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We all believe our fair community is extremely
noteworthy, but you may not realize how many
books, both fiction and non-fiction, feature Grosse
Pointe. From self-published family histories to the
Pulitzer-prize winning novel
Middlesex
, books on
Grosse Pointe are as varied as the people they
describe. They can be entertaining, enlightening,
and educational.
Following is a comprehensive list. Let us know if
we’ve left anything off. Please note many of these
are available for browsing at the Resource Center.
Happy Reading!
A Brief History of St. Paul’s Parish,
Theodore H.
Mecke
Fancy Grosse Pointe People,
J.D. Owens, Pinque and
Greene Productions, 1992
Grosse Pointe Blank,
Tom Jankiewicz, screenplay,
United Artists. 1994
Grosse Pointe Girl: Tales from a Suburban
Adolescence,
Sarah Grace McCandless, New York,
Simon and Schuster, 2004
The Grosse Pointe Guide,
Federal Writers Project,
Grosse Pointe, typed, 1936
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 1865-1990: Its his-
tory, its life,
Thomas A. Arbaugh
Grosse Pointe on Lake Sainte Claire,
Silas Farmer
and Theodore P. Hall, Detroit, Silas Farmer, 1886:
Reprint, Detroit, Gale Research Company, 1974.
Grosse Pointe Pimp,
Mark Steel, Riveting Publishing,
2003
Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Race Against Race,
Kathy
Cosseboom, Michigan State University Press, 1972
Images of America: Grosse Pointe 1880-1930,
Madeleine Socia and Suzy Berschback, Chicago,
Tempus Publishing Inc. for Arcadia Press, 2001
Legends of Le Detroit,
Marie Caroline Watson
Hamlin, reprint of Hamlin 1884 volume, Detroit,
Gale Research Co., 1977
Middlesex,
Jeffrey Eugenides, New York, Farrar
Straus & Giroux, 2002
Murder in Grosse Pointe: The 49th Grave,
Andrew
Hartwood, Universe, 2004
The Grosse Pointe Artists Association,
Thomas W.
Brunk, The Association, 1992
The Virgin Suicides,
Jeffrey Eugenides, New York,
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993
Tonnancour, Life in Grosse Pointe and Along the
Shores of Lake St. Clair Vols. I & II,
Arthur M.
Woodford, editor, Detroit, Omnigraphics, 1994 &
1997
This is Detroit,
M.M. Quaife, Detroit, Wayne State
University Press, 1951
The Buildings of Detroit,
W. Hawkins Ferry, Detroit,
Wayne State University Press, 1968
The Mansions of Grosse Pointe,
W. Hawkins Ferry,
Michigan Society of Architects, 1956
Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties: Prohibition
on the Michigan-Ontario Waterway,
Philip P. Mason,
Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1995
I Remember Detroit,
John C. Lodge, Detroit, Wayne
State University Press, 1949
Ruth and Al Moran
It is with great sadness that the Grosse Pointe
Historical Society acknowledges the untimely
deaths of Ruth and Al Moran, two long time loyal
and enthusiastic supporters of the Society. Al was
an honorary board member and an amazingly
energetic person who helped mastermind the
restoration of the Provencal-Weir House. Many
days, he could be seen raking the leaves or painting
the house. Al once said how much pleasure it gave
him to be able to give his time, energy and money
to a “hands-on” project. Ruth helped out at all the
events Al was a part of. It is a big loss for our entire
community—they enriched the very fabric of
Grosse Pointe through their charitable endeavors. Our sympathy and love are with their children Sarah
and Jeff, and their grandchildren and their extended family. Services will be held on Saturday, March 19,
at 1 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms.
Lisa Mower Gandelot, President
Read about Grosse Pointe during March, National Reading Month