Old Mission Peninsula
Historical Society
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The Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society will have its June meeting on
Thursday, June 3, 2010, at the American Legion Post, 4001 Swaney Road, Old
Mission. The meeting will be the Society’s annual June potluck and
election of officers. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6:00
p.m. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass with plates and silverware.
The meeting is open to all.

For further information, please contact Nancy Warne, President of the Old
Mission Peninsula Historical Society, at 223-4662 or nancylw@pentel.net   .

Now Available Online Information About
and Order Form for Our Memorial Tree Program

Just Posted: 
Dougherty Society Newsletter

.Also
Bay, Land and People
a history of Grand Traverse Bay Area
prepared in 1949 by students
at Central Michigan College
And
in the Gallery a slide show 
of this year's opening of the Log Cabin


The Dougherty HouseThe Hessler Log House

     Founded in 1992 by a core group of citizens concerned about saving the Hessler Log House, the Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society continues to work toward fulfilling its mission of  preserving historical structures and keeping alive the history of the region.  We recently joined Peninsula Township in the successful effort to raise the money necessary to purchase, and thus preserve, the Peter Dougherty Homestead, along with the fifteen acres it sits on.  Dougherty founded the mission that gives our peninsula here in northwest lower Michigan its name.  When the house is fully renovated, we will develop and administer the programs that will be open to the public.  With the Hessler Log House, the Dougherty Homestead will serve as visible reminders of the rich history of this area.
    Please explore our site, read our newsletters, and other material, and consider joining us.   We meet the first Thursday of every month in the old Town Hall, 13235 Center Road.  Each meeting features a presentation on some topic of local history. 
If you'd like to join us, click here for a membership form.