Programs & Events
Events
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Currently Whose farm do you live on?Have you ever wondered who lived on the land where you live now? Every Canton resident lives on land that has a rich history, beginning with the earliest Native Americans, to those who have come to Canton during the last decade. This exhibit will help youy explore the history of your piece of Canton's land: its ownership; its use; and its meaning to people. A day on the Elam Moyer Farm on Hanford Road in the early 1900s People, mechanical devices, and animals provided the power during much of Canton's farming history. The windmill in this picture captured the power of wind to draw water from the well. Two strong horses are harnessed to a wagon ready to haul hay from a field. Workers stand ready to drive the wagon to drive the wagon to the fields and pick up the hay. While one woman steadies a horse, the other throws feed to chickens. And the family dog sits patiently in front of a hired hand. 
Brew, Brats and Bands at the BarnSaturday September 17 Preservation Park in the Cady Boyer Barn (500 N. Ridge Rd.) |
Programs
The Canton Historical Society features occasional speakers; the topics and dates of these meetings are announced in the newsletter and on this Web site. The Society invites all members of the public to attend, and admission is free. After the presentation, attendees can ask questions, and browse through Society publications. Refreshments are also served. Earlier Programs
Prior Events
Brew, Brats and Bands at the BarnSaturday September 18, 2010 6-9 p.m. Preservation Park in the Cady Boyer Barn (500 N. Ridge Rd.) |
Village FaireSunday August 22, 2010 until 5:00pm Tours of the Bartlett Travis House Corn Roast Farmers' Market |
"A Taste of Canton History" at the Village TheaterAugust 2010 |
Dressing up: Canton women's clothing from 1880-1950.
June 20, 2009 - February 2010
See the parade of Canton fashions
The World Comes to Canton
An Exhibition of the DuMouchelle CollectionMay 1-June 6, 2009
This exhibition features decorative, ceremonial, and everyday objects
that span the globe. Several continents -- Africa, Asia, Europe, North
America -- are represented by masks, drums, vases, pottery, and
furniture. Visit the museum soon, and take a trip around the world!
Auction
Held on August 23 at noon an auction at Preservation Park, behind the Bartlett Travis house. J.C. Auction Services, Inc. of Plymouth conducted a sale of many types of items that have been acquired by the Canton Historical Society. Joe Carli, oowner of J.C.Aucitons, generously donated his services to benefit the Society.
Previous Programs
April 14, General Meeting
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Location: Walnut Room
at the Summit on the Park
Tim Johns
Native Dance and Story Telling
Come join the Canton Historical Society for a very special evening of Native American dance and story telling with Tim Johns. An accomplished performer and passionate story teller, Tim Johns' performance is one that you will not want to miss. The performance is open to people of all ages so please tell your friends and bring your children to share in this rich history.
May 12, General Meeting
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Location: To Be Announced
Jennifer Huff, PhD Candidate
"The Battle Over Busing"
In June 1972, Federal District Court Judge Stephen J. Roth ruled in favor of a multi-district busing plan to desegregate the Detroit Public Schools. Students from Detroit and fifty-three suburbs were to be bused across school district lines, with many African-American students going to schools ...in the suburbs and many white suburban students going to schools in Detroit. Roth's order sparked an enormous controversy throughout metro Detroit. Finally, in 1974, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the busing plan. In "The Battle Over Busing", Jennifer Huff will examine the busing controversy on the local level in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Jennifer Huff grew up in Livonia, Michigan, and is a Ph.D. candidate in modern American history at The Ohio State University.
May 13, 2009 General Meeting
7 p.m., Cherry Hill School.
Joel Thurtell
“Paddling up the Rouge”
September 9, 2009 General Meeting
7 p.m., Cherry Hill School.
Steve Lehto
“The Italian Hall Disaster: How 73 People Died and Why the Perpetrator Got Away”
October 14, 2009 General Meeting
7 p.m., Cherry Hill School.
Dr. James Schwartz
“Taming the 'Savagery' of Michigan's Native Peoples”
A discussion of the effort to establish formal legal and informal customary boundaries to tame the perceived wildness and savagery of Michigan's Native People.
Dr. Schwartz is a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University where he teaches courses on the 19th Century United states. He is the author of Conflict on the Michigan Frontier: Yankee and Borderland Cultures, 1815 - 1840 (Northern Illinois University Press, 2009).
November 11, 2009 General Meeting
7 p.m., Cherry Hill School.
David Chardavoyne
The Last Execution in Michigan and the Abolition of Capital Punishment
In September 1830, Stephen Simmons was hanged in Detroit for murdering his wife.
This turned out to be the last execution by a Michigan government because, in
1847, Michigan became the first English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish capital
punishment for murder. Mr. Chardavoyne will talk about Mr. Simmons and his crime
and about how abolition came to pass.
David G. Chardavoyne is an attorney and a visiting professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law. He is the author of A Hanging in Michigan, published by Wayne State University Press, and he has written extensively on the legal history of Michigan.
In case you are interested, the MI Historical Marker affixed to the building
near the NW corner of MI Ave and Wayne Rd in downtown Wayne marks the site of
the tavern that Simmons owned and where he committed his murder.
March 10, General Meeting
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Location: Community Room downstairs at Canton Township Hall
Muhi (Abdullateef Muhiuddin)
"Transitioning Into a New Neighborhood: Canton's Immigrant and American Muslim
Families"
Canton's history unfolds around us every day. Come learn about one of the fastest growing segments of our community, their rich history, their traditions, and their local institutions.