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Above – Albion’s own History Hill that tells the story of West Ward School that used to stand at the location of Holland Park. Below you can open up sections about Holland Park to learn more.

Calhoun County is filled with our own music, art, and stories. AlbionMich.net features virtual tours of Albion and Marshall and stories about the art we see every day. This art influences us and is a part of our culture.

With more people working from home than ever before, it is helpful to get into nature and away from stress to recoup. Albion has more parks per capita than any other city.
Map of Albion Parks and some walking tours:

Learn more about Holland Park Transformation and other Black History in this section

Posts about History Hill at Holland Park

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Walk the Trails Near Albion!

August 25, 2020 No Comments

Labor Day Albion – Walk the River Trail – has been a popular event for a decade. Albion is becoming known as a Hub of

Celebrating Albion’s preserver of its African-American history

January 26, 2020 No Comments

Black History Month Series: Part 1 By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer ©The Recorder February 6, 2015 During his almost 30-year teaching career at Albion

Labor Day Albion – Holland Park

September 3, 2019 No Comments

Labor Day Albion 2019 – Walk the Trail included an educational segment in Holland Park. Dr. Wes Dick, Albion College professor of history,

Albion River Trail

August 19, 2019 No Comments

Click the photo above to see the photos from Labor Day Albion 2019 – Walk the Trail. Labor Day Albion – Walk the Trail takes

Labor Day Albion – Tour of History Hill in Holland Park

February 21, 2019 No Comments

Labor Day Albion Walk the Trail is planned for Monday September 2, 2019. You can invite your friends by going to the official event page

History Hill at Holland Park

November 26, 2016 No Comments

The public was invited to the grand opening of the newly installed West Ward School History panels in Holland Park at on Saturday, Aug. 13th

Holland Park Transformation begins

An map of Holland Park from 1997 shows its location on the west side of Albion Michigan.

Holland Park is the site of the former West Ward School in Albion Michigan. This photo from early 2015 shows a tour of what existed at this site then.

City Council person Lenn Reid and others toured the playground equipment.

Historian Leslie Dick and City Council person Lenn Reid are among those who started a campaign to raise funds to transform Holland Park.

Holland Park was a favorite spot for its basketball courts. On the building next to the courts was a mural by Jerome Washington.

The mural by Jerome Washington had portraits of notable school teachers at West Ward School.

A marker at Holland Park tells the story of the segregated school that once stood at this spot.

Leslie Dick and Lenn Reid were active in their involvement to make the transformation project happen.

Presentations were made to City Council and to potential funders to provide a better playground, and more at Holland Park.

A sign at Holland Park that shows it is one of Albion’s large network of public parks.

Part of the process to raise funds for the Holland Park project was to increase public awareness at the Festival of the Forks.

The planners visited the park often to see what was there and needed to be updated or replaced.

Brainstorming sessions involved City Hall and community members.

Albion Youth helped to make presentations of the photos of the park and activities that take place there.

Presentations were made at area churches.

Meetings with key community members took place at City Hall. Here Harry Bonner helps with the strategic planning.

Holland Park Work Day 2017

The work begins on the new playground equipment for Holland Park

Special equipment was installed for different age groups

The new equipment is safer and sturdy

Two of the helpers of the installataion day were City Manager Dr. Sherly MItchell, and Harry Bonner, Director of Substance Abuse Prevention Albion

Some of the volunteers pose for a photo

There was time left for a walk on the nearby Albion River Trail after the work day

Articles about Black History in Albion

NAACP President Addresses Racism in the Community

Juneteenth Celebration in Albion

The black-white divide continues in coronavirus deaths

How one Albion man is making a difference: Sewing face masks to help people feel better

Data shows that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate

Dr. Marcy Sacks Gives Lecture to Albion Area Lifelong Learners

Robert Wall gives Black History Month talk at AAUW meeting

Albion’s Suicide Prevention Coalition begins its work

A poem about Albion by Robert Holland, Jr. changes history

A MHS report card: trying to change the future by broadening Black History curriculum 2018

MLK Jr. Convocation brings messages of history, hope, and celebration to Albion

Escape to Canada – 1863

Labor Day Albion Walk the Trail – Albion Michigan 2019

Entire Albion community mourns

In their Jackets

Valarie Cunningham encourages breaking the stigma on African-American mental health

Mr. Bonner – The Story of a Mentoring Journey

Mother’s Day in Albion

Mother’s Day History

Black History Month Albion 2019

Mr. Bonner – the Book

Why is February called Black History Month?

MLK events in Albion Michigan

Grand Street Park and Mural in Marshall

Much more on AlbionMich.net

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News about Albion and nearby – some from The Recorder

170 Years of African Americans in Albion Michigan – video

Albion, MI chapter of the American Association of University Women gathered on February 20, 2020 to learn about the history of Black Americans living in Albion over the last 170 years. The keynote speaker was Bob ... Read More

General Guide 2021 – Engage Edition

Perhaps never has a new year been so welcome as the year 2021. If you live in the city of Albion or rural Albion, look inside the Morning Star shopper newspaper the weekend of January ...

Midtown Businesses – Christmas 2020

Albion, Michigan - The heart of Midtown Albion is the Bohm Theatre. Especially at night when the marque is fully lit, Albion looks like a magical place, with treasures hidden in plain sight.The video below ...

SOUTH Superior Street Shops – Christmas 2020

Albion, Michigan - Take a tour of some shops on South Superior Street. This 2020 holiday video features Albion Malleable Retail Sales (and carry out), Homestead Savings Bank, Yellow Bird Chocolate Shop, and Parks Pharmacy ...

NORTH Superior Street Shops – Christmas 2020

Take a tour of some shops in Albion on North Superior Street in Albion Michigan. This holiday video features Yesterday's News, Bumblebee Chic (in the Coca-Cola building) and some sheet music from Dickerson Music. We'll ...

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