Romeo Community Archives, Romeo District Library-Kezar Branch

06/05/2026

What wars did your ancestors fight in? Have you ever thought about exploring their military history? Our next Genealogy Workshop covers the Fold3 Military History Library Database. The meeting will take place on Saturday, June 13 at 11am at the Kezar Branch. See you then!

06/04/2026

Put on your favorite hat because on Friday, June 5th, the Starkweather Arts Center and the Starkweather Society will host an opening reception for the "Hats Off!" exhibition.

To celebrate, we'll look at Emilia Starkweather, Helen Starkweather's mother, who made and sold hats for 30 years. Our latest article about Emilia and the Starkweather Millinery is at this link: https://romeocommunityarchives.blogspot.com/2026/06/put-on-your-favorite-hat-because-on.html

06/03/2026

Hey Everybody!! Come check out the latest sports photos on Romeo Post/Romeo Football 100+!

06/02/2026

Thank you so much, Romeo Post/Romeo Football 100+! Emily really appreciates the shoutout. If you want to see more photos during the summer, check out our "Photo of the Week" post on Thursdays.

STANDING OVATION for EMILY MALEK

The Romeo Post is taking a summer break from historic Romeo sports photos. This week will be our last set.

Before we take a hiatus…

If you’ve enjoyed the weekly historic pics, join us in giving a *STANDING OVATION* thank you to Emily Malek of the Romeo Community Archives, Romeo District Library-Kezar Branch

Emily does the hard work of digging into the archives to provide the photos we share each week.

Thank you, Emily.

Thank you, Romeo District Library

05/28/2026

Do you remember the Whistle Stop railroad museum? Have you ever wondered about how it came to be? It all started when Bob Owen - a streetcar and railroad buff - purchased an old railroad station and moved it to the corner of 29 Mile and Van D**e Roads in 1966.

To learn more check out our latest Photo of the Week post at this link: https://romeocommunityarchives.blogspot.com/2026/05/rca-photo-of-week-may-28-2026.html

05/27/2026

Check out these Romeo track and tennis athletes at Romeo Post/Romeo Football 100+!

05/21/2026

With Memorial Day coming up, the Romeo Community Archives wants to honor those whose lives were taken by war. One of those was Master Sergeant James A. McVicar.

To learn more about him, his accomplishments, and how Romeo honored him, check out our latest Photo of the Week post at this link: https://romeocommunityarchives.blogspot.com/2026/05/rca-photo-of-week-may-21-2026.html

05/20/2026

We have another patch of baseball, softball, and soccer photos for you to see on Romeo Post/Romeo Football 100+!

Enjoy!

05/14/2026

For this week's "Photo of the Week" post, we explore this picture that depicts a snowmobile drag race sponsored by the Washington Lions Club in 1975. We also answer questions like "Does running a snowmobile on grass damage it?"

To learn more, check it out at this link: https://romeocommunityarchives.blogspot.com/2026/05/rca-photo-of-week-may-14-2026.html

05/12/2026

We got some new track and tennis photos over on Romeo Post/Romeo Football 100. Check them out!