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The French Dukes Drill Team performance at West Park, in August 1963 was the focus of photographer Doug Fulton.. Learn m...
10/12/2026

The French Dukes Drill Team performance at West Park, in August 1963 was the focus of photographer Doug Fulton.. Learn more about the French Dukes in AADL Story 177: The French Dukes: Rhythm, Roots, and Legacy. Filmmaker Frederic M. Culpepper tells the story of Ann Arbor's legendary drill team, through the memories of members and those who watched the rise of the Dukes from an idea to an internationally-known team.. https://aadl.org/rhythmrootsandlegacy

Doug Fulton lived in Ann Arbor from 1954 through 1983 and worked for the Ann Arbor News through this period. During his ...
10/11/2026

Doug Fulton lived in Ann Arbor from 1954 through 1983 and worked for the Ann Arbor News through this period. During his 30 years at the News he was a voice for conservation and a documentarian of the city's diverse community, with an eye and ear -- and passion -- for its music. He also had an introspective side for the quiet beauty of Washtenaw County’s parks and natural spaces.
The Ann Arbor District Library has created an online exhibit of his life and work at https://aadl.org/dougfulton

The Photo: Were you there? :-) "Ann Arbor News Outdoor Editor Doug Fulton Teaches School Children About the Environment, circa 1960 Photographer: Anna Fulton" https://aadl.org/fulton_positives_017

Historian L. D. Wines asked the question in the year 1937 - Where did Andrew Nowland obtain the water power to run the s...
10/11/2026

Historian L. D. Wines asked the question in the year 1937 - Where did Andrew Nowland obtain the water power to run the sawmill he built in 1825 on the south side of the Huron River and the grist mill built the same year on N. Main Street? This map, the first of Lower Ann Arbor, or Ann Arbor on the Huron as it was sometimes called, was recorded in the register of deeds office on June 25, 1832 at 6pm signed by John Allen, register. Ann Arbor News, March 18, 1937 https://aadl.org/aa_news_19370318-rare_map

What "Our Man About Town" sees in Ann Arbor 131 years ago, as reported in the Ann Arbor Democrat newspaper on October 11...
10/11/2026

What "Our Man About Town" sees in Ann Arbor 131 years ago, as reported in the Ann Arbor Democrat newspaper on October 11, 1895. https://aadl.org/node/427291

10/09/2026

Explore the history of Ypsilanti's Highland Cemetery Starkweather Chapel, funeral lore, and community-driven restoration efforts.

In the 1930s, traffic along the route US 112 increased substantially and within a decade after its debut, US-112 was ext...
10/09/2026

In the 1930s, traffic along the route US 112 increased substantially and within a decade after its debut, US-112 was extended westerly through Niles to a new western terminus at its "parent" route, US-12, near New Buffalo. Many long-distance travellers found the US-112 route between Detroit and Chicago preferable, as it was a few miles shorter and avoided many of the larger cities found along the US-12 alignment. The undated photo is from the Washtenaw County Road Commission.. Click the link to read about US 112 https://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/HistoricUS-112.html

One of our facebook friends wanted to know if we had any pictures of the Pontiac Trail, North Territorial Rd, near Earha...
10/09/2026

One of our facebook friends wanted to know if we had any pictures of the Pontiac Trail, North Territorial Rd, near Earhart areas and found these (undated) on the Washtenaw County Road Commission flickr archive. The photos are captioned with the links when viewed "Winter Earhart Rd North of N Territorial", (before and after snowplow) and "pontiac trl looking s from dixboro"

Ann Arbor & Saline Plank Road House (on South Main). According to the late Bessie Carven Collins, local historian, cordu...
09/28/2026

Ann Arbor & Saline Plank Road House (on South Main). According to the late Bessie Carven Collins, local historian, corduroy roads (logs laid across difficult ground) were terribly rough. With the introduction of the sawmills, road composition was updated from half logs to massive planks, about 16 inches wide and 8 feet long, and 3 inches thick. They were privately financed but chartered by the state, so that a toll was charged for their use. Several tollhouses existed around Saline". https://www.salinehistory.org/transportation This photo with an unknown date is from the Bentley Historical Library https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-BHL-X-HS7895%5DHS7895

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