Nancy Griffith Parrish
Nancy Griffith Parrish was raised in Perry, and graduated from Perry High School in 1972. She joined the Perry Historical Society in 1973 and continues to volunteer at the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum. Nancy worked as a bookkeeper after college, then hired in at General Motors in Lansing. Retiring from the Quality Control department in 2008, she was able to pursue a life long interest in art. She joined the Shiawassee Art Center in 2011, taking various art classes and is a member of the Shiawassee Artists Guild. Nancy's great-grandfather James Welch was the proprietor of the Perry Hotel. Her great-great grandfather Nicholas Ruppert was a Perry land owner and farmer. This long family history made Perry the perfect place to raise her son, Nathan, also a Perry High School graduate
Nancy is still active in the Perry Historical Society.
Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis was born in Owosso in 1953 and graduated from Perry High School in 1971. He worked as a custodian for Perry and Haslett schools. He was an active member of the Perry Historical Society from its founding days in 1974 until his death in 2016. Daniel was passionate about preserving the Calkins-Macqueen House for all time. A memorial plaque in his name rests in the yard of the Calkins-Macqueen House.
KEVIN CLYDE ARNOLD
Kevin Clyde Arnold was born in Perry in 1953 and was a 1972 graduate of Perry High School. He was avidly interested in antiques and interior decorating and worked diligently to set up the Perry Historical Society museum. He also taught and lectured on the craft of chair caning and rushing and on refinishing antiques. He passed away on July 7, 1997
LUCILLE M. GRIFFITH
Lucille M. Griffith was born and raised in Perry. She graduated from Perry High School in 1942. Lucille married Ovid native Lee Griffith in August of 1947. She worked for the Michigan National Guard for ten years and was Perry City clerk for twenty-five years. She served with her husband on the first Perry City Charter Commission and was a member of the Perry Historical Society, the Shiawassee County Clerks Association, and the Perry VFW #4063 Auxiliary. She had three children: Allison (Bert) Lardie, Nancy Parrish, and son, Paul.
CAROLE E. POPE
Carole Pope was born in Perry in 1942 and graduated from Perry High School in 1960. An integral part of the team which started the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum, she was a founding member of the Perry Historical Society and a member of the Shiawassee Genealogy Society. Carole worked for the State Library, the License Bureau, and as a Circulation Manager for Michigan History Magazine. She passed away in 2007
LORRAINE M. POPE
Lorraine Pope was born in Shaftsburg in 1934 and graduated from Perry High School in 1951. She spent her entire life in the Perry area and was an avid gardener. She was instrumental in the birth of the Calkins-Macqueen House Museum in the early 70s, along with her sister Carole. She passed away in 2010.