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Okemos Area

 

New Book by Sherrie Paty Barber '66

A Tree Grows in Okemos

Tracing the history of the Okemos Founding Pioneers

Generations of Okemos Alumni

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Link to an interview with Ron Wheeler about his family in Okemos

http://www.homtv.net/index.asp?view=programming&page=show&id=180


An interview with John Grettenberger about his family in Okemos

An interview with Ted Wonch about Okemos

 


Historical information and pictures

 

 

 

The history and lure of Chief Okemos   (click the picture to read)

    by Sherrie Paty Barber '66

 

 

 

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Originally the A.F. Barnes Store and built ca. 1893.  This building was located at the south-east corner of "Old Grand River" (now Hamilton Rd) and Okemos Rd.  By the 1950's, the store was remodeled and occupied by Dr. Breckenfeld.

Okemos 1910

 

 

Downtown Okemos  circa 1915



A Look at Okemos Today

Walking Tour of the Village of Hamilton (Okemos) 2017

by Jane Rose, Friends of Historic Meridian



Women's Prison taken in 1970, Photo's by Rick Halm class of 1974

Ken Wilkie '74 at the Women's Prison

Cedar Bend Heights circa 1925



Indian Hills Golf Course 1929



Okemos Grain Elevator   Fire of 1947

Electric Feeder line fell on the building.  It burned to the ground in 1947

Rebuilt 1948

John and Noami (Wilkins) Whitmyer rebuilt the Okemos Elevator in 1948 after it was destroyed by fire in 1947.  Picture circa 1949

Okemos Grain Elevator 1965

Owned by John F. Whitmyer



The Okemos camel back bridge on Okemos Rd. (Okemos Central in the background)  1999

 

The Okemos Community Church  1978                      

                                                             Postcard by Ralph F. Turner 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Okemos Community Church 1963



 

Yankee Store on Grand River Ave. 1964

 

 

Meridian Mall 1964

 

 

Schmidts grocery store sign 1965

 

 

 

Meijers Thrifty Acres, in October 1969

At the corner of Grand River Ave and Okemos Rd.

 

 

 

Okemos 1970s

 

 

Tacoma Hills, Lagoon Dr., flood of 1975

 

 

Crest Drive-In 1959