32 10 4023 https://branchdistrictlibrary.org/archive/files/original/0b5d03898120795b2b486a4a8f59801f.mp4 95af232b3f9d2d732a03705e228f4866 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historical Videos Description An account of the resource Videos of historical significance that have been digitized for public viewing. Moving Image A series of visual representations that, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion. 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R wieeckM ver ambagh AR ATbor Parlsbi Gra rainGr Lred Prel eh Paint ruSable nlon hno hamp rino Detroi rndstope Cit Waten MiebigaeLivohiA aleaoye 4X Baya wa State Public School- Book 1 of 2 GAR LAk DFATELO ttehlBanduir ErotchigarnHO1lano Liydh DerotakeHuron Warren Lake Superior Flnt MLCh i ganKentyop ut Tyri -96 3 rtb FerguleeBurc oraGr Be Ch ncey ontros CiioP villel ý.abdo ick DRA DSD ara Ito N entc Wi o6 Mapl BH O8 AS Benytop Corur Di ned M,A nt E te L‰e o Owa Ore Ow Columl ae Jaeh LA NIE S ER peQ ar Iun Cr Mmbr Dyd CObodrob R �MICH MIGAN KSTORS SITS STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL AT COLDWATER In 1871 the Michigan Legislature authorized the building of a speclal state public school to furnish temporary support and Instruction for dependent and neglected children between the ages of four and sixteen until they could be placed in homes or returned to their families. The school was opened in Coldwater on May 21, 1874. Once admitted, children participated in "family -like" life in cottages and a placing-out program. A third of each day was used for schoolwork. a third for recreation and entertalnment, and third for acquiring work skills. Children learned reading. spelling. counting, calisthenlcs, singing. cy phering a and slate drawing. By the turn of th century, the facility had become the only home In Michigan admitting both normal and handicapped children. �ACHIGA HISTS STERED TORIC COLDWATER REGIONAL CENTER By an act of the state leglslature the StatePublic School became the Michigan Children's Village In 1935. The facility thenbegan to admit only children with mild mental Impairments. Most of the former resldents were transferred to theMichlganChildren's Institute, estabIishedin Ảnn Arbor in 1935. In 1939 the ChildrensVillage became the Coldwater State Home and Training School, and persons of all ages with more serious mental handicaps were admitted. By 1960there were 2.900residents. During the1970s, special education, training and living experiences in communities reducedthe number of resldents to less than 700. Renamed the Coldwater RegionalCenterforDevelopmentalDis abilitiesin1978.theremodeled facility providestraining pendent living andprograms self-help.for inde �COLDWATER REGIONAL MENTAL HEAL TH CENTER During the era of the "Orphan Trains" of the 1800's, children were loaded into trains for a journey through the midwest. Arrival times of the trains were posted well in advance, and anyone--without investigation of the home or its conditions--could select a child. As a result, many of these children would run away and eventually ended up in the poorhouses, or again on an "Orphan Train. At the end of the routes, the children who were left would go to various institutions across the country. In this same time period, Laura Haviland, of Raisin Township in Lenawee County, devoted her life's work to help the oppressed and down-trodden of every race. Active in the underground railroad, the modest home of the Havilands The Havilands also opened a manual labor school on became the refuge of the eeing slaves on their way to Canada. their premises designed for indigent children. They took nine children from the county house of Lenawee County, and along with their own children, taught them four hours each day. In 1864, the Institute closed as a house of In 1837, the Raisin Institute initially was opened in Lenawee County. learning, for so many of the teachers and students had enlisted in the Civil War. Mrs. Haviland sold the Raisin Institute with the stipulation that it was to be used for homeless and indigent children. Two hundred children of this class were cared for in this "home" until good homes were found for them. For four years this orphan's home was conducted with funds provided by charity, and throughout this time Mrs. Haviland hoped that the State might take over the task of supporting schools of this nature. In his inaugural address to the state legislature in 1868, Governor Henry Baldwin called special attention to the lamentable living conditions of dependent children in the county poor houses. Through Mrs. Haviland's personal appeal, the Legislature passed a bill in 1871 to establish a "State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children," and Senator Randall began a campaign to secure the facility for Coldwater, Michigan. Many other Michigan cities offered bids, but Coldwater's offer of 27 acres of land and $25,000 was nally accepted. The Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center rst opened its doors on May 21, 1874, as the The population consisted of 150 orphaned and dependent children. state Public School. On October 1, 1935, a major change in the original concept occurred when the agency became part of the Michigan Children's Institute, and the name changed to Michigan children's VIllage. At that time, the admission of mildly impaired residents, who were capable of academic education or vocational training, were accepted. fi fi fl LARate nd �MinBitags PUBI ColLagea. SCHOOL BUILDINO. On May 23, 1939, the facility was renamed Coldwater State Home and Tralning school, and began to accept residents of all ages and levels of retardation. The population growth from 150 residents in 1874 to a record 3,231 in 1960, re ected the trend of similar agencies throughout the United States. This trend started to reverse in 1969, when there were 2,800 residents, and has continued until today. Gradually, many placements were found in foster homes, group homes, and in independent living arrangements. The next name change occurred in January 1975, to the Coldwa ter Disabili the Regional Center for Developm en tal tles, which again ra ected administrative changes in the Department of Mental Health. In November, 1985, rst unit (Linden Hall-18) changed to the Coldw a ter for chronic mentally ill patients was opened. Reglonal Mental Health Center. In January, 1986, the agency's name was Finally, in June of 1987, the rst acute admission unit was opened to patients from Branch, Hillsdale, and Jackson counties. In March, 1991, the Department of Mental Health announced that it would be closing the Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center in June, 1992, due to deinstitutionalization of Michigan's mentally ill population. In July, 1992, Governor Engler announced that the Department of Corrections would move their Women's Work Camp Program from the Chelsea area to the vacated buildings of the former Coldwater Regional Center in October, 1992. fl fi fi fi fl fl An of cial closure ceremony was held in front of the Administration Building on Saturday, September 26, 1992. The community band played, the ags were lowered and burned, and the keys to the facility were handed, over to the Department of Corrections, thus ending 118 years of serving those citizens with special needs. �Administration Building �STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL, COLDWATER. �The establishing of this school. . . is a step in the right direction tolessenpauperism and prevent crime.. . place them in a way of becoming useful c’t’zens andself-supporting rather than expend thousands of dollars to build prisons and keep them shut up at great expense... -C. D. Randall �Cottage Row fi "The high character of any Commonwealth is founded on the morals, intelligence and industry of the people. Each child saved is one more pillar of the strong state edi ce.. "- C. D, Randall (1897) �Scene on Cottage Row, State Public School. Coldwater, Mich. "The State st’pulated the child could be "Freed" in one of three ways; by adoption, by reaching the age of sixteen andthusbeingdeclaredself-supporting, or on a claim by the natural parents." �"NO child was to be admitted without evidence heard in the probate court. After all, even a destitute child has rights andthese r’ghts and the rights of the parents." -C. D. Randall Baby Cottage, State Public School, Coldwater, Mich. �EEEEE SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLEO CHILDREN-COLDYATEP �"The children who were "placed" could be adopted, fostered or indentured. In thecase of the State PublicSchoolas with other institutions it was the school policy to deny information to the natural parents on the whereabouts of their ch’ld." Apartment B was the home of Dr. Andrews. (Photo dated 8-6-43.) �"Seventy-seven children in 1887 had been there for more than two years. They were stillprone to all manner ofwickednessand related af ictions from disease to v’c’ouSness. Physical attributes and handicaps alsoserved as deterrents to adoption." (1887) fl Courtesy of Michigan Library & Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan. �I PAOMNATUWET SRCOND ooR TewE SroRAOB EEEEEE �"From fteen to eighteen (residents) are employed making 6eds, sweeping and scrubbing the cottages. About the same number are employed on the farm, in caring for the an’mals, milking, working in the garden, hauling wood, etc. The dining room and kitchen employed twenty- ve children. Quite a number work in the bakery, laundry, engine and sewing ooms, while twebve are learn’ng the shoemak’ng business." ZRAA 4H +REcNHOwes STATE PUBLIC 3CHOOL fi fi ConwATCR MICH The Greenhouse �"Themessage was clear and positive: dependent ch’ldren are not delinguent and can besaved. Preventative measures such as a pastoral environment anddisciplinecould render children deprived of afanmilyacceptable to a new family. Coldwater'sadmnissionprocedures and forced daily routine sound drab to us in the 21* Century. But fi theschoolhas an exceptional reputation probaby because it ful lled the expectations of a reformminded public." �d Saenrnt f Re te iated a os EPp STATE PUBLIC SOHOOL. 