State Industrial Home for Girls

State Industrial Home for Girls

This photo was taken on a ride to Adrian (MI) in August of last year.  The building is on a site that once housed a State Industrial Home for Girls.  The home was at one time superintended by Lucy M.  Sickles, a granddaughter of Apollos Drown, who was one of the Lenawee County’s militia captains [...]

Adrian reflections (and other photos)

Adrian reflections (and other photos)

One of the old storefront windows on Maumee Street in Adrian (MI) had historical items on display, such as this poster for the exhibit, “Myth, Mischief, & Mahan.”    I gather that Mahan is the founder of Adrian College.   The exhibit seems to have gone on display a couple of years ago in the college [...]