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COKE AND W E L C O M E IN THE CHRISTMAS S E A S O N W I T H US

Y P S I L A N T I H I S T O R I C A L SOCIETY'S

SIXTH ANNUAL C H R I S T M A S PARTY

A T THE MUSEUM Ppo n. H u r o n

ON

DECEMBER ELEVENTH

CHRISTMAS CAROLING

C H R I S T M A S D I S P L A Y S

CHRISTMAS TREES

C H R I S T M A S R E F R E S H M E N T S

P L E A S E COME!

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THE YPSILANTI H I S T O R I C A L SOCIETY CHRISTMAS PARTY

December 11 - 3-5 - 220 N. Huron

Historic Plates Available At The

Ypsilanti Historical Museum 220 N. Huron - Phone 482-4990

Hours: 2-.00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Friday, Saturday, Sunday or by Appointment

Plate design by Arthur J Howard $3.75

Priced at ̂ » these plates make nice gifts as a remembrance or for Christmas or Birthdays.

IMPORTANT NEWS .

On November f i r s t , LaRea and Ward Swarts moved- to R « c t o * ^

V i r g i n i a .

A great loss to Ypsil a n t i and especially to the Y p s i l a n t i

H i s t o r i c a l Society and the Museum where LaRea has been t h e

Director for four y e a r s .

LaRea F o o t e Swarts was born in A u b u r n , I n d i a n a . After

g r a d u a t i n g f r o m A u b u r n H i g h S c h o o l s h e went to the U n i v e r ­

sity of Indiana a t B l o o m i n g t o n .

On September 2 1928 LaR

who was also born in A u b u r n . Ward began a P r e - M e d . c o u r s e

at DePauw University but hated it. Desecting a frog w a s

not to his liking at a l l . The young married c o u p l e m o v e d

to Ann Arbor where LaRea worked in F o s t e r ' s Art Shop and

Joined the c u l t u r a l life, going to concerts and hearing lec­

tures by great world f i g u r e s . She also took courses at the

University in the School of A r c h i t e c t u r e and D e s i g n .

After Ward graduated in A r c h i t e c t u r e in 1 9 3 5 , they moved

to Port Huron to wait out the required time b e f o r e he took

the State Board examination for A r c h i t e c t s . Then in

Y p s i l a n t i 1938-1959 and on to W i l l i a m s b u r g , V i r g i n i a w h e r e

Ward served on the Board of that fabulous project as an

Engineer and later as Director of A r c h i t e c t u r e and E n g i n e e r ­

ing.

LaRea w a s busy during those y e a r s w i t h the re a r i n g of

their two c h i l d r e n , Stephen and Susan . The family lived

in the G r e e n h o w House on Duke of Gloucester Street w i t h

its lovely flower g a r d e n s . LaRea found time to work in

the Craft S h o p , attend classes at the College of W i l l i a m

and M a r y , founded in 1 6 9 3 . B o t h Swarts* y o u n g s t e r s gradu­

ated from that famous c o l l e g e . LaRea and Ward also served

as Host and H o s t e s s for many of the W i l l i a m s b u r g f u n c t i o n s ,

a l l the time learning from the very special w o o d and meta l

c r a f t s m e n who lived and work in W i l l i a m s b u r g .

In 1963, LaRea and Ward r e t u r n e d to Y p s i l a n t i . They had

spent f o u r t e e n y e a r s i n W i 1 3 i a r a f i b u r g , V i r g i n i a w J i o x-o - t h e y

were deeply involved in the r e s t o r a t i o n of our finest ex­

ample of A m e r i c a ' s H i s t o r i c a l H e r i t a g e .

With such a b a c k g r o u n d , h o w can we ever r e p l a c e LaRea?

She has always been so m o d e s t about her a b i l i t y , just going

ahead doing everything that had to be done in the Museum

and m a k i n g the place an o u t s t a n d i n g H i s t o r i c a l M u s e u m in

the State of M i c h i g a n and also the middle w e s t . She set

d i s p l a y s , entertained special g r o u p s w i t h i n t e r e s t i n g talks

but never too busy to check on the Museum to be certain

all doors were l o c k e d , l i g h t s were out, rooms dusted and

floors mopped after a leaking r o o f . I n t e l l i g e n c e and

energy, plus many t a l e n t s . . . w e a r e unable to heap enough

p r a i s e and thanks on LaRea Foote Swarts.

She has been w o r k i n g with three of our devoted m e m b e r s ;

Doris M i l l i m a n , who was our first volunteer Museum Director,

Harriet Stewart and Bets O ' N e i l l , explaining t e c h n i q u e s

and p r o c e d u r e s so that the M u s e u m will be in good h a n d s .