31 (Forms.) 1. What is the child's physical condition ? 2. How many months has the child attended school? 3. What studies have becen pursued ? 4. What progress is made in school ? 5. Does the child attend church and Sabbath-school, and how often ? (6. Is the child obecdient ? 7. Is the child industrious ? 8. Is the child accustomed to hear and use profane language ? 9. Are the child's associates good ? J0. HoW are the child's evenings spent ? 11. What is the child's occupation,and is it snitable? 12. What has been the child's general treatment ? 13. Does the child sleep alone ? 14. Is the bed suitable? 15. Is the child's clothing suitable and proper? 16. Does the child take its meals with the family ? 17. Is the food suitable and proper? 18. Are ardent spirits used in the family ? 19. Does the head of the family complain of the child's conduct, or the child of its treatment ? 20. Are there any other child ren in the family? each. If 80, gire sex and age of 6. That the Agent of this School may, in his discretion, require a similar report on said blanks, once in each year, from the person to whom said child is indentured six months from the time of the State Agent's report. 7. That when on such examination it shall be found by either of said agents that the interest of the child requires it, said child shall be removed from the person to whom he is indentured, and in case the removal is neoessary by reason of fanlt on the part of the child, he shall be retained in this institution at least three months before plucing him in another family. TLE ATT r SETTORA HURR l Courtesy of Michigan Library & Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan. r, Watis el Ch are pges NCRS IL BARTLE e �The institution is located just north of the city, on an eminence overlooking the city and surrounding country. The buildings are on the cottage plan, and are represented on the accompanying cut. The cottages are the homes of the children, each accommodating about thirty children, and each presided over by a lady cottage manager, whose duties are very similar to those of a mother with smaller family. It is made the special duty of the Board of Control to homes in families for the children, as fast as practicable, nd and an agent is appointed to attend to this work, and to look after the welfare of the children after thus being placed in homes. The institution is in charge of a Board of Control, appointed by the Governor and con rmed by the Senate, for a term of six years each. The present Board of Control consists of the following persons: Isaac B. Fancher, President, Mt. Pleasant. Richmond E. Case, Three Rivers. C, D. Randall, Secretary and Treasurer, Coldwater. The administration of the ordinary affairs is in the hands of a Superintendent, who is delegated large discretionary authority by the Board, and in whom is principally the responsibility of success. Wesley Sears is now superintendent of the institution and Wm. B. Streeter is State Agent. There are about 300 children in the school, new ones being continually received, and the older ones being furnished with homes in families. Since the organization of the school, more than 2,500 children have been provided for, proving this to be one of the grandest public enterprises ever attempted by any state or country. fi fi AY uyca rj urcrie �The Kitchen a) DIETARY. Breakfast. SUXDAI. MOKDAT. TUKSDAT. OntMeal, Ord Whent.Homlny. MIlk. Potatoes. Bread. Meat Gravy. Potatoes, Ooftee. Bread MIlk Bread. Potatoes. WEDKEDAY. Coffee. Farina. Potstoee. Bread. Cream Gravy. Oream Gravy. Codieh. THURBDAY. Ost Meal. MIk. Bresd. Potatoes. FRIDAY. SATURDAY. Cr'k'd whent. Rice. Mk. Bresd. Potatoes. Croam Gnyy. Codnah. MIlk. Bread. Hash. Molasses. Dinner Boup Pickles. Bread. Pot-ple. Potatoen. Brend. Boup. Abples. Bresd. Mest Gray,Potatoes, SaltFlah. Pork and Broad. Apples. Plckles, Potaloen. Mest Gra beans. Potatoes. Mest Gravy. Soup. Apples. Bread. Cabbage. Pork and Beans. Apples. Bread. Courtesy of Michigan Library & Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan. V �The State Public School "must not be an overgrown poorhouse with low grade employees. It must be plain andpleasant . a cheerful educational home". -C. D. Randall The Faculty Courtesy of Michigan Library & Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan. �HISTORY OF "THE BELL" The original bell of the State Public School was cast in West Troy, Now York in 1881 by the Meneely Company. It 22" high and 28" wide, and is complete with support arms of "Yok" and clapper. It is made of a special alloy called bell metal, which is composed of 90% bronze and 10% tin, and weighs an approximate inscribed "Meneely's Rotary Yok, Patented October 9, 1860." 500 - 600 pounds. Upon it is The bll School. was located under a wood canopy on top of the roof of the Old Administration Building of the State Public The bell would ring six times to awaken the residents, seven times for break’ast, twelve for lunch, one for school, ve for dinner, and any other time when they wanted the residents to move for special events. On a clear day it could be heard at least three miles away. In 1950, the canopy had started to rot, forcing the removal of the bell by a high crane. At that time, the bell was no longer used, because electric clocks had been installed throughout the facility. It was declared salvage, and offered to the State Conservation Department for use in one of their parks. Eventually, the bell was relocated to Proud Lake Park, near Brighton, Michigan, where it was used to call campers to dinner. An excerpt from a 3-13-75 memorandum written by E. John Klein, Administrative of cer, to the Superintendent follows: "Soon after I came to work at the Coldwater State Home & Training School in 1960, I was told many things about the history of the "old" institution by my predecessor who had worked here 42 years. One part of the history concerned a large bell which was, as lI remember it, located in a cupola on the old Administration Building and was used to signal reveille, mealtime, close of the school day, bedtime, etc. I inquired as to the whereabouts of the bell, and was told that in 1950 it was transferred to the then Department of Conservation and housed at a state park near Brighton, Michigan. It has been my opinion since being made aware of the bell, its use, etc. that a chapter of this agency's history left here when the bell was removed, and I was hopeful it could, somehow, some day be returned. It follows then to say | think the "rightful place" for the bell is here, and I am very pleased to report to you it has been returned today. This action followed a meeting which took place on March 11, 1975, with a Mr. Russell, Departmernt of Natural Resources, who was here by prior arrangement to look at some surplus beds and furniture. He said the last time he had been to Coldwater was to pick up a bell. It was at this point | "lit up" and told him of my interest to some day have the bell fi fi fi fi fi returned. Much to my surprise he told me he thought it could be made available, and he, too, agreed with me the bell should be here. Another call this morning con rmed availability of the old bell, and I made arrangements to have it picked up immediately. It is my wish that a suitable and tting location on these grounds be designated as the of cial site to place this historical "piece of the past" for both the people of the Institution and Community to see and remember as a monument to prior generations serving those in need." �MEMORIAL TO GEORGE PALAMAKI 1921 - 1978 IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THIS FACILITY THIS BELI STATE PUBLIC WHICH THE AND ITS WAS A VITAL PART RESIDENTS OF DAILY LIFE AT SCHOOL. FOUNDED IN 1874. FROM PRESENT- DAY FACILITY HAS EMERGED. In 1979, the bell was relocated to the park site at the faclity and set in an enclosure which was fabricated from the bricks, slate, iron grill work and other artifacts from the original main or "administration building" built in 1874. A memorial plaque at the base of the bell reads as follows: "Memorial to George Palamaki, 1921-1978. In recognition of his lifetime of service to this facility and its residents. This bell was a vital part of daily life at State Public School, founded in 1874, from which the present day facility emerged. George Palamaki came to the Stale Public School