President’s message…..

Hi Members and Friends!

I hope everyone enjoyed the summer. It is hard to

believe we are moving into Fall. Take note of the

meeting schedule in this newsletter and mark your

calendars. We are in need of a speaker for the

months of April and May 2015. If you have a hobby

or topic that you would like to share, let me know.

We had a WAM group on Sunday, July 27th that

cleaned up the landscape and cleared some of the

back yard that is overgrown. The girls in the group

cleaned the inside of the museum. There is still

more to be done but we appreciate all their help.

Our thanks to member, Linda Dagenhardt, for

painting the porch and replacing the steps. The

museum is just like your home, always in need of

repairs. Our next big expense will be painting the

outside. If you can help or know of someone who

can, give me a call. We also thank Nancy Grimmer,

Carol Zartman Berry and Worley Smith for various

tasks that they have taken care of.

We had the large maple tree by the kitchen

window removed. The tree was beginning to lean

on the house and since we just replaced the roof

we felt it best to take it down. Check out our

Facebook page for photos.

There is a lot planned for this year and we hope to

see you at our events.

Linda Smith, President

Meeting Schedule

Business meeting at 6 pm followed with fellowship and presentations at 7 pm at the museum. September 17- Jim Strode, dressed in period costume will tell us about the history of pewter. October 15- Worley Smith will talk about chaplains during the Civil War. November 19- Our annual Thanksgiving Dinner at 6 pm. Bring your place setting and a dish to pass. December 17- Holiday Gathering. Bring an appetizer to share. Please mark your calendars or clip and save this portion.

Ladies Dickens Tea

October 11th at 1 and 4 pm at Hadley House

Museum

This is a joint fundraiser with the Dickens Festival

Committee. Women from the Charles Dickens

stories will wander among the guests.

Tickets are $25. Contact Pam Krantz to purchase

yours! 248-634-7135. We need volunteers for

setup, serving and cleanup.

37th Holly Holiday

306 S. Saginaw St., Holly, MI 48442 248-634-9233 hollyhistoricalsoc@comcast.net Fall 2014

Dues were payable May 1st. They are $10 per

household. Invite family, friends, and neighbors

to join us! Membership form is on the last page.

Art & Craft Show

Mark your calendar for November 1st -

9 am to 4 pm at Holly High School.

Admission is $2. Over 110 crafters/artisans.

There is still a few booth spaces available. This

is a juried show. Exhibitors should call Sue at

248-634-5338 to reserve a booth.

We will need volunteers to work the door in

the afternoon, mark the floor on Friday,

hostesses and clean up.

Donations

Linda Smith-vintage Christmas ornaments, antique doll, doll rocking chair, books, cash box, and china plate. Jeanne Gilbert-Silver axe from Carry Nation Festival Monetary donations from Peg Thorsby, Kay Thorsby, Steven Sulfaro, Robert Coffey.

Thank you for remembering the museum and

preserving local history!

Newspaper Preservation

The last group of Holly Herald newspapers have gone to ProQuest for filming. When we get the film a copy will be available at the Holly Township library and the museum. It is interesting to read these. The first 50 years are at the library now for your reading pleasure. We have worked long and hard to get the funds to complete this project that will preserve Holly history.

Wish List

Male mannequin Someone to install the printer on the computer. A load of Topsoil to fill in ruts in the backyard.

A handy man to do some odd jobs at the museum. Wheels for the sleigh platform ($50)

Christmas Open Houses

The museum will be open Saturdays and Sundays,

December 6 & 7th, 13 & 14th, 20th from 1 to 4pm

We will have a bake sale on December 6th.

The Dickens Festival committee is

working hard to have a successful

event so we decided to try both

days on those weekends. Please

take a turn to show off our lovely

museum to Holly residents and

visitors. We could use 3 people each day.

Send the date you can help to

hollyhistoricalsoc@comcast.net

Special arrangements can be made for groups. Call 248-634-9233.

Museum Projects We need to make new labels for items on display

and inventory our clothing.

If a couple of people wanted to work together on

one of these you can do it according to your

schedule.

Do you like to learn about people? There is very little written history about Holly. If you would like to be involved with collecting information about Holly families, contact Linda Smith, email hollyhistoricalsoc@comcast.net or call 248-634-7946

Listen to "Genealogy Gems" talk raIndio, on WCXI 1160 AM –

Saturday's at 5 pm and you can call in with questions.

questions.

1891 Portrait and Biographical Album

DeWitt Clinton Wade, M. D. a resident of Holly,

Mich., was born in Chautauqua County, N.Y.,

November 3, 1939. His parents were the Rev. Isaac

M. and Catherine (Sackett) Wade, both natives of

New York State. The father followed the ministry

through life, and coming to Michigan in 1854,

located at Clinton and later at Ann Arbor. His

health was poor and he took a trip to Minnesota,

where he died in 1870. His wife died in in 1858 in

Brooklyn, Mich. The family is of English descent and

the Rev. Isaac was a cousin to the late Ben Wade.

