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HSGS GenealogicalMeetings and Events

HURON SHORES GENOGRAM

Oscoda, Michigan

January21 HSGS Business Meeting, Hsing’s Garden Restaurant House, East Tawas, MI, 5:30 pmApril16 HSGS Spring Program Cathy Cottone Presentation on Irish Genealogy, Location TBA21 HSGS Business Meeting, Hsing’s Garden Restaurant House, East Tawas, MI, 5:30 pm

MEMORY GARDENS CEMETERY WALKBy Lugene Daniels

The Huron Shores Genealogical Societypartnered with the Iosco County HistoricalSociety to organize a cemetery walk atMemory Gardens in Tawas City on SundaySeptember 27. The afternoon weather wasperfectly sunny with the thermometerreading in the low-70s, therefore making ita pleasurable event for nearly 40attendees.Fifteen stations throughout thewalk honored many that were showcasedin the Arcadia Publishing book authored bythe HSGS entitled “Iosco County 1892-1904: The Photography of Ard G Emery.”Volunteer readers shared a shortbiography at each station.

Long-time HSGS member, Lawrence“Bud” Daley, from Bloomfield Hills, read a

story about hisgrandparents, James and Effie Mae Daley attheir gravesite. Ardith Thompson, from BayCity, ventured north to read the story abouther ancestors, John and Mary Ann Scarlett.

Other readers for the stations wereShelley Buresh, Judy Sheldon, Lindsey Russell,Regina Kelley, Robin Gray, Dan Stock, BillParsons, Sandy Oesterling, Rachel McCready,Alonzo Sherman, Lauri Finerty, Mark Miller,and Patty Greenen.

Those honored at the fifteen stationswere: Samuel and Rose Anker, John andMary Ann Scarlett, Vilhelm and FannieBagger, John O H and Mary Jane North, Jamesand Hannah and Frances Baguley, William Vand Matilda Freel, Samuel and AmeliaBamberger, William B and Agnes Kelly,Archibald and Charlotte Van Wey, George

Allen and Effie Prescott, Peter E andJennie Shien, James and Effie Daley,Howard M and Almira Belknap, Williamand Mollie Boldt, and James Howard andNellie Brown.

Many thanks to the City of TawasCity for presenting the cemetery in itsmost beautiful appearance ever!

This important burying ground isindeed a significant historical site in IoscoCounty. Also, thank you to the TawasArea Chamber of Commerce for allowingthe use of their sound system for theevent.

Light refreshments, complimentsof the Iosco

Long-time HSGS member,Lawrence “Bud” Daley

Ardith Thompson from BayCity reads about her

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When each of you send in your membership dues we ask for surnames and/or interests you areresearching. This information has in the past just been filed. We thought by publishing these interestsin our newsletter others with similar interests could correspond with each other.

We have also posted a place on our Face Book Group to list surnames you are looking for.Here is an addition to the list of member surnames and interests first presented in the March, 2015

Genogram:Member SurnamesCarolyn Keller: Brussel, Brandow

Mary Morse: McPharlin, Caywood, Raymond, Kwidzinski

Carolyn Allen: Roberts, Keener

Surnames and Interests of Members

“LEGACY ON GLASS” TRAVELING EXHIBIT A SUCCESS!By Lugene Daniels

Throughout the month of October, the HSGSpromoted their recently Arcadia Publishing book“Iosco County 1892-1904: The Photography of Ard GEmery” throughout Iosco County with a travelingexhibit. The exhibit was displayed atthe Iosco County Historical Museumin East Tawas, the WhittemoreLibrary in Whittemore, the PlainfieldTownship Public Library in Hale, andat the Parks Library in Oscoda.

The exhibit featured threedifferent displays: one about the lifeof Ard G Emery, another about glassplate photography, and yet anotherabout Emery’s photographs fromaround the county. Also on displaywere glass negatives, (because manypeople have never seen a glassnegative before), a notebook whichheld many photos from Emery’s glassnegative collection of several unidentified people,binders featuring the genealogy of Ard G Emery, andother items significant to the topic.

A highlight of the first event at the museumwas a visit from Ard Emery’s great-great-granddaughter, Jane Walters, and her husband John,from Hanover Park, Illinois. Along with attending the

event, the Walters’ enjoyed touring around IoscoCounty and learning about the area once relevant toher family’s history. Jane brought with her a familyalbum, which featured photos of her great-great-

grandfather.

