This new Williamston history book was published in December of 2023 and has
new stories about our area. Featured is a lengthy look at our two brick factories in town-Williamston Clay Products and Michigan Clay Products, which brought both jobs and pride to our community a century ago. The book also includes an introduction of a long lost prominent citizen, Kathleen F. Lawler, a smart and efficient secretary who rises to become the personal secretary of President Warren Harding and his wife, Florence. A look into the life of Forest Akers, local baseball star with a gift to gab, he later became one of the iconic figures in the growth of Michigan State University as a board of trustee member and major benefactor. The book has has chapters concerning how Williamston HS became the Hornets, adopted the school colors of green and white and the teenage gal who wrote the fight song, the history behind the town's Kentucky Derby entry of the Williamston Kid, along with a look into the life of nationally known bird watcher, Dr. Harmon Atkins, a study of our tobacco industry of the late 1800s and the man who built the building on the cover of the book, F. P. Van Buren. Available at Schuler Books on line or in their Okemos store.
new stories about our area. Featured is a lengthy look at our two brick factories in town-Williamston Clay Products and Michigan Clay Products, which brought both jobs and pride to our community a century ago. The book also includes an introduction of a long lost prominent citizen, Kathleen F. Lawler, a smart and efficient secretary who rises to become the personal secretary of President Warren Harding and his wife, Florence. A look into the life of Forest Akers, local baseball star with a gift to gab, he later became one of the iconic figures in the growth of Michigan State University as a board of trustee member and major benefactor. The book has has chapters concerning how Williamston HS became the Hornets, adopted the school colors of green and white and the teenage gal who wrote the fight song, the history behind the town's Kentucky Derby entry of the Williamston Kid, along with a look into the life of nationally known bird watcher, Dr. Harmon Atkins, a study of our tobacco industry of the late 1800s and the man who built the building on the cover of the book, F. P. Van Buren. Available at Schuler Books on line or in their Okemos store.
Volume I and II
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This is a look at interesting stories about Williamston, Michigan. Until now, most of these tales have been long forgotten and never before told. Through years of research, I have assembled 18 chapters of tales about this mid-Michigan community. Stories about the Civil War statue in town that maybe should be of someone else to an extensive look at the long history of coal mining are featured in the book. Chapters also feature a popular physician who becomes a murder target, a violent liquor protest, the railroad's arrival in 1871, a Presidential candidate's visit, excerpts from an 1895 farmer's diary, early baseball, Chief Okemos, and the Williams family. A portion of the proceeds from each book sale are donated to the Depot Museum endowment fund, which I created. Published Oct. 2014 by www.schulerbooks.com
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