e-newsletter V.11 #2

Historical Society of Clinton, Michigan

P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236

http://clinthis.org

October 1, 2021

US 12 GARAGE SALE RESULTS– Thanks to everyone who helped with the sale by donating or working or both.  We added $533.75 to our treasury. Thanks also to the American Legion Post for hosting us.

FALL FESTIVAL EXHIBIT AT SKCC- We had an exhibit of some of the photos that will be in our upcoming photo book,” A Century of Clinton’s Past : Downtown, Business and Industry, 1889-1980.” Thanks to those who worked.  We sold a few items,  had some generous donations and also talked with many current and former residents.  We had conversations with folks from Jonesville, Jackson Toledo and many other places.

PROGRAM ON “THE RIVER RAISIN- A PODUNK”- OCTOBER 26, 7PM AT CLINTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY.  Kathleen Grady and Tim Polk, both on the Manchester Historical Society Board will make a visual presentation on the ghost town north of Clinton, called, River Raisin or Podunk. The public is invited.

PROGRAM ON CEMETERY CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION- NOVEMBER 6, AT 1PM AT THE SMITH KIMBALL COMMUNITY CENTER.  Bobbie Mathis, of Union City, MI will present a slide program on the proper historic materials and techniques for restoring cemeteries ad grave markers. We will start out at the Community Center and after Ms. Mathis presentation we will walk down to the Old East Cemetery across from the Elementary School.  Karen Faust and George Service attended a workshop in June, co-taught by Ms. Mathis and they have been working diligently to restore the stones and their position in our cemetery.  If you would like to learn more about this type of restoration, please look at the following web site: https://cemeteryconservatorsunitedstandards.org/

CHRISTMAS BUILDING TOUR – Our president, Norleen Hicks, has been working lining up places to visit for the Christmas Building Tour.  It will be Dec. 4^th and she will need people to help with hosting at the various locations.  More information will follow by e-mail.

AMAZON SMILE– Please when you place an order on amazon, use amazonsmile.com and choose the Historical Society of Clinton as your charity.  We make a small percentage and it doesn’t cost the buyer anything.  It all adds up. As of June 2021 we have received $60.71.

ARCHIVES– We still need workers to list books we have received, to file, paste  and to research.  We are at the library most Fridays from 3-5pm.  Just show up or contact Sharon Scott at 517-456-7198. Sam Hall has been digitizing slides donated by Shirley Fraley.

e-newsletter V.11 #1

Historical Society of Clinton, Michigan

P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236

http://clinthis.org

June 9, 2021

UPCOMING

We are hoping we will have programs starting again in October 2021.

 

PICNIC – JUNE 15^RD-6 pm –The picnic will be held at the Smith Kimball and two houses will receive Historic Building Plaques, Annual Business will be held with election of officers and approval of 2021-22 Budget. We will also dedicate two memorial trees for Robert Way and Sheryl Busch.  For the picnic, the meat will be furnished and beverage.  Please bring your own place setting and a dish to pass.  Please call Norleen at 517-442-8385 to leave a reservation by Friday, June 11.  We will be inside in case of rain.

 

US 12 GARAGE SALE- AUGUST 13-15. We will sponsor this and set up our own booth at the Clinton American Legion Hall on Jackson St.  We need volunteers for Thursday to set up and Friday and Saturday to sell. We are not open on Sunday.  Items can be brought on Thursday for the sale between 9-2pm. There will be a signup sheet at the picnic.  We need everyone’s help.

 

SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENOIR

For the first year, HSC is offered a scholarship to a Clinton High School senior wrote a historic paper about a Clinton person, place, event, business or organization.  The committee that worked on this is :  Mike Walters, Pat Sturk and Jan Wegner.  Pat Sturk made the presentation of the $500 scholarship to Sky Chandler, this year’s winner. Her essay will be put on our web site and will also be in the Clinton Local.

 

PHOTO BOOK FOR CLINTON- Still being worked on by the HSC Board.   Those helping Sharon Scott with writing the text are: George Service, Karen Faust, Cynthia Given and Charlie Steffens.  Pat Sturk is doing the editing. We hope the first volume will come out this year: “A Century of Clinton’s Past, volume 1, Downtown, Business & Industry, 1880-1980” .

DONATION – Clinton High School has donated 27 VHS tapes of sports, graduations and dramas.  Twenty-four of these tapes have been digitized by Samuel Hall and are available to view by appointment. The other three are on ¾” video tape and we do not have the facility to digitize these. Some of the tapes are:

 

1. class of 1976
2. class of 1982
3. class of 1984
4. class of 1989
5. class of 1991 video and graduation
6. class of 1995 video
7. class of 1994 video
8. class of 1999
9. class of 2002
10. class of 2003

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS – The Oklahoma Correctional Industries, with a grant, have digitized Clinton High School Yearbooks from 1960-1999.  HSC paid for the 1917, 1937 and 1947 yearbooks, as they were not a part of the grant.  All of these are available at the Clinton Township Library Desk and at Clinton High School Library.

