Hanging Out with Teacher Patti

Did you know that the Michigan Union was originally for men only and the Michigan League for women only? It’s true! I wrote about it here! The… Read more “Michigan Union reopens!”

Happy New Year, Ann Arbor! I wanted to share this before I forgot! While searching for something else entirely, this picture popped up. I have never seen… Read more “Things I Find When Looking For Other Things”

I don’t ever recall having a Snow Day in November but we had one this past Tuesday! Our beloved little Ann Arbor got almost a foot of… Read more “It Snowed Early”

I vote no matter what. Too many women died for this–I vote no matter what. Here are some pictures of Election Days past in good ol’ Ann… Read more “Election Day is Tuesday!”

1969 at Stone School First Congregational Church, 1962. I have to wonder what that boy found inside the pumpkin. His face is somewhere between “really?” and “okay… Read more “Pictures of Children Carving Pumpkins is All You Need”

There is nothing like fall in Ann Arbor. It feels like being wrapped in a cozy blanket while the sun shines on your head and the scent… Read more “Fall into Ann Arbor History”

A friend messaged me to ask if I knew for whom Ingalls Street was named. I did not so I went to the first place I usually… Read more “Street Names in Ann Arbor”

Happy belated Independence Day! Here in Ann Arbor we just finished our Summer Fest and had our Fourth of July parade, both of which mean summer vacation… Read more “Signal of Liberty”

(For more local history, buy VANISHING ANN ARBOR at your local bookstore or online!) Old time Ann Arborites always entertained themselves. Theater troupes visited, orators came to… Read more “The Old Opera House”

Ann Arbor has always been on the move, with things changing at various speeds throughout its decades of existence. When Rumsey & Allen founded this town in… Read more “Vanishing Ann Arbor”