Historical Marker Dedication
Sunday, May 31, 2026
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing
5509 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Lansing, MI 48911
United States (map)
Reception at 11:30 AM in the Social Hall precedes dedication.
Dedication program begins at noon at the marker (about 20 minutes total)
Welcome – Jennifer Blum (UU Lansing Board of Trustees)
Opening Reflection – Rev. John-Marc Ormechea
“How This Marker Came to Be” – Ed Busch
Introduction of Dignitaries – Jennifer Blum
Dedication Address – Rev. John-Marc Ormechea
Unveiling of the Marker
Remarks & Reading of Marker Text– Delia Fernández-Jones (Michigan Historical Commission)
Benediction – Rev. John-Marc Ormechea