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Comment by James P. LaLone on May 7, 2012 at 12:33pm

Gunnisonville group meeting.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201230...

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 3, 2012 at 10:31am

Touring Early Grand Rapids Opera: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime 

 

Gilbert R. Davis, Professor Emeritus, Grand Valley State University

 

From the middle of the nineteenth century local “opera houses” opened their doors to Italian and American companies criss-crossing the nation to bring opera to the provinces. Grand Rapids audiences were thrilled by Emma Abbot’s celebrated English Grand Opera and Anna Pavlova’s Boston National, but fly-by-night operators and scam artists also brought in their share of turkeys--and we thought Mark Twain was making up the outrageous performances of his Duke and Dauphin in Huckleberry Finn! Nineteenth-century newspaper promotion of the touring companies often has a frontier flavor and the reviewers of out-of-town talent would let loose on them.

 

Emeritus professor Gil Davis retired from teaching Shakespeare at GVSU to spend more time as a scholar of operatic performance. On May 8th he will offer a lively and entertaining account of 144 years of Grand Rapids opera history!

 

Dinner: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 5:30PM -- social time (bar available) before the 6:00pm dinner and presentation afterward
Venue: The University Club, 111 Lyon NW, 10th floor of Fifth/Third building. Sign your ticket at the kiosk for free parking in the Fifth/Third below-ground or surface lots. Enter from Monroe or Ottawa and tell the attendant you are with the Torch club.

Reservations: The charge for your meal and parking is $28 per person, payable at the door. Cash or check only. Please reserve as soon as possible at http://www.torchclubgr.org/rsvp.htm or call 616-340-8782. Note that Torch Club can ADD reservations after 3:00pm on Friday, May 4th, but can't cancel. If possible, they will substitute a new reservation for you, but you will be responsible for the cost if they can't. Walk-ins are welcome and can take their chances!

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 3, 2012 at 10:20am

The Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society April newsletter is out!
http://mmgs.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/apr-2012-newsltr.pdf

Comment by James P. LaLone on April 21, 2012 at 3:50pm

The Historical Society of Greater Lansing is excited to announce that we will be opening our first exhibit in our new mini-museum in the Creyts building (corner of Washington and Oakland) this summer! The exhibit, called When Everyone Shopped Downtown, will be all about the glory days of shopping in downtown Lansing in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. We're looking for donations for the exhibit, including vintage Christmas decorations, children's toys, and min-century Modern furniture. If you have something you'd like to donate, please drop us an e-mail at info@lansinghistory.org. Thanks!

Comment by James P. LaLone on March 30, 2012 at 10:39am

New group on Facebook - Pinconning Genealogy Group

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pinconning-Genealogy-Group/178884932...

Comment by Brock Robertson on March 25, 2012 at 7:52am

morning bob

Comment by James P. LaLone on March 8, 2012 at 12:11pm

Researching Michigan ancestors - http://www.barbsnow.net/Michigan.htm

Comment by James P. LaLone on March 8, 2012 at 12:11pm

Roscommon Countywide Marriage Records

http://www.michigan-genealogy.com/Roscommon-County-Marriage-Records.htm

Comment by James P. LaLone on March 8, 2012 at 12:10pm

Genealogical Publishing Company recently published the laminated research aid: “Genealogy at a Glance: Michigan Genealogy Research,” by Carol McGinnis. Carol is also the author of the comprehensive book, MICHIGAN GENEALOGY, another of our publications. Also in the “Genealogy at a Glance series” are titles for France and French Canada. Below please find a link to the “Genealogy at a Glance” series.

http://www.genealogical.com/products/Genealogy%20at%20a%20Glance%20Michigan%20Genealogy%20Research/3524.html

Comment by Sonja Hunter on March 7, 2012 at 5:31pm

If anyone is looking for Kalamazoo resources, I have started a blog to share the various sources I have found.  Bushwhacking Genealogy:  Kalamazoo and Beyond can be found at:  http://kalamazoogenealogy.blogspot.com

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