ON-LINE DONATION PROGRAM AT AMAZONSMILE.COM will raise funds for us.

If you order from amazon you can go to amazonsmile.com instead and choose the Historical Society of Clinton as your charity.  Your order is processed just the same as if you’re on amazon, but HSC will get a .5% back. We get a quarterly check.  Use this for your Christmas shopping.

 

Like us on Facebook!

We’ve added a Facebook page to keep people informed of our events and historical tidbits.  Little by little it is growing and reaching more and more people!  We’d like you to LIKE us and share with your friends and family too!  So if you are on Facebook, just go to:  https://www.facebook.com/49236HSC and follow us.

ARCHIVES

Nicola and Samuel Hall are currently working on sorting through the obituary cards,  updating them and also getting obits ready to be pasted onto cards.   Lenore Binns is almost finished cataloging our large ” Sell DeMuth Collection” of general store records, from the 1870’s to 1910’s.

We still need help with filing, pasting obituaries and cataloging books.  We usually work on Fridays from 3-5 pm at the library.  Let us know if you can help.

CEMETERY PRESERVATION– The Historical Society is taking on the work of preserving the Oak Mount or Old East Cemetery, near the water tower.  George Service and Karen Faust have already uncovered, listed and cleaned around the stones.  They are also going to attend a Cemetery Preservation workshop in Union City this month.  If you want to be involved in cleaning and restoring the stones, let George Service know.

e-newsletter V.10 #2

Historical Society of Clinton, Michigan

P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236

http://clinthis.org

Nov. 15, 2020

UPCOMING

Sorry we are having no in person programs.  We have postponed this Fall’s programs with hopes that we will have them in Spring. Also no Christmas Walk.

 

PICNIC – JUNE 23^RD-6 pm –The picnic was held at the Smith Kimball and two houses received Historic Building Plaques for houses at 602 Tecumseh Rd. ,  313 Jackson Rd. and

13514 E. Michigan Ave.

 

HISTORIC  SPIRIT WALK – Oct.  24- Thirty-seven people participated in the Spirit Walk this year.    The Clinton Inn put out a wonderful treat afterwards.  Thanks to our president, Norleen Hicks, for putting this together this successful event.

 

SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENOIR

For the first year, HSC is offering a scholarship to a Clinton High School senior who will write a historic paper about a Clinton person, place, event, business or organization.  The committee working on this is :  Mike Walters, Pat Sturk and Jan Wegner.

 

PHOTO BOOK FOR CLINTON- Still being worked on by the HSC Board.   Pat Sturk is doing editing. We hope the first volume will come out next year: A Century of Clinton’s Past, volume 1, Downtown, Business & Industry, 1880-1980 .

DONATION – Clinton High School has donated 27 VHS tapes of sports, graduations and dramas.   We will begin to digitize these soon.  If you would like to help with this project, please e-mail Sharon Scott at sascott2@comcast.net. This is done in the basement of the library.

HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS – The Historical Society is gathering Clinton High School Yearbooks to be digitized by the Oklahoma Correctional Industries.  We are gathering yearbooks from the 1950s-1999.  We still need 1957, 1977, 1982.  The Clinton High School has already furnished us with some issues not in our archives.  They are returned in same condition sent.  They do this free to us.  Please contact Sharon Scott if you have any of missing issues.

HOSPICE LIGHTS OF LOVE –  Dec.  6,  from 6-8 pm.  at the Smith-Kimball Community Center.  We will be furnishing cookies for the event.

 

 

ON-LINE DONATION PROGRAM AT AMAZONSMILE.COM will raise funds for us.

If you order from amazon you can go to amazonsmile.com instead and choose the Historical Society of Clinton as your charity.  Your order is processed just the same as if you’re on amazon, but HSC will get a .5% back. We get a quarterly check.  Use this for your Christmas shopping.

 

MEMORIAL TREE – FOR THE SMITH-KIMBALL COMMUNITY CENTER LAWN

We are going to honor one of our past members, Robert Way, this year by purchasing and planting a tree on the SKCC grounds.   Robert Way (1931-2020 )  was born in Clinton and had a  wealth of local historical knowledge that he shared  with many.  Bob and his wife Mary Jane worked on several HSC projects and also donated items to the HSC archives. We are very grateful that the family designated our Society as a memorial funds recipient.    Bob will be remembered in our hearts and with a tree and memorial plaque at the Smith-Kimball Community Center.

 Like us on Facebook!

We’ve added a Facebook page to keep people informed of our events and historical tidbits.  Little by little it is growing and reaching more and more people!  We’d like you to LIKE us and share with your friends and family too!  So if you are on Facebook, just go to:  https://www.facebook.com/49236HSC and follow us.