A highlight for theevent held in Hale was a visitfrom Roger Miller fromQuelph, Ontario. Rogerwrote the Foreword for theArcadia book and is also the3x-great-nephew of ArdEmery. Miller hasresearched the Emery familyfor years and contributedmuch content to the chapterabout his great uncle in thebook. Roger is always filledwith fascinating storiesabout the history of our area.

While the HSGS had hoped for a largerresponse at all the events, overall, the travelingexhibit was a success. Those who were unable toattend missed a grand opportunity to learn aboutIosco County and about photography around 1900.

Jane and John Walters from HanoverPark, Illinois pose with LugeneDaniels at the “Legacy on Glass”exhibit at the Iosco County HistoricalMuseum in East Tawas.

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Capturing Family Storiesby Lindsey Russell

Two of my personal interests are genealogy andwriting. When those interests collide, it represents

something special. On October 24th, I attended awriting conference, sponsored by the KentwoodDistrict Library, which challenged me to look at theconnection between writing and genealogy in newways. The first session, presented by Deb Moore,focused on just such a connection.

Deb Moore, a personal historian from GrandRapids, member of the Association of PersonalHistorians (APH), and proprietor of The Stories ofYour Life, spent an hour explaining her philosophy ofhow writing and family lore can work together tohelp add a personal touch to genealogy. While I havelong cherished family memories captured in writing– a diary written by a second great-grandmother,letters written by a grandfather to hisgranddaughter, an essay describing childhoodmemories of grandparents no longer with us – Inever recognized just how important it is to ensurefamily stories are committed to writing. On Moore’swebsite, she shares this urgent reminder: “Someonein the future wants to hear from you. Don’tdisappoint them.” We do not just pursue genealogyfor ourselves, we pursue genealogy to ensure ourancestors’ stories are not forgotten. As genealogists,we help a new generation discover their roots as wellas learn from the past.

During the presentation, Deb Moore describedthe process of preserving family: “I like to thinkabout genealogy as the skeleton of your familyhistory, and photographs as the flesh. But capturingfamily stories — who people were, what they did,what mattered to them — is the soul of your family'shistory” (Moore, 2015). When I first heard this, Ifinally understood why it is important to write mystory. As genealogists, not only do we need to collectand write down family stories, we need to write ourown as well. Our personal stories deserve to bepassed down from generation to generation alongwith all of our research and pedigree charts.

As I listened to Deb Moore’s presentation, Ifound myself wondering where I should begin. I havelong been torn between the desire to commit familystories, especially those of my grandparents, towriting and capture my own experiences. We needboth stories to add soul to our family histories. DebMoore made a compelling case for startingimmediately. She stated that when we pass away,we leave homes, land, and money, among otherpossessions, to our children and grandchildren.“Why don’t we leave wisdom? The wisdom acquiredin a lifetime is as much a part of our family’s legacyas its possessions” (Moore, 2015). It is a validquestion.

By committing our stories, and those of ourloved ones, to writing, our children andgrandchildren will have a better understanding ofwhat made us tick, what made us who we are today.As a result, they will have a better understanding oftheir family history and why their ancestors madethe decisions they did. Our values, our hopes, andour dreams can all be preserved for futuregenerations.

Fortunately, this time of year, with familygatherings to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, andHanukah, among other holidays, we have wonderfulopportunities as family historians to capture thosefamily stories before it is too late. It is as simple, andcomplicated, as getting Aunt Joyce to tell us thatfunny story about our mom one more time.Recording her retelling of the story for laterreference, and posterity, is the key. Getting familymembers to write down their own memories of afamily event or beloved grandparents is anotheroption. What is important is to get started today.Before you attend that next family reunion, make alist of stories you would like to capture. Use thatopportunity to ask other family members whichstories they would like to see in writing, and don’tforget to have fun.

Source: Moore, Deb. KDL WritersConference Presentation. October 24, 2015.

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE HUGHESBy Cathy Eastman Snider

President of the Rose City Area Historical Society

Napoleon was born September 15, 1843 in PutmanTownship, Livingston County, Michigan. He was one of15 children born to Enick (Enoch) Hughes and HannahBurning Hughes.

