieves attain the reputation In 1860, Detroit completed its House There she put all the skills she had " negotiable affections" for approxi- She died in the early years of the Ann Arbor. Octobers program is on the 16th at Ann of Olive Friend of Milan. Mrs. Friend, of Correction. Since Detroit’s facility learned to work to create the best mately every sixty-five men. Natural- twentieth century. Despite the fact Arbor District Library Malletts Creek Branch. See her husband, parents, and other had far more space than inmates, it possible situation she could for poor, ly it is extremely difficult to pin such that operating a brothel was against gang members, organized a confi- became the place where youthful malnourished, mostly illiterate girls the back page for information. figures down since you won't find the law, no one seemed to do much dence scheme that reflected both offenders and women (unless they ages seven to seventeen. She did the answer in the City Directory or about it most of the time. audacity and greed. They managed had been convicted of murder or not just focus on their bodies. the Census. But the problem was suf- to convince investors to contribute treason) were housed. ficiently large to force the City of Yp- That cannot be said for two young women who came to Manchester in the equivalent of millions of dollars silanti to pass an Ordinance against Detroit’s House of Correction was February 1872. They were no "young in the Electric Sugar Refining Compa- Vice and Immorality in 1877. This lo- something in which the entire state innocents" or "poor unprotected ny. Supposedly they had developed cal law prohibited any woman who could take pride. Within a decade, women" as they would have had the technology to convert raw into was not directly related to the owner Detroit added adult education to the judge believe. They consumed refined sugar. They were successful from working in saloons etc. It did its reformatory efforts for the wom- liquor and, as the Manchester news- for a while but the whole scam crum- not address, however, the fact that en. It hired Michigan State Normal paper called it, "introduced them- bled in 1889. Authorities arrested women did own their own saloons. School Graduate, Emma Amelia Hall, selves in a familiar way to everyone everyone except Mr. Friend, who had Nor did it eliminate the problem. to teach. Miss Hall, although born in they chanced to meet." Apparently died the previous December, and Lenawee County, always called Yp- they were doing quite a business in extradited them to New York where John Morrison, in his unpublished silanti her home. She trained there town. This is one of the few recorded they were incarcerated. history of Washtenaw County, relates and taught there. Her brother, Dr. the story of a prostitute in Ypsilanti cases where authorities actually did But there was at least one Ann Arbor Louis Hall lived and practiced there. called Queen Sill. She was an orphan raid a house. Something must have woman who gained renown though Her sister lived with Dr. Hall. So even taken in by others but not treated provoked the response since usu- on a more modest level. Her name though Miss Hall’s career drew her kindly. As Mr. Morrison relates it, she ally police just tried to ignore such was Esther Fuller. She, her sons, and away from Washtenaw County, she ran away and turned to prostitution activities. The girls were arrested, even her daughter, were the organiz- considered herself a resident. as a way to earn a living. And she but most of the men escaped. Origi- WCHS members greet each other after the September Program was apparently very successful. He nally fined $20 each, they were able (Continued on page 5)

PAGE 4 WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 to negotiate a reduction to $10. The (Cont. from page 4) Miss Hall found her She was concerned about their emo- newspaper suggests that townspeo- niche when she be- tional stability and intellectual ca- ple "chipped in" to pay the fine and ers and perpetrators gan teaching in De- pabilities. She knew that if they left rid Manchester of such disreputable of a series of burglar- troit. Soon she was the school as young adults without women. The town may have got- ies circa 1857-1858. heading the Detroit a temperament and without skills, ten rid of those two, but the prob- When they were House of Shelter. they might fall into the world of lem never went away. Every town in finally discovered, Again, consider the crime instead of becoming a produc- the area had such women most of their house was full name. Not a prison. tive members of society. Miss Hall whom had sense to not be so obvi- of stolen merchan- Not even a house passed away in 1885. ous. These particular "fallen wom- dise: guns, silver, of correction, but a en" were too public, too loud. Such linens, clothing etc. house of shelter. Also There is a subconscious desire to for- behavior usually led to an arrest for Mrs. Fuller cross- in Detroit, it served as get the more unsavory parts of our drunkenness or lewdness because dressed in men’s a half way house for history. This is especially true when it prostitution was not a crime until clothing and fake model prisoners but comes to women. It is difficult to find the twentieth century. It was the fact facial hair to partici- also a shelter for any historical truth when