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Golden Ridge Cemetery Restoration, Taylor Michigan with Krysten Lange & The Taylor Historical Society

Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

Taylor Historical Society Cemetery committee members will present on their current preservation project in Taylor’s Goldenridge Cemetery (AKA Taylor Township Cemetery), including their many discoveries, headstone preservation efforts, cemetery record revitalization, and their future plans for Goldenridge, as well as the other two municipal cemeteries in Taylor. Those attending will have the opportunity to learn ... Read more

Ecorse Echoes from Kathy Warnes

Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

Kathy's Power Point Presentation featuring photographs by John Duguay and Sandy Blakeman, two Ecorse photographers who recorded Ecorse History and the history of Ecorse. Ecorse People Power. Photos of Ecorse people and their contributions to the city. Ecorse, Downriver and the World. How Ecorse fits into the cosmic scheme of things. Her books include – ... Read more

The Works Progress Administration with Elizabeth Clemens

Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

Elizabeth Clemens, audiovisual archivist at the Walter P. Reuther Library, will discuss the legacy of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Southeastern Michigan, a revolutionary facet of the New Deal that sought to positively impact lives both physically and intellectually through the creation of work relief programs. Topics discussed will include the cultural programs of the Federal ... Read more

DRGS Annual Potluck Dinner

Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

Dinner will be at 6:00 pm, Program and meeting will follow at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm.

War of 1812 with Ken Shepherd

Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

Ken'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

Joann Kotcher

Civil War Women: Soldiers, Spies, and Suffragettes with Joann Kotcher

Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

Join 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