2013 Macomb County Upcoming Local History Events

-Programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted-

 

February

 

On Thursday, February 7, 2013, Gene Buel will discuss the Marine City history book he wrote with his grandson Scott at the Chesterfield Twp. Public Library on behalf of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society.  A lifelong resident of Marine City, Mr. Buel has been with the Marine City Rotary over 40 years and has been involved with other major Marine City history projects. He and his grandson Scott, who inherited his grandfather's love of history, also maintain the website Scenes from the Past. The Chesterfield Library is located at 50695 Patricia Avenue. This free event will start at 6:30 p.m. The website for the historical society is www.hsmichigan.org/chesterfieldhs/

 

On Friday, February 8, 2013, the Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society presents Antique Appraisal Night, arranged by Denny Bolen. This will be in the Richmond Historic Village, 36045 Park Street, Bailey Memorial Park, Richmond, at 7 pm in the One Room Schoolhouse.  Their website is www.richmondhistoricalsociety.org

 

The Macomb County Lorenzo Cultural Center is presenting The Gilded Age to the Great War: America at the Turn of the Century on February 23 - May 5, 2013. Further details will be on their website http://www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com/

 

March

 

On March 7, 2013, Cindy Sue Donahue, historian of Macomb County, will present on the Bath Houses of Mt. Clemens for the Chesterfield Twp. Historical Society.  She will explain how around 1873, mineral waters were discovered in Mt. Clemens.  Because of the reputed healing powers of the water, many bath houses sprung up around the city, causing Mt. Clemens to be known as Bath City USA. Many celebrities of the day came to Mt. Clemens to take advantage of the mineral baths, including Babe Ruth, Clark Gable, Mae West, and Jack Dempsey.  Their website is www.hsmichigan.org/chesterfieldhs/

 

The Warren Historical & Genealogical Society will have an Open House at the Bunert One Room School House from 1:00pm-4:00pm on March 3rd. The Bunert Schoolhouse is located on Bunert St., south of Martin Rd. between Schoenherr and Hayes. The website is http://warrenhistsoc.org/

 

April

 

The Heritage Alliance of Macomb County will meet on Saturday, April 28, at the Lorenzo Cultural Center on Hall Road (M-59).  The Cultural Center is sponsoring the event this year.