Janette Corbin's home at the NW Corner of Ann & West High Streets - c 1890

Picture and comments submitted by Bill Gough - The house that was on the NWcorner of Ann St. and W. High…next to my grandmother's [Ethel (Reed) Corbin] house.  You may recognize it. My guess it was taken in the 1890s.  For a time it belonged to Janette Corbin.

Comment - To view Ethel Corbin's home on West High Street click on http://unioncitypostcards.blogspot.com/2012/09/206-west-high-street.html  

1st Lieutenant Henry B. Corbin - c 1862

Picture and comments submitted by Bill Gough - With a lot of focus on the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg and the Civll War these days - attached is a picture of 1st Lieutenant Henry B. Corbin, of Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, in his Union lieutenant uniform, taken around 1862. Henry was my great-great uncle. He became captain of the Battery in 1864, after Josiah Church was promoted to major. Battery D was mainly comprised of people from Branch County, Michigan, and was a very successful and highly regarded unit, known to some as "Church's Battery".  John C. Corbin, Henry's brother, also served as a soldier in the Battery, but died of typhoid in 1863 in Tennessee. 

For anyone who is interested in the history of Michigan's Battery D…I suggest they visit  www.batteryd.com , home page for the active reenactment unit based in Michigan that does battle displays and Civil War reenactments.  I think they are coming to Union City in September.  I sent them this picture of Henry as well.

1914 - Union City High School Yearbook

To access "Union City High School - 1914 Yearbook", click on Union City High School -1914 Yearbook. The link will take you to a pdf copy of the yearbook.

Note - This was the first yearbook published for the Union City High School

1915 - AGATHON Union City High School Yearbook

To access "AGATHON - 1915 Union City High School Yearbook", click on AGATHON - 1915. The link will take you to a pdf copy of the yearbook.

Chronicles of Union City, Michigan by Dwight E. Youngs - 1893

To access "Chronicles of Union City, Michigan by Dwight E. Youngs, published in 1893", click on Chronicles of Union City.  The link will take you to a pdf copy of the booklet.

Union City Hatchery - 1950's

To access a mailer for the "Union City Hatchery", click on Union City Hatchery. The link will take you to a pdf copy of the mailer.

Question - Looking for some information!  Was the Union City Hatchery in this ad, and the Amstutz Hatcheries, owned by Al  & Ruby Scherry (closed in 1972) located at 105 Ellen Street (across the alley behind the back) the same hatchery?

Union City on The St. Jo. by Tom F. Robinson

To access "Union City on The St. Jo." by Tom F. Robinson, click on Union City on The St. Jo.  The booklet is thought to have been published in 1899.  The link will take you to a pdf copy of the booklet.

Eastside of Broadway early 1900's

Barrett's Hardware & Geo. F. Minto Clothing - 1908

This picture is from a series of pictures take at a Jubilee celebration in the downtown area on September 25, 1908.  Possibly a celebration of the opening of the new bridge that replaced one washed away by the flood on March 9, 1908.