as an orphaned baby, and was raised in the school. He later became a trusted employee of the facility and dedicated his life and career to serving the institution. Thus, the bell was dedicated, and the park named "Palamaki Park" in memory of George Palamaki, who died in 1978. fi The Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center was of cially closed on 9-26-92. The Branch County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution requesting that a transler be made by the Michigan Department of Mental Health of this cherished part of the Branch County Community and be understood that the County of Branch will commit this George Palamaki Bell to a permanent place within Branch County to entrust, preserve, and protect this irreplace able symbol of our history." �CO ORDNWEHILDIRANSE FORVARO ORDEHILD RANST Eo. LTD, URA IGLE CS2 BRD 191 5 20p IHOISNTuI 08DWCHILOSTRANSS L P 23 61 25 66 28-T E33/ 29PX965 30P the 42 LO 3YM4160 The Children 160 2buU 3 24XH 25p 26P 27P 50 52 55 BURTONicORPORATION TRARSPOo-DEPARTAENT 21p 22p 23p H 49 53 0062YA C 48 46 |88 pdiordin IN ary ainN ary 4aTEVEAGNVE 88 46 MAESTEG-CAERAU! TONNA ROAD 31p 32P 33Þ peujea1 eq o1 jeyi SUE E34 s4L htan, d64 LO ST. S 10yt C 7aYEASNYE SNOLLVinDTNaaHS7and oL ON 1rns asnsst s3 HDNN ARNMOHSLIXDIL 0SSaaaN 1 TSIG SN EHS 00 REMAINING ON CUT SIDE OF TICKET Issued subject eg n PE 9 SAabttAL fuo for inspection 939& 4451 O panser ADULT 1pIp AILD 2p 2p TURN; -19m([n |01 MAESTEG-CARALSEE TONNA ROAD peujeeeqo jys 4GVOLNYPE 4 N 445 MERGENCY.TICKET EMERGEMCY TIC 6 GT ya oWEUtLON 3p 3p 4p 4p COp 5p 5p 20p 6p 6p AD CH RET CA Tp 7p 8p 8p sBojznsasrpnu Sav|-E HE1 04oofqnspant 12345678/9C FRE PASSENGER CUNDUCTOR �Males. Females TABLE XSer, Parentage of Ohildren,ele. Whites. Colored Native parentage_-. Foreign Orphans- Half orphans. Who came from poor house... Whose parents were conyicted of crime Whose parents were intemperate--Whose parents were in poor bouse.... 142 30 162 10 110 62 19 91 98 27 49 32 Courtesy of Michigan Library & Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan. �1903 The smallest chil d ren are nearest to God, as the smallest planets are nearest the sun. RIo Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. �Some one said Boys will be boys''; he forgot to add, Boys will bemnen. �ADMITTING OHILDREN. The following is suggested as a form of application as required by Sec. 21, Act No. 58 of 1875: (Form.) To the Judge of Probate of the County of Wayne, ss : The undersigned, Superintenden ts of the Poor of said county, hereby apply to said court, and request an examination of the dependency of . --a child under sixteen years of, on the public for support, pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 144 of the laws of i873, with a view to have said child admitted into the State Public School at Coldwater. That in the opinion of the undersigned the said child is dependent on the pablic for support, and that he has no parents against whom his support can be enforced as provided in chapter 49 of the Compiled Laws of 1871. (Signed) ... 2. That bereafter, on all such examinations, the Judgea of Probate shall be reqaested to ascertain and report on the, following inquiries in addition to what is now required by law: �A "BOUQUET OF BABIES FROM THE STATE PUBLIC SCHO0L ly, the School accepted only physically sound children between 4 and 16 years of ad cripples are received, as well as babies of any age. �Birthday Party - 1925 Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. �WoodShop - 1925 Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. �Children - 1925 Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. �Girl Scout Troop #1 LON fi The State Public School's Girl Scout troop was the rst to be chartered in an institution of this kind in the United States. �Boy Scout Troop #50 DNAT �Camping 1930 Paul Venter, Gunnard Carlson, Billy Wheeler, Thomas Barker, Forrest Roggow (1930) DD �Kite Tournament- 1929 and 1930o �James Bass, Robert Steele, Albert Larkins, Billy Wheeler (May, 1929) George Buckhold, (May, 1929) Prize Kite Winners May, 1930 John Kozil (May, 1929) L. Carlson, C. Wymer, W. Freeman, H. Clark �Ladies and Gentlemen... Entertainment Ringmaster Wilbur Nichols (1932) View of the crowd of 3100 people who attended the Pageant in the 1930's. �The Royal Party at the June 1931 Pageant. �The Cotton Town Minstrels presented a Look for the Silver Lining program on 5-25-47. Pictured left to right: Lavina Elliot, Clifford Blackman, Dorothy Dingman. �Front Row: Cliford Blackman,Frances Zyskowski, Lavina Elliott, Betty Edinge, Billy Pitzner, Dorothy Dingman, Donna Frit, Anna May Hudson. Back Row: James Alexander, Eileen Ramburg, Frances Slowik, Della Hazzard, Clarissa VanHorn, Edward Stevens, Arlene King, Joe Freehom, Emstine Seals. �CIRCUS DAYS State Public School June 5, 1932 PRELUDE Bugle Corps of Legionaire fame; Coldwater's pride inhabitants claim. LADIES and GENTLEMEN! The greatest show on this old earth will now perform for all its worth. Event 1 Four trained black horses with their riders of skill open this act with unequalled drill A hippo, a lion, and a tall giraffe and you can 't help it you're going to laugh, A tiger, a seal, an elephant too with a zebra unlike the one in the zo0, Event 2 A Highland-Fling by lassies four; challenge old Ringling to offer more. Event 3 A clown in a bath tub, clowns blaclk and white, a clown looking down from tremnendous height. Event 4 Musical number of in nite worth, played by the tiniest band on earth. Event 5 Juggling clowns and clowns who box and freaks so queer the grand-stand rocks. A butcher whose sausage meat sadly gives out, captures a dog as it wanders about. fi Event 6 Six odd funny dancing men play a lively game, when they tumble in a heap they're very far from tame. Event 7 Wm. Tell and searching clowns, a frog, a cop to chase the frowns. A boy who's lost his nice new clothes, will help you lose your ails and woes. �"The Court Jesters 1932. �SwimTeam The school's 1929-30 season Gymnastic Team: Clayton Edmondson, Forrest Roggow, Gunnard Carlson, Venard Flowers, Kenneth Everetto, Billy Wheeler, Norvie Clark, Harry Edmondson 30- -25 The Pool �Gymnastics �Wbat aEriens Music Class 1940 rcoll ong onG Whkt �Senior Choir Exercise Class �The Cemetery fl Residents place owers on graves in the cemetery on Memorial Day 1930. �Vie Fan SatetasT JO nt e s T CoTTaG Ne 9 COLDWATER SLeTOM astMENY P4 TAeDA P CoTTAsL Ne STATE HOME & TRAINING SCHOOL SECTOHA PST AT AMiIATAATIEBAAD LOO R SavEraA PLAN C CeVAC 5 CocowATCA SYATEWou TaA AALANKLARGJws ScwooL Ceu VEW PAOM Nor 626 SoUTu- wESr AConspectus the SECTION AA PhyoiealPlant MICHIGAN STATE AD MINISTRATIVE BOARD BUILDNGS AND CONSTRUCTION DIVISION ADRIAN N.LANG IUS 1943 DIRECTOR CGAN5TATEAPMIRisTAATIVE AeAAD SURYEYE J 90 CooWATLA S14TL MoME T S 3-140 AL �Football �LeRoy Harris and his new Dodge car, with Randall Hall in the background. itte sixt ME & �Power Plant A �2 COLDWATER STATE HOME AND TRAINING SCHOOI, No. 1-Main Buildings, 0 ces No. 2 Boys' Cottage No. 3 Hospital No. 4-Service Building No. 6-Randall Hall, Girls Cottage fi No, 5 School Building �Sunset over Marble Lake � https://branchdistrictlibrary.org/archive/files/original/713e10bb008a5c397dd7f535747068aa.pdf fea62ddcd20d0d809282f58e1b903390 PDF Text Text Book 2 of 2 Governor Frank Murphy 1937 Groundbreaking ceremony for 1937 expansion of the school. �Efristmas 941 Col™water State himt The contents of this 1941 Christmas program are available at the Heritage Room. The booklet includes a listing of songs and performers. �State Public School Here Was 1925 MANYVISITNEW STATESCHO0L BUILDINGS In the News 1 0f Its Kind 6-27-1961 One of the most unique educational ventures in the country was the State Public School of Coldwater, today known as the Coldwater State Home and Training School. This institution was established in 1871 and was the rst of its kind in the world. Governor Henry P. Baldwin and State Senator C. D. Randall were responsible for its founding. The school, which opened its doors in 1874 provided a home and educational 1950 State Home Bidding Set For Apr. 20 Bids on the additional bulldings at the Coldwatur State Home and Training Schooi, part of a program which will reach a total of $1,800,000 through the coming four or ve facilities for dependent children who had years, are to be opened April 20, and 1f acceptable, contracts will be awarded. previously been consigned to a pauper's fate in the poorhouses. The school's establishment marked a First on the program, at this time, will be e 300-bed nursery. the approximute cost of whlch is s850,000, a 50-ted cottage for boys, 60-bed cottage for the boys employed on the farm Slxteen hundred girls and boys Close t two hundred vigito ac cepted the invitation of Misy Kathrln revolutionary step in society's attitude toward children who, as State wards, had been in deplorable social and educational surroundings. The name was later changed to Schoo andavatledthemyelvesof the opportunity Wednesday o nspectng{ the new buildingswhlch the state has erectedin connectlon with theđnstitu: name it has today, the Coldwater State Home and Training School. Here, mentally handicapped patients are housed in cottages and dormitories, with a