records either that they were entertaining men in pate in these bur- female who might ignore or sanitize what was occur- a house for the purpose of earning glaries. Her daughter Emma A.Hall Photo: Bentley Historical Library fall into crime, and there ring. Nowhere is this more true than money that was the crime. did likewise though Anna appears to were many in that situation since when investigating fallen women Presenter Susan Nenadic answers questions from the audience have been released perhaps due to women were the most economically and female felons. But there are suf- A woman, if arrested for something her gender and age. Mrs. Fuller, how- vulnerable section of the population. ficient examples to shatter the Victo- other than operating a brothel, ever, was given ten years hard labor. rian stereotype of the shy, deferential Fallen Women & Female Felons Continued from page 1 would probably be a woman like Her son, Robert, however was given Miss Hall’s career moved her first to woman who was more victim than petty thief, Sophie Lyons, who stole a life sentence for a robbery that in- Coldwater and then to Flint where perpetrator. v Mrs. Cornwall's gold watch while at cluded the death of the victim. she was head of the State School for By the time of Mrs. Wagner's death, says she rode around Ypsilanti in an the old fairgrounds southwest of the Deaf and Blind. Finally, in 1881, one of the biggest concerns locally open carriage before marrying and Washtenaw and Hill in Ann Arbor. But the winds of reform were blow- she was named Superintendent of The Program took place Sunday, September 18, and nationally was prostitution. Es- moving to Ann Arbor where she and She was duly convicted and, despite ing. Women and youthful offenders the State School for Girls which was timates in the second half of the her new husband continued their 2011 from 2-4 PM at the Bentley Historical Library her appeal, sentenced. Seldom did would benefit from these changes. established at that time in Adrian. century ranged from one woman of business ultimately purchasing land. on the University of Michigan North Campus in female thieves attain the reputation In 1860, Detroit completed its House There she put all the skills she had " negotiable affections" for approxi- She died in the early years of the Ann Arbor. Octobers program is on the 16th at Ann of Olive Friend of Milan. Mrs. Friend, of Correction. Since Detroit’s facility learned to work to create the best mately every sixty-five men. Natural- twentieth century. Despite the fact Arbor District Library Malletts Creek Branch. See her husband, parents, and other had far more space than inmates, it possible situation she could for poor, ly it is extremely difficult to pin such that operating a brothel was against gang members, organized a confi- became the place where youthful malnourished, mostly illiterate girls the back page for information. figures down since you won't find the law, no one seemed to do much dence scheme that reflected both offenders and women (unless they ages seven to seventeen. She did the answer in the City Directory or about it most of the time. audacity and greed. They managed had been convicted of murder or not just focus on their bodies. the Census. But the problem was suf- to convince investors to contribute treason) were housed. ficiently large to force the City of Yp- That cannot be said for two young women who came to Manchester in the equivalent of millions of dollars silanti to pass an Ordinance against Detroit’s House of Correction was February 1872. They were no "young in the Electric Sugar Refining Compa- Vice and Immorality in 1877. This lo- something in which the entire state innocents" or "poor unprotected ny. Supposedly they had developed cal law prohibited any woman who could take pride. Within a decade, women" as they would have had the technology to convert raw into was not directly related to the owner Detroit added adult education to the judge believe. They consumed refined sugar. They were successful from working in saloons etc. It did its reformatory efforts for the wom- liquor and, as the Manchester news- for a while but the whole scam crum- not address, however, the fact that en. It hired Michigan State Normal paper called it, "introduced them- bled in 1889. Authorities arrested women did own their own saloons. School Graduate, Emma Amelia Hall, selves in a familiar way to everyone everyone except Mr. Friend, who had Nor did it eliminate the problem. to teach. Miss Hall, although born in they chanced to meet." Apparently died the previous December, and Lenawee County, always called Yp- they were doing quite a business in extradited them to New York where John Morrison, in his unpublished silanti her home. She trained there town. This is one of the few recorded they were incarcerated. history of Washtenaw County, relates and taught there. Her brother, Dr. the story of a prostitute in Ypsilanti cases where authorities actually did But there was at least one Ann Arbor Louis Hall lived and practiced there. called Queen Sill. She was an orphan raid a house. Something must have woman who gained renown though Her sister lived with Dr. Hall. So even taken in by others but not treated provoked the response since usu- on a more modest level. Her name though Miss Hall’s career drew her kindly. As Mr. Morrison relates it, she ally police just tried to ignore such was Esther Fuller. She, her sons, and away from Washtenaw County, she ran away and turned to prostitution activities. The girls were arrested, even her daughter, were the organiz- considered herself a resident. as a way to earn a living. And she but most of the men escaped. Origi- WCHS members greet each other after the September Program was apparently very successful. He nally fined $20 each, they were able (Continued on page 5)

