Village of Vandalia
Penn Township
Cass County District Library
Cass County Local History Library
Cass County Historical Society
Minority Coalition of Cass County
Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society
Michigan Historical Society
Penn Friends Community Church

Carolyn Kelly
Mark Kelly Mike Kidman John Kloswick Lisa Klount Kathleen Kolmodin Tom Kovalak
Irene Kratzer
Ken and Shirley Krause
Nancy Kurshan Chuck and Barbara Lamar Marilyn Lamar Zane and Stacey Lankford
Cathy LaPointe Jan LaPointe Jim LaPointe Scott LaPointe Barbara Lawson
Paul and Sara Lawson
Roger and Tanya Leach Cara Leahy
Peg Leonardo
Edward C. Levy
George Linder Jim Long
Linda and William Lorenz
Bridgette Bonine Lusk
Ginger Luxemburger
Peter and Mary Lysy Debian Marty Roseann and Gerald Marchetti
Fred and Thelda Mathews
Douglas and Ernestine Matthews
Howard and Patricia Matthews Bianca and Curtis May
Ron and Kay McAdam
Gale McCarty
Helen McCauslin Tom and Paula McElroy
Phillip and Jennie McDonald Daniel and Barbara McKeeby Brian McKenzie Kieth and Darlene McKenzie Alisea McLeod Michael McLoughin
Connie and Stephen McTigue David and Alice Miller
Jennifer Miller Ruth Miller
Joseph and Linda Mills
Judy Minter and John Ayers Connie Minzey Shauna Mishler
Julie Mitchell
Diane Mohney Chris and Liz Momany Jim and Becky Moore
Gail and Rex Morey
John and Linda Morgan
Sue and Don Morgan
Mike Moroz
Ken and Jackie Morrell Bob and Sharon Morrison David and Lucinda Morrison Robert Moss Brigid Mulloy Sandra Murray Eunice and Larry Murray
Nancy Whitmyer Neff
Patricia Nemeth
Greg and Cindy Nichols
V Lyn Niles John and Barbara Norton
Judy Olsen
Anne Pancella
Rosemary Pane
Janice Martin Parmeter
Janet Parrish Steve Parsons
Patty Patano
Felomina Patton
Leslie Paul
Phyllis and Michael Petersen
Richard and Suzanne Peterson
Vickie Phillipson Heather Pletcher
Lin Pollard Earnest Porath Susanne Porcher Brenda Potts Susan and Thomas Potts
Marcia Potter
Vivian Purkhiser
Marilyn Quackenbush
Terry and Mary Quinn Dr. Michael Radzinda
Jennifer and Terry Ray
Jane Bonine Reilly
Helga Richards
Family of Bette Ringuette
Mary Charlotte Bonine Roberts
Jim Rockhill Terryl and Jean Rockwell
Carol Ruggles
Kathy Ruple
Laura and Richard Rybka
Kevin Ryder and Jim Firtz
Dave and Laura Saleda
Judy and Steve Saltzman
Marshall Sanders and Dr. Sharon Simeon Maurice W Sanders
Christine Scelzo Kathy Scheihagen
Dick and Marilyn Schlimgen
Gerald Schlundt
Phyllis Schmuhl
Daniel and Pamela Schuck
Jean Schultz
Mary Schultze Larry Sehy
Bonnie and Harry Shaffer
Gary and Christine Shanafelt
Michael and Julie Sheffieck
Alice Shriner
Rebecca Shriner Margaret Sluiter
Donald and Jane Smirmiotes
Warren and Melissa Smith
Beverly and Mike Smith
Sonja Smith
Nancy Smith
R Sonday David Sparks
Carl and Dawn Sparks
Sue Split Holly Stephenson
BJ Stark
Renae Suseland
Ronald and Elena Sussman Gary Swain Tom Swartz and Jean Jourdan
Kathleen Switalski
Melodie Sykes
Suzi Tankersley
Kenneth Teague
Edna Thompson Mark Thompson Al and Mary Thrash Davy Troxel
Veta Tucker
Deena Uzzell Betsy Vanderburg
Cathleen Vanderhoof
Tom and Jill Vihtelic
Ted Vliek
Lors and Eugene Wagner Lorna Wallin
Jim and Laurel Ward
Cynthia Ward
Arlene and James Warren
Dr. Von and Fran Washington Nancy Weaver Randi Webb
Kristine Widerquist-Bosler Spurgeon and Deborah Wiggins
Alice and Gary Williams Lora Bonine Wise
Rose Mary Wood Roberta Ann Woodruff
Carol and Bob Wurster
Thomas Wurster
Marny Wyant Toms and Marjorie Yarger
Cindy Yawkey
Floyd and Karen Yoder Katherine Yoder
Beverly and Jack Young
Bob and Cindy Ziliak

Pleasant View Church of Christ
Chain Lake Missionary Baptist Church
Cassopolis Public Schools
Vandalia Church of God
Dowagiac Area History Museum
First Baptist Church of Vandalia
Cass County Historical Society
Schoolcraft Historical Society
St. Joseph County Historical Society

We Thank Our URSCC Donors

(updated January, 2021)