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M r . & M r s . Ward Swarts 11675 Charter Oak Ct. Apt 101 r e s t o n , V i r g i n i a 2 2 0 9 0

Ward and LaRea both served on the Board of D i r e c t o r s

of the Y p s i l a n t i Historical Society with Ward giving so

nany v o l u n t e e r hours of a r c h i t e c t u r a l advice on old homes

in Y p s i l a n t i . He drew the plans for the present r o o m s

for the A r c h i v e s . No other City or Museum has ever had

such a high ranking W i l l i a m s b u r g authority as a w i l l i n g

c o n s u l t a n t .

We repeat a g a i n , Y p s i l a n t i has been d o u b l y u ^ s s e a H o m i n g

Ward and LaRea Swarts as our r e s i d e n t s .

From the P r e s b y t e r i a n Church R e c o r d s -Y p s i l a n t i , November 13, 1835

The Session met at the call of the" M o d e r a t o r -P r e s e n t - I.M. Wead- Chairman Janes L o o m i s , Ezra Carpenter - Elders

Began with prayer -

The case of Samuel P. Glover was called up -

He having been visited and labored w i t h and still m a n i ­

festing an u n r e l e n t i n g sr-irit a n d a "ontfimpt of t h o

Session - T h e r e f o r e , Resolved that Sanuel Glover be

hereby e x c o m m u n i c a t e d from the Church of Jesus C h r i s t .

Closed with P r a y e r -

(signed) Ezra Carpenter, Clerk

Y p s i l a n t i , November 20th 1835

...Resolved that a committee of four be appointed to

nominate fron individuals to be ordained as Elders of

the Church.

R e s o l v e d that while said Connittee are c o n s u l t i n g , to

have a season of prayer in their behalf that they may

be guided fron above so as to nominate those w h o m God

approve and bless in so r e s p o n s i b l e an o f f i c e .

Ezra Carpenter, Clerk

Y p s i l a n t i , December l8th 1835

Session met at the call of the M o d e r a t o r

Began with Prayer

D e a c o n Carpenter complained of Brother A. Clarke of the

breach of his m a r r i a g e covenant in not living with his

wife - He stated that he had taken the first steps of

labor as p r e s c r i b e d in l8th M a t h e w ; but had failed in

gaining him, and that he had notified him to appear b e ­

fore the Ses s i o n .

The second step was taken by Deacon Carpenter and Bro t h e r

Sage who failed in their object and that now agreeably

to the d i r e c t i o n of the Gospel they appear and te l l it

to the C h u r c h .

Brother C l a r k e a c k n o v l e ^ g o c i t h e ->rror>o« v" 5* 1' " J I T * - 1 * U , D

was charged and that he wished the Session to proceed

if he was not present the same as if he w e r e .

It w a s u n a n i m o u s l y resolved - that he be suspended.

We are indebted to M a r y and George Campbell for these old 1832 to -l8S0 C h u r c h Session r e c o r d s .

Do you ever wonder about Y p s i l a n t i ' s History?

P e r h a p s the A r c h i v e s of the H i s t o r i c a l M u s e u m m i g h t be able

to help y o u . We have helped many p e o p l e . If the Archives

are not open w h e n you visit the Museum ask a M u s e u m Guide

for the form on w h i c h to write your inquiry - and be sure

to give us a little o u t l i n e of your own h i s t o r y .

V i s i t o r s f r o m Icnglami h a v e r o g j e t o r o < } jn t h e Mupoura in

September and many have been with us f r o m Ca.\±to***±n,

A r i z o n a , G e o r g i a , Louisiana and V i r g i n i a .

Four packs of Cub Scouts toured the Museum this last month

and two more are on the schedule for N o v e m b e r . If you have

a group wanting to visit the M u s e u m , phone Ethel O'Connor

at 482-7952, our very competent Chairman of the S c h e d u l i n g ,

for a d a t e .

There is a dogwood tree in m e m o r y of our departed member

M i l d r e d H a r r i s , planted o n the south side of the Museum,

supervised by A r t h u r J H o w a r d . The d o n o r s w e r e ; Grace

T h o m p s o n , J o s e p h i n e Calkins and Hazel D a v i s . The Charles

Haglers gave the dogwood on the north side of the Museum in

m e m o r y of Mildred H a r r i s . A g a i n , it was planted by Arthur

J Howard.

Thru the interest of the Y p s i l a n t i Rotary Club, the State

H i s t o r i c a l Marker #237 vas moved from the closed 1-94 Rest

Stop south of Y p s i l a n t i , by the State H i g h w a y , and installed

on the front lawn of the M u s e u m .