PAGE 4 WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 Fall is a Great Time for Washtenaw County’s Award-Winning Heritage Driving Tours! October 2011 – Programs & Events Around the County The Washtenaw County Heritage Tourism Project offers four themed driving routes to guide visitors and locals through the county's cities, villages, and rural areas. The project serves to celebrate the region's rich heritage and highlights a va- The Washtenaw County Historical Consortium is a volunteer organization representing 27 riety of historic and cultural resources. You can download the tours at www.eWashtenaw.org and click on the quick link museums, libraries, and historical attractions in and around Washtenaw County, Michigan. for “Historic Preservation in Washtenaw County” and scroll down to Washtenaw County’s Award-Winning Heritage Tours. Member organizations can post their events directly to the online calendar and we will list as many as we can in our newsletter. Check out www.hvcn.org/info/wchs/consortium German Heritage Tour – Tourists Greek Revival Architecture – View may venture onto the back roads of the style through a range of building Freedom, Lodi, and Scio townships to materials (from fired and adobe brick Hallow Harvest Time at Cobblestone Farm witness a landscape dotted with tradi- to wood siding to cobblestone) and a Saturday, October 22, 12 Noon-4 PM tional farmsteads associated with the variety of forms from the early settle- State's largest and first German settle- ment through post-Civil War. Celebrate the spooky ment. season with a costume Esek Pray Trail – This tour features parade, funeral hearse, Historic Barns Tour – Travel through a variety of exceptional nineteenth and pumpkin decorat- Bridgewater, Manchester, and Sharon century residences, one-room school- ing. Take a tour of the townships to see examples of nine- houses, and other resources all tied The Hack House farmhouse, complete teenth and twentieth century struc- to the family of Esek Pray, a founding with coffin, and listen Milan Area Historical Society tures associated with one of the re- leader of the State of Michigan, and to live music on our 775 County Road, Milan, MI gion's strongest industries: agriculture. his contemporaries. newly restored melo- 734-439-4007 deon. Visit the animals www.HistoricMilan.com The Heritage Tourism Map Project is funded in part by a Certified Local Government grant from the Michigan State His- in the barnyard. Cider toric Preservation Office and the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Open House Sundays and doughnuts, and Bureau, Saline Chamber of Commerce, Saline Area Historical Society, Washtenaw County Historical Consortium, and the The Friend Hack House museum is don’t forget to visit the Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County. For more information, please contact Melissa Milton-Pung, Washtenaw Coun- open every Sunday 1-4 PM through gift shop! Cobblestone ty Project Manager, at [email protected] or (734) 222-6878. October, 2011. See examples of real Farm is located at farm equipment in operation, see 2781 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, 734-794-7120. Email: [email protected] Civil War Exhibit Closes this Month antique furnishings and appliances. Planning to New displays are being set out all the Sunday, October 23rd, is Make a Difference time. Free and open to the public, Fall Harvest Celebration at County Park the last day to check out but donations are accepted. the Civil War exhibit at the Since 1857 we have been entrusted Sunday, October 23, 1-5 PM Visit a 19th century operating gristmill. Try your Museum on Main Street. to collect and preserve the history hand at shelling corn; learn about wild nut harvesting; and see and taste several We are open on Saturdays of the County. The Society has exist- The Kempf House varieties of apples. Event will also include crafts, snacks and more! Parker Mill and Sundays from 12 Noon- ed for more than 154 years because 312 S. Division St., Ann Arbor County Park is located about 1/3 mile east of US-23 on Geddes Road. 4 PM. You can also make our members have planned for it 734-994-4898 an appointment by calling to happen. A planned gift simply [email protected] Sharon Mills Open House 734-662-9092 during the means making the decision today week or send an email to to provide a gift for the Washtenaw Open House Sundays, 1-4 PM Sunday, October 23, 1-4 PM Learn how waterpower was converted to electric- [email protected]. County Historical Society that may Visit this 1853 Greek Revival house, ity in this Ford Village Industries plant. Docent available to answer questions. Admission is free, dona- not be realized until after your life- furnished with Victorian antiques 5701 Sharon Hollow Rd, Sharon Township, 1/4 mile south of Pleasant Lake Rd. tions are appreciated and time. Gifts planned today, allow including