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With thanks to Willard
Jan. 4th, 2007 07:35 pmOver on her LiveJournal, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
debgeisler posted about Mitt Romney's real first name being Willard. Being a Michigan girl myself, the name is a familiar one, though my own knowledge of it is as a surname. I grew up with Willard Library, named after Charles Willard, whose estate funded the building in 1905. Twenty-nine years later, his nephew, George B. Willard, left money to expand the library, further cementing the Willard name into Battle Creek history. Then there's Willard Beach, at Goguac Lake, about 8 blocks from the house my Dad still lives in.
But it was Deb's mention of the name that sent me to Google today, and that turned up a remarkable find. Williard Library has put thousands of historical pictures of Battle Creek online! Including the following gems:
89 Jordan Street, where I lived until I was 3.
149 Fremont Street, the Squier House, where Auntie Bun, my great-aunt and godmother lived with her twin sister, Bernice. They ran Twinzy Toys on the top floor of their father's tag factory, shown in this picture of 151 Fremont Street. ( More Battle Creek photo links, including a couple to the Slan Shack )
I love living in the future.
debgeisler posted about Mitt Romney's real first name being Willard. Being a Michigan girl myself, the name is a familiar one, though my own knowledge of it is as a surname. I grew up with Willard Library, named after Charles Willard, whose estate funded the building in 1905. Twenty-nine years later, his nephew, George B. Willard, left money to expand the library, further cementing the Willard name into Battle Creek history. Then there's Willard Beach, at Goguac Lake, about 8 blocks from the house my Dad still lives in.But it was Deb's mention of the name that sent me to Google today, and that turned up a remarkable find. Williard Library has put thousands of historical pictures of Battle Creek online! Including the following gems:
89 Jordan Street, where I lived until I was 3.
149 Fremont Street, the Squier House, where Auntie Bun, my great-aunt and godmother lived with her twin sister, Bernice. They ran Twinzy Toys on the top floor of their father's tag factory, shown in this picture of 151 Fremont Street. ( More Battle Creek photo links, including a couple to the Slan Shack )
I love living in the future.
