PRESS RELEASE : 3/8/2015
Sharon Scott: 456-7198
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CLINTON, MI
DATE: MARCH 24TH, Tues. AT 7PM
WHERE: CLINTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
PUBLIC IS INVITED
HISTORICAL SOCIEITY PROGRAM: Michigan's Historic Landscapes and the Impact of
European Settlement
The Michigan Territory encountered by European explorers was composed of seamless, highly evolved
PRESS RELEASE : 3/8/2015
Sharon Scott: 456-7198
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CLINTON, MI
DATE: MARCH 24TH, Tues. AT 7PM
WHERE: CLINTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
PUBLIC IS INVITED
HISTORICAL SOCIEITY PROGRAM: Michigan's Historic Landscapes and the Impact of
European Settlement
The Michigan Territory encountered by European explorers was composed of seamless, highly evolved
ecosystems. Native Americans were integral to Michigan's pre-settlement landscape by virtue of awareness of their
dependence on it and respect for it its use. European settlement brought a host of changes, none more fundamental
than an abrupt shift in the human relationship to the land. This presentation will give an amateur's impression of the
pre-settlement landscape and help us to appreciate what we losing.
Bob Kellum is a native of Washtenaw County, will present a program this program on Michigan’s Historic Landscapes
at the Clinton Township Public Library on March 24th at 7pm. Bob’s family has owned land in the Irish Hills since
1961, where he learned to appreciate the area's unique landscapes. He was formerly a Planning Commissioner in
Manchester Township, and is now active with the Grand-Raisin Cluster of the Stewardship Network, the Irish Hills
affiliate of the MotorCities National Heritage and Oh These Irish Hills!. The public is invited