Albion and Homer seniors get extra food relief during coronavirus threat
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer April 2, 2020 Senior residents from Albion and Homer receive food from volunteers working with Albion Food ...
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground for their first veteran-owned home in Albion
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer March 5, 2020 This Albion house will have a new roof and new front porch. “We ...
Union Steel to come down, some Union Steel cats saved
By Sylvia BenavidezContributing Writer March 5, 2020 Union Steel a couple of days before preparations to tear the building down begins ...
Depression Era Parade – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, June 28, 1994, pg 17Following the stock market crash in 1929, major financial reverses occurred in this country ...
UNION STEEL ARMY-NAVY “E” AWARD – by Frank Passic
Massive Army-Navy “E” Excellence Award Presentation Ceremony Wednesday, May 5, 1943 Morning Star, November 23, 1997, pg. 12It certainly was ...
The Merger – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, June 30, 2002, pg. 16With the recent shocking and historically pivotal announcement of the closing of Harvard Industries/Hayes-Albion, ...
A UNION STEEL PRODUCTS SALUTE TO VETERANS – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, November 4, 2007, pg. 18 With next Sunday, November 11 being Veteran’s Day, we are reminded of the ...
FROM BOMBS TO FLOWERS – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, October 3, 2014, pg. 22If you read this article before Sunday afternoon, be sure and come to my ...
1901 GEORGE DEAN SIDEWALKS – by Frank Passic
G. E. DEAN 1901 Sidewalk Stamp Morning Star, June 14, 1998, pg. 2 I’d like to add an historical footnote ...
UNION STEEL ORIGINALLY LOCATED JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN ALBION – by Frank Passic
First Albion Union Steel Location in 1905 Albion Recorder, November 17, 1997, pg. 4-A The recent announcement that the City ...
UNION STEEL PRODUCTS SITE – by Frank Passic
Union Steel, Huron Street Location Morning Star, March 10, 2002, pg. 19 It was good to see the big turnout ...
UNION STEEL PRODUCTS – by Frank Passic
Union Steel from above Morning Star, April 16, 2000, pg. 16 We take time here this week to note the ...
Union Steel was the world’s largest manufacturer of oven and broiler pan shelves
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Washington Gardner School – by Frank Passic
Washington Gardner School - From 1872-2011, a school has sat on E. Michigan Avenue as a landmark where thousands of ...
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS HISTORICAL MARKER DESTROYED – by Frank Passic
That Cross marker stood there for sixty-one years as one of Albion’s “claim to fame,” until 2020, when it was ...
Old Rugged Cross Marker Fundraiser
A two-part series of articles in the Morning Star by Frank Passic brought to light the fact that Albion's famous ...
ALBION BAND SHELL SCULPTURE ARTIST DISCOVERED! – by Frank Passic
This has been a mystery for many years: Who designed the two musical sculpture reliefs on the Band Shell in ...
Juneteenth Celebration in Albion
Even though there will be no formal Juneteenth celebration with large groups of people in Albion in 2020, there are ...
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME – WRITTEN IN ALBION – by Frank Passic
The Old Rugged House Rev. Bennard once quipped, “I’ve been introduced as the author of ‘The Old Gray Mare,’ ‘The ...
“THE OLD RUGGED CROSS” WRITTEN IN ALBION – by Frank Passic
The Old Rugged House In 1912 Rev. Bennard lived in an apartment at the home of Professor Delos Fall (formerly ...
Censor Theatre Early Albion Cinema – by Frank Passic
Censor Theatre, Albion, Mich, 1916 The first “talkie” movie that came to Albion was shown at the Censor Theatre in ...
The Recorder Newspaper – by Frank Passic
THE ALBION RECORDER HAS BEEN AROUND A LOT LONGER THAN YOU THINK Albion Recorder, October 4, 2001, pp. 2, 37As ...
Old Downtown Postcard – by Frank Passic
Photo card from circa 1907 by the acclaimed photographer Pesha who went all over Michigan producing picture postcards. Morning Star, ...
Depression Era Parade – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, June 28, 1994, pg 17Following the stock market crash in 1929, major financial reverses occurred in this country ...
