Photo provided to the Times Observer A Warren County Historical Society program set for Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Warren County Courthouse will retell the story of the assassination of Judge Allison Wade, which occurred 70 years ago in 1954. Wade is the only judge in the nation’s history to have been killed on the bench.

Area residents will get one more chance to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the assassination of Judge Allison D. Wade.

Judge Allison D. Wade was president judge in Warren County from 1942 until 1954. On the morning of Jan. 13, 1954, Norman Moon, who was before the court in an alimony case, shot Wade several times with a Colt 45. The Assassination of Judge Allison D. Wade was first presented by the Warren County Historical Society in January 2024 and will repeat the presentation at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the Warren County Courthouse’s main courtroom.

“(Cody) Brown will walk the audience through the events that led up to the demise of the judge,” Michelle Gray, historical society director, told the Times Observer last year. “Get a glimpse of the actual weapon and Judge Wade’s gavel, both on loan from the Wilder Museum of Warren County History.”

Brown, currently the county’s first assistant district attorney, graduated from the Western Michigan Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he served as an intern in the Michigan Attorney General’s Office. After graduation, he served as a law clerk in Warren County prior to his hire as assistant district attorney. He will run for Warren County District Attorney in November.

Other events on the society’s calendar this year include:

WINTER EVENTS

– Warren County Historical Society Annual Meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Warren County Courthouse, 204 Market St.

– Nazi War Spies in America, presented by Michael Ganske, retired CIA agent, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Jackson Courtroom, Warren County Courthouse, 204 Fourth Avenue. Ganske will discuss stories of Nazi espionage during World War II.

SPRING EVENTS

– Warren’s Founders’ Day Exhibit from April 1 through April 30, with a Founders’ Day giveaway drawing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2025, in the Warren County Historical Society, 210 Fourth Ave.

– Trail of History Challenge V from Memorial Day through Labor Day, with trail packets available May 12. Teams can embark on this self-guided journey exploring Warren County’s history.

– Wilder Museum opens at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at 51 Erie Ave., Irvine. The museum will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. through Labor Day.

SUMMER EVENTS

– Fashion Flaunt Fundraiser, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at the Wilder Museum, 51 Erie Ave., Irvine

– Second annual Best Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Wilder Museum.

– Irvine-Newbold Estate Tour, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at 6 p.m.

FALL AND WINTER EVENTS

– The Revolutionary War Battle at Thompson Island, presented by Brady Crytzer, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Wilder Museum

– Antique Gun Display with Brad Bogart from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Wilder Museum.

– Haunted House and Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24-25 at the Warren County Historical Society, 210 Fourth Ave.

– Murder Mystery Dinner, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Conewango Club of Warren, 201 Market St.

– Victorian Christmas Open House, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Warren County Historical Society.