On June 21, 1893, Dr. David Henry Burley opened his medical practice in Almont. He practiced in Almont for 66 years – right up to...
Dr. Aileen Betteys Corbit was the driving force behind the organization of the John Crawford Chapter. Aileen was born in October 1877 in Oxford, Michigan. ...
On May 16, 1957, at Harold Hough’s home, the Almont Community Historical Society was originally founded. James P. Smith was elected Society president. At the...
Elisha Webster was born July 26, 1807 in Northumberland, Saratoga, New York to Osee Webster Jr. and Ruth King Webster. Osee Webster Jr. was born...
Jonathan Sleeper, the second person to settle in Almont, was born on February 7, 1806 in Compton, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Josiah Sleeper and...
On April 1, 1957, Thomas A. Sadler and Nola J. Sadler purchased the “Almont Times-Herald from Eugene Little, who had owned the newspaper since 1948....
The territory established the original township on March 7, 1834. The boundaries of that township included the present townships of Almont, Imlay and the southern...
James Deneen was the first settler to come and settle in what is now Almont Township. He brought his family to Almont in 1828. This...
On February 3, 1881, James Thomson passed away. In 1845, Mr. Thomson suggested the name “Almont” for the township and village. In 1878, he donated...
The reason for the bond issue was not initially the student count. The school’s library had been returned to its original location in the center...
