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

Patty and Bob Creal
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.

Mrs. Robert J. Harris Serves Ice Cream To Children Who Helped With Her Husband's Mayoral Campaign, April 1969 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Mrs. Robert J. Harris Serves Ice Cream To Children Who Helped With Her Husband's Mayoral Campaign, April 1969 image
Year:
1969
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 30, 1969
Caption:
The home of Mayor and Mrs. Robert J. Harris returned to normal today following a party yesterday afternoon for young "party workers" and "innumerable neighborhood kids." Mrs. Harris is shown reaching into a box with a dwindling supply of cups used for ice cream sodas. She said there were 50 to 75 children at the party, given as a reward for their aid during the recent mayoral campaign. Their jobs during the campaign included stuffing envelopes and hanging messages on doors. Obviously, the children enjoy licking ice cream more than licking envelopes, however. (Ann Arbor News Photo By Cecil Lockard)
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