hospital, school buildings and recreational facilities at their other building units, with the total disposal. dollar mark. Fine New Hospita and Nur seryOpen to the Pubie: Miss OstranderHostess Ostrandđer,superintendent of the State ton Visitors tirstmadethelr call n the main bullding where he hostessicor dially greetedall whocameand as sistedby Miss LeoleNenlingaiettclan,andMrs. H J.McKntghtone of the techers, served & deltclou or: angepunchand ndiyidualcakes he TOUndoslghtseelngstartedlttian ngpection o the D8a hing halle theclinary ettlcian prepare OO epartmenta orhechldren Michigan Children's Village andtthen to the Bucs end Llons' ho Local teams run for gold inOlymplcs game on page on page 3 a 50-bed cottage for girls, are now ward; of the state at the Coldwater Slate Home and Training School, but the expansion program will ralse this gure to 2,800, with the added controlling personnel being increased to meet the additional respor.sibilities imposed. One of the major projects, fol. lowing the expansion now in motion, will be a inodern administration building, replacing the existent of cial headquarters, and reaching close to the two milllon 1992 The DailyReporter eptenber 28, 1982 Asuooimd Ps tr 10 Pages Bugle sounds end to Coldwater Regional Center by Dad C0WATEA Abg y hdde lr g gefb TOOms where rW uponrow. o enteand suppes tor theBchooaTe fi fi fi fi fi ystematlca? anred and a rane Ceusty eRRCres Wrint �Barn Wind Damage - June, 1948 TVAAKAWAN A �Sirls Dormitory at Michigan Children's Village, Coldwater, Michigan �In the News 1874 STATEPUBLIOSCHOOL,At.a meeting ot the ComrmissionersIast weokachangewas made in the style of the main buildfng. A About30. soboler havo arrived a. the State Pablic School. Newongs ate &riving every dey. The rst receivedoame woek ago to-day. They orocongtruoting. 1000 barrėl orvoir up at the Blslo PublioSohogl. We understand they tntend to use Atered water for Arinkiogpurposes. it-was irst plannedthewingson either side Fof thecentralbuildingwereto be batone storyin height. TheCommissionershave now deolđed to mount the wingˆ with aMsn BArd roof, wbioh will make an addõtion of one story and inorease the capacity of the building quite materially as wŽllias add to its external appearaDce.Thisinatitutionie, SIATE SGNOL GNOUNS ARE. VEY AITRNGIVE we believe, to be an ornament to ourtowo, and any improvement in its cpnstruction we Œre bappyto nege. In order to meet tb“a expenseon the main building theCommigsioners will probably not erect one of tha cottagesprovided for by the-Legislature, 1873/1874 1912 BEL-TIIAIA 44 Bermtattonsfor the Stae Pubuese 1. This inatijation is open for vIskorp erydeybebween&apd5 P. M, z0ept Satarday; endonSundeye wil, be po tirely closedto all ezoepting4o attenden Eon 8nday obeol. . Visitorsrerequestedto esterl bailding the froDt đoor:andwhen 4 mited rill beesborled to tbe reeepti room and their peenooannounced by doorkeeper. 3. Persons notemployed in, tbe iastiti tion;will ngt be allored in the dormitorie PriraleroomeOrwork rooms x0pi đari! reception hours, por will they be allowed aDy time to strojl orer th• baildiagI uDI tended. 4.Childrenerepermitted t0reoeire õ itors andVIGIT(ciendsin tberecepiion roo fi only. Z.TRULIDRI, 8up't. STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL AT COLDWATER. Diringilet past veek more thạn of gurStateSchoolin this city. they.are atways welcome. The ne sua nmber otpeoplehave vs Mr Herhmanncalled the attention gate hangshigh" at theState,Publtc ited theErqundsof kheState Pubilco ecourlersTepreSentative to aSehool toy nterested sitors, and fargeine nearly one hundred teet thosewho gothere tnd mneh thạt in SchoolOncount the nusualyon at ueend orthe: greenhouseiteresttthem peat andattractiveappearanoe that thais ia in thts,part or the coun ANargebonquetottroahnowerA1E ney pren ubut aniteommopinCalitorninaaily pieedsubon eachtabke the Therllare ntty tower beR awhere tottengToWssothat itcovers,ehitdrer sđining room-and tAat s thousab paR n enbean aa n arkeonsesThetrine lscovnotthe tenseamopr thegooto t abouthe groundsThetulin bedsrei Mt bedutifnllavender bioswhich thˆover outeroundsThe tulip beds onsahae nae i8bouga’ňyillfers MiHermannexpecttoaoonhave arg ngn 41bloomandthegre suHremata rosea: d nty thousjndplanta,uany c therm hausesareoverloadedAwith great gheregetable gardensalsoconein in fulbloom.aboutthe tronds with uantities ot plant And Hoyers rtor argeshare ofM Hermann'sin ashorttime He,akespartionlar nondretsor aitetentvarieties! Theattemiu here serera.neresot let pridein 4 arxebgaorhundredgof botanicallgatdensas thes may benceonions peas,tomatoesand alk red and yellouipan ear theena properiyealeaare.inchargeot M most,everyotherregetable that onetrancetothesehool grounds tor it s JospphHemainandallthrework uconta entlon re undercultvation extremelyDeautituland certainky oncthemstone umđer.nis directionsto the children.intheBchool, shows the hand ot anantist M The horHnicalgardens inWashingto yisitoreitothisinstitution.that has3Hermann is notRrenchdescentand in thechangeotthe goYernmeńtđo alreadysmadeMichfganlamousCATRI829yearsofage.Hecarme tothis, S notshow the resultssof any,more eelLaenred o the mostcourteougconntry Yew ye ago unable to nteiligentor:better carethan those trentmentand aremadetoeel thatpeakEngliihy �StateHome- CityWithinA City Coldwater Daily Reporter, By Geva Burkovskis A city within a city, this is the Coldwater State Home and Training School. When rst opened in 1874, just outside the city limits of Coldwater, the insittution was a moderate-size home for dependent and neglected children. At the present time, the home has grown into a seemingly self-suf cient town with its own laundry, bakery, hospital, and residence buldings. Now, however, the patients are not entirely neglected or orphans, but are mostly peopled with mental de ciencies. In 1935 the initial patients having mental retardation were admitted, and since then only the retarded are allowed to enter the stated-operated institution. Contrary to what some may believe, the term mental retardation is in no way synonymous with mental illness or the insane. Feeble-mindedness or mental defectiveness is a condition in which the mind has not reached complete or normal development. Causes for mental retardation are many and include heredity (although two mentally de cient people can have a perfectly normal child); injury at time of birth or chilhood; encephalitis of meningitis, an in ammation of the membrances of the spinal column or brain; and disorders of the endocrine glands. In the beginning only patients with the higher types of retardation were admitted. This restriction continued for four years and then all degrees of the mentally retarded were accepted. On the grounds there are 27 patient-care buildings including a 300 bed nursery that cares for chlidren until they reach the age of six. Since 1950 many additions have been made at the school. A new laundry, a 150 bed hospital, a medical laboratory, a pharmacy and picnic fi fi fi fl fi fi fi fi grounds have made living and working easier for both the 2,900 patients and 900 employees. In 1958 a vocational training bulding opened. This new addition contains a modern woodworking and machine shop. Also a complete unit of homemaking is located there. The latter unit includes bedroom space, living room area, dining alcove and three complete kitchens. A dressõmaking and sewing area is also contained. Here a patient can learn and practice vocations. A full time training program for the patients who have suf cient mentality to bene t from it is in effect. Through this program a patient is assigned to work in and about the instituion. Vocational training is done in the nursery, bakery, laundry, repair shops and other services on the grounds. Aftera patient has established skills and good work habits he is referred for employment off the grounds. An academic program for children is also offered. Here the youngsters are taught until they can make no further progress, or until they reach the age of 16 or 17, at which time they transfer to the vocational training departrment. Many forms of therapy had also been quite recently added to the home. At present a full time speech and hearing therapist is employed, one occupational therapist and two psychotherapists. Hotter valve operations (for the hydocephalus) have been issued and a chiropodist service provided. Religious and recreational bene ts are also offered to the patients. All kinds of athletic equipment are available and parties and picnics are held periodically. For Catholic patients, instruction in catechism and Mass is provided by the convent and priest. Protestant patients may attend services Sunday afternoons with the local pastors in charge of the services. �"I Grew Up in Coldwater" Facebook Page Comments 12y Like Candee Arnold Terry Mulchahey tRising contributor It was a very sad place to visit. I remember volunteering therewhen I was young, and many children were just dropped off because they were handicapped mentally or physically or parents just didn't or couldn't take care of them. When the State Home and Training Schoolwas closed,many adults were relocated in the community and lived on their own (with assistance of course). 