Tag: Genesee County

Summary of the Early History of Flint Michigan by WC Cumings – Rostie Publishing

Summary of the Early History of Flint, Michigan (1919) is a concise historical overview intended to preserve and communicate the foundational narrative of Flint from its earliest beginnings through its emergence as an industrial city. Written during a period when Flint was rapidly transforming due to automobile manufacturing, the publication looks backward to emphasize the… Read More Summary of the Early History of Flint Michigan by WC Cumings – Rostie Publishing

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Poems By Mrs. F.E. O’Dell by Francis O’Dell – Rostie Publishing

Poetry from Mrs. F.E. O’Dell of Flint, Michigan.About Frances Smith OdellBirth: 16 Jun 1846, Michigan, USADeath: 16 Feb 1927 (aged 80)Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USAParents: William M. Smith Sr, 1823–1902Abigail Riddle Smith, 1824–1904Spouse: Frank Eldwood Odell, 1851–1924 (m. 1877)Siblings: Nancy Smith Funk Colby, 1850 – unknownWilliam M. Smith Jr, 1856 – unknownMrs.… Read More Poems By Mrs. F.E. O’Dell by Francis O’Dell – Rostie Publishing

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Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood (Charles A. Branch) – Flint Book of the Week

Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood by Charles Andrew Branch, edited by Robert G. Schafer, was published by the University of Michigan–Flint Archives (in cooperation with the Genesee County Historical Society) in 1983; the edition runs ~162 pages. This is a first-person rural memoir: Branch pieces together a lifetime of memories about growing up in Genesee… Read More Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood (Charles A. Branch) – Flint Book of the Week

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