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The latest Michigan Rosies news and events... Honor, Education, and Community Engagement. Serving and Preserving our Rosie the Riveter Legacy.
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The latest Michigan Rosies news and events... Honor, Education, and Community Engagement. Serving and Preserving our Rosie the Riveter Legacy.
In keeping with our mission to educate and to preserve Rosie's legacy, we are so proud to share this Ypsilanti Historic WWII Self-guided Tour Map!
The colorful and informative Tour Map offers a self-guided drive and/or stroll through Ypsilanti's rich WWII history centered on Ford's famous Willow Run Bomber Plant and its over 40,000 workers, many of whom were "Rosie the Riveters!"
How do I get a Gold Medal for my own Rosie? A bronze version of the medal is available for purchase from the United States Mint. Here is a link to the United States Mint website: https://www.usmint.gov
Our WWII Rosies, the ARRA Drill Team, and our Rosie Friendsmade for a great unit in the Garden City Santaland Parade.
Our group had a blast celebrating Rosie Delphine Klaput’s 99th birthday at our favorite place, the Bomber Restaurant in Ypsilanti, Michigan!
Our WWII Veteran George Leland was a special guest at the annual Novi Veteran’s Luncheon, while our group’s Jeannette Gutierrez emceed the show.
Our WWII Rosies and Veterans enjoyed gathering with the group in November, where we made greeting cards for troops.
Many friends and well-wishers came out to help our wonderful Rosie Clara Doutly celebrate her 102nd birthday!
WWII Rosie Delphine and friends enjoyed authentic English Tea, followed by antiquing in picturesque Tecumseh, Michigan.
Our WWII Rosies and Veterans were out in force to help dedicate our newest Rosie the Riveter Rose Garden in Garden City, Michigan. We’ve planted many Rosie Rose Gardens in Michigan!
Our Michigan Rosies gathered at American Legion Post 282, and we made greeting cards for our troops!
WWII Rosies and Veterans from our group were witness to a moving ceremony and participated in a festive picnic at the Royal Oak WWII Memorial.
One of our Rosies’ favorite events is the annual Rosie Craft Show organized by Ypsilanti Township. Our community is so proud of its Rosie heritage!
Our group enjoyed lunch and shopping in quaint, smalltown Milan, Michigan. Sometimes a spry Rosie like Delphine will join us on our rambles!
Our WWII Rosie the Riveters enjoyed riding in the Ypsilanti 4th of July Parade in vintage Jeeps!
Our wonderful Rosie Virginia Basler joined the centenarian club, and the whole town it seemed came out to help her celebrate!
Our chapter gave many Rosie the Riveter Presentations in 2023! Our mission is to educate, and at each presentation we educate anywhere from 25 to 200 people about Rosie the Riveter and World War II!
Our WWII Rosies and Veterans were special guests at Foundation 14’s Annual Gala Dinner Dance. Foundation 14 is a nonprofit organization that engages in outreach to veterans of all conflicts.
We helped the women at the Ford Woodhaven Plant celebrate Women’s Month by including three of our Rosies to feature in their exhibit.
We partnered with several Michigan manufacturing councils to organize the first ever Rosie Day at the Capitol in Lansing, drawing a crowd of over 700 people to celebrate the modern women in the manufacturing sphere – from the factory floor to the C-suite – along with the real WWII Rosie the Riveters who opened the doors for women!
To kick off a year of centenarian birthdays, our ‘Rosie’ Marge Haskins was queen for the day, and Rep. Debbie Dingell stopped by to celebrate with our Rosies.
We were so proud to partner with the Automotive Hall of Fame to feature Rosie the Riveter Clara Doutly in their new exhibit titles “Achievement: African Americans in Automotive.” The exhibit will be on display throughout 2023. The exhibit will be on display throughout 2023, and will be made available as a traveling display thereafter.
We partnered with the historic Newton of Ypsilanti to co-host a Fireside Chat Tea With Rosie event.
Our group’s Judy Slater gave a talk on her experiences as a Donut Dolly during the Korean War.
When Rosie can’t come to us, we go to Rosie with tokens of gratitude and affection in the form of our Rosie the Riveter Teddy Bears!
Garden City made our Rosies & Vets feel so welcome in their spectacular annual Santaland Parade, and the ARRA Rosie the Riveter Lunchbox Drill Tea gave a crowd-pleasing performance.
Our Michigan Rosies love service, and who better to serve than our troops and veterans. We delivered a basket of handmade greetings to the Ann Arbor VFW in time for Veterans Day.
Our WWII Rosie the Riveter Clara Doutly celebrated her birthday in style with us at the Bomber Restaurant in Ypsilanti! Rep. Debbie Dingell and several news crews joined the festivities.