Local happenings in the village of Chesaning (and the surrounding area) during the month of March, in the year 1878. Highlights include a train wreck, the debut of Mahoneyville, a cursed French bakery, and the death of pioneer William Albee, founder of Albee Township.
Marvil Secord (1801-1886) is little more than a footnote in local history, having built the first frame dwelling in the village of Chesaning, but the life he lived was so remarkable that it merits a closer look.
Local happenings in the village of Chesaning (and the surrounding area) during the month of February, in the year 1878.
Having already covered what the village of Chesaning itself would have looked like in the year 1877, let’s move out into the surrounding township and see what we can find.
Local happenings in the village of Chesaning (and the surrounding area) during the month of January, in the year 1878.
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