Ann Arbor’s first grand For more information email [email protected] groups are welcome. you to make a statement of sup- piano, an 1877 Steinway. Admission free, donations appreciated. port that becomes a lasting legacy Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan This exhibit has been greatly enhanced by the items that WCHS members to the Society. There are numer- shared from their personal collections. Our visitors have spent a lot of time ous ways to provide a planned gift: Wednesday October 18 Sunday, October 23, 1:30-4:30 PM reading and looking over these items. One of the most consistent comments is bequests, charitable remainder Noon Lecture St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium, about the local history connection and how much they love that. trusts, gifts of appreciated stocks, I’m Still Here, Acts Two and Three 5305 Elliott Dr. (off E. Huron River Dr. at Clark Rd.). Use parking lot P and real estate, life insurance and retire- A theatre historian, Mr. Harris con- look for the club’s signs. The lecture and class are free. For more information We hope you will share even more as the Washtenaw County Historical Soci- tinues his research for his planned ety prepares for its next exhibit: “Christmas Past & Present”. This family-friendly ment assets. Such gifts can offer contact: Marcia McCrary, President (734) 483-2799, [email protected] lifetime income benefits to you and book on the surviving opera houses exhibit with creative hands-on crafts will open Thanksgiving weekend on The Lecture will be ”Naming Patterns in Alsace-Lorraine Families”. Presented by may reduce estate tax liabilities for of Michigan by telling us about the Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 12 noon. For more information about the Peter Schaldenbrand. The class will be a panel “My Civil War Expert” featuring a your estate. Tibbits Theater in Coldwater, and the museum’s exhibits, programs and events, visit www.WashtenawHistory.org. Calumet Theatre in Calumet. panel of GSWC experts. Free and open to the public. Bring a friend!

PAGE 6 WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER PAGE 7 Fall is a Great Time for Washtenaw County’s Award-Winning Heritage Driving Tours! October 2011 – Programs & Events Around the County The Washtenaw County Heritage Tourism Project offers four themed driving routes to guide visitors and locals through the county's cities, villages, and rural areas. The project serves to celebrate the region's rich heritage and highlights a va- The Washtenaw County Historical Consortium is a volunteer organization representing 27 riety of historic and cultural resources. You can download the tours at www.eWashtenaw.org and click on the quick link museums, libraries, and historical attractions in and around Washtenaw County, Michigan. for “Historic Preservation in Washtenaw County” and scroll down to Washtenaw County’s Award-Winning Heritage Tours. Member organizations can post their events directly to the online calendar and we will list as many as we can in our newsletter. Check out www.hvcn.org/info/wchs/consortium German Heritage Tour – Tourists Greek Revival Architecture – View may venture onto the back roads of the style through a range of building Freedom, Lodi, and Scio townships to materials (from fired and adobe brick Hallow Harvest Time at Cobblestone Farm witness a landscape dotted with tradi- to wood siding to cobblestone) and a Saturday, October 22, 12 Noon-4 PM tional farmsteads associated with the variety of forms from the early settle- State's largest and first German settle- ment through post-Civil War. Celebrate the spooky ment. season with a costume Esek Pray Trail – This tour features parade, funeral hearse, Historic Barns Tour – Travel through a variety of exceptional nineteenth and pumpkin decorat- Bridgewater, Manchester, and Sharon century residences, one-room school- ing. Take a tour of the townships to see examples of nine- houses, and other resources all tied The Hack House farmhouse, complete teenth and twentieth century struc- to the family of Esek Pray, a founding with coffin, and listen Milan Area Historical Society tures associated with one of the re- leader of the State of Michigan, and to live music on our 775 County Road, Milan, MI gion's strongest industries: agriculture. his contemporaries. newly restored melo- 734-439-4007 deon. Visit the animals www.HistoricMilan.com The Heritage Tourism Map Project is funded in part by a Certified Local Government grant from the Michigan State His- in the barnyard. Cider toric Preservation Office and the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Open House Sundays and doughnuts, and Bureau, Saline Chamber of Commerce, Saline Area Historical Society, Washtenaw County Historical Consortium, and the The Friend Hack House museum is don’t forget to visit the Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County. For more information, please contact Melissa Milton-Pung, Washtenaw Coun- open every Sunday 1-4 PM through gift shop! Cobblestone ty Project Manager, at [email protected] or (734) 222-6878. October, 2011. See examples of real Farm is located at farm equipment in operation, see 2781 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, 734-794-7120. Email: [email protected] Civil War Exhibit Closes this Month antique furnishings and appliances. Planning