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...]
Rochester-Avon Historical Society presents “Daughter of the Union: The Story of Eunice Tripler” on October 1
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The Native American Indians of Michigan and their Connection to the Rochester Area
November 20, 2017 by 4 Comments
As Rochester marks the 200th anniversary of its founding this year, have you ever wondered about the native people who lived here before white settlement? According to The Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History, our area’s indigenous population was very small two centuries ago. By the time that James Graham’s family and other pioneers settled Rochester and Avon in 1817, many of the Native American residents of the area had already moved on. Most European-ancestored settlers did not venture … [Read more...]
