"We have a wonderful museum here in Alba, (it's the first schoolhouse built here in Alba in 1881). The building is all brick and of course has the tin ceilings and walls. We have been busy cleaning and a few months ago put on a new door and new steps into the building. Our hours are May thru Sept. the third Saturday of each month we are open from 1:00 to 3:00. We have an enormous amount of old photographs and history. At the Alba Library we found a large amount of historical documents pertaining to the Alba area and Antrim County. I am also working with Mary Kay McDuffie of the Antrim Historical Society. My sister-in-law has been doing alot of work on the Alba pioneers and their families. I am currently working on a book that contains all of the Alba Service Men and the letters that they wrote home while they were in the service in World War I and II."
Museum hours are May through September the 3rd Saturday of the month from 1-3PM.
You may also contact Theresa Johnson at kass@avci.net
The "Alba Historical Society" is now
selling their 2005 Military Calendars at a cost of $10.00
each. The calendar contains 100 photos of Alba and
surrounding area servicemen and women that have served in
the armed forces since the Korean War up to the present.
They turned out beautifully and would make an excellent
Christmas present. All proceeds go the the continuing effort
of remodeling the Alba Historical Museum.
To purchase this calendar, please contact Theresa Johnson, president of the Alba Historical Society by email at kass@avci.net, or by telephone at 231-584-2593.
Alba Historical Society upcoming projects!
2006 Wedding Calendar Project: Alba Historical Society is currently collecting wedding pictures of area couples that have been married 25 years or more for our 2006 calendars. If anyone would like to have their wedding photo in the calendar please send your photo to: Jackie Dickeson P.O. Box 72 Alba, MI 49611 or call Jackie at: 231-584-2897 to arrange for a time to drop off your photo. We will scan your picture and immediately return your original to you.
Military Calendar: For anyone that didn't get their military pictures in on time for the 2005 calendar, we will be doing another military calendar for 2006 if we receive enough pictures.
Korean War and more recent conflicts project: I am composing a book on all the area servicemen from the Korean War on up to the present day. I have numerous leters from the soldiers when they wrote home and their letters were posted at the Alba Post Office for all to read. These letters were also found in the Antrim County Newspaper. I am hoping to one day get this book published but would like to get many more pictures and letters that anyone wuold like to contribute. Please send all information and pictures to: Theresa Johnson P.O. Box 114 Alba, MI 49611 or phone: 231-584-2593 or email: kass@avci.net
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