The three children of this clergyman were our

subject, Mrs. Warner of Albion, Mich., and Mrs.

Elwood of the same place, who died in September

1888.

Dr. Wade, when a youth attended the high school

at Phelps, N. Y. and later the select school at

Clinton, Mich. He commenced reading medicine at

seventeen years of age and taught some in

connection with his medical studies. He was a

fellow student with Galbraith and LeBaron when

they were students at the University of Michigan.

These gentlemen are now practitioners at Pontiac,

this State. He graduated a month after his twenty

first birthday, the youngest in his class. He took his

medical course partly at the University of Michigan

and partly at the Albany Medical College.

On May 12, 1862, our young doctor was united in

marriage with Mary A. Gibson, and thus began a

domestic life of more than usual happiness. He

commenced practice in Holly, in February 1861 and

had made that his residence continually. He is

connected with the following medical societies.

The Oakland County Academy of Medicine, the

Saginaw Valley Medical Club, Honorary member of

the Washtenaw County Medical Society, Chairman

of the section of Practice of Medicine of the

Michigan State Medical Society, Permanent

member of the American Medical Association and

member of the Ninth International Medical

Congress. His practice has been an “all around”

one and is not limited to any specialty, although for

many years he has not ridden in the county, and his

time is largely absorbed by gynecological and

surgical work. He contributes valuable articles to

medical literature.

Dr. Wade is a surgeon for the Detroit, Grand Haven

& Milwaukee Railroad. He is greatly interested in

building up Holly and promoting its best interests.

He has himself put up some fine buildings in town

and organized the movement for establishing the

vinegar works there. When the High School

building was put up in Holly in 1866, he was

Chairman of the building committee and laid out

the grounds. He was also chairman of the

construction committee for the water works of the

place. He was United States Examining Surgeon

from 1868 to 1882. He is in addition to his

membership in many medical societies also

connected with the order of Masonry and the

Knights of Honor, and is an active and earnest

Republican. His only son, Linley G. Wade is an

Biographical Sketches

accountant in the First National Bank at Holly. Our

subject is one of the most notable surgeons in this

part of Michigan and is often called away to take

charge of difficult cases or as counsel with other

physicians. His surgical cases come from all over

the State.

Hon. David Hobart of Holly, Mich. was born in

Chautauqua County, N. Y. in 1840. He is the son of

Lester and Mary A. (Preston) Hobart, natives of the

Empire State. The father was farmer by

occupation, which he followed all his life until in

advanced age he retired from active labor. His wife

died in 1853 and he now resides in Chautauqua

County, N.Y. Of the goodly family which they

reared, only four are now living: David, Lester,

Joseph, and William. Both parents were earnest

and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal

Church and brought up their children in that faith.

The father of Lester, Sr., was Marlan, a soldier of

the War of 1812.

Our subject was brought up on the home farm and

received his education in the common and graded

schools at Jamestown, N. Y. He left his home at

twenty years of age and started for the West,

arriving at Detroit where accepted a position as

clerk in the bank of his uncle, David Preston. Here

he remained six years. He came to Holly in 1865,

and engaged in mercantile business handling a

general stock of goods. He received from President

Grant his appointment as Postmaster at Holly,

which position he held until 1896. In 1889 he was

elected Representative of the Second District of

Oakland County, and served the term of two years.

He was Supervisor of the town in 1888, and

President of the village the same year. He has

been on the School Board for nine years. He has

handled the express business of this place since

1865. The lady who presides over his beautiful

home on Saginaw Street became his wife in 1862.

She was Miss Rebecca Mothersill of Detroit, a

teacher in the public schools there.

The parents of Mrs. Hobart are the Rev. William

and Mrs. Catherine Mothersill. Mr. Mothersill was

a native of England and came to America when

very young. He began his ministry in the Methodist

Episcopal Church after coming to Michigan and was

on the circuit for many years. He died at Holly in

1862. Mrs. Hobart is one of eight children living of

the parental household, namely: Philip, Watson,

William, Henry, Frank, Arthur, Rebecca and

Henrietta. Mrs. Hobart is now engaged in an

extensive millinery and ladies’ fancy goods store at

Holly. She is an enterprising and successful

business woman. She and her husband are earnest

and consistent members of the Methodist

Episcopal Church. Mr. Hobart is a member of the

Masonic order, and a man of great popularity in

the Republican Party. He is looked upon as a

leader in that part of the county. They have one

son, William P. Hobart.

George and Diane Kullis are co-chairing the Dickens

Festival. Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th

Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm in the Village

Council Chamber. If you want to be involved, just

show up.

The Hadley House Museum

306 S. Saginaw St

Holly, MI 48442

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