THE QUESTIONS: From 1936 to 1996, 59 years, Romeo had its own State Police Post. It was District Number 2 of the new 21 State Police Posts. As you walked through the glass front door, you entered the dispatch room. The officer on duty behind the desk would help you with your problem. On the wall behind the officer were all the alarms from the fire department, Romeo Police, and various burglar alarms signaling a problem in the area. Radios and phones kept the front desk in contact with the many county and state agencies. As the years passed and modern technology became available all these procedures and equipment changed. Pictured here is Sgt. Richard W. Campbell, one of the Romeo troopers. When the post closed in 1996, the Village of Romeo was given this building by the state. The RHS had been collecting Romeo photos, records and items for 60 years and was storing them on the second floor of its Church Street museum. The Romeo Historical Society needed a safe building to store its archives and the Methodist Church needed more parking. The Village of Romeo sold to the Romeo Historical Society, the building and property for $50,000. The Romeo United Methodist Church gave the historical society $25,000 to lease the parking lot to the north and rear. The historical society then paid the village $50,000. The post parking lot to the south with the flagpole are the new location for the church’s addition. The village, county agencies and private and corporate donors provided funds to convert the old building into a safe archives building. Do you know how the front room became a display area?