Capitol buildings are, by their very nature, places where different people come together. Some come to work in the building as legislators, governors, secretaries, clerks, librarians, and pages. Others, including early reformers, came for a day or two to speak about pressing problems and to call for change. A few spent their entire careers in our Capitol, where their very presence spoke volumes. Many came after being elected to public office. Yet others came from across the globe and around the country to build and beautify our Capitol in the late 1800s. They were – and are – all different. Yet all held two important things in common: a belief that they had important contributions to make, and service to give. And they all did it under the dome, in Michigan’s Capitols.