Author: Sharon Scott
GARAGE SALE- US 12- CLINTON
US 12 HERITAGE TRAIL GARAGE SALES BEGIN FRIDAY AUGUST 9TH– SUNDAY 11TH
Michiganders can travel on US-12 for over 210 miles without leaving the state, but this stretch is only a small part of this massive highway. In its entirety, the road runs from Aberdeen (Washington) to Detroit, covering a distance of nearly 2,500 miles.
US 12 Garage Sales can be found along the highway at homes, farms, businesses, parking lots and fields. Some areas will have large numbers of vendors while others may be scattered. As you drive the country roads on your quest, you will be privy to incredible stories. Register and see all the sales at https://www.us12heritagetrail.org/
In Clinton look for the signs to get you to fabulous sales, including the Mobile Home Park & Historical Society of Clinton’s sale at the American Legion Hall. Also some churches start their sales on Thursday. Donations can be made to the Historical Societies’ Sale on Thursday Aug. 8. If you have questions, please call 517-45-7198.
The Historical Society
of Clinton Michigan
PRESENTS
of Clinton Michigan
PRESENTS
Historical Scavenger Hunt
June 1st
12:00 to 3:00
12:00 to 3:00
● $10 per person
● Starts and ends at the Smith Kimball Community Center – Search for Historic Items in Clinton
● 15 historical exhibits with some local businesses included
● Prizes will be awarded
● Refreshments will be served after the hunt
● Prizes will be awarded
● Refreshments will be served after the hunt
For more information contact NORLEEN HICKS @ 517-442-8385
LEGACY LAND CONSERVANCY PROGRAM AT CLINTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY, NOV. 28 AT 7PM
The Historical Society of Clinton is going to host a program on Nov. 28, presented by “The Legacy Land Conservancy” at the Clinton Township Public Library at 7pm. Allene Smith, Land Protection Specialist with Legacy will be our speaker.
Ms. Smith will explain how rural land can be preserved by becoming a Legacy held conservation easement. At the end of 2022 Legacy was monitoring 7350 acres of land in Washtenaw and Lenawee and Jackson County. The Raisin Valley Land Trust recently integrated into their monitoring program. She will also tell about their other conservation work. The public is invited.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CLINTON MICHIGAN
P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236
LEGACY LAND CONSERVANCY- NOVEMBER 28TH– 7PM at the Clinton Township Public Library. A speaker from Legacy Land Conservancy will speak on protecting and preserving land in Southern Michigan. We are especially interested in local farm land and how it can be kept agricultural.
HISTORIC BARN PHOTO EXHIBITION – AT CLINTON FALL FESTIVAL SEPT. 23RD & 24TH
The Historical Society of Clinton will be presenting photographs of historic barns in the Clinton Area at the Smith Kimball Community Center during Fall Festival, 9-5PM, Friday the 23rd and Saturday the 24th, Mark Jenkins, a Historical Society member, has been interviewing some of the owners including: Steve Wahl, Shirley Campbell, Carolyn Dicks, Martin Scott, Dave and Karen Faust, Brent Crombez, and Jaremy Jesse. Large photos of these barns and small ones of many others will be presented with a wirte ups based on these interviews and historical research. Included will be information on styles and the building of historic barns. Please join us; admission is free.
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CLINTON MICHIGAN
P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236
February 15, 2022
THE HISTORY OF CEMENT CITY- MARCH 22,2022 AT THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 7PM. The program will be presented by Zachary Karnas, current president of the Village of Cement City Council. He will tell us about the village which started in the 1830s with another name and how it came to be Cement City. The public is always invited to our meetings.
ANNUAL MEETING AND BUILDING MARKER AWARDS- APRIL 26, 2022 AT CTPL AT 6:15 for Annual Meeting and Marker Awards at 7PM. At the Annual Meeting officers will be elected and the budget for the coming year approved. Also dues are due of $10 single, $15 a couple ad $150 for Life Membership. The program will be the awarding of Historical Building Markers. Your building must be 75 years or older and be recognized as a historic structure. If you are interested, applications are at the Library Desk. Also contact Norleen Hicks at 517-442-8385 to assist you with the history of the house and its owners.
