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AADL Talks To: Bob and Patty Creal, Lifelong Ann Arborites and Washtenaw County History Society Board Members

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 12:42pm

Patty and Bob Creal (Photo by Art Davidge)

Robert and Patty Creal, married 63 years this summer, are both board members for the Washtenaw County Historical Society with deep family roots in the Ann Arbor area. In this wide-ranging interview, Bob, a retired lawyer, and Patty, a former teacher, talk about their parents' and grandparents' Ann Arbor. They also paint a vivid portrait of Ann Arbor during the 1940s and 1950s with stories of growing up on opposite sides of town during the World War II era of rationing and Victory Gardens to a courtship involving no less than two iconic Ann Arbor institutions. Bob also discusses the signal achievements of his father, Cecil O. Creal, who served as mayor of Ann Arbor from 1959-1965.

Stepping Stones for Carriages, Beal Books, In Front of the William L. Clements Library, 909 S University Ave, University of Michigan, September 22, 2020 Photographer: Steve Jensen

Year:
2020

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Stepping Stones for Carriages, Beal Books, In Front of the William L. Clements Library, 909 S University Ave, University of Michigan, February 15, 2014 Photographer: Steve Jensen

Year:
2014

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Bronze Bust Of Junius Beal, November 1938 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Bronze Bust Of Junius Beal, November 1938 image

Year:
1938

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 28, 1938
Caption:
REGENT'S BUST GIVEN UNIVERSITY: Junius E. Beal, Ann Arbor, who has served longer on the Board of Regents than any other man, living or dead, is honored by this bronze bust which has been presented to the institution by his son-in-law and daughter, Prof. and Mrs. Albert C. Jacobs of New York City.