Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-21
MICHIGAN PIONEERS.
Annual Meeting of the State Pioneer
Society


The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Michigan state pioneer and historical socie-
" was held in Lansing June II 10. At the
1rst day session G report of the secre-
tary was read, showing that but one officer
of the association had died during The year.
This was Ephrim Longyear or Lansing,
VINO had been treasurer since the organiZl-
tion of the society in $50. Twenty five
members had died during the year, the
oldest being Alexander Odian OF Branch,
aged %, and the youngest German IA.
Mason OF Kalamazoo, aged 81. The average
age of deceased members was - years.
The society now numbers so3, 20 have
oined since the last report
The treas Irer report showed that the
receipts during the year had been : j,24>.i0,
and the q sbursements Ss,yl9. -, lie wing
balance on hand OF Ss5902. Several V, iua
BILE donations of a historical nature had
been made since the list meeting.
The annual address OF President Talcott
f.. Wing Of Monroe con graduated the pio-
neers upon the Injuries and com iorts with
which they are now surrounded, and in
Culged in a somewhat lengthy comparison
OF their present condition with their sur
roundings when they first settled in Mchi-
gan. He urged the members 10 renewed eff
tort in behalf of tle historical collections,
which are such an important part OF the
work of the society, and highly commended
tue work of the committee OF historians.
From The report of this committee, made
through its chairman, Col Michael Shoe
maker of jackson, il appeared that two
vol mes of L oueer Collections have
been pg1Lshed during the year. The first
of which Olume Il OF the cole 'tion-is,
in the opinion of the comm ttee, the most
valuable o. the publ cations OF the socie Y.
The first 80 p ges of this volume are de
voted 10 the Haldiman papers, the origina
OF when are on file in the archives OF the
Domin on OF Canada at Ottawa ami pertain
TO the relations of the French and English
with the Indians and with the Il. >.
during and after the revolutionary war and
until the final surrender and evacuation of
NJ lchigan by the British.
1t is the aim OF re committee TO secure
during the coming year an accurate his
tory Of the settlement OF every county in
the state.
Stephen ID. Bingham presented a me
moriai on the death of EphrdIm Longyear,
and Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley on the death
of Consider a. Stacey OF recumseh. Hon.
sylvester Larned of Detroit presented
EARLY DAYS OF Detroit, and Secret Me
moirs of Hulls Surrender
AT the second days session Sketches Of
the Northwest" were presen ted by Rev. H.
II. Day OF Lawton, Michigan 5S Years
Ago. by Francis y. Dewey of Cambridge,
''ro the Pioneers and Their Children -
an original poem-by Converse Close of
Gratten, Life and Early Experiences of
Louis Campaun by George II. White of
| Grand Rapids, "Biogr lphcal Sketch OF
James Knaggs of t'renchtown" by Mrs
May Knaggs of Bay City, "Old Mother
Rood by Mrs. Helen NJ. Fer rand
Growth Of Detroit" by Wilke Moore of
Detroit, 1.-The Rivers of the 5 ginaw Val
! ley in an Early Day as Contrasted with
| the Present by Judge Albert Miller of
Bay City, "My Recollections of Pioneer
| Life in Wayne County by Mr.. ID. Osband
| of Lans ng, How the Last French Claim
! of Michigan was EXtinguished by ID. l..
! Crossman of Williamson, and 1.-THE Hol-
| | nders in NJ chigan' by Hon. Geret j..
| Diekema of Holland.
| The papers will all be printed in volume
! IL of the pioneer collections, and form a
! valuable addition TO the history Of the
| st te. a. d. Il. Van Buren, OF Galesburg,
| a pioneer an Il school teacher, mas prepared a
series OF papers giving an exhaustive his
| tory Of the log school house era in Michi-
| gan. These papers will also be printed in
| the volume above named.
Five minute speeches of very interest
! ing nature were IN, de by Hon Thomas ID.
/ Gilbert of Grand kapids, acting Lieut. q
/ Gov. Ball and others, and together with
! delightful music formed pleasing feature
! OF the program. the society was photo
! graphed on the front ste Of the capitol.
! The meeting al burned after the election
| Of the follow NJ officers:
! President, q. Popple on of Birmingham
recording secretary, Mrs. IL rriet A. Ten
ney Of Lansing; corresponding secretary,
! George III. Greene OF Lansing; treasurer,
| w. l.. Coleman of Lans ng
| Tx President Talcott Ewing OF Monroe
wps added 10 the committee OF historians
and one vice president from eacn county
| WAS elected