ARCHIVES

Three Lancaster Scrapbooks have been scanned by members, Nikki and Samuel Hall. They have used a program called cam-scanner on a phone.  The results will be available soon at the library desk on a thumb drive.  The articles and obituaries cover the 1920’s to 1950’s.  Also Lenore Binns is working on cataloging our” Sell DeMuth Collection” of general store records, from the 1870’s to 1910’s.

We still need help with filing, pasting obituaries and cataloging books.  We usually work on Fridays from 3-5 pm at the library.  Let us know if you can help.

e-newsletter V.10 #1

Historical Society of Clinton, Michigan

P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236

http://clinthis.org

Feb. 12, 2020

UPCOMING

 

OLD RIVER RAISIN – JUST A PODUNK- 7PM – March 24-Clinton Township Public Library

We Program by Kathleen Grady of Manchester.  This program will tell of the former town of River Raisin or Podunk located about 4 miles north of Clinton along the River Raisin in Bridgewater Township also called Podunk.

 

ROWLAND EXHIBIT TO GO TO PLYMOUTH MICHIGAN LIBRARY- Members of our Society will be setting up the Rowland Exhibit at the Plymouth Library in April and May.  This exhibit was designed in 2004 and this will be the ninth time it has been set up for public viewing. Last year we took it back to the Guardian Building (one of Rowland’s designs) for its 75^th anniversary.

If you want to help with the moving and setting up let Sharon know at 456-7198.

 

ANNUAL MEETING – 7PM- APRIL 28 AND AWARDING BUILDING MARKERS  to at least 4 historical homes – 7:30 at the Clinton Township Public Library. Memberships dues are also collected at this meeting and officers elected.

 

PLAY BALL : BUNNY FABRIQUE – 7 pm. MAY 26 at Clinton Township Public Library.

Bunny Fabrique (1887 -1960) born and died in Clinton and played for the Brooklyn Robins/ Dodgers in 1916 & 17.  He started out playing on ball fields in Clinton with his brother Frank Fabrique. His grand niece, Jane Richards-Lerma has contributed photos for this research.

Sharon Scott will present the program with information found in our area and researched and written by David Krell of the Society for American Baseball Research.  He will be on the phone to answer questions after the presentation. David Krell is the author of Our Bums: The Brooklyn Dodgers in History, Memory and Popular.  Bring any baseball memorabilia, especially related to Clinton.

 

PICNIC – JUNE 23^RD-6 pm  This is a potluck…bring your own dishes, Tea & Lemonade provided.  If you would like to host the picnic, let Pres. Norleen Hicks know  at 517-442-8385.

 

SUMMER TRIP-  Are you interested in any of the following:  Belle Isle, Frankenmuth Military Museum, Hanover Organ Museum, Grass Lake-Lost Railway Museum or other?

 

ARCHIVES- Archives are open for research on most Fridays 3-5pm. Check the library for the schedule.   Help is always appreciated.  Nikki Hall is still scanning a 1920’s &30s scrapbook with a  phone.  Lenore Binns is finishing up the Historical Society Scrapbooks.  We still need someone to manage our obituary files and someone to convert audio tapes to digital. Don’t hesitate to volunteer. Contact Sharon Scott at sascott2@comcast.net or call 517-456-7198.

 

ON-LINE DONATION PROGRAM AT AMAZONSMILE.COM will raise funds for us.

If you order from amazon you can go to amazonsmile.com instead and choose the Historical Society of Clinton as your charity.  Your order is processed just the same as if you’re on amazon, but HSC will get a .5% back. This is very easy to do.   

 

PHOTO BOOK FOR CLINTON- Still being worked on by Board & Karen Faust.  Pat Sturk is doing editing. We hope the first volume will come out this year:  Clinton Photos Through the Years 1880-1980 : Business and Industry 

Like us on Facebook!

We’ve added a Facebook page to keep people informed of our events and historical tidbits.  Little by little it is growing and reaching more and more people!  We’d like you to LIKE us and share with your friends and family too!  So if you are on Facebook, just go to:  https://www.facebook.com/49236HSC and follow us.

“Bunny Fabrique “ (LaVerne Albert Fabrique )born in Clinton in 1887, played ball & returned to Clinton ca. 1940 and died here in 1960.

                     

 

The Clinton High School Yearbooks from 1960-1999 are in the mail to Lexington, OK to be digitized along with the three earlier that are available: 1917, 1937, 1947.  This is a free service through a grant to the Oklahoma Correctional Industries (OCI).  The yearbooks belong to The Historical Society of Clinton, Clinton High School and private individuals and will be returned intact.  We are so grateful for this opportunity.  They digital copy will be available at the Clinton Township Library and Clinton High School Library.