THE STORY OF BUNNY FABRIQUE- CLINTON MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER- MAY 24, 2022 Sharon Scott will present a power point program on Clinton’s only Major League Ball player. Also, you can bring old baseball memorabilia to share.
PICNIC AT TATE PARK : 6PM – Meat and beverages will be provided. Bring a dish to pass and your own table setting. A tree has been purchased and planted at Tate Park in memory of Carol Rone, who was the care taker of the Smith Kimball Community Center for many years. There will be a short memorial after the supper.
CEMETERY WORK – The work to finish restoring the Old East Cemetery will continue with fairer weather. We are also looking into purchasing a sign for the cemetery.
WEB-SITE– Recently, Austin Pratt, one of our members, worked on updating our Word Press web-site. More work will be done in the next couple of months. We are very fortunate to have someone up to figuring out how to do this. You can check out our web-site by clicking on the address in the newsletter header.
ARCHIVES– Lenore Binns is cataloging our big backlog of books that have been donated to the Historical Society over the years. Recently she is working on old Clinton textbooks and area cookbooks. Sam Hall is beginning the work of digitizing the audio tapes from various programs we recorded. Nikki Hall and Max Roesch (a Clinton High Junior) are working on the obituary files. We are at the library most Fridays from 3-5pm. Just show up or contact Sharon Scott at 517-456-7198.
AMAZON SMILE-Remember when you shop Amazon to shop Amazon Smile and designate the Historical Society of Clinton and we will get a small but nice percentage of the sale. Thanks!
From Fraley Slide Collection-(digitized) Top is Boy Scout Cabin and bottom 168 W. Michigan- 1980s
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Historical Society of Clinton, Michigan
P.O. Box 647, Clinton, MI 49236
October 1, 2021
US 12 GARAGE SALE RESULTS– Thanks to everyone who helped with the sale by donating or working or both. We added $533.75 to our treasury. Thanks also to the American Legion Post for hosting us.
FALL FESTIVAL EXHIBIT AT SKCC- We had an exhibit of some of the photos that will be in our upcoming photo book,” A Century of Clinton’s Past : Downtown, Business and Industry, 1889-1980.” Thanks to those who worked. We sold a few items, had some generous donations and also talked with many current and former residents. We had conversations with folks from Jonesville, Jackson Toledo and many other places.
PROGRAM ON “THE RIVER RAISIN- A PODUNK”- OCTOBER 26, 7PM AT CLINTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY. Kathleen Grady and Tim Polk, both on the Manchester Historical Society Board will make a visual presentation on the ghost town north of Clinton, called, River Raisin or Podunk. The public is invited.
PROGRAM ON CEMETERY CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION- NOVEMBER 6, AT 1PM AT THE SMITH KIMBALL COMMUNITY CENTER. Bobbie Mathis, of Union City, MI will present a slide program on the proper historic materials and techniques for restoring cemeteries ad grave markers. We will start out at the Community Center and after Ms. Mathis presentation we will walk down to the Old East Cemetery across from the Elementary School. Karen Faust and George Service attended a workshop in June, co-taught by Ms. Mathis and they have been working diligently to restore the stones and their position in our cemetery. If you would like to learn more about this type of restoration, please look at the following web site: https://cemeteryconservatorsunitedstandards.org/
CHRISTMAS BUILDING TOUR – Our president, Norleen Hicks, has been working lining up places to visit for the Christmas Building Tour. It will be Dec. 4th and she will need people to help with hosting at the various locations. More information will follow by e-mail.
AMAZON SMILE– Please when you place an order on amazon, use amazonsmile.com and choose the Historical Society of Clinton as your charity. We make a small percentage and it doesn’t cost the buyer anything. It all adds up. As of June 2021 we have received $60.71.
ARCHIVES– We still need workers to list books we have received, to file, paste and to research. We are at the library most Fridays from 3-5pm. Just show up or contact Sharon Scott at 517-456-7198. Sam Hall has been digitizing slides donated by Shirley Fraley.