Founded in 1824 by two Easterners whose wives, according to legend, were both named Ann, Ann Arbor was soon prospering as the home of the University of Michigan

Current and former residents of Ann Arbor write of their memories of the community.

Twenty-five years ago Grace Shackman began to document the history of Ann Arbor’s buildings, events, and people in the Ann Arbor Observer. Soon Shackman’s a