9y Author My dad had an interesting history at the Coldwater facility. He was a Field Representative from 1927 to 1936 while it operated as the State Publ’c School which was essentially an orphanage operating on what was called a cottage plan. Hence, the old postcards of infants and little children playing in front of "the baby cottages." In 1936, the facility transitioned to care of the developmentally disabled and my dad moved on to other social welfare work for the state. In 1952, we moved to Coldwater when he took the position of Director of Social Services for what was then the Coldwater State Home and Training School, a position he held until he became Director of Community Relations in 1960. He retired in 1969 from that 2 Like Michelle O'Neill position. The photo is one I found on the internet. Rebecca S Fraser..my dad was CEO of the state home for years..l wonder 12y if yourdad knewhim..hisnameisMichaelO'Neill. 9y Patricia Kilgore know it was an orphanage, either. What a fascinating post. 12y Barbara Carpenter Like My Dad grew up in the 'state homes, rst inSaginaw,then inColdwater. 10 I have a friend from Paw Paw whose brother was developmentally delayed aka mentally retarded; he lived there his whole life-- she and her family would go visit him, and she said it was the most depressing time of her Mary Ann Man Scott Hodge there were at least 2 pools - one has lled in to make warehouse space before I started working for you. out of it and the other one in blg 50 hada oor that raised (1/2 of the pool) so wheel chairs/ handicap) could enter at an even level and drop down. years ago the parts of that one were removed and it just sits never to be Like Penny Fenno Geishert Veryinterestingstory. I lived onMorseStreetformostof my"growingup" years and wewere alwaysawareof the StateHomebeingdownthe street. Our church youth group would go out thereeachChristmasseasonwhen we went carolling and I have very distinct memories of that. 12y Like Gary Baker Palarmaki Park 12y Like Memories fi fl life. Imagine it was what it was for the times. 3 Yes, IrermemberMother telling me about your lab at the StateHome 12y fl Like Linda Waldron Gloudemans Dave Kubasiak-Fix fi 40 Wow, Terry, I had no idea your Dad had such an interesting position. I didnt Like Both of my parents worked there 9y Like used again. On the blgs, many are not safe anymore to enter as oors and ceilings/ roof crumble. to remove the asbestos is too costly and if they fall in then it is acleanupthat doesn't require theasbestosremoval. the buildingswere very well built so this process could take decades. once heat is removed from the buildings they quickly become unrecoverable as the decay makes it far too costly to ever rehabilitate them and they would also have to be brought up to code after beingvacated. like too many of the states buildings around the state no funds are ever allocated to take care of the mess after they are done using them. maybe if the congress would pass a law that once a building is abandoned for 2 years it has to be destroyed and cleaned up more thought would go into reuse instead of building renting other structures. in some of the "prison buildinges" they underwent millions of dollars of renovations in the mid 80's - now to be abandoned and left to rot �Looking East, Administration Building and Hospital 1E EERREPAEFEE �Coldwaler State Home Plays A 1962 Major Role In County Economy By SETON BOVEE estimate this State Home amount but with presently housing The Coldwater State Home and some 2,900 patients, it must be an Training School continues to be the important addition to the local biggest single factor in thls area's economy. economic picture. And blg as it ls, the State Home During 1961, the ed a record institution $4,428,650 into economy of Coldwater and pour- is the Brancha still growing. During the calendar year of 1961 total of 165 patients (60 female and 105 male) were admitted while cOunty. same period 115 the Its some 900 employes recelved a during total payroll of $4,295,000. Most of were discharged. The waiting list as of January 1 this money was spent or invested | last year was270, while this Januin this area. ary 1 it had grown to 429 in spite These and other enlightening ig-of the 165admissions. ures were contained in a report Lssued this week by Ray Mulcha- hey, CSHT public rela tions Of the 2,900 patients at State đireo-Home, some'450 are being trained by the school in a variety of jobs tor. This report con rmed that the in the hope they can eventually State Home ls the county's big-take fobs and leave the institution. gest ndustry."" There are 175 children in the ac- Patient Purchases High One of the amounts which caus-demic E ed program. These are re eceivinginstructionfromteachers surprise, even among of cials at State Home, was that spent byWho are certi ed in the area of patients in making purchaSPS in special education. report notes there Coldwater. This total was$84,8001 hasMulchahey's been a decrease in the percenWhile the bulk of these ex- penditures were made by patients age of educable patients admitted in the past 10 years. In 1952, baving daily or part time employ-with a patient population of only ment outside the institution, a conslderable amount was Spent by na-1,600, there were 140 educable resiAt present there are only tients able to be taken on super- dents. 75 vised shopping tours in the city. Th’s decrease, State Home ofIt is also interesting to note that cials point out, has been due Che $4,428,650 (total area incomne) spent by relatives for meals, lodg.largely to the special education ing, clothing, gasoline, oll and oth-programs that have been started in er items while visiting patients at he public schools, and also the inthe school. Relatilves Spend Here Too There is, of course, no way to crease of parent - operated schools for the mentally retarded on a community level. Cap’tal Outlay Down Last year was a slim one in the SOME 900 EMPLOYES, whose salartes Tast year totated more man 4.200,000, turn tnto thla drive daily on their way to their work, which is taking care of the 2,900 patients at Coldwater State Home an‡ Training School, (Daily Reporter photo). area of capital outlay for the local institut’on, only $23,450 being expended for such items as repair of |old hospital, recond’tioninga well, repa’r of steam lines, improvement of sewage system, overhaul Terry Mulchahey Author Coldwater Daily Reporter,1961 The Coldwater State Home and Training School continues as Branch County's largest employer. More than 900 persons are employed there with a payroll of $3,91 6,863. Book population of patients, including those under care, in family care, on vacation, and on a convalescent status totaled 3,231. According to an economic base study compiled by the economic study committee of the Branch Planning Commission, in the last two decades, the most important factor in the growth of employment in the county has been the State Home. Ann, you're right. I'l quote from the history of the State Public School that my father wrote. "The plan which evolved resulted in the establishment of a family cottage type plan institution, to which children were to be sent by Superintendents of the Poor of the various counties on proof of their dependency on the publick for support. The institution was to be a temporary home only, and during his stay at the school the child was to be trained to go into a foster home where he was to be supervised by a state agent in each county. The law was passed and signed April 17,1871, creating the rst governmental instituion ever establised for dependent children, where poverty was the only price of admission." The School became a model copied by other states in the late 19th century. fi fi fi fi fi 12y Like �State School (Main Building) oldwater, Mich. 1?o9 The Fountain 1 When the fountain was no longer needed, it was relocated to a home on West Pearl Street. It has since disappeared to time. �Downtown Coldwater Boy Scout Troop #50 marching in downtown Coldwater, 1930. �Spring Review 1948 Shown is Bonnie Fields and Frances Slovik. �Wagon Ride Caffes Sori Art Class Richard Gallagher, born 1950 �Hospital �Fire! Ð 1957 1H4 ANGLE fi A devastating re in 1957 destroyed the east wing of the Administration building. ��Mrs. Lape, R. G. Mulchahey, and Mrs. Nichols presenting toys 10-31-52. ��This school building opened in June, 1926. It housed classrooms, a library, beauty parlor, home economics, a gymnasium, Boy Scout room, Girl Scout room, a stage, and swimming pool. Cottage Marble Tournament Winners May, 1931: G. Carlson, L. Mcauley, A. Fifer, M. Trosky �In the News DUE TO GROW MORE TOO 1950 Colltr DalyRepr- men and the other for women, x- State Home ls Largest ot460 pected to cost $1,000,000. Each of these proposed buildings which together will increase the Capacity of the institution by 240 beds. is a one-story structure, with a main section 51 feet wide. Industry In Coldwater 295 feet Projecting long and from this section, ol one side, are two dornltorles and four play courts. On the other side is an L-shaped wing. one section of which is 30 by 112 feet, the other 44 by 50 feet. Since Fi’ty sears have changed the has a patient population of 1,620 fubds are a pproved and allocated,the building