HISTORIC WILLIAMSTON NOTE CARDS
The museum has note cards for sale with photographs of historic Williamston on the front. The cards can be used long (11" x 4-1/4") or folded (5-1/2" x 4-1/4").They may be purchased online, at the museum, and from museum board members. The cost is $6 for five cards and proceeds benefit the museum.
Ingham County Rural One-Room Schools
By Audrey Z. Martini
Ingham County Historical Commission
Ingham County Rural One-Room Schools presents information on 155 early Ingham County one-room schoolhouses in a timeline format. The chapters are organized by township according to when the township was established. An 1874 map featuring color-coded school districts begins each chapter, followed by schools listed by district number and name. Where information is available, the timeline begins with the earliest known school's location and description and includes deed and lease information as well as information on consolidation/annexation. The appendix includes teacher information by school and date, if known.
Stories from Williamston's Past - Volume 2
A follow up to his first Williamston history book in 2014, these are another batch of tales from years gone past. Among the stories included are the multiple tragedies of the Branch family; the cigar manufacturing era, with one brand, “Old Joe,” being named after an employee who fled a southern plantation; the creation of the Williamston All Girls Band; the history of our two long forgotten brick plants-one was the town’s major employer and what came of the land once they closed; the origins of the WHS Hornets nickname, logo, school colors and fight song; biographies of a rural physician who became a famous American bird watcher; one about our international egg dealer; another about a woman who played a key role in Warren Harding’s 1920 Presidential victory, and a brief glance into the life of iconic MSU benefactor, Forest Akers.
Donate to the Williamston Depot Museum
The Williamston Depot Museum has a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt status and is registered as a charitable trust under The Supervision of Trustees for Charitable Purposes Act (STCPA). If you are interested in making a financial donation to the museum, please select the donation level below, contact the Board Treasurer, Carol Kotesky at 517-604-1051 or any other Board member, send an email to [email protected], or send a check to the museum at PO Box 234.