Village of Romeo Research – Linda Osborne Cynowa

‘Romeo Observer Christmas’

Linda’s Monthly Monday Morning Moaning’s for December 4, 2023 This is a repeat of a blog from Christmas of 2020. I felt it was well worth posting the information yet again for any newer blog readers who might not have seen this article from that point in time. With this being the Christmas season, myContinue reading “‘Romeo Observer Christmas’”

The story of the ‘Free Public Library’

Linda’a Monday Morning Moaning’s The ‘Romeo Free Public Library’, was a story, I found most interesting and wanted to share the research I had found about this great library. Samuel and Nancy Kezar, from Turner, New York lived in a Queen Anne style home on Church Street in Romeo, that they built in 1894. SamuelContinue reading “The story of the ‘Free Public Library’”

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The Omar D Thompson Jr. Residence

The largest brach of the University of Michigan, known then as the Romeo Academy, was located on this site from 1843-1851. It was a flourishing institution of 150 students and 4 instructors with a “Female Department connected with the institute in a separate room”. Until recently the University elm stood where the sidewalk jogs. InContinue reading “The Omar D Thompson Jr. Residence”

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Isaac Douglas Residence

This Greek Revival home of Isaac Douglas DDS sits today at 288 North Main Street, Romeo. The residence was built at two different time periods, with the south portion was built prior to 1859 and the north portion was constructed prior to 1868. In 1862 Dr and Mrs Isaac Douglas DDS, purchased the home inContinue reading “Isaac Douglas Residence”

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The Romeo Middle School Time Capsule

September 4th of 1885 was a very proud day for the Village of Romeo and its surrounding school district. It was on that day that ceremonies were held dedicating the ‘new modern high school’. In 1927 an addition was needed to house the many students attending the high school, seen in the news article belowContinue reading “The Romeo Middle School Time Capsule”