THE YEAR WAS 1942
OWOSSO ROOTS
MEEMEE BY THE NUMBERS
FJ GRAFIK
CLASSIC TV & MUSIC
100
This global war was underway when MeeMee was born.
What is World War II?
100
This river runs directly through downtown Owosso and past Curwood Castle.
What is the Shiawassee River?
100
MeeMee was born on February 25th of this year.
What is 1942?
100
FJ Grafik was a family-owned business in this industry.
What is printing?
100
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), this hobbit inherits the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo.
Who is Frodo Baggins?
200
This U.S. president was serving in 1942.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
200
Each June, Owosso celebrates this annual festival named after the author who built Curwood Castle.
What is the Curwood Festival?
200
From 1942 through 2026, someone born in 1942 has lived in parts of this many different decades.
What is 9?
200
The large gray presses inside FJ Grafik were this brand of German offset printing press.
What is Heidelberg?
200
In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Captain Jack Sparrow seeks to reclaim this ship from Captain Barbossa.
What is the Black Pearl?
300
After Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on this country.
What is Japan?
300
MeeMee’s grandparents arrived in America between 1903 and 1909, from this modern European country.
What is Slovakia?
300
When the Berlin Wall fell, someone born in 1942 would have been this age.
What is 47?
300
Before it became FJ Grafik, the building originally served as this type of Italian-American community hall.
What is a Sons of Italy Hall?
300
In the BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice (1995), this actor portrayed Mr. Darcy.
Who is Colin Firth?
400
During World War II, this local Michigan racetrack was closed and used as a camp for German prisoners of war.
What is the Owosso Speedway?
400
This historic train depot in Owosso is now home to a nonprofit organization that operates vintage steam locomotive excursions.
What is the Steam Railroading Institute?
400
Someone born in 1942 would have been this many years old when John F. Kennedy was elected president.
What is 18?
400
The upstairs windows overlooking the shop floor belonged to the office where these two family members worked.
Who are MeeMee and Papa?
400
In the 2006 sequel, this villain’s still-beating heart is kept locked inside a chest.
Who is Davy Jones?
500
The Manhattan Project began in 1942 and was largely based in this southwestern U.S. state.
What is New Mexico?
500
While attending St. Paul High School in Owosso, MeeMee competed on this team sport.
What is bowling?
500
Someone born in 1942 would have been this many years old when the historic Apollo 11 moon landing occurred.
What is 27 years old?
500
This Swartz Creek print supply company, owned by Aunt Ruth and Uncle Jack, provided materials to FJ Grafik and is still operating today.
What is One Source Supply?
500
In the 2003 film, this city serves as the capital of Gondor, where Aragorn is eventually crowned king.
What is Minas Tirith?