https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/details daily 0.75 2020-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1581608682576-MBGFCK92SIXFGES2R5J6/IMG_6388.jpg Details Calkins-Macqueen House & Museum, 127 East First Street, Perry, Michigan 48872 https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/describe-what-youre-all-about daily 0.75 2020-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582300719591-01N32R8E10UYDG4BQI4K/perry1913.jpg Describe What You're All About NE Main Street, Perry, Michigan before the fire of July, 1913. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582300750086-U5MEF0EDU46BVP6AZSMO/SE+Main+Street.jpg Describe What You're All About SE Main Street, looking south, Perry, Michigan. https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/about daily 0.75 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582300719591-01N32R8E10UYDG4BQI4K/perry1913.jpg About - welcome to Perry Michigan Home of the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/share-your-vision daily 0.75 2020-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582300634323-J2DMBLMHW1A04GW794EP/CMH7.jpg Share Your Vision https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/gallery daily 0.75 2021-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582301718331-2PTK15OIZF3CKRZWAN68/Baptist+Church+and+Parsonage.jpg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1603149239566-5UMY22KGG04GT4GAGSAR/image0.jpeg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry 2020 restorations underway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582658427118-LAJO8NTFWJA3602CKJJ6/PHS1.JPG Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582658584023-RLMMSVXNQPOV4XAU173M/PHS16.jpg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1576350452513-G0GJU4RUYZWFLTUDIPKM/image0.jpeg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry 2019 The front of the Calkins-Macqueen House on East First Street. We will be restoring the shutters and putting them back on the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660972604-1R1RIA5YTONHPK1VI6QF/Perry+School.jpg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry Perry School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582658612443-LM5QZSG7FRXVBAU0OPRO/PHS19.jpg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry One of Perry’s stately homes still beautifying our city on the corner of Second Street and S. Madison Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582658763543-77686MFJHRCEKY1YAOMX/PHS27.jpg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582658652252-GQFRM0QBT7RXJJ9G079J/PerryCongregationalChurch.jpg Historic Homes & Buildings of Perry Congregational Christian Church on the corner of Second Street and S. Madison Street. 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Bessie married Alexander Macqueen on May 20, 1889 in the Calkins home. They bought the house from her father in 1911. Although they did not have children Bessie and Allie devoted much of their time and energy to improving many lives in the community. Bessie was a proud member of the Perry High School Alumni for over 50 years, serving for a time as President Emeritus. Bessie was a faithful member of the Perry Congregational Church. She was a member of the Eastern Stars Post #221 and was a devoted member and past president of the Perry Women’s Club. Bessie was well known for her poetry. Alexander passed in 1930 and in 1941 Bessie willed her house and its grounds to the Village of Perry to be used by the community she loved so much. The Perry Historical Society has used the house since 1974, working to maintain and preserve it for generations to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1581024359111-TFHLA9I8HOWLR7RJZ9FE/OldPerryCentre.jpg History - Perry Center The community of Perry Centre was located approximately one mile south of the present location on M-52. In 1876 the railroad brought to the Calkins family a new era of prosperity by bisecting their farm. The citizens of Perry Centre decided to move the community closer to this new form of transportation. Charles Calkins and William McKellops who owned the farm on the west side of the present M-52, subdivided their farms into lots and sold them to the new citizens of the Village of Perry. From the Charles Calkins addition to the Village of Perry he gave lots to the township and village governments for their offices and lots to the Baptist, Methodist and Congregational churches. For this reason, many people purchased lots and moved their homes, businesses and churches to this section of the new village. The largest of these buildings move was the Methodist Church across the street . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1581021720961-T0AI33VGTZY2SMC2Y6EK/CALKINS2.jpg History - Charles H. calkins Charles H. Calkins, was a native of New York. he migrated to the Perry, Michigan area in 1855, at the age of 24, with his father and uncle. He built his original home just east of the present Congregational Church. His front yard was where the present day Spalding Insurance Agency stands on the corner of Main and Second street. He married Minerva Matruis who was the mother of his only surviving child, Bessie. Charles Calkins built his family a beautiful Italianate Bracketed Tuscan Villa which they moved into in the fall of 1879 when daughter Bessie was nine years old. Some of the unique features of the house include the closets found in each of the bedrooms and the loose brick in the walls, which was used for insulation purposes. Many of the original features are located on the second floor and include the original woodwork and wallpaper. Today this beautiful property is home to the Perry Historical Society and the Calkins Macqueen Museum. The historical museum houses hundreds of items, large and small lovingly donated by the many families that have called Perry home. https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/donate daily 0.75 2020-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582301532056-85SG8GUQ4BZFO2ZC8KCP/PerryFlourMill.JPG Donate https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/moments-in-time daily 0.75 