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A Brief History of the Cemetery

The word “cemetery” has its origins in the Greek word for “sleeping place”, and is land meant for burial. Rural cemeteries were modeled after the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, and the first rural or garden cemetery located in the United States was Mount Auburn in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1831. Here in Elizabeth Township in the 1830’s when...

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Pioneer Family has 75th reunion at the Elizabeth Twp Center

 The 75th Young Reunion was held on July 10, 2022.Thanks to everyone who came and a special thanks to the Myers Family for making sure Paul Myers (pictured below) got to the reunion. Paul is a member of the greatest generation and a WW II veteran so we were blessed to have him at the reunion. This reunion was for relatives of George and Elizabeth...

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Betsy Bearcat softball tournament becomes kickball tournament due to heavy rain.

The rain didn't let up Sunday, July 17, 2022, but neither did the Betsy Bearcat spirit. We still had hotdogs and ice cream and visited with friends and neighbors at our ice cream social. What was going to be a softball tournament turned into a few rousing games of kickball in the gym....and you could tell those who played had some good...

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ETHS Genealogy Night

ETHS Genealogy Night

The ETHS Genealogy Night, held at Elizabeth Township Community Center, was enjoyable and very informative. Participants were given an overview on the wonderful resources the Troy Local History Library has to offer in researching family history, as well as learning about the presenters' own family searches. Many thanks to Sandy Gurklies and Megan...

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