is designed to house Coldwater State Home and Train-and occupies 55 buildings spread thẹ patient capacity of the institu- patients vho are physically handiing Schoo1 from a smal1 institu-over 1,074 acres of land. tioh will jump to 2,700 or 2.800capped there will be no steps and tion for, orphans and children of Starting New Construction within the next two years. ramps will be provided at all indigent parents, into Coldwater's During the next year, under anj Included among the 55 buildingsexits. The buildng will have a expansion program for which funds which nov constitute the State light steel frame and its exterior largest industzy. theHome and Training School arewalls will be of brick. The next few years, on the basis jhave already been allocated, of funds aready allocated and ap-institutlon is destined to add six four large custodial bulldings which Employs 439 Now propriattons •urrently being soughtnew buildings at a cost of aboutacoomodate a total of 900 patients. The State Home is Coldwater's in theJegislŠtœre, will see an even($2,000,00 to increase its capacityand 20 patient cottages smallerargest industry in that it furnishes to 2,160 patients. mor• rapld expanslon. dormitories), a hospltal. admin- steady employment for more perFrom'the original plot of 27 Additional funds for expansion stration building. school. huge ser-sons than any other local industry. acreś nd a few buildings, theare included in this ear's budget vice building which provides dining According to Dr. Rennell, a total State Home and Training School |request of Governor G. Mennen rooms, laundry serviceand foodof 50pOSItionsareprovided at the hus grown during the past halfwiliams, now belng studied in storage. eightresidence buildings.nstltutlon under clvl service and century to the point where it now lspecial legislative session. If these power and sewage plants. legislative sanction at present. To Build New Nursery Only 439 of those positions are The new construction program. led todav, however, the 11 un|on 'which bids are being taken at lled positions requiring either 300 prŽsent, will provide Deaskilled workers or men and women nursery, two special treatment (đe-of prolessional training. 1954 WEDNESDAY, tentlon) a 60-bed buildings of 50 beds each, dormitory at the This farm 1arged working staff will be enby 125 persons to 575 as Rndment for -about 150 persons, Dr. and two homes for resident physi- result of the expanion program alciahs, The additional additional program, prozram. now now he.ready approved and scheduled tor The be-completion within the com’ng year. fore the legislature, includes a pro-And when the institutlon reaches posed$350,000 administration build-its ult’mate 2,700 or 2,800 patient ing to replace the present one. nopulation, it wil1 provide employ- JULI ZI, IV09 whlch was erected in 1874 has been condemned as a 39 Attendant Nurses At State Home Finish In-Service Training; Will Graduate Friday ministration building is a pressingwin became aroused over the fact Thirty - nine attendant nurses,, competent care and have better in-j Frarey, Margaret Fredrickson, Beswho have completed the in-service sight into patient problems throughsle L. Grove, Hulda K. Globensky, training program, will graduateFri- re Rennell states. hažard. The proposed building will The history of the State Home be lL-shaped and two storles high.and Training school actually dates Accorđing to Dr. E. J. Rennell,hack more than a half century medicalI superintendent, a new ad-to 1868 when Gov. Henry P. Bald- better knowledge of thelr af lc-George L,Gregory,Myra I.Gregory, Arthur D. Hefner, Helen E. Hamđay afternoon in & ceremony held tion. From a community viewpoint the mond, George Hoag, Jr., Paullne F. at the Btate Home and Training •ourse is also planned to prepare Johnson, olive Kellogg, John W. Bchool, Wilma E. Lenz, Ruth L. This program marks completion the attendants for thelr duties andLaurell, not only as em-Loveberry, Osie B. McClish, Barbaof a 92-hour course of 1nstruction responsibllities, conducted here in a statewide at-ployes of the state, but as citizens-r& A. MAggart, Glen G. Olmsted, Potter, Granger Preston, tendant training program in the of the problems confronting theMyra publlc regarding mental health, and Chauncey J. Robbins, Bradley P. mental hospitals of Michigan. need with rapid expansion of the that 212 orphans and children of State Home making the old struc-indigent parents were being housed Another big item in the proposed in county poor homes. Pushed Bll's Passage construction program now before C. D. Randall, then state sena- ture sadly inađequate. | thestate legislature are two identi- tor from thỉs district, was a memcat patients' buildings, one forher ber oF of the legislative committee to which, Gov. Baldwin referred the problem. Largely through his elforts, a bill creating a State Pub- Attendants graduating will be to nssure the public, whether par-Smith, Elsie M. 8tehlik, RuthAnn presented with diplomas and pins ents, taxpayers or both, that the I. Sager, Myrtle L. Teachout, Ollve from the state, which wll quallfy people engaged to care for these M. Thomas, Phyllis Jean Worden, nsight throughEvelyn Anita Warner, Audrey M. them as trained aldes for all men- children haye tal hospltals in Mlchign. etolh xz knowledge of the problems of the Waterbury, Mildred D. Waller. mentally defective. tal hospitals in Michigan. They Alfonse Sootkoos, Nursing consultwill also be ellgible to receive ve points on any future promotlonalant of the Michigan Departiment of examination they take in Civi1 Mental Health will dellver the adBervice. The training course Ls belng dress to the gradđuates and dlscuss con-the statewide mental health at- ducted here by Ruth H. Houck, R.N.tendant train’ng program. The following attendants have Attendant Instructor, who describes fi fl fi the program as "an effort made to successfully completed this course: stress to the attendants the im- Vera E. Andrews, Celestia D, Blackportance of the role he plays in the man, Mary Alma Burke, Adeline E. care and training of the mentally Bennett, Robert E. Burritt, Charlane A. Corless, John R. Craft, Dondefective child. The entire course is designed to ald O. Collins, Katherine B. Daley, foach the attendants to give more' rederick Dickensheets, Goldle M. STATEOFMICHIGAN ICF/MR REMODELINGPHASEI COLDWATER REGIONAL CENTER FORDEVELOPMENTALDSABILITES TOTAL PR0JECT COST BY THE PEOPLE OF THE $20,441.000 STATE OF MICHIGAM �Mrs. Hardy and Thomas Walt Wood Shop Marble Competition �International Year of Disabled Persons Field Trip to Cement Plant 1981 Regional Center: Update Worth It By RICH PLATT Can a $2-million renovation project bring happiness to 483 residents at the Coldwater Regional Center Developmental Disabilities? onwho you place on a hurnan life? Fact remainsthat theproject, rst in- troduced in 1976 anddesigned to bring local buildings in compliance with federal and state mandates, is now complete and the nine resident care facilities involved in the program are back in use The move has left seven resident care facilities, built between 1939and1953. va- cant. Though structurally sound. the buildings are considered "primitive" in purpose and like statues, dot the eastern edge of the 600-acre Regional Center tract as a reminder of the past more fi maximum of 32 each. Each room is contains two beds, nightstands and wardrobe. Wall cover- population have been placed in foster homes, group homes and others in independent living arrangerments. fl designed to house a 150 residents. munity placement. Because of marked improvement in day-to-day functioning, many residents fi oors varied in temperature as drab windowshades ltered the sunlight. Today, these brightly appointed, exquisitely landscaped buildings are residents on two oors. There are four bedrooms at the opposite ends of each oor, capable of lodging two residents point, the trend reversed and by 1969,the population declined to2,800. Today, there are less than 500 residents housed at the center with the decline attributed to com- fl housed in the nine renovated buildings Pine, Sycamore, Oak, Applewood, Tamarack, Maple, Elm, Linden and Cedar. Prior to renovation, each of the buildings, housed 72 residents, all of whom slept, bathed, ate and learned in cormmon quarters. Cement block walls echoed the slightest of sounds. Tiled than 1,000beds lie empty. When the Regional Center opened in 1874as the State Public School, it housed swelled to a record high of3,231. At that fl the last several years, admissions have averaged less than one per month. For residents for which no alternative you talk to.Thosewhosa R blejustifyingthecostoftheprojectwhile living arrangements are yet available, those who say 'yes' ask what price can an they will remain at the Regional Center, In 1960, the Facebook tions with a target of 455 residents by September of this year, 399 by March of for 1982 and 343 by Septermber of 1982. Over The answers vary depending on who J 1981 The forecast calls for further reduc- ings are colorful and practical (they can be takendown forcleaning.) Colorful window panels replace shades in windows. Bathrooms are located across the hall. There is one bath for every four residents. The rooms are private but spacious. The bedroom and bath areas are sandwiched on both sides of living and dining rooms. Top comments Scott Hodge my grandfather, mother and me all worked on those grounds and mom pointed out we all started in April- my wife is still working on thegrounds. lots of families from branch county have worked there! 