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...
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...
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...
Larry Ray Kersten was born on June 19, 1939 in Berville, Michigan to Ralph and Bernice (Stephens) Kersten. He graduated from Almont High School in...
Willito Kelsey Bristol (1897-1969), always called W. K., was the great-grandson of Bezaleel Bristol (1782-1859) – one of the earliest settlers of Almont. His family...
In the mid-1960’s dad (James C. Wade) was working for Hamill and then Firestone. Firestone purchased Hamill when J. D. Ligon retired from Hamill. Hamill was one of the primary producers of seat belts for the automobile industry.
In 1875 or 1876, the U. S. Congress passed a resolution urging communities, townships, and counties to write their histories for the national centennial celebration in 1876. Anyone who has gone to a genealogical library to do family research has found that most counties published histories of their settlement in the years following 1876.
Oliver Bristol was born on January 27, 1787 in Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut to Bezaleel Bristol III (1749-1828) and Mary Redfield Bristol (1755-1838). Oliver was...
In March 1834, the Township of Almont was organized. About thirteen men met at Daniel Black’s Tavern to elect the Township’s first officers. The Territorial...
To facilitate the settlement of the territories, Territorial governments first had to survey the land and determine the location of roads. Most roads were expected...
