Transcription of Hillside cemetery taken in 1938-1939 and containing all gravestones found at that time where the burial occurred before 1900. In addition, town records were consulted for additional information and burials where gravestone no longer existed.
Biographies of past presidents and a few junior members of the Federation of Women’s Clubs whose state office was located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
John T. “Jack” Steadman, Sr.(May 6, 1928-January 30, 2003) MARQUETTE — John T. “Jack” Steadman, Sr., formerly of Lost Creek Drive, Marquette, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 30, 2003. Mr. Steadman was born on May 6, 1928, in Marquette to the late Thomas and Laura (Nowak) Steadman. Jack worked for … Read more
By Peter White [1]For memoir of Peter White, see Vol. XXXVII, pp. 620-639. Paper for the annual meeting, June, 1907, but not read owing to the illness of Mr. White. This is the last of several valuable papers given by him to this society. Old Fort Michilimackinac, (Mackinac) is known … Read more
By Peter White [1]For memoir of Peter White, see Vol. XXXVII, pp. 620-639. Paper for the annual meeting, June, 1907, but not read owing to the illness of Mr. White. This is the last of several valuable papers given by him to this society. There is something about the magic … Read more
By Mrs. Jane M. KinneyRead at the annual meeting, June 27, 1907 This settlement of Highland Scotch people led by the Earl of Selkirk, is in Canada up the river that empties into the St. Glair River, nearly opposite Algonac and the mouth of which is at the north end … Read more
By John S. Hooker St. Anne’s Church Records of Detroit, give Daniel Marsac’s birth January 25, 1812, baptized January 26, 1812. He was the son of Rene Marsac and Eulalie Gouin. The subject of this sketch in 1828, through the kindness and influence of his uncle George Campau came to … Read more
By Dwight Goss Read by Mrs. Goss at the midwinter meeting of January, 1907. Mr. Goss died in 1909. See sketch, Mich. Pion. Hist. Colls., Vol. XXXVII, p. 693. The chief mine of information for writing local history is the files of old newspapers. These are not only original sources … Read more
Hon. Edwin B. Winans, who began his duties as Governor of Michigan, January 1, 1891, is a son of the Empire State, of which his parents also were natives. From German ancestry on the father’s side, he derives the instincts of frugality and careful consideration of ways and means, and … Read more
Cyrus Gray Luce, Governor of Michigan, combines in his character the substantial traits of the New England ancestry of his father, and the chivalrous and hospitable elements peculiar to the southerners, which came to him from his mother’s side of the house. The New Englanders, active in the cause of … Read more