• November 29, 2021

On November 29, 1975, Robert “Bob” Bowman locked the doors on Bowman’s Drug Store for the last time.  He sold the business that had been...

  • November 1, 2021

Benjamin Franklin Johnston was born March 23, 1829 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York to Daniel Benjamin Johnston (1791-1860) and Abigail Lord Johnston ((1792-1879).  In 1848,...

  • October 17, 2021

On October 17, 1832, William C. Baldwin bought property in Section 10 of what is now Almont Township.  Section 10 is on the north side...

  • October 1, 2021

Over the last several months, a group of musicians have been practicing in order to re-establish the group that we knew as the Royal Rubes. ...

  • September 23, 2021

On September 23, 1831, Walter King Hough and Ebenezer Hough bought properties in Section 28 of what is now Almont Township between Van Dyke and...

  • September 1, 2021

In the summer of 1833, John and Jean Hunter Hopkin and their three children, along with William and Margaret Gray Robertson and their two children...

  • August 16, 2021

On August 16, 1866, Jean Hunter Hopkin died.  She and husband John bought property on June 29, 1833 in Section 35 of Almont Township.  The...

  • August 1, 2021

The story of the Cochrane (pronounced “Coke-run”) families is really the story of nine families.  Patriarch, David Cochrane and wife Catherine Rattray Cochrane and eight...

  • July 14, 2021

On July 14, 1829, Elisha purchased property in Section 4 of Almont Township.  The property is on what is now Webster Road (named for Elisha),...

  • July 1, 2021

On Saturday June 5th, Susan Stable Militello and her husband came to the museum.  Susan was seeking information on her grandfather, Frank Wood Ring. Frank...

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