DRGS Annual Potluck Dinner
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganDinner will be at 6:00 pm, Program and meeting will follow at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
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War of 1812 with Ken Shepherd
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganKen's presentation on the War of 1812 in the Michigan theatre looks at the Downriver area before and after the surrender of Detroit. There are a couple of battles in the area, and troops passed through what is now Wyandotte, to try to open communications between Detroit and the American-held lands in Ohio. His concentration, ... Read more
Civil War Women: Soldiers, Spies, and Suffragettes with Joann Kotcher
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganJoin us for a special program commemorating Women's History in the Civil War. Joann Puffer Kotcher, Vietnam War Donut Dolly, one of the first women allowed in a combat zone, will discuss the riveting stories of women in the Civil War. The crash of cannons tore these brave young women out of their China-doll, domestic ... Read more
Tattletale Sounds: The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations with Ric Mixter
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganTattletale Sounds is the latest book on the Great Lakes most famous shipwreck. Diver/historian Ric Mixter has interviewed dozens of men who built, sailed and explored the wrecksite, visiting the Fitzgerald himself in the Delta submersible in 1994. His book separates legend from fact with 300 pages of photos, diagrams and first person accounts of ... Read more
Polish Settlements in Michigan with Valerie Koselka
Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, MichiganThis presentation will identify the Polish communities in Michigan with emphasis on neighborhoods in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Wyandotte. In this talk, we will outline a plan to research our immigrant ancestors in Michigan.