MLK Jr. Convocation brings messages of history, hope, and celebration to Albion
By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer ©The Recorder January 30, 2020 Members of both the Albion College and city of Albion communities came together Tuesday evening
Albion History
Homestead Savings Bank Historical Profile
Company Stats Date Founded: August 14, 1889 Original Name: Homestead Loan and Building Association Nature of Original Business: Banking Nature of Business Today: Banking Owners
Celebrating Albion’s preserver of its African-American history
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 Senior
Albion Coca-Cola mural to be Restored in Spring 2020
By LINDA KOLMODIN Contributing Writer November 27, 2019 Architectural conservation is the process through which the material, historical and design integrity of any structure is
FALLING WATERS PARK (Spring Arbor)
Beverly Cunningham at Falling Waters Park dedication 1994 From our Historical Notebook this week we present a photograph of Beverly Cunningham, standing next to the
A Friend of Falling Waters Historic Park
This In Memoriam is published by The Recorder online, in part, due to its regional interest, and also due to some of the details about
Escape to Canada – 1863
January 26, 1847—was probably the most eventful day in the history of Marshall, Michigan. On that day in 1847, Michigan had become a state exactly
Purple Gang Walking Tour
From wikipedia: Founded 1920s Founding location Detroit, Michigan, United States Years active 1910s − 1932 Territory Detroit Criminal activities Murder, extortion, theft, armed robbery, kidnapping,
Purple Gang – Part 1 – by Frank Passic
THE PURPLE GANG, PART I Morning Star, December 8, 1996, pg. 21 This is my long-awaited and overdue article(s) about the infamous Purple Gang. To