Williamston Museum at the Depot

05/28/2026

The newsletter is about ready to go for Friday morning. This week will include more photos and a story on our Memorial Day event in town, a city council member stepping down, a round-up of Hornets Spring sports action, Then and Now, a look into the story behind the Quilt gallery downtown and the deep local connection at the Wooden Cricket store, an area events calendar, museum news and a local column and much more. You may visit our website or sign up here.

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05/28/2026

A night shot of Grand River Avenue in front of the museum last week. This is looking east and into the downtown district. Photo by Mitch Lutzke, museum president.

05/27/2026

Wayback Wednesday. Williamston was the home to many coal mining operations over the years-both vertical/horizontal shafts and open pits. The mining sites were at the east end of High Street, also east of Mill Street, also south of the railroad tracks near Mill Street, and at the old clay pit along East Grand River (now Williamston Estates). Here are Williamston coal miners and their sons in an open pit in town. From the photo collection of Linda Lechler Siciliano-whose ancestor, Thomas Jenkins, owned and operated the coal mine on High Street in the 1910s.

05/26/2026

Memorial Day 2026. Another photo from the parade on Monday. Photo by museum board member Logan O'Neil.

05/25/2026

Today's Memorial Day Parade. Museum Board member Cloyce Odell in the car with Violet Lentz. Cloyce is a member emeritus and a Korean War Veteran. Photo taken by museum vice president Linda Lechler Siciliano.

05/25/2026

Memorial Day 2026 in Williamston. All photos by Mitch Lutzke. Please look for our story in the Community Newsletter this Friday morning. You may visit our website to sign up for the local news (or see the link in the comments below) via email sent out by us each week.

05/25/2026

In honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Memorial Day 2026.

05/24/2026

Memorial Day parade in Williamston in the early 1960s. This photograph was also posted in our Community Newsletter which we sent on Friday, May 22. This shot is looking at the intersection of South Putnam and Middle Streets. The white building was the old Leasia House and the lot on the corner is now the Huntingdon Bank location. From the personal collection of Linda Lechler Siciliano.

05/23/2026

The War Memorial on the grounds of city hall in Williamston. It began as a World War II memorial, with Korean and Vietnam added at the bottom, it appears. The names of those lost in the wars from the four area townships are included on the plaques.

05/22/2026

Flashback Friday. An early 1960s Memorial Day parade in Williamston. This photograph was snapped along South Putnam Street, as the local Boy Scout Troop 63 marched along. The A & P Store behind them in the picture is now the Williamston Theatre. This is from the personal collection of Linda Lechler Siciliano, our museum vice-president.

05/22/2026

Today's Community Newsletter will be sent via email at 11 am. What's in it you ask. Photos from last night's concert in the park, WHS girls soccer story, girls tennis gets to the state tourney, our 4th graders at the museum this week on their local history field trip, Then and Now, Mitch's column, our Museum Scholarship winner in this year's senior class, Farmer's Market and Memorial Day parade previews, the Electric Avenue concert coverage and so much more. Sign up by pointing your phone's camera at the QR code and then entering your name and email address. It's free!