There are many surprising moments in life, and I had one this spring. M-in-L, Papa and I spend a day or so visiting cemeteries on Memorial Day weekend each year. Last year, Papa and I went back to Maple Hill Cemetery to water our flowers. Since it was just the two of us, and we …
August 2009 archive
Aug 29
SNGF – Ancestors I Have Met
Time for this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, hosted by Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings. Here is your challenge for tonight (or whenever you read this): Write down which of your ancestors that you have met in person (yes, even if you were too young to remember them). Tell us their names, where they lived, and …
Aug 29
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 459 Southeast
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The southeast portion of Block T, lot 459 was purchased by “Joseph Long” on 5 May 1909, according to the cemetery print-out …
Aug 28
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 459
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is close to the lot containing the burials of the George and Lucy (Kaiser) Johnston families, Block T, Lot 461. …
Aug 27
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block B Lot 60
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is in an old part of the cemetery, and runs parallel to Mitchell Street. My dad showed me how to …
Aug 26
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block T Lot 461
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The ownership information for this lot was blank in the cemetery printout at the Cadillac Library, as was the purchase date. Lucy …
Aug 25
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block O Lot 344
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. The cemetery record printout shows a purchased date of 12 July 1894 for this lot. Since the first person buried here died …
Aug 24
Library of Michigan, Department of History, Arts and Libraries
I received a copy of this message, originally sent by the Michigan Genealogical Council. I am quoting it without comment, you all know my opinion. Please contact the senators listed below, and your own Senators today: Senator Cameron Brown has introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 18, which if passed by a 2/3 majority in the State …
Aug 24
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block H Lot 199
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. This lot is owned by James Johnston, and the printout at the Cadillac Library shows that he purchased it 27 August 1894. …
Aug 22
Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Block B Lot 10
Maple Hill is a larger city cemetery, located on the south side of Cadillac, Michigan. I have collected a number of photographs from this cemetery and will post my photographs by lot number. Lot 10, Block B was purchased by William Garvin on 5 March 1883 according to the printout I consulted at the Cadillac …
