Meeting New Friends by Writing

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s

I have already mentioned Stacie and Julie from the Kezar Library and Community Archive, their help has been more than I could have asked for. Julie also has done all the scanning that was needed to get these books to the publisher, and alway done in a way they would except these old images for their exacting requirements. For the work on ‘Washington Township’ meeting the people at the Greater Washington Township Historical Society with Cherie Allen and Pat Hallman, among others, made the research help, always go much smoother. They have been kind enough to sell the Washington book at the Washington Township Historical Museum.

In Macomb Township I met with the former Supervisor Janet Dunn and the Macomb Township Historical Commission with its former president Peggy Arccado and their group, who at every turn had help to give. There have been so many people who saw the value in what I was trying to put together and their help was immense. When I first started working on the Macomb book, there was great concern, could I come upon with enough images to use and fill the requirement of Arcadia.  

I had heard that there was a lady that had lived and was raised in the Waldenburg area of Macomb and could help with information about that area, but nobody was sure how to reach her. I made some calls to no avail, and out of the blue one day, I received a call from Shelley Stier Henshaw, I had found her! Rather she had found me! I explained what I was doing, and asked if she could help with any photographs of the area. Boy did she help! I really don’t think I could have gotten that portion or chapter done with out the assistance she so willing gave. Her documentation and information were spot on. 

Shelley’s family, goes back a few generations and they owned the STIER HARDWARE on the corner of 22 Mile and Romeo Plank Road. Anybody and everybody who needed pretty much any thing from work to home materials used the store on that important corner. She was familiar with so many people from her childhood that lived in the area she was also able to explain photographic images I had from other sources. A chapter in the ‘Washington Township’ book, talks extensively about the memories from Shelley’s growing up in Waldenburg.

These are just a very small introduction in to my opening world of where you can go and who you who you might meet along the way, when you start writing.

On that ‘wee’ note, till next week.

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Image above courtesy of Shelley Stier Henshaw Collection.

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