Legacies Project Oral History: Ruth Carey
Ruth (née Dorsey) Carey was born in 1937 and grew up in West Virginia, Georgia, and Ohio. She attended Greenbelt College in Illinois and nursing school in Cleveland, Ohio. She and her husband had two children and moved to Ann Arbor to pursue graduate education. She graduated from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and went on to teach at the School of Nursing. She is passionate about educating new parents about health and nutrition. During retirement she began visiting inmates at the federal prison in Milan as a volunteer with the Prisoner Visitation & Support program.
Ruth Carey was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2015-16 as part of the Legacies Project.
Save The Pieces
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28
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October
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1881
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Ex-Rep. Gregory Is Married
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13
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October
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1899
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Why The Lake Level Is Low
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23
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October
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1891
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Eight Men Sent To Eternity
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24
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April
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1891
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Base Ball Johnson Sells Out
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13
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March
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1891
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Prof. Avery Goes Acquit
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13
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February
Year
1891
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The Call
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11
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August
Year
1848
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Connecticut
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2
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March
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1842
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