2020-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660140400-QWPTCZAUI0G4XO5XPW6V/1968+Gimble%27s+Hardware+Fire.jpg Moments in Time 1968 fire at Gimble’s Hardware store on Main Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660450616-9IA21OLT97TGXL43VRX1/PHS26.jpg Moments in Time After the disastrous 1913 fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660224146-O9PG7S8UH9UPO2J1MSCQ/PHS18.jpg Moments in Time An elephant crosses the railroad tracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660198701-UBC4J3W6WL4LJXVYWXLI/PHS17.jpg Moments in Time Huddled in a big snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660505502-VI5FM8Y47VZNQH9MTYNP/NW+Main+Street+after+fire.jpg Moments in Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660765263-AHG4Q4C4XOYI9FBVV1X3/PHS8.JPG Moments in Time The remains of the 1913 fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660373600-4VH1SB01ATEYA3BMLYDV/PHS21.jpg Moments in Time The circus comes to town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660543183-TEZE4KWFVZGUCJY9Z7HR/PHS28.jpg Moments in Time The Hotel Hicks on fire in 1909. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660705595-TEEZD6S0541CSASITEJC/PHS20.jpg Moments in Time https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/new-products daily 0.75 2020-06-27 https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/new-products/individual-membership monthly 0.5 2020-06-28 https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/new-products/family-membership monthly 0.5 2020-06-28 https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/new-products/lifetime-membership monthly 0.5 2020-06-28 https://www.perryhistoricalsociety.com/people-of-perry daily 0.75 2020-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582659979455-X7PHUKBTP3A5P0HGKFG5/PHS13.JPG People of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582659664533-RWU4FX6SMD0DF0O21HCU/PHS5.JPG People of Perry Mrs. AG Watkins and friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582659829951-L5BWWSY9201X96WPTVK8/PHS10.JPG People of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582659611445-0X387SR0KIBKHRD9BMX0/PHS4.JPG People of Perry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582659398041-G1KAVYEUX9EXNEGAKJI1/PHS23.jpg People of Perry The names of the students of PHS in 1914-1915, corresponding to the numbers written on the photo on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582660881271-PEBY5EQXJIAEBG89SWF3/PHS11.JPG People of Perry Foreman Ackerton and workers put in water at stock yards and depot. 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GRIFFITH Lucille M. Griffith was born and raised in Perry. She graduated from Perry High School in 1942. Lucille married Ovid native Lee Griffith in August of 1947. She worked for the Michigan National Guard for ten years and was Perry City clerk for twenty-five years. She served with her husband on the first Perry City Charter Commission and was a member of the Perry Historical Society, the Shiawassee County Clerks Association, and the Perry VFW #4063 Auxiliary. She had three children: Allison (Bert) Lardie, Nancy Parrish, and son, Paul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582656718908-83RRPUDEN3PV4BIHN59P/DanielLewisPHS.jpg Founders - Daniel Lewis Daniel Lewis was born in Owosso in 1953 and graduated from Perry High School in 1971. He worked as a custodian for Perry and Haslett schools. He was an active member of the Perry Historical Society from its founding days in 1974 until his death in 2016. Daniel was passionate about preserving the Calkins-Macqueen House for all time. A memorial plaque in his name rests in the yard of the Calkins-Macqueen House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1583503266065-GNJS6CHJR6LAP1CGURTK/Lorraine+Pope.jpg Founders - LORRAINE M. POPE Lorraine Pope was born in Shaftsburg in 1934 and graduated from Perry High School in 1951. She spent her entire life in the Perry area and was an avid gardener. She was instrumental in the birth of the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum in the early 70s, along with her sister Carole. She passed away in 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582656227244-OCXK7RGIPCC4UXNYJEUG/KevinArnoldPHS.jpg Founders - KEVIN CLYDE ARNOLD Kevin Clyde Arnold was born in Perry in 1953 and was a 1972 graduate of Perry High School. He was avidly interested in antiques and interior decorating and worked diligently to set up the Perry Historical Society museum. He also taught and lectured on the craft of chair caning and rushing and on refinishing antiques. He passed away on July 7, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1585520023321-NWKZ4A6WKSI9E00MKZQT/NancyGParrishPHS.jpg Founders - Nancy Griffith Parrish Nancy Griffith Parrish was raised in Perry, and graduated from Perry High School in 1972. She joined the Perry Historical Society in 1973 and continues to volunteer at the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum. Nancy worked as a bookkeeper after college, then hired in at General Motors in Lansing. Retiring from the Quality Control department in 2008, she was able to pursue a life long interest in art. She joined the Shiawassee Art Center in 2011, taking various art classes and is a member of the Shiawassee Artists Guild. Nancy's great-grandfather James Welch was the proprietor of the Perry Hotel. Her great-great grandfather Nicholas Ruppert was a Perry land owner and farmer. This long family history made Perry the perfect place to raise her son, Nathan, also a Perry High School graduate Nancy is still active in the Perry Historical Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5debfaeef87cb8636ca7891c/1582657984439-FFNYNARJG0DOIKTPGR0T/CarolePopePHS.jpg Founders - CAROLE E. POPE Carole Pope was born in Perry in 1942 and graduated from Perry High School in 1960. An integral part of the team which started the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum, she was a founding member of the Perry Historical Society and a member of the Shiawassee Genealogy Society. Carole worked for the State Library, the License Bureau, and as a Circulation Manager for Michigan History Magazine. 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