Passic, Frank Jr.
April 19, 1953 -
Place of Birth: Albion, MI
Place of Principle Residence: Albion, MI
Biography:
Frank Passic, Jr was born to Frank, Sr and Pauline Passic in Albion, MI. After graduating from Albion High School, Passic attended Spring Arbor College and earned his BA degree in 1775. He is an advent researcher of Albion history and written and published much of his research. Passic has worked as a curator of local history and an Albion historian for the Albion Historical Society, and has been publishing articles on Albion history for the past twenty-five years. His weekly columns appear in the Morning Star Shopper, Albion Recorder, and The Mich-Matist.
Selected Works:
- History of Albion, MI From the Archives (1991)
- A Comprehensive Guide and Key to Artist Albert Ruger’s 1866 Bird’s Eye View of Albion, MI (1988)
- Albion’s Banks and Bankers (1985)
Awards:
- 1983 Heath Literary Award, American Numismatic Association, 1983
- Literary Awards, Michigan State Numismatic Society
- 1999 First Place Catherine Sheehan Literary Award for U.S. Paper Money Studies
- 1998 American Numismatic Association for article, “The Albion Bank Scandal.” in The Numismatist January 1998 issue
Relevance of Place to Author’s Work:
Passic has devoted most of his life to the history of Albion, and has done much writing on his research, publishing both books and articles for local magazines. He has access to many resources in Albion history, including Cemetery records and obituaries, family surname files, and photographs that he uses to help other Albion natives look into their family’s roots.