Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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ville, a former resident, in which she gave a history of her father's
family, A. D. Aldrich, and incidents of their pioneer days.
Mrs. Hilliard spoke of Harvey Lamoreaux, who is over 100
years old, and told of his disappointment at not being able to be
present.
Mrs. Blake, mother of Mrs. Hilliard, was the oldest person
present.
Several songs were sung by the Holt high school, who attended
the meeting in a body, as it was thought the knowledge they
would gain would be greater than they could get from their books
in the same time.
A song by Rev. and Mrs. Ainsworth, one by three Holt pioneers
and one by Mrs. Andrews helped to enliven the program, which
was full of interest from start to finish.
Mrs. Joseph Fier told her first recollections of Delhi Township,
and the customs of early days.
J. B. Thorburn gave a sketch of the Thorburn family.
M. E. Park described the country surrounding Holt before the
land was cleared, when often the Sycamore was a raging stream
with no bridge, except perhaps a fallen log. Described the first
school house, where it was the custom on Monday mornings to
send someone after a fire brand to start the fire. Patrons provided wood, such an amount for each child they sent, There
was a school library which contained a History of the Bible,
Life of George Whitfield and Mary Queen of Scots.
Intemperance was common in early days, and he concluded by
telling of dance halls and conditions surrounding them in Delhi
sixty years ago, then read a poem which he had printed in the
Ingham County Democrat some years ago.
Dr. F. N. Turner then read a paper on Early Days in Lansing.
Mrs. W. C. Fisher read a history of the Grovenburg family and
Mrs. Green one of the Watson family.
Mrs. Eva Felton related some of her girlhood experiences, and
told of being followed by some wild animal while hunting for the
cows some distance from home one night.
Wm. Wright told of coming into Michigan when a boy, and of
his father's getting a team in Jackson to drive through to Delhi,
and how they reached the top of the hogsback east of Holt and
having to camp for the night. He helped cut roads through that