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Legacies Project Oral History: Joyce Plummer

Joyce Plummer was born in 1931 and grew up in Flint, Michigan. Her mother was a registered nurse and her father taught public school. She recalls the impact of the Depression and World War II on her community. Plummer attended Flint Junior College and the University of Michigan and went on to get two Master’s degrees. She taught English for 10 years before becoming a reference librarian at the Flint Public Library for 20 years. Later in life she married Robert H. Plummer, whom she had met at Flint Junior College.

Joyce Plummer was interviewed as part of an internship at Applied Safety and Ergonomics in Ann Arbor in 2008 as part of the Legacies Project.

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Legacies Project Oral History: Jacqueline Heubel

Jacqueline Heubel was born in 1930 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin in the midst of the Great Depression. When her father regained his job on the railroad, her family moved to Eagle Grove, Iowa. She attended Iowa State Teacher's College and the University of Minnesota School of Dental Hygiene. After a few years working as a dental hygienist, she returned to teaching. Huebel taught in the Pontiac School District during the Civil Rights Era, and recalls the effects of integration on teachers and students.

Jacqueline Heubel was interviewed as part of an internship at Applied Safety and Ergonomics in Ann Arbor in 2008 as part of the Legacies Project.

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Legacies Project Oral History: Ernest Holland

Ernest Holland was born in 1934 and grew up in a mixed neighborhood in South Dayton, Ohio. After his mother’s death when he was 3, he was raised by his grandparents. His grandfather was a Baptist preacher, and his grandmother ran the household. Holland graduated from Miami University with a degree in biology. After serving in the U.S. Navy for a few years, he taught science at Western High School in Detroit for the rest of his career. Holland passed away on December 18, 2019.

Ernest Holland was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2010 as part of the Legacies Project.

Irving B. Hunter Celebrates His 80th Birthday With Atwood McAndrew III - February 6, 1953

Irving B. Hunter Celebrates His 80th Birthday With Atwood McAndrew III - February 6, 1953 image
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1953
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Ann Arbor News, February 7, 1953
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More than 100 friends and relatives called at the Ypsilanti home of retired school teacher Irving B. Hunter to congratulate him on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Hunter, who lives at 917 Grant St., is shown here with one of his youngest guests, 3-year-old Atwood R. McAndrew III of Ypsilanti. He received more than 400 letters, telegrams and cards, some of which are displayed on the wall.
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Irving Hunter

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Ann Arbor News, April 24, 1962
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24
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April
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1962
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Flag Raising At Cherry Hill School, April 1949 Photographer: Eck Stanger

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1949
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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1949
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Proper respect for the American flag is the subject for the first and last lessons of the day in all of Washtenaw county's country schools. Typical of this solemn and symbolic rite was the raising at the Cherry Hill school, near the Wayne-Washtenaw county line by the group shown above. While the teacher, Mrs. Jane W. West, watches approvingly, Harry West (left) and Elizabeth Gustine raise the school's flag before the morning session starts.
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