Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 22, 1962
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Tools For Toys: Members of various Ann Arbor service clubs pitched in this morning to move the toy-making tools and other equipment owned by the late Albert E. Warnhoff -- Ann Arbor's "Santa" -- out of his former home at 1315 Franklin Blvd. The equipment will be installed in a room at the YM-YWCA where the Ann Arbor Kiwanis Club will continue Warnhoff's long-time hobby of building Christmas gifts for underprivileged youngsters. Warnhoff died Aug. 15. Arnet's Cemetery Monuments is donating a memorial marker for his grave in Fairview Cemetery.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 9, 1959
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PLAN CHRISTMAS SING: Mrs. Barbara Sandberg (left) and Dr. Rosella Duerksen, co-directors of the Christmas Community Sing, discuss plans with Albert E. Warnhoff, Ann Arbor's "Santa Claus," who will play Santa's helper in a skit at the sing. The event will be given at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Hill Auditorium. The public may attend without charge.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 10, 1948
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Girl Scouts Provide Bedding For Santa's Doll Cribs - The six Girl Scouts in the semi-circle around the doll cradle represent the efforts of some 70 Ann Arbor scouts, in addition to troops from Ypsilanti and Milan, to supply bedding for the doll cribs made by Albert Warnhoff, Ann Arbor's Santa Claus. Together, the scouts have sewn and stitched their way through a mattress, blanket, spread, two sheets, two pillows and two pillow cases (embroidered) for each of Warnhoff's 160 cradles. Their handiwork will be delivered today, and the cradles, complete with bedding, will be distributed to Ann Arbor children as Christmas gifts. Pictured here, from the left, are Joyce Aprill, Sharon Fike, Jackie Haas, Patty Kappler, Lois Hawks, and Oneda Sutfin. All are of Bach School's Troop 59, one of the participating units. They're working in the home of Mrs. Hector Haas, 917 Sybil St., who, with Mrs. William Fike, are the troop leaders.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 12, 1949
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Ann Arbor's spare-time Santa Claus, Albert Warnhoff of 1315 Franklin Blvd., and some of his "helpers" get some of Warnhoff's toys ready for distribution this week to handicapped children at hospitals throughout Michigan. Left to right are Mrs. W. R. Rude of 2433 Whitmore Lake Rd. of the Model Home-makers Club, which donated bedding for doll's beds as well as stuffed toys; Ernest Niethammer of 1705 Abbot Ave., president of the AFL Carpenters' Local 512, which donated dolls for the beds Warnhoff made, and Warnhoff.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 17, 1946
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Surrounded by some of the toys which he has made for crippled, blind and other afflicted children, Albert Warnhoff, Ann Arbor's 56-year-old carpentering Santa Claus, is shown at work in his basement shop at 722 Packard St. Now in his 38th year as a part-time Santa, Mr. Warnhoff has made more than 10,000 toys since he started his joy-bringing hobby.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 20, 1939
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Toymaker At Work: Albert Warnhoff, 311 1/2 S. Fifth Ave., uses his spare time to make Christmas toys for crippled and otherwise afflicted children. He was photographed at his workbench as he applied the finishing touches to a mechanical windmill. An unfinished windmill and some tables and chairs are also in the picture.