Charles B. Keeler was appointed the postmaster of the Village of Newburg and the Township of Bristol on December 8, 1838. In 1836, Mr. Keeler...
When I was in sixth grade (1961-1962), my primary teacher was Mrs. Judy Isaacson. One period each day, she taught Home Ec. Mr. George Wilson would come from the high school to cover that period. I do not remember whether he taught math or science.
One day, Mr. Wilson was late getting to the classroom from the high school. As he was coming down the hallway, he could hear our class. We were being quite loud.
I sat down today to write a story about the First Congregational Church but my thoughts kept drifting to my father who died one year ago today – December 1, 2019. So I decided to write down one of the stories he told me about his time in the Army during World War II.
- November 3, 2020
On Sunday , November 3, 1935, the first meeting of the Junior Women’s Literary Club was held at the Henry Stephens library. The Charter members...
About April 1, 1952, the Almont Village Council hired Ed to be the full-time Village Marshall. He replaced Lew Ward who had held the position...
On October 29, 1828, James Deneen purchased property in Section 9 of what is now Almont Township. On October 29 1828, James Deneen from Trumbull...
In February 1987, the Thumb Area Thimblers began sewing on a commemorative quilt to celebrate Michigan’s sesquicentennial – 1837 to 1987. The quilt was completed...
On September 25, 1883, a special meeting of the Village Council was held at Harrington Hall (Hotel) to establish the Almont Hook and Ladder Company....
David Henry Burley was born on October 16, 1863 to Samuel Burley (1835-1925) and Maria Clark Burley (1845-1913) in Thedford, Ontario, Canada. Thedford is now...
On August 15, 1877, Nathan Rogers died in Imlay City, Michigan. He was the first to buy property to the east of the downtown area....
