Ypsilanti Historical Society Newsletter, January 1972
Publisher: Ypsilanti Historical Society
Date: January 1972
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THE MYSTERY SOLVED-One day when Eileen Harrison was at the Museum Mr. Wayne H. Predmore, Sr., came in to give our Museum other items beside THS TOOL CHEST. (See acquisitions list). And so the MYSTERY of the donor of our fascinating gift is SOLVED. Mr. Predmore told Eileen that the chest was built by his Uncle, Mr. H.W. Predmore, a graduate of Michigan Agricultural College where he learned cabinet making. The uncle, Mr. Predmore and Mr. Predmore's father, all worked in Detroit making oak frames for early automobiles. Mr. Predmore recalls that they had two deers on the left and one on the right for the driver. This was when he was working for Overland Motor Company. The uncle also worked for C.H. Wilson body company. He was a photographic buff and did his own printing and developing. Mr. Predmore says most of the pictures in the caseare schoolmates of the Uncle.
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We are pleased to report that Mrs. Sally Robinson is improving after her recent operation. However, we are sorry to report, that because of her ill health Sally will have to give up the position of Corresponding Secretary for the Society. We hope that she continues to improve and that even after she leaves Ypsilanti for as other city she will be able to come to our meetings.
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Mr. Alan Stewart has in is possession a beautiful piece of cherry wood and from it he plans to make a base for our Congressional Medal of Homer-which will be one of the permanent displays in the Civil War Room. Mrs. Carl Miller reports that the Special Civil War cases, made by Mr. Lee Boatwright. Just need to be stained and should soon be delivered and set up in the Museum.
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On Saturday morning, January 15th, Miss Doris Milliman and other members of the Daughters of the American Revolution moved the D.A.R. records from their vault in the Public Library to their new location in our Museum. We are very pleased and proud to have the records of this organisation, and other organisations as well, at the Museum.
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On Saturday afternoon, January 15th, members of our local American Association of University Women, braving the sere temperature outside, (and the not too warm temperature inside our building), met and heard one of the Society members give a brief talk on Ypsilanti from 1824 until the present day.
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On Monday, January 24th, a third grade classfrom Ardin School, with their teacher, Mrs. Audrey Sperling, (and her assistant), took a bus tour of Ypsilanti seeing our Historical spots and a tour of the Museum. Members of the Society acted as guides on the bus trip and in the Museum. This is the second time that Society Members have acted as guides for the local school children on one of their “field trip” and we hope that there will be many more such affairs.
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Come in and see the tool chest and our other new acquisitions-and while hers sign up to WORK-there is much to be done still before evening date.
December - January Acquisitions for the Museum
Donor
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Items
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| George & E. Mary Campbell 2313 Packard Road, Ann Arbor | dell house & furniture 1880 Hammond typewriter Child's blocks black derby-fr. C.S. Wertley store seven petticoats two aprase seven shirt waists handmade hat child's clothing two piece navy blue dress nightgown bureau scarf Michigan Alumnus” 1924- Illus. Price list- Schemmel's-Ypsi. Agri. Fair programs “Life on Farm”-Wm. Lambio Ticket-Detroit-Ypsi- A. A. railroad adv. fan old books |
| through Mr. E. Abbott from Wiedman Automobile Agency- |
Nine boxes letters and records |
| George Fox 3380 Pittsview Drive. Ann Arber |
Model (made by George) of Supreme Court Building in Washington |
| Thrift Shop-through Mrs. Alan Stewart | One coin silver napkin ring with legend “H. P. Platt 1859” |
| Mrs. Wesley Dawsen 1587 S. Congress |
“Aurora” for 1912 & 1913 Township plates of Washtenaw County Standard Atlas of Washtenaw County-1915 |
| A Friend | partial brick-“original brick-Ladies” Literary Club building |
| Dr. Wm. Edmunds 1303 Westmereland |
Plaque formerly in front hall of Beyer Hospital-“Federal Works Agency, War Public Works, Philip B. Fleming, Major General, U. S. A., Federal Works Administrator, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States Ypsilanti Hospital 1944” |
| A Friend | old fence wire |
| A Friend | copies of YPSILANTI DAILY 1906 and YPSILANTI EVENING PRESS 11/15/1904-1/8/1904 |
| A Friend | American flag with forty-five stars |
| Miss Eleaner Mesten 203 S. Huren |
old books-including one “My First Book” written by Miss Meston-letter from Miss Meston to her sister describing 1922 trip to French and Belgium battlefields |
| Mr. D. L. Suarez, student at E.M.U. | As INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMUNITY POWER STRUCTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS by Gregory W. Baethreyd |
| A “Friend” | THE MILK INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAM AND AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1933 by Frederick J. Peters (term paper for History Class t E.M.U.) |
| Mr. Wayne H. Predmore, Sr. 4901 Merritt Road |
Tool chest Shee repair outfit Heavy jack Fender rasp Flerible carpenter's tool floor place Sheep shears Hinge measure Angle place Saw set Cushioned chisel Silver butter dish silver plated tea pet, sugar bowl compete small bowl grass seed measure |
| a “Friend” | wig for dress model |
| A “Friend” | photograph-“Ray Battery Team” |
| Thrift Shop | vest pocket dictionary-1893 |
| Atwell-Hicks (Through Mrs.Fred older) |
Chandelier-for one of the rooms |
| Mrs. Clare Anderson 702 Pearl |
Records & minutes of Senior Citizens when this group met at the Episcopal Church |
| Mrs. A. L. Moore 914 Pleasant Drive |
2 old L. C. Smith typewriters (about 50 yrs) Electric Board Teaching Machine-on Michigan Biographical material on Charles Moore family |
