Village of Romeo Research – Page 2

Romeo, the County Seat of Macomb County ??

The earliest building in Romeo to serve as a community center was the Gray’s Block at 231 North Main Street. It was constructed in 1869 to house Gray’s Opera House. The $22,000. building was designed in the Italianate style by local architect Oscar S. Buell, and financed by brothers Hugh, James and Noah Gray. WhenContinue reading “Romeo, the County Seat of Macomb County ??”

The Clifton Grist Mill

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s This was a story I found while researching the Washington book, and found it so very interesting. Tucked away in a ‘corner of Washington Township’ at 31 Mile and Dequindre Rd is the Clifton Grist Mill, a hidden away treasure for this community. The first mill at that location, according toContinue reading “The Clifton Grist Mill”

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273 Chandler Street, Romeo

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s The Gray – Tinsman Residence One of the historic homes I researched for the Archives when I was starting this journey was the Hugh Gray/ William Tinsman residence at 273 Chandler Street in the Village of Romeo. Hugh Gray (1842-1884) having grown up in the Romeo area from a prominent familyContinue reading “273 Chandler Street, Romeo”

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How the Process Began

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s I have had two books published by Arcadia in 2019 and 2020, and the process has begun on a third Arcadia book to be published in fall 2021. It will highlight farming life in and around Macomb County north of Hall Road, through out the nine different townships. When working onContinue reading “How the Process Began”

Romeo Observer Christmas

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s With this being Christmas week, my thoughts turned too a wonderful and surprising find from when I first started researching. While looking through the Romeo Observer newspapers once again for an obituary or article I was needing, I was handling an unbound set of these fragile and delicate papers, when onContinue reading “Romeo Observer Christmas”