I am
starting to prepare a second edition of my History of Morrice,
Michigan--this time with pictures. You can still read excerpts
from the first edition, or find the whole thing posted on the Morrice village website and the
Shiawassee
County website. There are still a few printed
copies if you want to order
the booklet.
For
the second edition, I welcome any help you can offer. Right
now,
the big projects are sorting out the census records, and locating
pictures. Please send any information to
paullevalley@peoplepc.com.
1.
Census
Please look through these records. They show only
people
within the village limits--not the surrounding countryside.
There
are lots of
misspellings--some beyond recognition. Give me any
corrections
you are absolutely
sure of. Also let me know who any of the children eventually
married (or maiden names of the wives). 1880 1890
burned. All we have is the total number. 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 and
later have not yet been released.
2.
Pictures
Any
Morrice pictures are welcome (though they can’t all be
used). I need to know what is out there. Pictures
of the
following are especially wanted:
Any
village scene Historic
buildings Photographs
by Egbert Vreeland Any woman
wearing a hat made by Hulda Phelps Semi-centennial
(1926) or Centennial (1982) pictures Boy Scouts Fire
Department Garden Club Girl Scouts Lions Club Patrons of
Industry Women's
Club May
Festival Sunshine
Kiddies Village
brass band Beard,
Abraham Lincoln Crane,
Clark Fear,
Susan (Mrs. Clare Winegar) Gale, Isaac Gale,
Seneca Graham,
Frank Halsted,
Dr. Henry P Morrice,
Frank Morrice,
John Morrice,
William Morrice,
William G Munro,
Elsie Phelps,
Hulda Purdy,
Josiah Sager,
Charles W. Shufelt,
Claud Shufelt,
Mrs. S. A. Smith,
George
Technical
stuff:
Pictures printed in newspapers were probably converted into very coarse
dots. Actual photographs are much better.
Professional
portraits should be scanned at 300 dots-per-inch. Amateur
snapshots should be scanned at 600 dpi or higher. Because I
have
a slow telephone internet connection, please send each picture in a
separate e-mail.