Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents “Daughter of the Union: The Story of Eunice Tripler” on October 1

The Rochester-Avon Historical Society (RAHS) will welcome author and Civil War historian Jack Dempsey on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at noon at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. Dempsey will discuss his latest book, Heart in Tatters: Eunice Hunt Tripler and the Civil War, a memoir and story of Eunice Tripler.  Author and Civil War historian Jack Dempsey Eunice (nee Hunt) descended from patriots of the American Revolution and War of 1812. She married U.S. Army surgeon Charles Tripler … [Read more...]

Avondale School District Graduate Awarded Highly Competitive Fellowship

Alumna nominated for award and acknowledged as “game changer” by dean of Michigan State University Honors College It was announced today that Avondale High School graduate and Michigan State University student, Varsha Koduvayur has been awarded a nationally competitive research assistant fellowship through the Carnegie Junior Fellows Program within the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Koduvayur is an Honors College senior majoring in international relations … [Read more...]