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HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER LANSING
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Comment by Brock Robertson on June 15, 2011 at 12:12pm
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Researching Robertsons, Higleys, Potters, Nickerson, Edwards in Michigan St Clair Wayne County prior to 1800. Robertsons are assumed to of come to St Clair County from Redston PA. Edwards and Robertsons came together?
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Comment by James P. LaLone on June 11, 2011 at 7:47pm
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From Jan Sedore
Welch Hardware to Become Welch Historical Museum After Huge Auction. The Welch Sunfield Hardware store, which has been in the family for 101 years and through three generations, has closed, but the history of the Welch Hardware business does not end just yet. On July 1 the Welch family will turn over the deed to the property to the Sunfield History Society. This donation from the Welch family to the history group comes with the stipulation that the former store will become a historical museum to preserve and protect the history of Sunfield and surrounding areas. The Society has decided to name their gift the “Welch Historical Museum” in appreciation of the family’s generosity and to honor the family’s long history and important role in the community.
However, a big event is planned there before the deed changes hands. The owners, Lindsay and Brenda Welch, have asked Glen Rairigh of Americana Auctions, to sell the remaining store contents and their super collection of game mounts, antiques, collectibles and items that have been hidden away for years....all at a super one day auction event.
Flyers with pictures and descriptions of some of the hundreds of fantastic finds at this super auction are available at the IGA and Marko’s as well as other merchants around the village. Additional “discovered items” will be photographed and posted on the Americana Auction website, AmericanaAuctions.com a href="http://americanaauctions.com/>">http://americanaauctions.com/>;. This will be the grandest auction the Village of Sunfield has ever seen. You can also visit
the storefront windows at the hardware store which have been filled with items retrieved from storage, and look like a display from the 1950s. Bring the children to see this display of history.
The auction will take place at the Welch Hardware store, 161 Main Street, Sunfield, MI on Saturday, June 25 at 10 AM. Doors open at 8:30 AM for preview. All items sold “as is”. VISA, MC, DISCOVER cards accepted. Bidders must present proof of ID and all sales final. Be prepared for a fast-paced auction. One sales ring only. Bring your van and assistants to help carry away your fantastic finds at this super auction. The Friends of the Sunfield District will provide a food concession on site during the auction featuring $1 hotdogs with all the trimmings, .50 cent donuts and rolls, .25 cent coffee, cold waters, etc.
As a boost for the new museum, Glen Rairigh will issue tax exemption forms on site for income tax deductions to anyone who purchases items and then donates them to the Sunfield istory Society for display at the museum.
In 1921 Ray Welch traded his farm to start a John Deere sales, service and repair business in Sunfield. He was quite successful and had to move to larger quarters a couple of times. On May 10, 1934, a fire destroyed his place of business. Afterward, he established a business in the Quonset-style building near the southeast corner of First and Main Streets, and later purchased the Cole Building, which is the central part of
the current Welch Hardware store. In November of that year Ray's wife Myrtie convinced him that they needed to add a line of hardware to the store. They traveled to Grand Rapids and purchased household items: kitchen dishes, pots and pans and toys, books and games for children as well as small gift items, all things that were not available in Sunfield.
When son P. J. came home from service in the Army they sold him a half interest in the business and the name was changed to Welch & Son Hardware. They purchased the building to the east of them and later the Norte Building on the west, thus making the large establishment of today.
While much refurbishing lays ahead to convert the building, members of the Sunfield History Society are busy making plans of how they will use this generous gift. They will now have a place of their own for weekly meeting and plan to have a special monthly event for the community. Collections of historical documents will all be stored in one place. They
plan to have one room as a school room from yesteryear and another as an old fashioned kitchen. Walls will be filled with the many photographs which have been donated to the group. There will permanent displays and some that will change periodically as community members loan or donate items. The
museum will be open for school groups to visit and discover their history.
Adults will be encouraged to visit also and support the museum. The Society plans on publishing a quarterly newsletter. A membership drive will begin soon.
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From: Tom Koselka
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 3:13 PM
Subject: MGC announcement July 2011 Abrams Genealogy Seminar at the Archives of Michgian
Dear genealogist,
The details of the 2011Abrams Genealogy Seminar at the Archives of Michigan are now on-line at http://mimgc.org/2011AbramsSeminar. This seminar will take place at the Michigan Historical Center, home of the Archives of Michigan, in Lansing on Saturday, July 16, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5p.m.
This page will be updated as the seminar approaches. Online registration is available through the SeekingMichigan.com Store. Regular snail mail registration is through the Michigan Genealogical Council. Links to both are near the bottom of the above webpage. Also included are links to download a flyer and schedule of that day’s events.
The Abrams Genealogy Seminar is sponsored by the Abrams Foundation, the Archives of Michigan, and the Michigan Genealogical Council. Our keynote speaker is David E. Rencher, Chief Genealogical Officer at FamilySearch.
Registration, which includes a box lunch, is $35 if postmarked by July 6 and $45 if postmarked thereafter.
Please feel free to redistribute the flyer, schedule and registrations materials to you membership and at your nearby research facilities. If you would prefer a pdf attachment or a paper copy snail mailed to you, please respond to this e-mail and specify your preference.
If you have any questions or wish additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best wishes,
Tom Koselka, Corresponding Secretary
Michigan Genealogical Council
http://mimgc.org/2011AbramsSeminar
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From Eastman's Online newsletter -
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Cemetery Records are available Online:
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Subject: For non profit organizations -Charitable Deductions Are At Risk of Being Eliminated
Charitable Deductions Are At Risk of Being Eliminated
President Obama recently announced his intention to create a new work-group composed of leaders from both parties to reach a final agreement on a plan to reduce the deficit. Among the items that the President specifically addressed in his four-part proposal to reduce the deficit was spending on itemized deductions -- “from home ownership to charitable giving.” Please contact your members of Congress and ask them to protect the charitable deduction as a fair and important incentive for charitable giving. Let them know that your organization depends on the charitable gifts that this tax incentive generates. Please click here for more information on what you can do to help preserve the charitable deduction.Nancy Finegood
Executive Director
Michigan Historic Preservation Network
107 East Grand River
Lansing, MI 48906
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Comment by Leeann Boone on May 9, 2011 at 10:32am
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My BOONE family settled in Norway,Dickinson County,MI in the late 1890's. If anyone has Boone or TREVES in that area please let me know as I might have info to exchange.
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Index of Lansing magazine:
The Jul 2011 issue of FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE has articles on state censuses, 40 best genealogy blogs, Croatian research, researching in Detroit and Civil War muster cards to name a few.
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Good opportunity to find genealogy and history books that may relate to your research. http://annarborbookfair.com/
The May/June 2011 issue of FAMILY CHRONICLE mainly relates to Civil Research, but also has an article on using wills and probate records.
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Those who missed the April meeting of the Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society, we have the slide presentation here: From presenter, Dirk Schweitzer:
http://dirkschweitzer.net/1104-MidMichigan-GeneticGenealogyTalkDSch... It will take at least 30 seconds to download to a temporary file. You must have Acrobat Reader to open and read this file. If you don’t have it, get a free copy at:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/The May meeting will have a panel of members who have taken the DNA test and what information it has provided them.
An interesting article in the May issue of DISCOVER indicated that we have 3% Neanderthal and up to 5% Denisovan that make up our genetic pool.
I have also started to read MEETING THE FAMILY. ONE MAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH HIS HUMAN ANCESTRY, by Donovan Webster. Mr. Webster took the DNA test through the National Geographic project. So far it is proving interesting reading.
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Congrats Eaton Co. Genealogy Soc.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110...
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