On December 2, 1863Napoleon enlisted in the Union Armyas a Private in Company F Engineersand Mechanics Regiment, his tour ofduty was done in places such asNorth Carolina, South Carolina, andAlexandria, Virginia. He alsomarched from Atlanta to Savannah,Georgia and then to Chattanooga,Tennessee. In the months aroundJuly 1864, he was in a place calledBuzzard’s Roost, Georgia where hebuilt brick houses. While there hedeveloped some serious healthissues from the heavy lifting and thehot humid weather. He neverrecovered from the problems andthey plagued him the rest of his life. Napoleonmustered out the Army on September 22, 1865 inNashville, Tennessee. Napoleon returned to Michigan,there he married Lettie Maria Doolittle on March 8,1866 in Wayne County, Michigan. They moved to afarm on Hughes Lake Road in Oscoda County wherethey raised five children. Napoleon was a farmer andaccording to pension records and interviews on themfrom his neighbors, he worked as hard as his bodywould let him. To supplement his income to supporthimself and his family he made willow baskets.

Napoleon fought the United States Governmentfrom 1889 until the time of his death in 1911 forbenefits because of his lasting ailments and his inabilityto work a full day. Reading over the military recordsand correspondence many said he was only able towork 1/3 of what a man should be able to do. Theconfusion of his mailing address being Damon,

Ogemaw County, Michigan and his home being inOscoda County caused major problems with this claimand took about two years to clear up.

Lettie passed away on June 12,1908 and is buried on Hughes LakeRoad next to Napoleon.

In researching this man, Ifound a newspaper article in theMuskegon Chronicle dated February1, 1911.

“Would trade Farm forWife” Rose City Michigan Feb1….Napoleon B. Hughes livingabout 11 miles out on the plainscreated somewhat of a sensationhere by sending an ad to theDetroit papers in which he offeredto trade a 40 acre farm for a“good wife.”

Napoleon passed away August17, 1911 and is buried on a portion of the family farmon Hughes Lake Road, Oscoda County, Michigan. In1987, with the help of the Rose City Area HistoricalSociety, the remaining relatives were able to place aheadstone on his grave.

I have been intrigued by this man and his historysince I stumbled across his grave on a slow ramble onthe back roads. I became even more interested after aforest fire several years ago burned all the trees andgrasses around his grave and jumped the road but leftthe wooden white cross and the small American flaguntouched. It was as if something or someone hadcovered his and Lettie’s graves and kept them fromharm.

There are still some relatives of this man in thearea and I am sure they have some wonderful stories totell.

County Historical Society,were served after the walk.

Hopefully, a similar program will be organized in

the near future for Greenwood Cemetery in East Tawas.Many thanks to all who attended this event!

Napoleon Bonapart Hughes

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Julius Freud isn’t a name many of us are familiar within the history of the industries of the Tawases, buthe plays a major role in one industry that tried togive the potato farmers of Iosco County an outlet fortheir crop. Julius was born in Hungary in 1839 andimmigrated to Eagle Harbor, Michigan with hisparents when he was seventeen. He became an avidinvestor in the lumber and mining industries of thetime in the Upper Peninsula and in Minnesota andlater in Saginaw, Michigan. He eventually relocatedto Detroit where he continued to be a prominentbusinessman.

In 1892 the SaginawPotato Flour Company wasestablished by Julius Freud andseveral other Detroitbusinessmen. It began to havefinancial troubles and wouldhave dissolved if more moneyhad not been poured into it in1897. It was renamed TheFreud Potato Flour Companyand later known as the FreudMilling Company. This sameyear the evaporated potatoesand onions were submitted tothe US Army and found to beacceptable and a very welcomeaddition to the monotonous diet of the soldiers.

An ad run in the Detroit Free Press, Sunday,January 30, 1898 read “ YOU MISS, If you don’t takethe advice of the following prominent gentlemen:General Alger, recommends potato flour very highly,to be taken to Alaska to make pancakes;Congressman Jno. B. Corliss writes from Washingtonthat potato flour and other evaporated goodsmanufactured by the Freud Milling Co. have beenexamined and highly approved by the commissarydepartment. We are manufacturers of theCelebrated “F” Brand Shredded Potato Flour. With

this flour a person can prepare a meal with the leastpossible trouble and in the quickest time. And in lessthan five minutes you can make the finest pancakes,even in the woods, so long as you have a little stoveand the water. We also evaporate onions, carrotsand granulated potatoes. Freud Milling Co, Office 7Jones Building, Mills, Saginaw

In June 1898 the company’s compressedvegetable soup was accepted by the US Army andthe first order of 100,000 pounds was sent.