6y Like Reply Barbara Carpenter Both my parents worked there for years 6y Like Reply Tami Hoath All-starcontributor Really enjoy the state home pics. Worked there for 11 years. Thanks! 6y Like Reply Carla Boyer MY mother worked at the State Home Like Reply Tonya Cleland These buildings always grab my attention so many stories they hold so little information about them!!! 6yLikeReply 10 �The Richard Prangley Story Journalist John Schneider chronicdes the compelling true story of Richard Prangley, a man who was unjustly institutionalized for fteen years yet has managed to become not only a productive citizen but also an effective advocate for the devel- opmentally disabled. Richard Pranglcy, whose story has been the focus of a documentary and wide national media coverage, including CBSS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, is an inspirational gure whose life re ects the human spirit at its resilient, tri- umphant best. In Waiting for Home Schneider tells the complete story, from Prangley's committal to che Coldwater State Home and Training School at age 6, to his struggles with socialization after being released at age 21, to his successful stand for the rights of the handicapped as a lobbyist in places like che Michigan Srate Capitol and the White House. "Richard Prangley is a shining testimony to how one can overcome life's many obstacdeschrough hope, determination, and hard work. Those who mect him through chis book will be forever grateful and inspired." - John Engler governor of Michigan THE RICHARD PRANGLEY STORY "I remember Richard warmly. He overcame much, contributed much, and inspired many." William G. Milliken formergovernor of Michigan Waiting for Home "Richard's life story holds important lessons for all of us. Through the force of his commiument, courage, and goodwill, Richard has turned adversity into a passion to help others by championing changes in the mental health system. C. Parick Babcock former dircCtor, Mich. Dept. of Mental Healeh A TRUE STORY OF STRENGTH AND SURVIVAL John Schncider is a daily columnist for Michigan's ISBN John Schneider O-B028-4211-9 Lansing Sate Journal WM. B.EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO. fl fi fi Grand Rapids/Cambridge �) Richard Prangley 6 RICHARD PRANGLEY TOOK AN EMOTIONAL trịp Wednesday to the building where he spent much of his time as a resident at the Coldwater Regional Center for 16 years. This time, however, he was accompanied by a lmn crew from CBS which is doing a personality pro le on the man who was recently at guest at the White House to witness the President's proclamation of the "Decade of the Disabled,'" (Top) Prangley and Regional Center Administrator Robert Rogan make their way to Building 41, once Richard's home, now scheduled for demolition. (Below) Prangley explains what life used to be like in his ward to reporter Marlene Sanderson. The cold, barren rooms and hallways bear a start contrast to the modern facilities that house the Regional Center's 427 residents today. (Photos By Michael Morrissey) CBS Films Personality Spot About Former CRC Patient By MICHAEL MORRISSEY Rlchard years Prangley, who spent 16 U.S. Health and Human Services the ColdwaterState Home when he MidwestReglon,came to the atten- .was slx years old atter doctors told at the Coldwater Regional tion of CBS recently when he was a Center after being wrongly diagnosed guest at the Wh’te House to witness as mentally retarded, made an emotional visit Wednesday to the very bullding where he spent much of hls Presldent Reagan proclaim the "Decade ot the Dlsabled," Reporter Marlene Sanderson and ime. This tme, however, h’s trip was producer BIU Moran traveled to Lans. fi fi 1984 his parents he would be permanently braln damaged. He was discharged trom the Regional Center when he was 22. Recently, State Mental Health Director Patrlck Babcock was been reported saylng that Pranglev's Dro- 3hS �e OAG STATE MUSEUM?-This 1800 photograph, owned by Richard Prangley, shows the administration building located at the Coldwater Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities. Prangley, a 16-year resident at the center, is now museum depicting the history of the state center. The photo above shows the main building and south wing (wh’ch is Do longer standing.) Prangley's efforts to establish a museum recently gained the added support of the Branch County a part of society and is striving to establsh the building asa Historical Society. Ex-Resident Seeks To Establish State Museum For 16-years Richard Prangley spent his life at the Cold water State Home and Training Center adapting to modern day society. Today, Prangley is gaining recognition for himself and the mentally handicapped with a lot of hard work and determination. Prangley was the subject of a four- part Reporter feature story last year explaining his life in the institution and his eventual acceptance into society. Deterrnined to better educate the public about the mentally handicapped, a Prangley now seeks a larger audience to listen to his story. At the present tirne, Paul Magnuson, a writer with the Detroit Free Press Ls compiling a feature story on Prangley fl fi fi OAG and life in the institution which is expected to be released in July or August. Bob Hamlin, another Detroiter, working for the Detroit Film Collectors, İs also interested in Prangley's story and will shoot a movie about Richard as soon as funds are available for the project. According to Prangley, who has spent a tremendous amount of time doing research and recording tapes, a Coldwater man, Bob Silver, has agreed to help Richard write a book beginning with his rst days in the institution, at the age of ve. Prangley, since his disnissal from the State Home (now the Coldwater Regional Center) has secured em- ployment with the Esser Corporation where basis. he is employed on a regular The latest goal set forth by the Grand Rapids native, is to establisha museumn at the Regional Center to preserve the heritage of the facility since its construction in Coldwater in the 1800's. The bid to establish a museun has since gained the suppart of the Branch County Historical Society. Prangley said that, "Since the old administration building is not being used for housing or classes, it seems lke it could be possible to have it remodeled into a museum depicting the growth and changes of the institution itself. It could also re ect the history of the com- munity." �The Facility Expands T �SPEED LIMIT 25 35411 The Hospital Site Empty Later Demolished LEEEEESE ��As the facility expanded, the complete Fairview Dairy was purchased, including houses, barns, and out-buildings on Morse Street. 426 Fairview Dairy, Morse Street �470 Fairview Dairy, Morse Street �George Palmaki Gordon Miller George P was an amazing man...Some may remember his Green Jeepster Station Wagon that he literally drove the wheels off... Many things that got accomplished around the School when I worked there from 1954 tl 1966 were the result of efforts by George P..Yes many of Branch counties residents had ties the the State Home.. It was a very big part of the Coldwater income source for some time before the additions of newer factories and businesses after WWIl.. My perspective because I was here pre WWl and remember what was as well as what is and saw the changes as they happened... Society is never stagnant but alive and vibrant and always changing. Not always for the better sadly! COLDWATER STATE HOME and Training school's year round Santa, George Palamaki, displsys some of his artistic holiday projects. The multt-color decorator replaces are constructed with wood frame and aluminum, the bricks painted in with the ald of masking tape. A Thanksgiving turkey is shown painted on a sheet of aluminum. George provides holiday decorations for nearly al the cottages. (Daily Reporter photo). DONATES SPARE TIME TO PATIENTS He's Saint Nick The Year round At The State Home 8y Like 2 Reply Gordon Miller do some of you remember when the State Home School was availableto the public for functions and the local Boy Scout troop used to meet there and they had use of the swimming pool and groups could obtain use of it also... This was during the time that Dr Reynolds was the head out there... Folks t ColdwaterStateHome George Palmaki was a xture at the State Home; rst as a resident, then hired by the State. He had heard No, he doesn't look ike the here. Now38,Georgesayshe hascarols from a loud speaker system which a wonderful wood shop and taught classes making bird houses, wooden toys, shelving, etc. items such as gaily colored dec make the residents happy. The State Home has become his orator replaces. Anotber annual and Tra’n’ng school hayea yearlcomplete interest in lưe durng the Christmas project carried out Dy 'round Santa Claus all their own. 12 yers he bAs been employed George is the sound OCrsas By MARBJI BEAR8S typicalChristmas Santa he no outside interesta. doesn't