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Support both millages Tuesday
This Tuesday, May 4, will be very important for two of our countywide millages. The longest was set in place in 1997 as the Monroe County Technology Millage and the second is the Monroe County Museum Systems Millage, which began in 2012.
I happened to be involved with both as a member of the Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education for the Monroe County Intermediate School District countywide Technology Millage and with the museum as a volunteer and Museum Commissioner (today a trustee).
In most county schools there was a of lack new technology unless your luck was to have funding to purchase technology for school buildings. At Mason we were accepting a few donated outdated computers. As a funding plan, we tried three times to pass a technology a millage in 1995-96, but each time we were turned down. Thanks to the ISD in 1997 a Countywide Technology Millage was developed and passed for all nine public school districts, including Mason. This techn
Monroe County Museum helps preserve our stories
The Monroe News
Everyone has a story to tell. Your family may have lived here for generations, farming or running a business that benefits our community. Maybe you moved here for a job like teaching at Monroe High. The Monroe County Museum System has a vision for a new decade, a strategic plan that shares stories of the past and illuminates connections between the past, present and future.
Residents and travelers have the opportunity to experience history whether it be at the Territorial Park on the River Raisin, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial or the museum on Monroe Street. One of the most popular resources for researchers is the archives and obituary files located at the museum. The online obituary search maintained by the museum staff and volunteers remains one of the most popular of the services provided by the museum. For over 80 years the museum has been collecting artifacts to preserve the stories of Monroe Count