An association of senior citizens was active in the early 20th century called the Three-Quarters-Century Club. That meant you had to be at least 75 years old to be a member of this club. The Club served as a senior citizens activity and fellowship group.

A pioneer Albion woman was the subject of a CBS "Death Valley Days" radio broadcast on December 10, 1942. Lura (Warner) Church (1897-1883) and her husband Chandler Church (1804-1857) came to Albion from New York in 1834, settling a 160-acre farm west of Albion on B Drive North in Sheridan Township in Section 33.

We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” October 16, 1922: “Thomas Bruzell, a Lithuanian laborer living at 712 N. Albion St., was badly beaten up, robbed of what money he had, amounting to $20.75, and left at the northern end of Albion St. apparently dead

We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” October 2, 1922: “Miss Audrey Wilder, assistant to Dr. Philip H. Hembt, head of the department of English in Albion College, who has just taken a place on the Albion faculty, succeeding Miss Mary B. Baldwin, comes to her new work with a wide experience both in Albion College and the teaching profession

Coming up this weekend September 23, 24, 25 is a special event in which a few hundred historians will converge on Albion for the 148th annual Michigan History Conference of the Historical Society of Michigan.

Coming up on Saturday, September 17 is Albion’s annual Festival of the Forks. Downtown Albion will be filled with people, vendors, and activities.

As we observe Labor Day, we are reminded of the prominence that labor unions once had here in Albion, the industrial town. The Molder Statue Park (formerly the Cannon Park a century ago) gives tribute to Albion’s industrial workers.

We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” September 1, 1922. “Two Houses are Raided for Liquor. A liquor raid, staged about 3:30 Thursday afternoon…resulted in the arrest of two Mallory St. residents, a man and a woman, and the confiscation of considerable liquor and liquor-making paraphernalia.

We all know about the excellent work our local Patrick Leo Hanlon Post No. 55 of the American Legion is doing for our community, from its location at 1230 Edwards St. They have been at that location since building its facility in 1969.

The Kalamazoo River played an important part in the early history and development of our community. Early descriptions of Albion regularly highlighted the water resources located here.

August is the time for annual family-clan reunions with all the activities and the hot summer sun that goes with it. Similarly, for many years numerous Albion churches held “Sunday School picnics” for its members, particularly for the children.

We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” August 1, 1922: “Albion is to have a new industry which will open for business soon as the raw material is ready.

Albionites have lacked an officially-sanctioned natural swimming hole in which to cool off during the hot summer months. The youth of our community have either had to pay money to use a chlorinated pool, or swim clandestinely by the Victory Park waterfall as has often been the case, or find transportation to Swain’s Lake.

As the boating season is in full force at area lakes, we are reminded that Albion once had boats manufactured right here in town. It was in 1910 that local sportsman Frank H. Darrow (1869-1945) built a steel flat bottom boat for himself in his barn at 612 E. Erie St. The Darrow Boat Company was incorporated in 1912.

The June 25 dedication of T-Ball Park at 510 S. Superior St. in honor of the late Coach Jerry Sacharski (1916-2009) and Pee Wee Baseball (which nationally became known as T-Ball) is a fitting memorial to this sport and its originator.