Sojourner Truth Contributing Scholars and
Historians
Frances Thornton
Frances
Thornton was born in Ann Arbor and came to Battle Creek at the age of three
weeks. Brought up with a love of Battle Creek history, she graduated from Battle Creek
Central High School and attended Kellogg Community College. She has acted as historian for
a wide variety of organizations, including First United Methodist Church, Historic
District Commission, Mill Race Advisory Committee, Fort Custer Video Committee, Calhoun
County Heritage Council and the Adventist Historical Society. Thornton was chairwoman of
the 100th Birthday Celebration of the Michigan Central Railroad Depot in 1988. In addition
to actively working in the Historical Society archives, she was one of the authors of the Gold-In-Flakes
series published by Heritage Publications.
Frances
Thornton was born in Ann Arbor and came to Battle Creek at the age of three
weeks. Brought up with a love of Battle Creek history, she graduated from Battle Creek
Central High School and attended Kellogg Community College. She has acted as historian for
a wide variety of organizations, including First United Methodist Church, Historic
District Commission, Mill Race Advisory Committee, Fort Custer Video Committee, Calhoun
County Heritage Council and the Adventist Historical Society. Thornton was chairwoman of
the 100th Birthday Celebration of the Michigan Central Railroad Depot in 1988. In addition
to actively working in the Historical Society archives, she was one of the authors of the Gold-In-Flakes
series published by Heritage Publications.