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Foote Prints: The Legacy of W.A. Foote and the Origins of Consumers Energy Company
October 29, 2011- January 14, 2012

Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History is proud to present the exhibition, Foote Prints: The Legacy of W.A. Foote and the Origins of Consumers Energy Company from October 29, 2011- January 14, 2012.  The exhibition will tell the story of William A. Foote and the rich heritage he left for the Jackson community as the founder of the Consumers Energy Company, his association with the Interurban Rail System, and his wife’s involvement the W. A. Foote Memorial Hospital. Visitors to the exhibit can follow his footsteps through a small-scale re-creation of a downtown Jackson street scene ca. 1905 as well as learn about his family through the display of Foote family heirlooms.