More than eighty m e m b e r s enjoyed the October H i s t o r i c a l

Society m e e t i n g at the home of Grace and Herbert Cornish

on Clark R o a d .

They have r e f u r b i s h e d the Jeremiah N e w t o n h o u s e , filled

it tastefully w i t h antique f u r n i t u r e and fascinating

clocks ranging from a 1790 m a g n i f i c e n t G r a n d f a t h e r ' s

clock to the small perky Coo Coo. No speeches or r e p o r t s .

Each clock had a - t yped e x p l a n a t i o n and d a t e .

On the dining room table was a l a r g e b o w e l o f bo+ » « • » '

flavored with home made s p i c e s ; a variety of cookies and

s w e e t s , everything furnished by the C o r n i s h e s . The cider

was served by Ethel O'Connor and P a u l a R i c c o b o n o w i t h

Merry M a u d e W a l l a c e passing p l a t e s of cookies and do u g h n u t s

A truly u n i q u e and inspiring Society m e e t i n g .

The Baseball Hall of Fame in C o o p e r s t o w n , New York is

seeking i n f o r m a t i o n on all M a j o r League p l a y e r s .

Ypsilanti had two M a j o r League B a s e b a l l p l a y e r s . One

w a s A r c h i e M c C a r t h y who was a p i t c h e r for the Detroit

Tigers in 1902; the other way Frank O w e n , also a p i t c h e r ,

w i t h Detroit in 1901, and then w i t h the Chicago W h i t e

Sox for seven very successful y e a r s .

W e were able to furnis h the v i t a l statistics for F r a n k

Owen but only the birth date for Archie M c C a r t h y .

Jim M a t h i a s , M c K e n n y Hall M a n a g e r , very g r a c i o u s l y

set up a table for us to sell c o m m e m o r a t i v e p l a t e s

in M c K e n n y Hall the time of Eastern M i c h i g a n ' s H o m e ­

coming, O c t o b e r 7th. K a t h a r i n e P h i l b i n , Dorothy

D i s b r o w , Carl S c h e f f l e r , Arthur J Howard, W i l l i a m

R i c c o b o n o and Foster Fletcher m a n a g e d to create a

lot of interest in the p l a t e s and sell 25 of them.

And n o w b e f o r e year end, will all you f o r g e t f u l p e o p l e

who have not paid your d u e s , p . l e s e - e s e n d y o u r payment

to James W e s t f a l l (Box # 3 3 6 ) . Don't leave u s , w e

need your support more than e v e r .

We a r e p l e a s e d to have F l o s s i e and R o e Bennett as our

new n e i g h b o r s at 213 N. H u r o n . They plan to r e f u r b i s h

the old Deubel place and m a k e their hone t h e r e .

Mary Wier gave many i n t e r e s t i n g things from the Deubel

h o u s e . One item was a very large b u f f e t - s i d e b o a r d w h i c h

was carried across busy Huron Street by City Firemen

Dan T o o m a n and Karl J u r g e n s o n . It is a handsome interesting

piece of fu r n i t u r e and is nicely situated in our lower

1 e v e l r o o m s .

A CORDIAL W E L C O M E TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

A N S C H U E T Z , Robert R., M r s . 101 E. Forest

BAZLEY, E l i z a b e t h , M r s . 15408 Ellen Drive Livonia, M i c h . 48154

BRO O K S , D a n i e l , M r s . 525 Fa i r v i e v Circle

BUCK, Vincent -family 5474 Red Oak

C H A M B E R S , B r u c e , M r . 2 2 7 7 Bryn !<awr Ayt C p l ,W*>«>*

CZOPP, Richard A . 9690 C h e r r y h i l l

CZOPP, Richard M. 9690 Ch e r r y h i l l

DICKERSON, C l a r k , M r s . 2000 E. Leonard Grand R a p i d s , 49505

ET Z E L , Scott, M r . 2277 Bryn Mawr,#821,West

H A R G R A V E , W i l l i a m , M r . & M r s . 202 M i d d l e Drive

H E N N E Y , R o b e r t , M r . % A . E . H o l m e s 1573 S.Congress

H I L L , R o d n e y , Mr. & M r s . 1010 Congress

HOMEL, M i c h a e l , M r . & M*-o. 1357 H u r o n H W r , . tw4^<=

K LEMM FR, Ha r v ey, Mr s. 1 ? 8 1 2 J i n g l e Lane Silver S p r i n g s , M d . , 2 0 9 0 6

M U N S 0 N , K e n n e t h C. P.O.Box 6 l 6 Wy ando tt e

O L D S , Lloyd, D r . & M r s . 862 A Ronda M e n d o z a Laguna H i l l s , C a l i f . , 92653

Y O U N G , K e n n e t h C , M r . & M r s . 115 Ad a m s

Y P S I L A N T I S , Homer N - f a m i l y 4 3 Web c o m e t Road A r l i n g t o n , M a s s . 02174

SHUGG, G i l b e r t , M r . & M r s . 5 Hi l l c r e s t Blvd.

