During our 150th Anniversary year 2014-15 many different voices from the congregation presented "Mini-Histories" during Sunday services. A Mini-History is a glimpse into one piece of our congregation's history, maybe the history of an activity group or a congregational action or maybe just a description of what it was like back in the day. The scripts for the Mini-Histories are listed below in reverse order of the date presented.
Renewable Energy Projects presented 5/10/2015 by Dave Friedrichs
Habitat for Humanity Outreach presented 5/3/2015 by Barb Pickett
The Jackson Social Welfare Fund presented 4/26/2015 by Kyla Boyse and Phil Tuchinsky
Celebrating the Planet presented 4/19/2015 by Colleen Crawley & Terry Madden
Who We Are Today presented 4/12/2015 by Sandy Simon, Terry Madden & Readers
Chalice Circles presented 3/29/2015 by Rev. Fran Dew
The YRUU Gnome presented 3/22/2015 by Chantelle Shields
Music Programs 1865-Present presented 3/15/2015 by Cindy Krueger
1963 Fair Housing Ordinance presented 3/8/2015 by Jane Ferguson
Our Historic Church Buildings presented 3/1/2015 by Kathy Edgren and Lucy Bauman
Leadership and Change presented 2/22/2015 by Elizabeth LaPorte
Acquiring the Land, 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline presented 2/15/2015 by Barbara and Dave Hall
Our Partner Church in Romania presented 2/8 2015 by Gretchen Jackson and Phyllis Valentine
The Ragtime Bash presented 2/1/2015 by Sarah Albright, former Music Director
Challenging Racism presented 1/25/2015 by Kathy Friedrichs and Lucia Heinold
1980's El Salvador Sanctuary Family presented 1/18/2015 by Carolyn Madden
The Sanctuary Education Fund presented 1/18/2015 by Kathy Friedrichs
Sanctuary - Memories from Erica presented 1/18/2015 by Erica Rodriguez Hatt
Mindful Eating Coalition Mini History presented 1/11/2015 by Guala Lauzzana, Colleen Crawley & Cathy Muha
The Gaede Years presented 1/4/2015 by Erik Ericksen
Birth of the 20's and 30's Group presented 12/28/2014 by Terri Wilkerson & Judi Lintott
The Year 1925 presented 12/21/2014 by Laura Bollettino
1999 "Chalice Relay" presented 12/14/2014 by Sandy Simon
Shared History with MUUSJN presented 12/7/2014 by Randy Block
Name Change Church to Congregation presented 11/30/2014 by Marion Holt
UU and UUAA Men presented 11/23/2014 by Bob Hospadaruk
Religious Education at UUAA presented 11/16/2014 by Gretchen Jackson
IHN, Alpha House Involvement presented 11/9/2014 by Pat Herbst
Jabez Sunderland Script re-enactment 10/26/2014 by Hal Breidenbach
Sermon on 2001 Khasi Hills Trip sermon by Rev Eva (Hochgraf) Cameron, 2001
Khasi Hills Sponsor A Student History presented 10/26/14 by Cathy Doherty and Allen Duncan
Charles Henry Brigham presented 10/19/14 by Tim Richards
The "Olney Letter" a transcribed letter from the Bentley Library, referenced 10/19/14
Eliza Read Sunderland presented 10/19/14 by Rev. Gail Geisenhainer
Florence Kollock Crooker presented 10/19/14 by Sandy Simon
Welcoming Congregation to Interweave presented 10/12/14 by Joan Burleigh
UUAA as an Open Forum presented 10/5/14 by Bob & Beth Hospadaruk
Ann Arbor in 1865 presented 9/28/14 by Sandy Simon
References for Historical Information
These Mini-Histories were presented orally during services and frequently do not include specific references to the source material. Some of the information is available in Marjorie Reade's 1990 book, "The Story of Our First 100 Years", some is from a Parish History written and submitted to the UUA in 1933 and available in the UUAA archives and the UUA archives and drawn in part from a history written by our 3rd minister, Joseph Crooker.
A web site that was used frequently for biographical information is The Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography
A treasure trove of primary source material for all of these resources is stored in the Bentley Historical Library of the University of Michigan.
And many of the smaller facts can be found in the digitized old Ann Arbor newspaper articles provided by the Ann Arbor District Library.
