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Albion’s historical collections and resources:

        • Gardner House Museum – (image at top)
          http://www.albionhistoricalsociety.org/gardner.php
        • Albion College Archives and Special Collections
          http://campus.albion.edu/library/archives-and-special-collections/
        • Local History Room at Albion District Library
          http://www.albionlibrary.org/local-history/
        • Albion Historical Society (caretakers of the Gardner House Museum)
          www.albionhistoricalsociety.org
        • Historical Albion Michigan website by Frank Passic (hundreds of online articles with photos)
          http://albionmich.com/history/histor_notebook/
        • Interactive Downtown Albion –
          http://isaackremer.com/interactive-downtown-albion/
        • Albion Interactive History –
          http://isaackremer.com/index-2/
          created to help people better understand Albion, Michigan, a prototypical American small town located in south-central Michigan.
        • WestwardSchool.net – This is the web presence of the History Hill installation that was dedicated at Holland Park in Albion, Michigan on August 13, 2016. History Hill is also a part of the Holland Park Transformation Project.

        Albion events related to history:

        • Mother’s Day Tea on Saturday before Mother’s Day – see more information and a tour of the Gardner House
        • Mother’s Day in Albion – the history behind why there is a historical marker about Mother’s  Day in Albion, and what Albion’s Mother of Mother’s Day had to do with the underground railroad.
        • Garden Party at the Gardner usually in June – see more information and a photo tour of previous Garden Party
        • Twelfth Night – Early January
        • See more Albion-centric events on this link:
          https://albionmich.net/albion-centric/

 

Historic Businesses in Albion

Albion Auto Mart

Albion Auto Mart

Lopez Taco House Historical Profile

Lopez Taco House Historical Profile

Censor Theatre Early Albion Cinema - by Frank Passic

Censor Theatre Early Albion Cinema – by Frank Passic

The Recorder Newspaper - by Frank Passic

The Recorder Newspaper – by Frank Passic

UNION STEEL INDEX  - including stories by Frank Passic

UNION STEEL INDEX – including stories by Frank Passic

Bohm Theatre opening Christmas Day 1929

Bohm Theatre opening Christmas Day 1929

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