The Erie Canal with Gary Rembisz
The Erie Canal is America’s first superhighway, over 364 miles long. It was built without steam power and through the Adirondack Mountains, up and down hills, massive boulders, and uprooting ... Read more
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Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan
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Weird Downriver – Curiosities and Little Known Stories from Downriver with Jakki Malnar
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganWhether you are new to local history or an old pro, this program will have something for you. Join us to learn about Slocum's "Island", Death by Tuna, Wyandotte's own ... Read more
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Eloise with Tyler Moll
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganEloise has a long and interesting history spanning more than 130 years. He will be covering the founding of the Wayne County poorhouse and seeing its evolution into an asylum, ... Read more
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New York’s Burned-over District: Revival, Reform and the Migration to Michigan with Jim Craft
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganIt is generally recognized by even casual students of Michigan history that many of the state’s early settlers came from western New York. It is rarely appreciated, however, that this ... Read more
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The Potato Famine & The Coming of the Irish to America with Terence O’Leary
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganIreland awoke to the beginning of the Great Hunger in 1845. Experience the heartbreaking stories of the Irish during the 5 long years of the Potato Famine. While it was ... Read more
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Wyandotte at War – A Michigan Town Fights Back in WWII with Alana Paluszewski
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganHer book was released in July 2021. It is a non-fiction account of the activities of Wyandotte residents before, during, and after WWII. Over 2,200 of our citizens served in ... Read more