McLoughlin Family Foundation

Huizenga Foundation

Legacy 4H, Cassopolis

Michigan Architectural Foundation (Evans Award)

Michigan Humanities Council

MEC (Midwest Electric Co-Op)

MI Gateway Community Foundation

Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)

Edward Lowe Community Foundation

Dowagiac Rotary Foundation

100 Women Who Give

St. Joseph County History Society

St. Denys Foundation

Karen Alford Dale and Martha Allen Orval and Myrtice Allison
Janyce Anderson Suzanne Anderson Shirley Andrews
Ruth Andrews and Mike Slaski
Janine Archey
Steve and Christina Arseneau
Laura Ash
Candace and Oscar Azevedo
Carol and David Bainbridge
Ann Balfour Stephen and Nancy Ball Sharon Barber
Fitz Barclay
Janette Batts
Brenda and Bill Beadenkopf
Nancy Beaudway
Jim and Paula Beitler Pat Bellaire
Butch Bender Brenda Bergemann Jane Bergman
Jon and Julie Biek
Carol Bieneman
Janet Bilandic Kathy and Doug Bingaman
JoAnn and Joe Blazak
James and June Blue
Larry Blyly
Joy Boddie Bill Bonine Donald Bonine Dan and Stacey Bonine
James and Rosalie Bonine
John Bonine
Neil Bonine
Fred and Shawn Bonine Chris Vanden Bossche Tracy Bosscher
Robert and Janet Bower Boyd Bowman Earl and Lynne Breen Anco and Mark Broekhuizen Judy Bronson
Joyce E. Brown
Judy Brown Allen Butchbaker
Deann Buckhold
Gerry and Delia Bundle Robert and Connee Canfield
John Carlsbeek
Chris and Brynn Carey
Phyllis Boughton Carlson
Kaye Centers
Joyce Chambers
Grace and Dallas Chester
Danella Ciastko-Hester Ann and Dave Climer
Ralph and Barbara Cloud
Marilyn Cobb
Nancy and Kaye Coffel
Carol and Paul Collins
Larry Collins
Greg Connelly Sally Jo Connor
Barbara Wood Cook
Ted and Candy Cooper
Donna Ruth Corcel
Anna Mae Coryell Susan Crabb Larry and Joellyn Crandall Corey Crocker
Jessica Cropsey
Lois Cross-Hart
Nancy and Mark Crowl
Juanita Curtis Nimbilasha Cushing
Grace and Jim Darrow Susan Davis
Fred and Ann Dean
Tom and Lynn DeCrocker
Catherine Carter Deters
Stan and June Disher
Terry and Beverlie Ditsch
Lynda Doorlag
Pat Dryer
Robert and Jane Ducomb
John and Kay Dukesherer Sue and Dave Dunlap
Sarah and Anthony Efremoff Louis Eason and Sandy Frank
Amy East Emily Egan
Michael Eliasohn Vickie Estep Wayne Falda and Ann Tideman Jessica and Chris Fedderson    Jim and Kathy Felsenthal Robert and Kelli Fiala
Eleanore Flowers and Kendall Allen Betsy Floria
Norma Fokey
Mary Fosdick
Loree and Mark Frank Mike and Becky Frasier
Karl Freed
Marcia Gaskin
Larry and Janice Gates
Ann Gebhard
Meredith George Nancy Gerber        Shelly East Gibson
John and Gwen Gildea
Burt Goens
Janice Goosens
Rudy Gourdine and Judy Ashley
Dr. Elmer Graber Belinda and Gary Gravit
Jerry and Becky Gray
Betsy Green
Marcia Gregg
Barbara Groner
Allen and Sheila Gropp
Barbara Guse
Twila Hackett
Angela Haggar Butch and Glenyce Haggin
Ursula Gustav Haglund
Janet Hall
Mark Jak and Jack Halm Renee Lynn Hansen Marjorie Harding Betty Harris
Keith Harrison
Glenda and Dean Hass
Bonnie Hauser
Jim and Pat Hayden
Kathryn Hayes John and Carly Hayman
Sara Heinlein
Sue Heinrich Andrea Henningsen Dan and Jane Herman Deloris Herman Palemon Hernandez Jim Heuman
Charlene Hiemstra Stacey High
Elena Hines
Bill and Lael Hoerger
Mark Holdgrafer Lauraine Holycross
Sandra Hostetler Christopher Hughes
Gary and Janet Huttenstine Gary Ivens
Barbara Jackson
Toni and Dave Janssen
Katherine Johnson
Gilbert M. Johnson
Rebecca Johnson Duke and Andy Jones
Charles and Earline Jones
Cordell and Kay Jones
Maria Jones Family and Friends of Maria Jones
Richard R. Jones II
Elodia Jones
Karen Judd
Mr and Mrs Richard Judd
Leonard Kanczuzewski
Thomas Karle
Marty and Steve Kaszar Rachel Kaufman
Phyllis Keller

URSCC DONORS

Everyone involved with URSCC is a volunteer, we have no paid staff. To the contrary, our volunteers give of their time and often their money, with good will and good humor. If volunteer hours were added up, we're over a million since our inception in 2009. Great thanks goes to our Board of Directors-- Mike Moroz, Beverly Young, Cathy LaPointe, Nancy Neff, Lin Pollard, Larry Sehy, Brenda and Bill Beadenkopf. They have the reins of URSCC and along with the Committees, handle all aspects of the organization. They are responsible for our programs and events throughout the year-- Cass Co UGRR Wax Museum, Underground Railroad Days and Christmas at the Bonine House.

