The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-05-20
STxTE HISTORICAL SoCIETY
TO MEET HERE AUGUST HIP

The State Historical Society will
hold its annual upper peninsula meet
ing this year at L'Anse, August IL
and IL. This will be the occasion Of
a mammoth homecoming celebration,
when the clans will gather from far
and near to revisit the old scenery OF
other days and tell the stories Of ear
ly life in Baraga county 80 dear to the
hearts of the pioneers who helped to
make this paradise Of woods and wa
ter and fertile fields blossom ont Of
the primeval wilderness. 7,
Tell your friends about this meet
ing. Write to those who are distant.
Assure them of one Of the most splen-
did love feasts with old friends ever
staged in the north country.
The State Historical Commission
at Lansing is back Of this meeting.
The secretary Of that organization,
G. N. Fuller, was q teacher in the
L'Anse schools, principal from 1896
to 1900, and he writes that he is go
ing to mass the entire population OF
the peninsula in L'Anse at that meet
ing. At least all of it that is move
able. And from our memory Of the
old days of twenty years ago when he
was here we know he means business.
He is also secretary of the State His
torical Society and is chief in charge
of the publicity work for the meet
ing. But is the personal touch after
all that counts most. Let each one
have a part in the joy Of stirring the
pulse of old friends with the prospect
of a glad reunion in August at
L'Anse.
This will be the sixth upper penin-
sula meeting of the State Historical
Society. Last year it was held at the
$780," when a magnificent pageant
was staged, with a singing chorus in
a living flag of two thousand school
children. The year before it was held
at Menominee. 1t has been held also
at Marquette, Houghton and Esca-
naba, in the reverse order named. Mr..
Fuller is chiefly responsible for this
historical evasion" of the upper pen
insula. The time is ripe for gather
ing the precious historical data from
the midst of pioneers and from the
half-forgotten out-of-the-way places
where it lies hidden these many years
in danger of destruction.
Let us take an inventory OF our at
tics and Easements. Old letters, di-
aries. account books, scrap books,
family records, genealogies, photo
graphs. old relics of the mission. the
shop. the mill, the tavern, the farm,
the Indian burying grounds, all kinds
of records and museum material
bring them all together at the Court
House in L'Anse, and provision will
be made for arranging them appropri-
ately for a display to greet the eyes
of old-timers when they come back.
This will be the beginning of a per-
manent collection. It would be Of i'm
mense educational value, and might
well be moved to the high school
building for instruction to the young
sters about what our early life was
like, and give them some appreciation
of days gone by.
Another thing, there are plenty Of
historic sites in our midst, and very
few of them have ever been appropri-
ately and permanently marked. One
of these will be selected for the honor
of being marked on this occasion with
ceremonies befitting the event COM
memorated. If you have any choices,
write in to the editor Of the Sentinel
while it is yet early and give your
preference a chance. We want to
know also what you find in those at
tics and easements. We know your
finds are going to surprise you, and
we want to enjoy the fun and tell our
neighbors about it through the col
umns of the Sentinel. ~
We suspect that you have some
"puzzlers" about people and events
Of the early days hereabouts. Send in
your queries. They may not be so
puzzling as you think. It will give
You a chance to hear from the "old
boys" who know about these things,
and they will be glad to hear from