S C H R E P P E R , R o b e r t , M r s . 929 P e a r l Street

N E L S O N , James B.,Mr.& M r s . 6l4 II. M a n s f i e l d

R E C E N T A C Q U I S I T I O N S

Judge Rodney H u t c h i n s o n

M r . & M r s . R e n e Burgess

Jack C. Miller

M r . & M r s . Jo s e p h Thompson

Clyde Breining

M r s . Lest or M i 1 l e r

M r s . H a z e l Cullis

estate of Arthur L. J o h n s o n

donor u n k n o w n

M r s . D a n i e l Brooks

M r s . W m . F . W i l c o x

M r . R a l p h Chapman

M r s . W . Swarts

George Tackman

donor unknown

Dr. P a u l H u b b l e

Contract for one year unlimited service for t e l e p h o n e at 4o6 M a p l e - J a n u a r y 22, 1912

Abstract for house at 1 Oak St.

THE A C E p u b l i s h e d by Apex Motor Corp. ̂ Y p s i l a n t i , V o l . #1,No #1

Small white souvenir dish made in Germany -"Water T o w e r , Y p s i l a n t i Water W o r k s " about 1895.

Y p s i l a n t i High S C H O O L V « . O « - V — « * 0 „

1904 ,21,2P.-°n,iQie

H « o 0 i-a of I, Berlin's "All A l o n e " sung by Lewis James of Ypsi l a n t i

AURORA 1909

Shoeless ice s k a t e s , wooden base, m e t a l r u n n e r s - o v e r 100 years old.

sc r a p b o o k of c l i p p i n g s from " P r e s s " 1969-1976

Pictures of D a n i e l B r o o k s , n e w s ­paper articles and pictures about Brooks Grocery store

A petosky stone

Two scrapbooks about Theodore Roosevelt and one on Lincoln

Three Detroit Telephone books 1972-73,ironstone m e a l platter and vegetable dish (English) 1860-70

A T L A S OF WASHTENAW COUNTY 1874, D e d i c a t i o n program Emmanuel Lutheran Church 1923, balls from 1920

Keystone slide p r o j e c t o r

Paper on "The James Eller family and the B u s h w a c k e r s of Wilkes Co. N . C . 1864-1865", Two p o e m s by D r . Hubbell "To An Indian F l i n t " and "Stonewall's M a n " .

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M r . J o s e p h Thompson PrograH-"tfashtpnaw County Country Club O o i a e n A n n i v e r s a r y I899-19I19 "Jospeh H . T h o m p s o n , Inc. A d v e r t i ? i % folder for 'The New D o d g e Sedan' 1934, A r t i c l e "Japanese A t t a c k on P e a r l Harbor 12/7/1941,bio. m a t e r i a l on Be n j a m i n T h o m p s o n , Oliver E. Thompson and Edward I. Thom p s o n , C o n s t i t u t i o n and Byla w s W a s h t e n a w Country Club, "Rooster of O f f i c e r s 2nd Bn 34th Infantry, M S T - W o r l d War One, p h o t o g r a p h s of Oliver & Mrs Oliver T h o m p s o n .

R a l p h G. Fader Dearborn

Y P S I - D I X I T 1901

Foster J,. Fletcher Two sterling thimbles ( o l d ) , G a b r i e l Campbell's Civil War sword and sword belt, old news-p a p e r s from late 1800s, Harris family g e n e a l o g y p r e p a r e d by Foster & M a r y F l e t c h e r 19^6, p h o t o g r a p h s , b i o g r a p h i c a l m a t e r i a l family m e m r o b i l i a from the family of A n n e (Muir) C a m p b e l l and Robert C a m p b e l l , great grand parents of Fo s t e r F l e t c h e r .

James W e s t f a l l Y p s i l a n t i City Direetories-1917, 1920,1922,1924

Karl Ehnis Whitmore Lake

"Pine Tar Toilet Soap" b o x , chart of Human Body found in attic of old school-1890

Bradley M, H a r r i s , M.D period c l o t h i n g , l i n e n t o w e l and sheet (i860), newspaper c l i p p i n g s , p a r a s o l s , p u r s e s , d i p l o m a s , straight razor (1877),news­paper clipps of Mary S h a w ' s , Harris family b i b l e , m i r r o r once belonging to Sweet family .