In November 1898, Julius was sued by hisinvestors for not repayingthem the money theyexpected when they bailedthe company out in 1897.The following year thecompany was reorganizedand named the NationalMilling and EvaporatingCompany. This is where theTawas history enters thepicture as the secretary andtreasurer of the company isWill Emery of East Tawas,the son of Temple Emery. Asof March 1899 the plant inSaginaw would continue tooperate and a new plant was

to be built, but a location had not been chosen. ByOctober of 1899 the new plant had been opened inthe sawmill owned by Temple Emery in East Tawasand was praised by all who toured it. Expectationsran high and contracts were sought from the localpotato growers to supply the plant with the needvegetables for producing evaporated vegetables andflour.

The company contracted with the Britishgovernment to supply their troops with food duringthe Boer War, which ended in 1902. Unfortunately

Potatoes are not just for French friesBy Judy Sheldon

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This mill complex owned by Temple Emeryhoused the National Milling and EvaporationCompany at East Tawas. The old limber millwas modified and remodeled for its newpurpose of processing potatoes.

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Once again, Kris Rzepczynski of the Archives of Michigancaptivated a small but appreciative group of genealogistswith his his informative and entertaining style during theFall HSGS Program at the Parks Library on November 7.

During the morning session, Kris enlightened us onthe complicated and sometimes murky in and outs ofcopyrights for the family history researcher as summa-rized in the article "Copyright and the Family HistoryResearcher" on page 7.

Kris covered access in Michi-gan to vital records in the afternoonsession. In summary, birth recordsare closed to public access for 100years. Marriage and death recordsare open and publicly available toanyone onsite (at the county and/orand state level. However, onlineaccess is generally limited to recordsthat are 75 or more years old. Di-vorce records are open and publiclyavailable.

Although many records are available, several im-portant collections remain closed, restricted or open withonly limited access. This includes those of trainingschools for boy and girls, state hospitals, sanitoriums (notto be confused with sanitariums) and adoptions. Peniten-tiary records are often believed to be closed but they areopen and accessible to anyone who wants to look forthem.

Kris strongly recommendedthat we have a focused researchstrategy for finding the vital recordwe are looking for through the useof the following resources:

1. Online records and/or indexesat Ancestry.com/Ancestry LibraryEdition, Family Search and state andlocal web sites (Seeking Michigan,US GenWeb, etc.)

2. Libraries and Family HistoryCenters including the Family HistoryCenter in West Branch.

OUR FALL PROGRAM ON COPYRIGHTS AND VITAL RECORDSBy Dan Stock

Continued from pg 5the company wasn’t as favored by our US ArmedForces, as they were turned down in 1901 with thefinding that the products “nutritive value is too lowto render it suitable for its purpose”.

In the April 5, 1902 issue of the LouisianaPlanter and Sugar Manufacturer, it was reportedthat one million dollars was being invested in thebuilding of a sugar factory to run in conjunction withthe present company. Sadly neither company wasable to prosper and both closed by 1905, the potatocompany moved to Hart, MI. The sugar factory wastorn down and the equipment sent to other sugarplants. The failure of both industries in the IoscoCounty area hinged on the inability of the farmers toget their crops to the plants as the roads were bad.Crop failures due to poor growing conditions and alack of contracts from the local growers alsocontributed to the failures. Agriculture just wasn’t

able to take the place of the timber industry that hadsustained the area for so many years.

In 1903, the Tawas Sugar Company constructed thisprocessing plant at East Tawas, southwest of today’sTawas Beach R. Road “Y” intersection with HuronShore Road. The plant closed in 1905 because of alack of beets to process.

Kris brought his fiancé, Melissa, and twodaughters, Emma and Isabel, to the event.

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Copyright & the Family History Researcherby Kris W. Rzepczynski

With origins back to the Constitution in 1787,copyright is designed to protect the original creator of a workof art, literature, or work that conveys information or ideas,and give them the right to control how that work is used.