to New displays are being set out all the Sunday, October 23rd, is Make a Difference time. Free and open to the public, Fall Harvest Celebration at Parker Mill County Park the last day to check out but donations are accepted. the Civil War exhibit at the Since 1857 we have been entrusted Sunday, October 23, 1-5 PM Visit a 19th century operating gristmill. Try your Museum on Main Street. to collect and preserve the history hand at shelling corn; learn about wild nut harvesting; and see and taste several We are open on Saturdays of the County. The Society has exist- The Kempf House varieties of apples. Event will also include crafts, snacks and more! Parker Mill and Sundays from 12 Noon- ed for more than 154 years because 312 S. Division St., Ann Arbor County Park is located about 1/3 mile east of US-23 on Geddes Road. 4 PM. You can also make our members have planned for it 734-994-4898 an appointment by calling to happen. A planned gift simply [email protected] Sharon Mills Open House 734-662-9092 during the means making the decision today week or send an email to to provide a gift for the Washtenaw Open House Sundays, 1-4 PM Sunday, October 23, 1-4 PM Learn how waterpower was converted to electric- [email protected]. County Historical Society that may Visit this 1853 Greek Revival house, ity in this Ford Village Industries plant. Docent available to answer questions. Admission is free, dona- not be realized until after your life- furnished with Victorian antiques 5701 Sharon Hollow Rd, Sharon Township, 1/4 mile south of Pleasant Lake Rd. tions are appreciated and time. Gifts planned today, allow including Ann Arbor’s first grand For more information email [email protected] groups are welcome. you to make a statement of sup- piano, an 1877 Steinway. Admission free, donations appreciated. port that becomes a lasting legacy Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan This exhibit has been greatly enhanced by the items that WCHS members to the Society. There are numer- shared from their personal collections. Our visitors have spent a lot of time ous ways to provide a planned gift: Wednesday October 18 Sunday, October 23, 1:30-4:30 PM reading and looking over these items. One of the most consistent comments is bequests, charitable remainder Noon Lecture St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium, about the local history connection and how much they love that. trusts, gifts of appreciated stocks, I’m Still Here, Acts Two and Three 5305 Elliott Dr. (off E. Huron River Dr. at Clark Rd.). Use parking lot P and real estate, life insurance and retire- A theatre historian, Mr. Harris con- look for the club’s signs. The lecture and class are free. For more information We hope you will share even more as the Washtenaw County Historical Soci- tinues his research for his planned ety prepares for its next exhibit: “Christmas Past & Present”. This family-friendly ment assets. Such gifts can offer contact: Marcia McCrary, President (734) 483-2799, [email protected] lifetime income benefits to you and book on the surviving opera houses exhibit with creative hands-on crafts will open Thanksgiving weekend on The Lecture will be ”Naming Patterns in Alsace-Lorraine Families”. Presented by may reduce estate tax liabilities for of Michigan by telling us about the Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 12 noon. For more information about the Peter Schaldenbrand. The class will be a panel “My Civil War Expert” featuring a your estate. Tibbits Theater in Coldwater, and the museum’s exhibits, programs and events, visit www.WashtenawHistory.org. Calumet Theatre in Calumet. panel of GSWC experts. Free and open to the public. Bring a friend!

PAGE 6 WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER PAGE 7 NON-PROFIT ORG WASHTENAW HISTORICAL SOCIETY US POSTAGE Friends of History & Fascinating Books – Meet at The Museum on Main Street! PO BOX 3336 PAID ANN ARBOR, MI 48106-3336 ANN ARBOR, MI PERMIT #96 Are you looking for a selection of interesting, well-researched, and wonderfully written books by local authors about Washtenaw County? Our Gift Shop at the Museum on Main Street offers over $10 50 books that offer a fascinating insight into the residents and history of Michigan and Washtenaw County. There are other OFF! items for puchase including post cards, note cards, ornaments, and books pertaining to the current exhibit. All shop proceeds go toward the support of our Museum. off everything Historical Museum Gift SAVE Shop 10% Sale! You can shop on-line at www.WashtenawHistory.org or by mail THROW Come to the Gift Shop and using the order form on the back. To save postage and handling, on Sale you purchase until 12/31/11. See the Gift Shop Book List please call 734-662-9092, to make arrangements to pick up your for $40! inside your newsletter or stop in for in-store specials. items at the Museum located at 500 N. Main St., at the corner of Beakes, E. Kingsley & N. Main Streets in Ann Arbor. We’re open This decorative throw is woven in the USA and features important Saturdays and Sundays 12 Noon-4PM and by appointment. structures and museums in Washtenaw County. It is 65”x 50” and 100% cotton. Regular price $50.00 + $10 shipping and handling. CURRENT RESIDENT OR Come to the Gift Shop and SAVE 10% off these prices and everything else you purchase until 12/31/11.

