Monroe County Community College, Administration Building -Room 173D
Intertwining fiction and historical fact, author Laura A. Stewart brings to life the story of a small nineteenth-century farming community’s quest to build Michigan’s first public schoolhouse. Set in 1828 near the grape-vined River Raisin in Michigan, this delightful picture book is narrated by Justus, a young boy who has never held a book other than the family Bible. Now, his close-knit community is gathering to build something he’s only dreamed of: a public schoolhouse.
As always, the public is welcome to attend.
Saturday, May 3
GSMC May Meeting (Meeting)
1:00 pm
Monroe County Community College, Administration Building -Room 173D
Terey Delisle, the superintendent of Fairview will present a presentation about the history of Fairview, which provides care and shelter for disabled or homeless individuals in Monroe County. Fairview is licensed by the State of Michigan Bureau of Regulatory Services to provide a residential setting for up to 36 men and women. An agency of Monroe County government, it is administered by the Monroe County Social Services Board according to P.A. 280. It is located on S. Custer Rd.
The county home was established in the early 1800's to help care for individuals who could not care for themselves and has morphed over time to what is now Fairview.
Saturday, May 10
45th Spring Seminar (Seminar)
8:00 am
Monroe County Community College, Administration Building
Join us for a picnic by the river at the Veterans Park. Bring your lunch (and possibly a jacket!) and come to share stories and visit with fellow genealogists.
Saturday, September 6
GSMC September Meeting (Meeting)
1:00 pm
Monroe County Community College, Administration Building -Room 173D
Join us to hear Laurie Perkins discuss her book on one the worst locomotive accidents in Michigan history, Wreck on the Wabash. People from the Adrian area and local historians know the story of the “wreck on the Wabash.” But outside of those circles, the train crash that took place in 1901 isn’t especially well-known.
Two trains, one carrying 100 Italian immigratns, another carrying commubers headed back to Detroit for the Thanksgiving holiday, collided. The impact created an explosion that was heard and seen for miles, between the small towns of Seneca and Sand Creek, Michigan. Most of the immigrants were trapped inside the burning cars and killed.
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