Alpena, Michigan is located on Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay. The waterways in the area – Thunder Bay, the Thunder Bay River with its tributaries, and Lake Huron – were critical to the development of the area. During the mid-1800s the heavily forested land in and around Alpena attracted the attention of the lumber industry. BeforeContinue reading “Water, Fire, Air, Land*”
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Prosperity
My great, great, great uncle, Lucien B. Howard (or L.B. as he was often referred to), has been one of my favorite research subjects. Even though he’s not a direct ancestor — he is my great, great grandfather’s older brother, the firstborn to Enoch Galusha Howard and Henrietta Walling Howard – I find the detailsContinue reading “Prosperity”
Favorite discovery
My favorite family history discovery tends to be the one I just made. I’m pretty happy each time I learn something new about one of my ancestors. Recently I connected with a third cousin once removed who sent me some information another cousin had sent him on our ancestor Enoch Galusha Howard. There were copiesContinue reading “Favorite discovery”
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