Local History Books Make Great Gifts for Family Members, New Neighbors and Good Friends

A Creation Of His Own: Tappan's Ann Arbor Observed, by Grace Shackman. Lost Ann Arbor, by Susan Cee Wineberg. Detroit Observatory, by Patricia Whitesell. Compilation of Ann Arbor Observer This book is a tribute to long-lost architec- A history of the Detroit Observatory in articles. 271 pages. $20. tural treasures and the 19th century way of Ann Arbor, MI. Published in 1998, life that accompanied them. 128 pages, $20. paperback, 236 pages, $25. Ann Arbor's First Lady: Events in the Life of Ann L. Allen, by Russell Bidlack. Northfield Harvest, A Pictorial History, History of early settler, Ann Allen. Soft edited by Wystan Stevens. Covers North- Ann Arbor 50% Headlight: cover, 118 pages, $7.50. field Township and Whitmore Lake area. Souvenir OFF! 1999. Soft cover, 394 pages, $25. Edition-1896, Jewish Ann Arbor, by Richard and Ruth THE WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY • OCTOBER 2011 PROGRAM reprint of a Adler. The earliest Jewish settlers arrived in Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor, At least 77 magazine Michigan during the mid-18th century, By organs in the area are described and pic- published by the end of the 20th, a vibrant community tured. Paperback, 152 pages, $12. Michigan Central had been established 128 pages. $20. Railroad with Riverwalks - Ann Arbor: Walking Book Talk & Signing photos and Another Ann Arbor, by Carol Gibson and Loops Along The Huron River,by information about Lola M. Jones. The black community in the Brenda Bentley, 120 pages, $25. Ann Arbor at the end of the 19th Century. Ann Arbor area through photographs from Sunday, October 16 , 2011 • 2-4 PM Paperback, 42 pages. ON SALE: Just $5! 1857 through the late 1990s. 128 pages, $20. Images of America–Saline, by Susan Kosky. Detailed visual tour of Saline’s Malletts Creek Branch Library - Program Room Ann Arbor: The Changing Scene,by Celebrating Our History: 160 Years of rich history. 128 pages, $20. 3090 E. Eisenhower Parkway • Ann Arbor Adam Christman. Personal memories of The Ann Arbor News, a photo album of Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan, the people and places within circulation The Indians of Washtenaw County, Learn more about the history of the Michigan Law Quadrangle when retired Burns Park and gardening circa 1920-1950. area. Paperback, 128 pages, $10. Michigan, by W. B. Hinsdale. Printed by Law Library Director and author Margaret Leary discusses her book "Giving it All Reprinted by the Ann Arbor Historical Geo. Wahr Publishing, 1927. Reprinted, Away: The Story of William W. Cook and His Michigan Law Quadrangle." This fasci- Foundation in 1983. Paperback, illustrated, Historic Buildings: Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003. Paperback, 68 pages, $7. nating book not only illuminates a critical chapter in the history of the University, 151 pages, $9. by Marjorie Reade and Susan The Ann Arbor Railroad, by D. C. but sheds light on the development of laws pertaining to corporations and the Wineberg. Second edition, 1998. Published by the Ann Arbor His- Jesse Burkhardt carries the reader communications industry. (aadl.org) MEET THE AUTHOR –This program will Ann Arbor in the 19th Century, by Grace Shackman. A pictorial history of torical Foundation and the Ann on a visual journey through this feature a book signing and books will be available for purchase. Parking is free. Ann Arbor. 2001. Paperback, 128 pages, Arbor Historic District Commis- influential railroad’s storied past. $20. sion.Paperback, 232 pages, $15. 128 pages, $20. For information call 734-662-9092 This free program is open to Email: [email protected] Co-sponsored by the Ann Arbor in the 20th Century, by Less Than Immortal: The Rise and Argomania-A Look at Argus the public. Bring a Friend! Ann Arbor District Library Grace Shackman. A pictorial history of Fall of Frank Porter Glazier of Cameras and the Company that www.WashtenawHistory.org Ann Arbor. 2002. Paperback, 128 pages, Chelsea, Michigan, by Dr. Louis Made Them,by Henry J. Gambino. 222 $20. William Doll. 160 pages, $25. pages, $40. NON-PROFIT ORG WASHTENAW HISTORICAL SOCIETY US POSTAGE Friends of History & Fascinating Books – Meet at The Museum on Main Street! PO BOX 3336 PAID ANN ARBOR, MI 48106-3336 ANN ARBOR, MI PERMIT #96 Are you looking for a selection of interesting, well-researched, and wonderfully written books by local authors about Washtenaw County? Our Gift Shop at the Museum on Main Street offers over $10 50 books that offer a fascinating insight into the residents and history of Michigan and Washtenaw County. There are other OFF! items for puchase including post cards, note cards, ornaments, and books pertaining to the current exhibit. All shop proceeds go toward the support of our Museum. off everything Historical Museum Gift SAVE Shop 10% Sale! You can shop on-line at www.WashtenawHistory.org or by mail THROW Come to the Gift Shop and using the order form on the back. To save postage and handling, on Sale you purchase until 12/31/11. See the Gift Shop Book List please call 734-662-9092, to make arrangements to pick up your for $40! inside your newsletter or stop in for in-store specials. items at the Museum located at 500 N. Main St., at the corner of Beakes, E. Kingsley & N. Main Streets in Ann Arbor. We’re open This decorative throw is woven in the USA and features important Saturdays and Sundays 12 Noon-4PM and by appointment. structures and museums in Washtenaw County. It is 65”x 50” and 100% cotton. Regular price $50.00 + $10 shipping and handling. CURRENT RESIDENT OR Come to the Gift Shop and SAVE 10% off these prices and everything else you purchase until 12/31/11.

