May 2016 - Page 2 of 2 - Lost In Michigan

The Gorgeous Dimmick House in Owosso

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Houses .

This Italianate Style house was built in 1876 along the Shiawasse River in Owosso by the Dimmick Family and is now a Bed and Breakfast . I saw this massive house on my first trip to Owosso a few years ago when I started my website and I have been trying to get a nice pic of it since then. it seemed like every time I try to take a pic of it, the light was not right or a car was parked in front of it, or something and when you live a long ways away its hard to just show up at the perfect time. As you can see I am finally posting a pic of it. I do get suggestions for places to photograph all the time but it may take me a while to get there and have the right conditions to make an nice Image.

Oh by the way, if you are ever near Owosso you should stop by for a visit, it really is a nice historic town with lots of beautiful old houses and a Castle too.

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The Henry R. Pattengill Monument

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Schools .

Henry R. Pattengill began his career as the superintendent of St. Louis schools, and later of Ithaca schools. His experiences in rural Michigan education led him to advocate for its improvement during his tenure as Michigan Superintendent of public instruction. In 1924 his formal pupils and admirers donated 510 stones from around the world to construct this monument next to the Ithaca fire station as a memorial to their beloved teacher, colleague, and friend.

Henry R. Pattengill (1852 – 1918) was Michigan’s Superintendent of public instruction from 1893 to 1897. As a textbook author, an orator and editor of Moderator-Topics, a journal for educators, he shaped Michigan’s education system. He championed the creation of rural district libraries, free textbooks, compuls oary attendance, and teacher certification. Running as a Progressive, he lost his bid for governor in 1914.

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The Tragic Tale of this Old Abandoned House

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Mike Sonnenberg Posted in Forgotten Places, Murders .

One of my Subscribers told me about this old abandoned house between Ithaca and Wheeler. It has a tragic story to tell about the murder of its owner Alonzo Hart Jr. in 1970. He was a Korean War Veteran and former Saginaw police officer who was now working as a truck driver to support his family. His Second wife Sarah Jane Hart and her 17 year old lover Phillip Lippert hatched a plan to have him killed so she could collect the $18,000 insurance money. They found a killer for hire in William Pribble that would commit the murder for $1500. One night Alonzo’s wife took the kids while Pribble and Lippert waited for Alonzo to return and when he pulled into the driveway Pribble hit him over the head with a bar and beat him to death and left him lying next to his car in the driveway.

Pribble and Lippert pleaded to second degree murder and each was given life sentences. Sarah Jane Hart, who was unable to remember details to help her attorney in her own defense was ultimately committed to a state mental hospital for 18 months before her first trial ended in a mistrial. The old boarded up house still silently stands as a witness to this horrific crime.

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