Opened in 1866 when Andrew Johnson was in office the Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Michigan is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the nation
In 1832, after moving to Michigan Territory from western New York, Laura helped organize the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society, the first anti-slavery organization in Michigan. In 1837, she and her husband Charles founded the Raisin Institute, the first racially integrated school in Michigan.