Local History Books Make Great Gifts for Family Members, New Neighbors and Good Friends

A Creation Of His Own: Tappan's Ann Arbor Observed, by Grace Shackman. Lost Ann Arbor, by Susan Cee Wineberg. Detroit Observatory, by Patricia Whitesell. Compilation of Ann Arbor Observer This book is a tribute to long-lost architec- A history of the Detroit Observatory in articles. 271 pages. $20. tural treasures and the 19th century way of Ann Arbor, MI. Published in 1998, life that accompanied them. 128 pages, $20. paperback, 236 pages, $25. Ann Arbor's First Lady: Events in the Life of Ann L. Allen, by Russell Bidlack. Northfield Harvest, A Pictorial History, History of early settler, Ann Allen. Soft edited by Wystan Stevens. Covers North- Ann Arbor 50% Headlight: cover, 118 pages, $7.50. field Township and Whitmore Lake area. Souvenir OFF! 1999. Soft cover, 394 pages, $25. Edition-1896, Jewish Ann Arbor, by Richard and Ruth THE WASHTENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY • OCTOBER 2011 PROGRAM reprint of a Adler. The earliest Jewish settlers arrived in Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor, At least 77 magazine Michigan during the mid-18th century, By organs in the area are described and pic- published by the end of the 20th, a vibrant community tured. Paperback, 152 pages, $12. Michigan Central had been established 128 pages. $20. Railroad with Riverwalks - Ann Arbor: Walking Book Talk & Signing photos and Another Ann Arbor, by Carol Gibson and Loops Along The Huron River,by information about Lola M. Jones. The black community in the Brenda Bentley, 120 pages, $25. Ann Arbor at the end of the 19th Century. Ann Arbor area through photographs from Sunday, October 16 , 2011 • 2-4 PM Paperback, 42 pages. ON SALE: Just $5! 1857 through the late 1990s. 128 pages, $20. Images of America–Saline, by Susan Kosky. Detailed visual tour of Saline’s Malletts Creek Branch Library - Program Room Ann Arbor: The Changing Scene,by Celebrating Our History: 160 Years of rich history. 128 pages, $20. 3090 E. Eisenhower Parkway • Ann Arbor Adam Christman. Personal memories of The Ann Arbor News, a photo album of Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan, the people and places within circulation The Indians of Washtenaw County, Learn more about the history of the Michigan Law Quadrangle when retired Burns Park and gardening circa 1920-1950. area. Paperback, 128 pages, $10. Michigan, by W. B. Hinsdale. Printed by Law Library Director and author Margaret Leary discusses her book "Giving it All Reprinted by the Ann Arbor Historical Geo. Wahr Publishing, 1927. Reprinted, Away: The Story of William W. Cook and His Michigan Law Quadrangle." This fasci- Foundation in 1983. Paperback, illustrated, Historic Buildings: Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003. Paperback, 68 pages, $7. nating book not only illuminates a critical chapter in the history of the University, 151 pages, $9. by Marjorie Reade and Susan The Ann Arbor Railroad, by D. C. but sheds light on the development of laws pertaining to corporations and the Wineberg. Second edition, 1998. Published by the Ann Arbor His- Jesse Burkhardt carries the reader communications industry. (aadl.org) MEET THE AUTHOR –This program will Ann Arbor in the 19th Century, by Grace Shackman. A pictorial history of torical Foundation and the Ann on a visual journey through this feature a book signing and books will be available for purchase. Parking is free. Ann Arbor. 2001. Paperback, 128 pages, Arbor Historic District Commis- influential railroad’s storied past. $20. sion.Paperback, 232 pages, $15. 