Shortly thereafter, the newly formed Society was offered a former Grand Trunk Railroad Depot from Columbus Township, which was owned by Joseph Maranzano and located on Rattle Run Road. Members and interested individuals were able to save these historic buildings by moving them to the Bailey Park property which was donated to the Society by the City of Richmond.
In 1996, the descendants of John Donley donated a log cabin and outhouse which were also moved to the park.
In 2007 the Society raised funds and built a replica blacksmith shop to sit alongside the historic buildings. The building was completed in the spring of 2009 and serves as a museum, office space, and storage.
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January/February 2020 Historian
2020 Summer Historian not published due to Covid 19 Pandemic
2020 Fall Historian
2021 Winter Historian
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2022 Winter Historian
2022 Spring Historian
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2022 Fall Historical
2023 Winter Historian
2023 RAHGS Society Officers
President: Dianne Gibson
Vice-President: Don Graham
Treasurer: Lori Nye
Secretary: Kristine Nolan
Directors:
Norm Gibson
Marsha Phillips
Richard Weinert
Contact Us
Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society
36045 Park Street, PO Box 68
Richmond, MI 48062
richmondhistoricalsociety.org 