Posts published in “History”

BY EMILY MALEK June 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Romeo United Methodist Church. Celebrations are in order both at the church and at the Romeo Community Archives. About a year…

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 With Memorial Day being celebrated this week, the Romeo Community Archives wants to honor those whose lives were taken by war. One of those was Pvt. Robert N. Mellen, who is seen…

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 May 17 marked the 70th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. For those who don’t know, this stated that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, even if they…

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 Mother’s Day was Sunday. What did you get for your mother? Did you get some flowers? If you lived in Romeo between 1948 and 1982, you might have gotten them at Marv…

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 The Kentucky Derby was last weekend. All eyes were on the Bluegrass State, but did you know that Romeo had its own horse shows? Yes, there was Fearnaught Park (also known as…