Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s Today I want to talk about something that has given me reason for thought since working on my research material when writing the ‘Macomb Township’ Arcadia book. In Waldenburg on the north west corner of 22 Mile and Romeo Plank Road, there still stands the Dopp Building with a cap stoneContinue reading “‘Local Option Inforced’”
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Macomb Townships, Waldenburg
Last week in Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s, I talked about the ‘Cobbler of Waldenburg’ and felt that a further look into Waldenburg was of interest. I hope you agree. Waldenburg, is a small town in Macomb Township, settled in 1831. The area was known as a German settlement of immigrants from mainly Prussia, in theContinue reading “Macomb Townships, Waldenburg”
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The ‘Cobbler of Waldenburg’
Todays Monday Morning Moaning’s comes from an article in the Mt. Clemens Monitor, from Friday April 4, 1930, called “Cobbler of Waldenburg Celebrates 90th Birthday”. Born March 30, 1840 in Austrian Silesia, now Czechoslovakia, Ambrose Leyer was “just another mouth to feed” at the time when his parents were scarcely able to keep the familyContinue reading “The ‘Cobbler of Waldenburg’”
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Farming in Northern Macomb County
In December, I contracted with Arcadia Publications to write my third book for them. I was made aware that there were people, who had missed inclusion in the previous books I had written. Although many of the Northern Macomb County townships already had the ‘Images of America’ books highlighting them, there were at least fourContinue reading “Farming in Northern Macomb County”
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 exceptContinue reading “Meeting New Friends by Writing”
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