Mount Vernon, Part Two

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s Back to Mount Vernon, when Robert Eldredge wrote in ‘Past and Present of Macomb County’ in 1905, that “Mount Vernon, which is situated in section 19 and 30 of Washington Township is a thriving little village community, in which has gathered a number of business houses, two churches and a blacksmithContinue reading “Mount Vernon, Part Two”

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Mount Vernon, Washington

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s Patriotism ran strong among the early pioneering settlers to this area. They named the township and village after our first President (Washington) and a village after his Virginia estate (Mount Vernon). Since there were many of Scottish descent arriving new to the area, the name was easily approved. The ruggedly hillyContinue reading “Mount Vernon, Washington”

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The story of the ‘Free Public Library’

Linda’a Monday Morning Moaning’s The ‘Romeo Free Public Library’, was a story, I found most interesting and wanted to share the research I had found about this great library. Samuel and Nancy Kezar, from Turner, New York lived in a Queen Anne style home on Church Street in Romeo, that they built in 1894. SamuelContinue reading “The story of the ‘Free Public Library’”

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A ‘Wee’ Sneak Peak

Linda’s Monday Morning Moaning’s With in the next week or two the fall issue of ‘Macomb Now’ magazine should be out for public viewing. A few months ago, I was contact by the editor of the magazine to ask if I would be interested in making a submission to the portion of the magazine calledContinue reading “A ‘Wee’ Sneak Peak”

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My ‘Covid Lockdown’ Book – Part 2

Linda’s Monday Morning Moanings The roll out of ‘Farming in Northern Macomb County’, was more than we could have asked for, and I am sending a great thank you to all the people who made it out to the Washington Historical Museum on Sunday the 8th. The museum is such a special place and theContinue reading “My ‘Covid Lockdown’ Book – Part 2”

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