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Published by the
Grosse Pointe Historical Society
Schwartz Building • 381 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
(313) 884-7010
(313) 884-7699 FAX
e-mail:
info@gphistorical.org
Web site:
www.gphistorical.org
Hours
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Tues. & Wed: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:30-4 p.m.
Dated Material
Please Expedite
Upcoming Events
Call (313) 884-7010 or visit www.gphistorical.org for further information
The following events are free of charge
Spring 2007 Dr. Frank Bicknell
Educational Lecture Series
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
32 Lakeshore Dr., Grosse Pointe Farms
The 80-year History of Pro Musica Detroit
Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
Alexander Suczek, long time Grosse Pointer,
Grosse
Pointe News
contributor, local summer chamber music
festival organizer and President of Pro Musica Detroit,
will discuss his recently published book,
The Witness of
Music: The 80-year History of Pro Musica Detroit.
This book explains how Detroit’s leading musicians and
music lovers organized a local chapter of the prestigious,
New York-based concert group, Pro Musica. Detroit had
the only one of 20 such chapters to survive the 1929
stock market crash and thrive for 80 years. Suczek will
discuss how it has thrived and the amazing list of great
composers and brilliant artists the group has been pre-
senting in Detroit ever since.
Second Saturday Pastimes
Come to the Provencal-Weir House, c. 1823, on the
Second Saturday of each month during the Grosse Pointe
Historical Society’s complimentary open-house tours from
1:00–4:00p.m. and enjoy a tour and a fun, brief history
lesson! All ages welcome, children must be accompanied
by an adult.
May 12
A May Day celebration of old with musical
group Fiddlepointe.
Learn about Maypoles, May dances and May celebrations
of old Grosse Pointe with Cyndee Harrison.
June 9
All Things Vernors!
Sample Boston Coolers, Cream Coolers with Marguerite
Humes, author of 300 years of Detroit Cooking. Lisa
Mower Gandelot will share family artifacts.
July 14
Old Time Photos
Wear your own costume or use
our dress-up closet and sit for an Old Time Photo. Nancy
Pacitto photographer, or you can bring your own camera.
We will e-mail you your photo! Appointments recom-
mended. 884-7010.
August 11
Feast of St. Clare
Celebrate the anniversary of
the naming of Lake St. Clair. Re-enactors show us how
the voyageurs survived in early Grosse Pointe at a mini-
encampment with Paul Ignagni and friends.
The purpose of the
Grosse Pointe Historical
Society is to preserve
and promote the
history of the
Grosse Pointe community.