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Eaton
County
Heritage Conference
Hosted
by: The Sunfield Historical Society
Saturday,
September 20, 2008
Location:
Sunfield United
Brethren
Church
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8436 W. Grand Ledge Hwy
,
Sunfield
,
MI
48890
(1/4
mile west of blinker-light in Sunfield on M-43)
8:00 – 9:00 Registration, come early and enjoy a cup of coffee and
a roll.
9:00
a.m. – noon
Speaker: Shirley Gage Hodges
 Shirley
Gage Hodges has been actively doing genealogical research since 1967. She
has presented lecturers, seminars and workshops locally and regionally
both in the
United States
and
Canada
since 1994. Shirley has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Library
of Michigan Genealogy Appreciation Award.
“The
Importance of Preserving Your Family History & Heirlooms”
One
of the most precious things we can pass on to our children, and the
children of their children, is the history of their family.
It helps to give them a sense of their place in the cycle of the
generations. It is important
that we preserve the wealth of stories that go along with the heirlooms
that have been passed down in a family for generations.
Find out why those items were so precious to your ancestors and
pass those stories along so that they will be preserved for future
generations.
“How
to Preserve Family Histories and Heirlooms” There are
a great number of things that genealogist can and should use to preserve
their family histories and heirlooms.
In order to preserve our roots and pass them on we need to learn
how to take care of them so that they will be available to future
generations. This session will
be devoted to helping you learn how best to preserve your family papers,
photos and other family treasures.
We need to learn the proper storage and preservation techniques to
save our family treasures for years to come.
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
will be provided by the Eaton County Historical Commission and will be
served by the Sunfield Coffee House.
1:00 - A
tour of the Sunfield G.A.R. Hall located on Main St. Sunfield, Keith
Harrison; National Post Commander in Chief will be your guide.
2:00
– Sunfield is a small town that continues to thrive in our fast paced
society. Stop by and visit the following businesses, they are waiting for
you.
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Mapes
Furniture, which was originally the Walsh Hotel, located on the
corner of
Main Street
and
Second Avenue
. There you will be given a tour of the store and history of the
buildings
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The
Sunfield Sentinel will be open
from 1:00 until 3:00. You will be able to see the printing presses
that are still being used today to print the weekly edition of The
Sunfield Sentinel.
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Welch
Hardware
will be open for your pleasure to wander around, enjoy
being taken back in time by the sportsmen-like furnishings, wooden
floors and good hometown hospitality.
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Sunfield
Coffee House newly
remodeled, great place to eat, sit and enjoy a cup of their wonderful
coffee.
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