Copyright law is incredibly complex, but in generalterms, "original" materials are all protected. This includesbooks, photographs, diaries, electronic databases, maps,movies & music, even architectural drawings. Many things,particularly items of interest to genealogists, are not typicallyprotected. This includes titles now in the public domain,ideas & concepts,facts, federal government publications, and recipes.

For a genealogist, the duration of copyright isparticularly important. Any items published before 1923 isin the public domain and thereby not covered by copyright.Items published between 1923-1963 may be in the publicdomain, but only if the title renewed its copyright in the yearit was expiring. Titles published between 1964-1977 weregiven an initial term of 28 years plus an automatic renewalof 67 years. Titles published on or after 1 January 1978 arecovered for the life of the author plus 70 years. Exceptionsabound for each time period, so further research isencouraged.

There are several ways that a genealogist can protecthim/herself from copyright infringement. First, assume thateverything you are working with is protected and go fromthere, until you can prove otherwise. Second, research! Ifyou're unclear if something is protected by copyright or not,look into it further. Isn't that what we do anyway asgenealogists? Third, make sure that all of your sources arecited.

Here are a few print sources that explore copyrightlaw and its application towards family history research:

Carmack, Sharon D. Carmack's Guide to Copyright &Contracts: A Primer for Genealogists, Writers andResearchers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2005.

Fishman, Stephen. The Copyright Handbook: What EveryWriter Needs to Know. 11 th ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo,2011.

Hay, Daniel J. The Copyright Rejerent"e Guide for Genealogists.

3rd ed., rev. Centerville, UT: Advanced Resources,Inc., 1993.

Online Tools:

Association of Professional Genealogists:Copyright & Genealogyhttps:llwww.apgen.org/resources/ copyright..html

An informational landing page with links and onlineresources, provided by APG.

Family Tree Magazine: Copyright for Genealogistshttp:// wwwfamilytreemagazjne..com/article/ copyright-for -genealogists

A brief article on copyright and genealogy written bySharon Carmack.

United States Copyright Officehttp://www.copyright..gov

The entry point to learning about copyright law in theUnited States, with an outstanding FAQ page andadditional information on searching registrations.

What You Should Know About Copyright and Genealogyhttp://www.art"hives.t"om/experts/mat"entee-thomas/copyright-and-genealogy.html

An outstanding article on copyright and its application togenealogical research written by Thomas MacEntee.

Copyright Kris Rzepczynski, reprinted with the permissionof the author.

3. County Clerks either directly or through their websites.

4. Published indexes and/or transcriptions at state,research and local libraries, genealogical societies and

historical societies.

As pictured here, Kris honored us by bringing hisfiance and his well behaved daughters to share the ses-sion with us.

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If you, as a new or renewing member, would be willing and able to hold an office, work on a committee, or helpwith indexing materials, HSGS would appreciate your help very much. You may indicate your area of expertise and/orinterest on the following form. We will be happy to contact you about your interest in helping. Thank you!

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6010 Skeel Ave, Oscoda, MI 48750-1577

Huron Shores Genealogical Society6010 Skeel Ave

Oscoda, MI 48750

As a society we have set as goals:

To preserve and perpetuate the records of our ancestors.

To encourage the study of family histories and genealogies.

To aid individuals in the compilation of their genealogies.

To cooperate with other societies and share information.

President - Judy SheldonVice President - Lindsey RussellSecretary - Lugene DanielsTreasurer - Daniel Stock

Database Manager - Alonzo Sherman

Our Regular MeetingsOur regular business meetings are held quarterly at5:30 PM on the third Thursday of the month.

We meet at Hsing’s Garden Restaurant, 600 E. BaySt., East Tawas (just north of the State Police Post).Our next meetings are:

Jan 21, 2016 April 21, 2016Our office is open whenever the Parks Library isopen:

Monday, Friday and Saturday 9:00 - 5:00

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 - 7:00

Please call ahead for an appointment (989.739.9581)if you would like to have the help of an experiencedgenealogical assistant.

Please visit our web site at: http://www.huronshoresgs.orgAnd our Facebook page at : http://www.facebook.com/HuronShoresGSto learn more about us and to link to our many indexes and our archived newsletters.