Adrian

Adrian

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Publication Date: 30th May 2011

Like many of the early settlers to the Michigan territory, enticed by the promise of cheap land, Addison Comstock purchased 640 acres along the Raisin River in 1825. Within that decade, the community had been laid out and had both a sawmill and gristmill. Sarah Comstock, Addison's wife, named the village Adrian. The newcomers to the region not only included Easterners, especially from New York and New England, but also increased immigration from the 1840s of Germans and the Irish. As Adrian was a center of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, there was also a notable African American communit... Read More
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Like many of the early settlers to the Michigan territory, enticed by the promise of cheap land, Addison Comstock purchased 640 acres along the Raisin River in 1825. Within that decade, the community had been laid out and had both a sawmill and gristmill. Sarah Comstock, Addison's wife, named the village Adrian. The newcomers to the region not only included Easterners, especially from New York and New England, but also increased immigration from the 1840s of Germans and the Irish. As Adrian was a center of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, there was also a notable African American communit... Read More
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Like many of the early settlers to the Michigan territory, enticed by the promise of cheap land, Addison Comstock purchased 640 acres along the Raisin River in 1825. Within that decade, the community had been laid out and had both a sawmill and gristmill. Sarah Comstock, Addison's wife, named the village Adrian. The newcomers to the region not only included Easterners, especially from New York and New England, but also increased immigration from the 1840s of Germans and the Irish. As Adrian was a center of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, there was also a notable African American community dating back to the 1830s. By glimpsing at these collected images from the Lenawee County Historical Society, the Siena Heights University Archives, and the private collection of the author of the first 100 years of impressive growth, one sees a community steeped in both progress and tradition.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 30th May 2011
  • State: Michigan
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738582825
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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Title: MANCHESTER: Local author captures history of Adrian
Author: Tanya Wildt
Publisher: The Manchester Enterprise
Date: 6/1/2011

Julieanna Frost, a Manchester resident and associate professor of history at Siena Heights University in Adrian has captured the history of Adrian through photographs in her new book "Adrian," part of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series.

"I'd fallen in love with that series when I was a little kid," Frost said.

She originally approached Arcadia about composing a book about Manchester, but Arcadia suggested publishing the Adrian edition and then considering Manchester based on sales. The book hits shelves May 30.

The work includes 200 images that tell the story of Adrian's growth, business, education, religious and social organizations, recreation and industry. Most of the photos are from the Lenawee County Historical Society, but some are also from Siena Heights University archives.

"My favorite part was to look at the photos," Frost said.

Frost picked out all the photos herself and chose ones that spoke to her. She then researched Adrian's history based on the photos. She wanted to show how Adrian was similar to other communities, yet unique at the same time.

"I found out a lot that I didn't know about," Frost said. She was surprised to learn about various baseball clubs in Adrian, as well as bicycle clubs in the 1870's, a craze where Adrian was ahead of the game.

"Bicycling as a craze didn't start until the 1890's," Frost said.

Frost said her book is a great starting point for anyone who is interested in local history.

"It's a great coffee table book," she said.

Tanya Wildt is the copy editor of the Manchester Enterprise and special sections coordinator for Heritage Media. She can be reached at (734) 429-7380 or twildt@heritage.com.
Author Bio
Julieanna Frost is an assistant professor of history at Siena Heights University. Her main areas of research are in the fields of public, religious, and women's history. She is a member of the Lenawee County Historical Society and the Lutheran Historical Conference. She regularly volunteers at Walker Tavern State Historic site as an historical interpreter.
Like many of the early settlers to the Michigan territory, enticed by the promise of cheap land, Addison Comstock purchased 640 acres along the Raisin River in 1825. Within that decade, the community had been laid out and had both a sawmill and gristmill. Sarah Comstock, Addison's wife, named the village Adrian. The newcomers to the region not only included Easterners, especially from New York and New England, but also increased immigration from the 1840s of Germans and the Irish. As Adrian was a center of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, there was also a notable African American community dating back to the 1830s. By glimpsing at these collected images from the Lenawee County Historical Society, the Siena Heights University Archives, and the private collection of the author of the first 100 years of impressive growth, one sees a community steeped in both progress and tradition.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 30th May 2011
  • State: Michigan
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738582825
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Title: MANCHESTER: Local author captures history of Adrian
Author: Tanya Wildt
Publisher: The Manchester Enterprise
Date: 6/1/2011

Julieanna Frost, a Manchester resident and associate professor of history at Siena Heights University in Adrian has captured the history of Adrian through photographs in her new book "Adrian," part of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series.

"I'd fallen in love with that series when I was a little kid," Frost said.

She originally approached Arcadia about composing a book about Manchester, but Arcadia suggested publishing the Adrian edition and then considering Manchester based on sales. The book hits shelves May 30.

The work includes 200 images that tell the story of Adrian's growth, business, education, religious and social organizations, recreation and industry. Most of the photos are from the Lenawee County Historical Society, but some are also from Siena Heights University archives.

"My favorite part was to look at the photos," Frost said.

Frost picked out all the photos herself and chose ones that spoke to her. She then researched Adrian's history based on the photos. She wanted to show how Adrian was similar to other communities, yet unique at the same time.

"I found out a lot that I didn't know about," Frost said. She was surprised to learn about various baseball clubs in Adrian, as well as bicycle clubs in the 1870's, a craze where Adrian was ahead of the game.

"Bicycling as a craze didn't start until the 1890's," Frost said.

Frost said her book is a great starting point for anyone who is interested in local history.

"It's a great coffee table book," she said.

Tanya Wildt is the copy editor of the Manchester Enterprise and special sections coordinator for Heritage Media. She can be reached at (734) 429-7380 or twildt@heritage.com.
Julieanna Frost is an assistant professor of history at Siena Heights University. Her main areas of research are in the fields of public, religious, and women's history. She is a member of the Lenawee County Historical Society and the Lutheran Historical Conference. She regularly volunteers at Walker Tavern State Historic site as an historical interpreter.