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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Official Website The county was authorized by legislation in 1822 and was organized as a county in 1826. The word Washtenaw is a variant of the Ojibwe word: "Wash-ten-ong," the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) name for the Grand River in Michigan. Adjacent Counties Livingston County Oakland County Wa...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ann Arbor, Michigan . Official Website History In about 1774, the Potawatomi founded two villages in the area of what is now Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by land speculators John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey . On May 25, 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as "Annarbour", the earliest known use of t...
Designed by Colonel James Lewis Glen of Niles Michigan, the cemetery design reflects the "rural" or "garden" style popular in American cemetery design from the 1840's. Highland is one of three "garden" style cemeteries that he designed; Forest Hill in Ann Arbor, Silver Brook in Niles and Highland in 1863-1864. The cemetery is an attractive place to visit throughout the year. Its own seasonal b...
Founded by a group of leading Ann Arbor businessmen and University of Michigan professors in 1857 to serve as a community burial ground, Forest Hill Cemetery is one of Ann Arbor’s finest landmarks. It is organized as a private, non-profit corporation. The Cemetery’s cut field-stone gatehouse and sexton’s house have been designated Historic Buildings by the Ann Arbor Historic District Commissio...
Wikipedia =Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is 35 miles (56 km) west of Detroit and eight miles (13 km) east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School. Today, the university is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents, who are appointed by the Governor of Mi...
On June 7, 1875 the City of Ann Arbor adopted an ordinance taking control of the Fifth Ward Cemetery. Renamed to Fairview Cemetery during the August 1, 1898 Council meeting, the cemetery is 8.65 acres and is located at the intersection of Kellogg Street and Wright Street near the Huron River. Fairview Cemetery also maintains the John Felix White Gravesite, a location that recently became part ...
The University of Michigan Law School (Michigan Law) is the law school of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1859, the school offers Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), and Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree programs. Generally considered to be one of the most prestigious public law schools in the United States, Michigan Law h...
Wikipedia =Cleary University is a Michigan-based business university with two campuses; the Washtenaw Campus is located in Ann Arbor and the Livingston Campus is located in Genoa Charter Township, near Howell. Both campus offer certificate, BBA, and MBA programs. Alumni
United Memorial Gardens,Superior, Washtenaw County, Michigan, 48170 USA : cemetery is located on the east side of Curtis Road between Joy Road and Michigan 14.The cemetery is owned and operated by: Midwest Memorial Group 31300 Southfield Road #1 Beverly Hills, Michigan 48025The cemetery is located in Washtenaw County but uses a mailing address in Wayne County. The mailing address is: United Mem...
ANN ARBOR, city in Michigan, U.S. The present-day Jewish community of Ann Arbor – comprising over 3,000 family units in 2005 – traces its roots to the turn of the century with the arrival of the Lansky family in 1895 and Mr. Osias Zwerdling, furrier, in 1904. Although the Lanskys had heard that Jews had previously lived in the area, there were no signs of the existence of an earlier community. ...