M r , & M r s . J. Cox Three volumes "Demorests M a g a z i n e " 1887 period

M r s . B e n Sovey P r o g r a m s and p r o m o t i o n a l m a t e r i a l from Y p s i l a n t i P l a y e r s 1953-55

James Wort!ey 4 issues M I C H I G A N HISTORY -1976

John Seaver

Luc i 11 e Langwo r t hy

M a r t i n Open

M r s . E r n e s t K e r b y s o n Grass Lake

M r s . James W e i r Ann A r b o r

Ray H. Gorlitz

S.A. D i s b r o w , M . D .

M r . Gurnsey K. Earl Ann A r b o r

M r s . R . D a i l e y L a J o l l a , Calirnia

Ruth B o u g h n e r (estate of Arthur E, Eiwhk»<inlJ. Czopp

Large pictures of Hiram Seaver (1827-1901) and Mary E . Put n a m Seaver (1851-1912)

Pressed glass cruets and cruet holder belonging to Miss L a n w o r t h y ' mother-about 1870

U . S . Officer 5th A r m y uniform and German o f f i c e r ' s uniform-W.W.2

Child's p a r a s o l - p i n k & w h i t e

These items are from the C a w p j - o n -

Duebel estates-gilded cast iron V i c t o r i a n clock-love seat, large b u f f e t , comode chest, table and c h a i r s , fan, d i p l o m a s , books, walnut plate taken fron the newl post of Samuel Post hone -carved from the wood by the father of Harry Stockdale

1920 e a r p h o n e s , wall hanging scales (1931), hot cake griddle

framed "fireman's d i p l o m a " issued to N o r m a n W. Towner (father of Tracy T o w n e r ) by City of Chicago in 1844

Cleary College paper (l|99),100th A n n i v e r s a r y Bulletin F r e s b y t e r i a n Ch (1857-1957), Catalog Y p s i l a n t i Union School 1862, 2 wood p l a n e s , 1 1 wooden bit b r a c e , 1 wood s h a v e r . (The tools came from the store of

Cornelius 3, Ea r l - " S a s h & Blind Shop-4ll E . C r o s s - m i d l800's)

1912 wedding dress of Helen (D"0oge Dailey (daughter of Be n j a m i n L. D'Ooge)

A U R O R A S from 1899 until 1924

Cleary Business College lfoth A n n u a l Catalog '1900-01

M r s . M i c h a e l P h ilbin Heavy maroon and cream drapes found in the attic of 109 Elm.

M r . S t e p h e n Swarts J a c k s o n , M i c h i g a n

M r . James M a c D o n a I d

B a y o n e t - p r e World War One

V i c t o r i a n and d e c o r a t i v e e a s e l .

M r s . B.W. Craycraft

Margaret A n d e r s o n B e l l e v i l l e

Miss E v a n g e l i n e Lewis

Mi as Doyne Wolfe

James & Mary W e s t f a l l

M r s R a y m o n B. Bair Ann Arbor

Library table - 1900 p e r i o d

Hand w o v e n plaid scarf once b e ­longing to Sarah Scott P r i n c e -over 100 y e a r s o ld.

P h o t o g r a p h of Beta Nu S o r i e t y -Y p s i l a n t i High S c h o o l - l o o R -everyone identified

Wool gathered from the backs of Tur k i s h sheep-to be used for de m o n s t r a t i o n in Spinning Room

O r i g i n a l painting by Edward T h o m p s o n given to D r . W e s t f a l l in 1936 - hand-made nails from the "White School H o u s e " , now 13T N. W a s h i n g t o n

Cast iron m i n a t u r e w o o d burning s t o v e , with u t e n s i l e s - R u s s i a n doll-clay bowl p i p e from Chicago W o r l d ' s Fair-1933

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TWO F O R T H C O M I N G EVENTS A T TEE MUSEUM -

On December l8th (Sunday) from four u n t i l six the WASHTENAW COUNTY H I S T O R I C A L SOCIETY w i l l hold their a n n u a l Christmas party at cur bu i l d i n g .

ON JANUARY F I F T E E N T H (SUNDAY) THE YPS I L A N T I H I S T O R I C A L SOCIETY WILL HOLD THE ANNU A L M E E T I N G - election of o f f i c e r s , etc. - FROM THREE UNTIL F I V E . P L E A S E NOTE THIS DATE ON YOUR C A L E N D A R .

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