Great thanks to our docents, who show the Bonine House, Carriage House and Bogue House from June through September to thousands of visitors from all over the world. We would not be here without our Board, our docents, our volunteers and our membership. We rose from our community to tell the story of the Underground Railroad in Cass County, and to create focal points to tell the story in the Bonine House, Carriage House and Bogue House. We are proud and humbled and cannot thank everyone involved on this journey enough. It truly is an inspiration.

Special Thanks to...

Carol and Dave Bainbridge-- whose experience and expertise allowed URSCC to become a viable organization.

Tom Nehil, Nehil-Sivak Consulting Structural Engineers, and Blair Bates, Building Restoration Inc.-- to put it simply, saved the Bonine House. Thank you for allowing URSCC the opportunity to fulfill its mission and goals.

Dale Layman, Layman Construction-- took us under his wing and acted as general manager for the restoration of the Bonine House. He did the heavy lifting and we're grateful.

Corey Crocker-- is skillfully restoring many areas and details of the Bonine House and Carriage House. His knowledge of historic preservation is vast and comes into play everywhere.

Cindy Yawkey-- affectionately known as "Radar" Cindy is ubiquitous and indispensible. She is a docent and caretaker of the Bonine House and Carriage House. She is an award winning artist and author whose three books on the UGRR in Cass County inform our story. She is that go-to person with an infectious smile and spirit. Cindy embodies the meaning of this endeavor.

Gary Weaver-- Gary, a Dowagiac artist, was very active in the early days of URSCC. He was our first Bonine House Santa, and most importantly to all of us and generations to come, restored our beloved "Lucky" the Bonine House lion, that has stood sentinal from the 1870's. Rub Lucky's nose for luck-- it really works!

Sara and Paul Lawson-- Sara was instrumental in creating the Bonine House Library, scanning and copying over 9,000 documents! Sara and Paul scanned Estella Lawson's (Paul's mother) extensive research on Calvin Twp, and told the story of the Paul's family coming to Calvin Township in 1850.

Zane and Stacy Lankford-- Zane is the caretaker for the Bonine House and Bogue House gardens, doing spring preparation and fall clean up. Stacy photographed the vintage photos in the Calvin Twp album for display, as well as UGRR sites.

Mike Kidman-- restored our mid-1800's farm wagon in the Carriage House to look like those that carried freedom seekers along the Quaker Train of the UGRR. Mike also created the photo board in the Carriage House.

Dave Morrison-- a James E. Bonine descendant, created the beatufiful Bonine Family Farm photo book on display and for sale in our office. Dave also restored the Bonine Family photos in the Parlor. He donated the case containing family photos and the Bonine and Bogue bibles in the Family Room, as well as donating family furntiture.

Terry Burgess, Mary Fosdick and Belinda Gravit-- Santa, Mrs. Claus, and elf "Jingles" for Christmas at the Bonine House for many years, beloved by children of all ages : )

Jane Bonine Reilly-- 6th gen descendant of James E. and Sarah Bogue Bonine. She inherited the Bonine family furniture and many artifacts, donating several pieces to URSCC. We are grateful to Jane for bringing the Bonine furniture home.

Mary Charlotte Bonine Roberts-- gave us her memories of growing up in the Bonine House and wonderful Bonine family heirlooms and photos. We are thrilled to be restoring her much loved childhood home.

And to Mary Anne Bonine, our first Bonine House angel-- who gave us our story, and literally put a roof over our heads.

There are so many more volunteers who should be thanked here. There have been so many who have done so
much because they believed in our mission. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

URSCC Volunteers

We Appreciate the Support of These Organizations

AB2 Architecture
Nehil-Sivak Structural Engineers
D. Layman Construction Company
Building Restoration Inc.
Bender Electric
Rohdy Heating and Cooling
Roberts Quality Plumbing
Corey Crocker Restoration
Cripps Excavation
Wright Way Lawn Service
Fiala & Smith
G. W. Jones Exchange Bank
Nichols Flooring
MEC
AEP
Quality Masonry

Smith’s Home Maintenance Service Peach Mechanical
Bolt Laserworks
Elmer's Locksmith

FCI Building
Dussel's Farm Market
Bullseye Construction
Monuments by Design
Hardings Supermarket
Cressy and Everett, Edwardsburg
Double M Painting Services
Preferred Printing
Creative Vinyl Signs
Joe Evans Plastering
Elk Park Feed Store
Porkys Party Place
R. J. Marketing
Modern Woodmen
Mike Kidman (wagon restoration)
Michael Keesler Construction Loux and Hayden Realty
Bingaman Design
Atlanta Wood Trends

We Thank These Businesses for Their Financial Support

and In-Kind Donations

GRANTS

Underground Railroad Society

of Cass County, Michigan