128 pages, $20. For information call 734-662-9092 This free program is open to Email: [email protected] Co-sponsored by the Ann Arbor in the 20th Century, by Less Than Immortal: The Rise and Argomania-A Look at Argus the public. Bring a Friend! Ann Arbor District Library Grace Shackman. A pictorial history of Fall of Frank Porter Glazier of Cameras and the Company that www.WashtenawHistory.org Ann Arbor. 2002. Paperback, 128 pages, Chelsea, Michigan, by Dr. Louis Made Them,by Henry J. Gambino. 222 $20. William Doll. 160 pages, $25. pages, $40. Book Order Form Book or Map Title Qty Cost To Order by Mail: Allow 2-3 weeks for 1. delivery. Send your completed order form 2. and check made payable to the Washtenaw County Historical Society to: 3. Washtenaw County Historical Society Post Office Box 3336 4. Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3336 Postage & Handling $10.00 10% OFF ALL IN-STORE TOTALS PURCHASES! (until 12/31/11) at the Gift Shop at the Name ______Museum on Main Street 500 N. Main, Ann Arbor Address ______Call 734-662-9092 City ______ST ______ZIP ______

The Windows of St. Andrews,by H. M. Webster Township Hildebrandt. 48 pages, $25. The Third Marked Tree, Paths Through Ypsilanti: In the 20th Century, by the Wilderness – John Williams of Webster James Thomas Mann. Pictorial history of Township and His Descendants, by James Ypsilanti, MI. Soft cover, 128 pages, $20. Baldwin Parker and Osbert Oliver Williams. Hard cover, 314 pages, $20. Ypsilanti: A History in Pictures, by James Thomas Mann. Pictorial history of Webster: A Time, A Place, A People, Ypsilanti, MI. Soft cover, 128 pages, $20. by Grace Shackman. (Webster Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.) 274 pages View of a Universe: A Love Story of Soft cover, $27.50. Hard cover, $32.50. Ann Arbor At Middle Age, by Milo Ryan. A delightful personal account of an Irish- NEW! Brookwater Farm of Webster American family in Ann Arbor before World War II Front Line Nurse, Township – The Story of the Boyden, World War I. Published by the Ann Arbor by Mildred A. MacGregor, Personal Alexander, Mumford and Zeeb Families Historic District Commission in 1985. memories of Lt. Mildred A. Radawiec, of Webster Township, Washtenaw County, Illustrated by William Shurtliff. Paperback, Army Nurse Corp. Soft cover, Michigan by James Baldwin Parker and 211 pages, $10. 454 pages, $27. Jeannette Mumford Straub. Hard cover, 370 pages, $25. Voices Over the Valley, by James K. The Family of Geddes to the 21st Cameron. A transcription of an oral Century, Washtenaw County Branch, NEW! Burr Oaks Farm – The Kleinschmidt history of the Saline Valley Farms, 2nd Edition by Hannah Geddes Wright. Family of Webster Township and Washt- 1932-1953. 231 pages, $20. Soft cover, 132 pages, $25. enaw County, Michigan Featuring Paul & Alvin Kleinschmidt’s Memories with Those Barefoot Boy - A Year in the Life of Down the Myrtle Path – The history of of their Sister, May Mast, by James Baldwin a 1930s Farm Boy, by Ray Schaier. Town Hall School, by Hannah Geddes Parker. Hard cover, 338 pages, $25. Recollections of growing up on a farm Wright. Soft Cover, 114 pages, $15. near Ann Arbor during the Depression. Soft cover, 99 pages, $13. Electric Trolleys of Washtenaw County by H. Mark Hildebrandt and Martha A. Images of America - Milan, by Martha Churchill. Soft cover, 127 pages, $20. Churchill. Pictorial history of Milan, Michigan. Soft cover, 128 pages, $20. M Ogle's 1895 Atlas of Washtenaw County The Huron River - Voices From the A 15" x 15", rolled in tube, $7. Watershed, edited by John Knott and Keith Taylor. Soft cover, 240 pages, $25. P Birdseye Map of Ann Arbor, Michigan - 1880 S 24” x 30”, rolled and in a mailing tube. $10.