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Comment by James P. LaLone on August 8, 2011 at 12:08pm

Monroe County, Michigan, Databases
http://www.americanancestors.org/Blogs.aspx?id=25092&blogid=112

Manchester, MI library & FHC
http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=13227

Comment by Debby Parkinson Worden on August 2, 2011 at 4:36pm

Just remember all that Port Huron was #2 on entry to US from Ontario second to NY! Might want to think border crossing and migrations

Comment by James P. LaLone on August 2, 2011 at 4:28pm

Across the Border: Canadians in the Upper Peninsula

 

On Thursday, August 4 at 7 p.m., the Chassell Heritage Center will open a new exhibition, Across the Border: Canadians in the Upper Peninsula, on loan from Northern Michigan University ’s BeaumierU.P. Heritage Center, with a program featuring traditional French-Canadian songs by Maple Sugar Folk.  Light refreshments will be provided. 

 

Across the Border focuses primarily on the immigration of Canadians to the Upper Peninsula during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  However, the story begins much farther back than that with the Anishinaabeg people who have lived on both sides of what they view as purely a political border for centuries.  The very nature of this border, which has been seen at times as irrelevant and porous, will be discussed in this exhibition as will the nature of Canadian identity as it relates to the immigration of people to the Upper Peninsula from Québec and Ontario.   

 

One of the most interesting parts of this exhibition will be the spotlight on specific families who came from Canada to the Upper Peninsula looking at the experiences they had before and after they immigrated to the region. There will also be a focus on specific communities that had significant settlements of Canadian people. Chassell and Lake Linden are among the communities featured.

 

Across the Border will be on display through August 30, 2011. The Chassell Heritage Center is located at 42373 North Hancock Street, Chassell (from US 41, turn west onto 2nd Street ) and is open Tuesdays 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.

 

The exhibition was funded by Cliffs Natural Resources, NMU's College of Arts and Sciences and the Province of Québec Chicago Delegation.

Comment by James P. LaLone on June 28, 2011 at 9:13am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The First Families of Ionia County Society is an organization dedicatedto honoring and preserving the heritage of the families that were the earlysettlers of IoniaCounty.

Planning is underway for The First Families of Ionia County Society’sFourteenth Annual Awards Banquet. This year’s banquet will be heldSaturday, October 15th at the Outreach Christian Church located at 7381 Jordan Lake Road, Lake Odessa Michigan.

The society is accepting application for membership. To be eligible, onemust provide documentation proving an ancestor resided in Ionia Countyprior to December 31, 1880. The deadline for submission is September 1, 2011.

A workshop will be heldon Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the FreightHouse Museum,1117 Emerson Street,Lake Odessa. This informational workshop is opento the public and free of charge. For more information call 616-374-8455 oremail ioniacogensoc@yahoo.com

Comment by Robert C. Johnston, Jr. on June 23, 2011 at 7:56pm

Unfortunately, I do not have anything on the ancestry of my Naoma Sheldon Eddy. All I know is that she was born in RI about 1765 and came to MI about 1818 with her family.

Comment by Debby Parkinson Worden on June 23, 2011 at 6:30pm

thank you for info and your home location. My in laws live in Caseville so remember driving through Almont many a time in 70' and 80's. You know of a Annette Yason (spelling may be incorrect) is a Physical Therapist?

Comment by Catherine Davis on June 23, 2011 at 6:24pm

Debby, I have used Heritage Quest, especially for the Revolutionary War pension applications since several of my ancestors on my maternal grandmother's side fought it that war, but I use ancestry.com more often. I've found the St. Clair County genweb to be very good, too.  I live just south of Almont, so I've been to the libraries in Port Huron, Lexington, and Port Austin, the Sanilac County Courthouse, Sanilac Historical Museum Archives, various cemeteries, etc.  I even stayed twice at the Raymond House Inn in Port Sanilac, which was once the home of my great-great aunt, Nancy Ann (Ferguson) Raymond, and is now a beautiful b & b.

Comment by Debby Parkinson Worden on June 23, 2011 at 5:26pm

I live North Hills, in North Street outside of Port Huron. I do research for people in St Clair co and my friend does research in Sanilac Co. Do you use Heritage Quest? through Mel Library?

Comment by Catherine Davis on June 23, 2011 at 5:11pm

Oops, I should have said Sheldon DESCENDENTS moved here.

Comment by Debby Parkinson Worden on June 23, 2011 at 4:47pm

ok thanks, did not see the connection on note to Robert

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