UNION STEEL ARMY-NAVY “E” AWARD – by Frank Passic
Massive Army-Navy “E” Excellence Award Presentation Ceremony Wednesday, May 5, 1943 Morning Star, November 23, 1997, pg. 12It certainly was ...
The Merger – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, June 30, 2002, pg. 16With the recent shocking and historically pivotal announcement of the closing of Harvard Industries/Hayes-Albion, ...
A UNION STEEL PRODUCTS SALUTE TO VETERANS – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, November 4, 2007, pg. 18 With next Sunday, November 11 being Veteran’s Day, we are reminded of the ...
FROM BOMBS TO FLOWERS – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, October 3, 2014, pg. 22If you read this article before Sunday afternoon, be sure and come to my ...
UNION STEEL INDEX – including stories by Frank Passic
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Starr Commonwealth 100 Year Anniversary – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, February 24, 2012, pg. 16One of Albion’s most revered institutions will be celebrating a very big anniversary later ...
The Pagoda (Little Red Lunch Box) – by Frank Passic
Morning Star, February 17, 2002, pg. 11 There’s a business in town that is 75 years old this year and ...
1901 GEORGE DEAN SIDEWALKS – by Frank Passic
G. E. DEAN 1901 Sidewalk Stamp Morning Star, June 14, 1998, pg. 2 I’d like to add an historical footnote ...
UNION STEEL ORIGINALLY LOCATED JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN ALBION – by Frank Passic
First Albion Union Steel Location in 1905 Albion Recorder, November 17, 1997, pg. 4-A The recent announcement that the City ...
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 ...
Purple Gang Walking Tour
From wikipedia: Founded 1920s Founding location Detroit, Michigan, United States Years active 1910s − 1932 Territory Detroit Criminal activities Murder, ...
UNION STEEL PRODUCTS SITE – by Frank Passic
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Three Towns, A River and its Mill Ponds
By KEN WYATT Contributing Writer November 27, 2019 Albion, Concord and Homer share a unique geographic profile: The three sit ...
Mother’s Day in Albion
This portrait of Juliette Calhoun Blakeley is in the Gardner House Museum. On May 13, 1877, the second Sunday of ...
Mother’s Day History
Albion's Mother's Day Founder, Juliette Calhoun Blakeley is described on a historical marker near the library, on S. Ionia St ...
Kids ‘N’ Stuff Children’s Museum
Q- What brings dozens of big yellow buses full of kids to downtown Albion on a regular basis? A- Kids ...
Dickerson Music Co. Historic Business Profile
Dickerson Music Co. has been serving the music needs of Albion for over 60 years. As part of our in-depth coverage ...
UNION STEEL PRODUCTS – by Frank Passic
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Victory Park Waterfall – Aerial View
This view of the waterfall in Victory Park shows one of the most beautiful views of Albion's natural landscape. It ...
Bournelis Park, Corner of Superior and Cass Streets
Bournelis Park, on the right of this photo, is located where Cass Street crosses Superior Street in Albion Michigan. This corner could be ...
Early Years of the Albion Community Foundation
This is the second of several stories that lead up to the May 9, 2018, Albion Community Foundation Gala celebrating ...
Thomas Lloyd – Visionary for Albion Community Foundation
This is the first of several stories that lead up to the May 9, 2018 Albion Community Foundation Gala celebrating ...
Albion in the 20th Century
This book by Frank Passic has information about a number of interesting Albion themes including the Cardboard Classic, the Purple ...
Ludington Center
The corner of Superior and Cass Streets has been the site of construction during 2016 at 101 N. Superior Street. ...
Preview of the Courtyard by Marriott in Albion
Thanks to Frank Passic for taking this photo on site before the groundbreaking of the new hotel in downtown Albion ...
It’s a Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood…
Words from Frank Passic: "Say goodbye to Howard Hall for the last time. This is where the Albion Public Schools ...
Purple Gang Walking Tour
From an article by Frank Passic on AlbionMich.com The Purple Gang was a group of notorious Detroit gangsters during the ...
Riverside Cemetery Walking Tour
Riverside Cemetery has been the final resting place for the men and women of Albion since 1837. Take a tour ...
Albion Public Schools Rock
Albion Public Schools have a pair of rocks near the entrance to the school building. These rocks are often painted ...
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