have a bushy white bear., he's not rotund and he wear B red and white suit, doesn't TE Makes Own Deoorations he installs in the old dminlstra- Eyery year he spreads the Lon bulding during the pre-hollChristmas splrit by decorating all day season. The records he plays But throughout the year, George the srnaller cottages, using his owaAre from his oWn colecto. Palamaki, furalturerepalrman t uniquend colorfuldecoratlons.George's activitiesarenotcon: theInstitution,spendsmuch ofhis Theseare not Just theusunlholl-ftned only toChristmase take oWn time, talent nd money tol day trimmingselther, butnelude an active partin allholidaypro ceedings and even if there's no holl- 2 Terry Mulchahey Georgewasa long timeresident thenemployee attheinstitution. Hemay havebeen aresidentwhenit wasanorphanagewhoneverleftthearea. In the1950shelived,for a periodoftime,intownbut bytheend ofthe fties andon,helived in one of theapartmentsin the oldAdministration buildingbefore it burned. He wasamaintenance employee/supervisorat the State Home. He died in 1978 at the age of 57. He was a periodic holiday guest in our home when I was growing up. fi fi fi fi fi 12y Like 40 GEORGE PADAMAKI 1921 978 �Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center Employee Listing as of May 1, 1990 Accounting Cheryl Bercaw Martha Chartrand Patricia Cox Sharon Stimer Velma Washbum Administrative Services Ina Whitney Emma Hilyard ClinicalServices Dr. W. Van Houten Dr. Charles Vogler Laura Murray Purchasing Patricia Ross Nancy Sharnas QualityAssurance MaryLou Ansari Eileen Chamberlain Bob Mann Augustinus Marakowitz Walter Pascal Arlene Schol eld Sara Semmelroth Risk Management Charlene Burch StaffDevelopment Linda Graybill Delores Alexander Elizabeth Howell Karyl Boley Carolyn Schraeder ActivityTherapy John Scott Tillie Sullivan Kerry Kurtz RecipientRights Marilyn Mittleman Beverly Beier Jeanne Chase Brenda Fast Reimbursement Betty Thomas Deanna Caswell Dave Frederick Reggie Horton Angela Johnston FinanceOf ce Sue Patch Rick King Rosalee Bater Sharon Temples Gwen Bass FacilityAdministration Wilma Schmidt Jeff Cook Richard Shanberger ItemizedBilling Karen Hargreave MedicalRecords Safety Keith Gardner Kim Kaechele Monica Ross Snack Bar/Canteen Judy Woolf Marge Butler Trudie Truman SocialServices Personnel Dale Beachnau Kay Almond Marcia Bloom Deborah Cord Sonia Esterline fi Jim Burns Ann Gonzalez Linda Hemker Janet Herman Reception Desk DataProcessing fi Social Workers Eunice McCants Peggy Osborn Lutifali Ansari Rudy Lawrence Nicholas Lopez Pam Parker Tom Rebentisch Brenda Tubbs Amy Yancer Psychology Dr. Neal Davidson Mike Barrett Joyce Burns Harry Marshall Dr. Robert Niblette Dr. Carl Semmelroth �COLDWATER REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OFFICIAL CLOSING CEREMONY 10:00 A.M., 26, 1992 ...Ina Whitney Opening Remarks... "Nearer My God To Thee". Transferral September 0r Keys To ..Community Correctlons... Ina Whitney, ...Uicky Crawford, Flag Lowering.. "Taps Carol Howes Keith Gardner ...Community 0f cial Flag Burning Ceremony....Amerlcan Musical Selection.. Refreshments In Band Legion Drill Team ...Community Lobby.......B.ranch Band County Historical Band Society G7ATAR OSTATETUBLU SUHDDL fi OLADWYNTER, DITqa �AL STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL AT COLDWATER �Michigan Departinentof Corections Lakeland Correctional Facility 26 �WrittenDescriptionof the Facility The Lakeland Correctional Facility provides mainly dormitory-style housing with 12 units and some smaller rooms shared by prisoners who have behaved while incarcerated. A food service building and a school building are available and have allowed the opportunity for expanded classes offered and an indoor activity area. Programming Education programs include Adult Basic Education, Special Education and General Education Development preparation. Vocational training is available in food service technology, of ce occupations and horticulture. Legal, religious and general books are available, and staff and volunteers offer counseling. Health, outpatient mental health and dental care services are available on a full time bases. as The business of ce staff, personnel staff and maintenance supervision are provided on a shared-services basis with the Florence Crane Facility. Security The perimeter includes a double fence, electronic detection systems, fi fi razor-ribbon wire and patrol vehicles. �Demolition I grew up in Coldwater, MI JordanLopshire Aug4, 2019- It looks like the State of Michiganis nally gettingaround torazingthe dilapidated building on the state home campus. The building is apile of rubble which can be seen from State St. The sounds of the bulldozers and the wrecking ball can be heard from my house on Coombs. O9 fi Like TammyFisherLopshireand11others QComment Send 12 comments �ASL S �November 2024 Acknowledgements I was approached by the Library Board with a project idea to assist the many people who visit the Heritage Room with questions concerning the history of "The State Home". I accepted the challenge to gather my extensive collection of photographs, newspaper clippings and artifacts. Special thanks to Kenneth Klein, former athletic director at the school, and the family of LeRoy Harris, former employee in the administration of ce, for their collection ofmemorabilia. The late Charles Woodward donated funds to the Heritage Room of the Branch District Library to facilitate projects such as this scrapbook. Enjoy! fi Randall S. Hazellaker � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County History Books Description An account of the resource Books about the history of Branch County, Michigan. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coldwater State Public School Scrapbook Subject The topic of the resource State Public School--Coldwater (Mich.) Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center--Coldwater (Mich.) Coldwater State Home and Training School--Coldwater (Mich.) Coldwater Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities--Coldwater (Mich.) Michigan Children's Village--Coldwater (Mich.) 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(editor) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Branch District Library Coldwater Library Advisory Board Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 12 inches x 12 inches Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1874-1992 https://branchdistrictlibrary.org/archive/files/original/fbb69b62949a8bd1515ccc9b8448904a.pdf 9d569e280621cd7afe5dfc668bb32af4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronson High School Yearbooks Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Spatial Coverage Michigan Bronson https://branchdistrictlibrary.org/archive/files/original/f0698eff82f02aedff08179c044b840c.pdf caa17bb8b103e1630f886277befb05b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County History Books Description An account of the resource Books about the history of Branch County, Michigan. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historical Review of Branch County Michigan Subject The topic of the resource Branch County (Mich.) Coldwater (Mich.) Quincy (Mich.) Bronson (Mich.) Algansee (Mich.) Girard Township (Mich.) Sherwood (Mich.) Kinderhook (Mich. : Township) Union City (Mich.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sowers, Roy D. F. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Loy E. Lewis, Sturgis, Michigan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933 https://branchdistrictlibrary.org/archive/files/original/358bcb02e94263a059d964c821d8d7dc.pdf ffa9b2d2da2688c8a61be3bb914c86e5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directories Description An account of the resource Historical address and eventually telephone directories of the Branch County, Michigan, area Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directories Description An account of the resource Historical address and eventually telephone directories of the Branch County, Michigan, area Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directory 1978 Subject The topic of the resource Branch County (Mich.) Directories Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Robinson Directory Service, Hillsdale, Michigan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978 https://branchdistrictlibrary.org/archive/files/original/0f94ddc2d7422085139fc08eb6e1a37d.pdf 8b48fab79768f583a8f0a5e39d602334 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directories Description An account of the resource Historical address and eventually telephone directories of the Branch County, Michigan, area Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directories Description An account of the resource Historical address and eventually telephone directories of the Branch County, Michigan, area Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directory 1972 Subject The topic of the resource Branch County (Mich.) 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Branch County Directory 1969 Subject The topic of the resource Branch County (Mich.) Directories Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Robinson Directory Service, Hillsdale, Michigan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969