BY EMILY MALEK The Romeo Peach Festival is four months away, and the Romeo Community Archives will be there this year to conduct oral histories about the cherished event. Each participant will be given a…
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BY EMILY MALEK On Friday, April 17, 2026, Romeo lost one of its finest storytellers — Richard Beringer. For decades, he was a trustee and a museum curator at the Romeo Historical Society. He contributed…
BY EMILY MALEK On Saturday, April 18, the Romeo Community Archives hosted a Scanning Party at the Romeo District Library Kezar Branch. For those who don’t know, these events involve people receiving high-quality scans of…
BY LAWRENCE SOBCZAK PUBLISHER Regular readers may have notice how empty page 3 has appeared last week and this week. Our hearts are empty announcing that Richard Beringer, the primary driver behind the “Our Past:…
BY EMILY MALEK Last weekend, the Romeo Theatre Company performed the musical Anything Goes at Romeo High School (RHS). This isn’t the first time that the Romeo Theatre Company has put on this show. They…
BY EMILY MALEK The Romeo Peach Festival is about five months away, and the Romeo Community Archives will be there this year to conduct oral histories about the cherished event. Each participant will be given…
The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums by e-mailing your best description of…
BY EMILY MALEK Seventy years ago this week, Romeo found itself in a milk strike. Strikers included farmers and longtime members of the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) who joined the Fair Share Bargaining Association…
BY EMILY MALEK Friday is the home opener for the Detroit Tigers and The Romeo District Library has been celebrating the start of the Tigers’ baseball season with this year’s Romeo Reads book The Final…
The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums by e-mailing your best description of…