Rev. Garther Roberson | Ann Arbor District Library

Press enter after choosing selection

Media

AACHM Oral History: Patricia Horne McGee

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 11:03am

Patricia Horne McGee was born in 1946 in Ypsilanti, where she attended Perry Elementary and Ypsilanti High School. She recalls the mutual support and accomplishments of many childhood friends and neighbors, and reflects on rising tensions between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Horne McGee has two master's degrees from the University of Michigan and UCLA. She taught child development and social work for fifteen years at Ferris State College and Mercy College. After leaving academia, she worked for the Wayne County Intermediate School District and she was director of Head Start for Washtenaw County.

View historical materials.

Rev. Garther Roberson and Harry M. Steffey at Dedication of Ypsilanti Second Baptist Church Parsonage, September 1954 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Rev. Garther Roberson and Harry M. Steffey at Dedication of Ypsilanti Second Baptist Church Parsonage, September 1954 image

Year:
1954

Dedication of Ypsilanti Second Baptist Church Parsonage, September 1954 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Dedication of Ypsilanti Second Baptist Church Parsonage, September 1954 image

Year:
1954

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 20, 1954
Caption:
FHA-Insured Parsonage Dedicated: The new Second Baptist church parsonage (left) at 315 Catherine St. in Ypsilanti, believed to be the first such building ever insured by the Federal Housing Administration, was dedicated in formal ceremonies yesterday afternoon. Taking part in the dedication were (on parsonage porch) Harry M. Steffey, assistant FHA director in Detroit; Amos Washington, city housing director; the Rev. Garther Roberson, pastor of the church; City Manager N. G. Damoose and realtor Dwight E. Hand. A large crowd, including the church choirs (right and center), witnessed the ceremonies.