Share List by Jeff Blakley I was saddened to learn from Karon Buckley that two of our historic houses were recently demolished: the Kosel home at the northwest corner of Redland and Plummer and the Schaff house, on Krome at … Continue reading →
Share List By Jeff Blakley Shortly after I published David Torcise’s Google Earth map of the locations of the homesteads of early settlers in this area, I received an e-mail from a man who thanked David and me for our … Continue reading →
Share List By Jeff Blakley Anyone who grew up in the Homestead area earlier than 1970 knew Henry Brooker, Jr. and the Brooker Lumber Company. His father, Henry Brooker, Sr., founded the company as the Homestead Lumber Co. In 1928, … Continue reading →
Share List by Jeff Blakley Orville Calkins and his wife’s second cousin, Dr. John B. Tower, filed claims for their land in the Longview area, west of Detroit, on February 19th and 26th, 1910, respectively. On October 20, 1913, Orville … Continue reading →
