Welcome to our Mackenzie 50s-60s Website

Hopefully everyone who came to our 13th annual picnic, held Wednesday, July 24, 2024, enjoyed themselves.

Once again the weather was good...overcast skies, but no rain.  The light breeze keep us cool and the music provided by our DJ was very enjoyable.

If you still want to purchase t-shirts and/or glassware with our Mackenzie logo, they will be available at the upcoming After 50 Luncheon.   

If you have been gone from Mackenzie for 50 or more years, then the "After 50 Luncheon" is for you.  Sometimes called "Golden Affair", this year will be the 25th anniversary, and the date is Friday, September 27, 2024.   It will be at Laurel Manor, 39000 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI.  Mix and Mingle is at 11:00am and Lunch will be at 12:30pm.  Advance reservations only, so call, text or email one of the following for more information:

Deborah Cheatham Lincoln at debck84@gmail.com

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Debra Simpson Robison at drobinson3@comcast.net

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Constance Vickers at cvickers_ima@hotmail.com

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Class of 1961...Phone or Text 734 320-6486. Email: Ivanerian@msn.com

SEE MORE INFORMATION BELOW....

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Inside an 1895 Queen Anne-style home on Cass, Wayne State University founder David Mackenzie (our school's namesake) was known for entertaining guests and dignitaries in his oak-paneled library, wowing them with his fluency in several languages and his ability to read and write Sanskrit.

The Mackenzie house is one of the oldest and most iconic buildings on Wayne State's campus. It's part of a National Historic District, established in the 1970s, that also includes Wayne State's first building, the first Detroit Central High School.

Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham, it was built in 1895 by W.H. Hollands and Sons. Originally the home of Frank Blackman, a banker, Mackenzie purchased it in 1906.

The former principal of Detroit Central High School is credited with founding Wayne State after he noticed dozens of his graduates couldn't afford to attend college. So he, along with school faculty, proposed creating a junior college as part of the high school, according to a report from the Detroit City Council historic designation advisory board.

In 1923, state lawmakers voted to give the college full “collegiate rank,” and it became the College of the City of Detroit. It was the start of what's now Wayne State

The red brick house where Mackenzie lived for about 20 years until his death in 1926 spans two and a half stories. It features a large porch, overhanging gables and a threequarter round turret on the southeast corner.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_High_School_(Michigan)

See link below for a History of Mackenzie:
https://www.classcreator.com/Detroit-Michigan-Mackenzie-1972/class_custom3.cfm