A Custer speaks
Chip Custer and his wife are retired and living in Arizona. He has visited Monroe “countless” times and given public talks and has participated in Custer events. He is well aware of the most recent controversy surrounding his ancestor, Gen. George Armstrong. Chip wrote three columns for The Monroe News about his well-known name and what he thinks about the famous statue.
Today, Part I: Custer: A family of patriots
Sunday, Part II: The inconvenience of truth
Monday, Part III: Let the statue stand
My Dad would occasionally tell me stories about his fathers’ career. One day among Dad’s papers I found a short biography he documented about his father, Brice.
AFL-CIO supports museum millage renewal
The Monroe News
The Monroe/Lenawee County American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Central Labor Council endorses the Monroe County Museum System’s millage on the May 4th, 2021 ballot.
The AFL-CIO has always valued education for not only children but learners of all ages. Cultural institutions such as the Monroe County Historical Museum System (MCMS) are important and foundational in a community, especially ones with such a long and deep heritage as this region. The museum is seeking to renew its current one-tenth of a mill levy for 10 years, along with a request to increase the millage by .05 to .15.