City's First 'Historic Building' Has History Of Its Own
Video Explores Another Side Of Ann Arbor
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AACHM Oral History: Barbara Meadows
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Barbara Meadows was born October 1, 1933, in Albion, Michigan, and spent her childhood in Inkster, Michigan, before moving to Ann Arbor in her youth. She attended Talladega College in Alabama, followed by Smith College, where she earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Ms. Meadows worked in the University of Michigan Neuropsychiatric Institute and worked for several years in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. She has been a leader or founder of several community-based organizations and served on numerous boards including the University Musical Society Board, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Washtenaw Community College, and the Peace Neighborhood Center. She was appointed to Ann Arbor’s Human Relations Committee in the 1960s.
AACHM Oral History: Johnny Barfield
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Johnny W. Barfield was born February 8, 1927, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As a child he sold soap house to house and, after tenth grade, joined the U.S. Army where he served in France and Germany. After leaving the Army in 1947, Mr. Barfield became a wall washer for the University of Michigan, where hard work, entrepreneurship, and innovation helped him build the largest cleaning business in Ann Arbor. Mr. Barfield is widely recognized for his philanthropic work and support of the African American and business communities.
Fund Is Accepting Requests For Grants
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J. A. Kennedy Services Set On Wednesday
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Retired Attorney J. A. Kennedy Dies
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Seniors' Writing Project Releases Memories
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Rites For Paul L. Proud, Sr., Goodyear's Head, Set Tomorrow
Germania Hotel, 1885
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1885
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