At some point in 1938, while employed by the Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song to record and preserve regional American music being put at risk by popular music like jazz, music archivist Alan Lomax found himself at a Washington, DC club by the name of the Jungle Inn, one of the few […]
As I mentioned a few days ago, two articles were recently brought to my attention (one from 1901, and the other from 1914) about the discovery of what appeared to be Native American remains on the property in downtown Ypsilanti we today call Water Street. Well, I followed up with the fellow who sent these […]
I know it’s short notice, but it seems that Ypsi has earned a spot on the national tour of the Trading Tortoise, thanks to the fact that our friend Jason Wright lives here. (More on that below.) As of right now, it looks as though the Tortoise will be open for business tomorrow, between 3:00 […]
