Romeo Historical Society
Romeo District Library, Romeo Community Archives, Curator
Study Participants & Interviewees
My colleagues in the Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative, Michigan State University
The Lab for Education and Advancement in Digital Research & its Director, Dr. Gillian MacDonald, Michigan State University
Anthropology Department, Michigan State University
Digital Scholarship Lab, Michigan State University
Digital Humanities Department, Michigan State University
My Dissertation Committee: Dr. Mindy Morgan, Dr. Stacey Camp, Dr. Sharon Leon, Dr. Chantal Tetreault, Michigan State University
2024 Cultural Heritage Informatics Graduate Fellow, Michigan State University
2024 Peter J. Bertocci Anthropology Scholarship, Michigan State University
2024 Digital Humanities Seed Grant Funding, Michigan State University
2024 Anthropology Department Fieldwork Funding, Michigan State University
2024 College of Social Science Research Funding, Michigan State University
2023 Altimare Professional Development Scholarship, Michigan State University
Unless identified otherwise, all historical photographs were from the Romeo Historical Society, scanned and digitized by the creator of Memory Lane, Ashley Cerku.
1. Daugherty, Richard M. 1970. A Tour of Historic Romeo. Romeo, MI: The Romeo Historical Society.
2. DeBow, J. D. B. 1853. The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850. Washington: Robert Armstrong. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1853/dec/1850a.html.
3. Grays Opera House. n.d. “Historic Grays Opera House.” Accessed June 26, 2023. http://www.graysoperahouse.com.
4. History of Macomb County, Michigan. 1882. Chicago: M. A. Leeson & Co.
5. McLaughlin, David. 2004. Images of America: Romeo. Arcadia Publishing.
6. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. 2023. “Inside Look at Terror on Tillson: A Pure Michigan Halloween Experience.” Pure Michigan. Accessed July 30, 2023. https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/inside-look-terror-tillson-pure-michigan-halloween-experience.
7. Record Newspapers, LLC. 2022. “About…” Romeo Peach Festival: A Labor Day Tradition. Accessed July 30, 2023. https://romeopeachfestival.com/about-us/.
8. Romeo Historical Society. Archives. Romeo, Michigan.
9. Romeo Masonic Lodge. 2025. “Gray’s Opera House.” Accessed January 15, 2025. http://www.romeomasonictemple.org/GraysOperaHouse.aspx.
10. The Historical Marker Database. 2025. “From the Foundry Fires: Engine Blocks for Ford’s Model T.” Accessed June 26, 2023. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=123458.
11. The Romeo Observer. 1966-1967. Centennial Series. http://romeoobserver.org/100year.asp.
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