The Capac Historical Society Museum Mission

Collecting And Preserving Area Chronicles

Capac Historical Society Museum Mission:

• Provide a meeting place for those people interested in local history.
• Publicly promote knowledge of the history of the Capac Community.
• Promote appreciation of the history of the Capac Community.
• Procure articles deemed worthy of preservation.
• Provide safe storage and display of these articles.
• Address:401 East Kempf,  Capac Michigan, 48014
• Email capacmuseum@hotmail.com
• Telephone: 810-395-2859 Please leave a message, we will return your call as quickly as possible.

Capac Historical Society Museum June 2012 Events!

CAPAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENTS

June 12 @ 1pm
CHSM Board Meeting

June 13 10am to 2pm
Quilters in Training

June 23 9:00am – 4:00pm
Sandy’s Saturday Sewing Square

June 27 @ 10am to 2pm
Quilters in Training

June 28 – 6pm
Capac Historical Society Pot Luck
Membership Meeting – 6:45pm

Capac Historical Society Museum Publications

Capac Historical Society offers publications
for your local history and genealogy purposes:

Coming this summer:
-2013 Museum Calendar-
-Limited Number Available-
-Reserve your copy now-
Watch for the release date.

The 2011 Calendar was released 11-1-10 and sold out 1-31-11.
The 2012 Calendar was released 9-1-11 and sold out 3-31-12.


Current Museum Publications Available:

• A Pictorial History of Capac Michigan 1840′s – 1970′s
• 125 Years of the Capac Community 1857-1982
• A Short History of Capac Homes and Buildings
• Capac Then and Now 1857-1957
• A History of Memphis
  Click the link below to see visit the publications page. Shipping is available.
  Contact the museum for shipping prices @ 810-395-2859.
  http://capacmuseumpublications.wordpress.com

Capac Historical Society Museum Special Events for 2012!

Answering The Call to Duty by Rick Liblong

July 14 & 15:Living History Civil War Re-enactment
The Blue, the Gray and the Green
Company B Sharpshooters
Learn what made the Sharpshooters one of the most elite units of the Civil War.

2012 Quilt Show and 2012 Raffle Quilt

2012 Capac Historical Society Raffle Quilt

“From Grandma’s Scrap Bag” – Queen Size
Tickets available now – call Sandy – 810-395-2510

July 20, 21 & 22: 5th Annual Quilt & Craft Show
Friday July 20 1pm – 7pm
Saturday July 21 10am – 5pm
Sunday July 22 11am – 4pm
Vendor space available on Saturday July 21 – call the museum for details 810-395-2859

Thanks to Sandy Grzyb and Quilters in Training for donating the fabric. Thanks to Quilters in Training for sewing the 2012 Raffle Quilt!

Memorial Stones

The Capac Historical Society is selling Natural Shaped Memorial Stones to be placed in a patio on the museum grounds. The stone size is approximately 12 inches by 18 inches.

This is a great opportunity for you to honor your loved one who made their home in the Capac area.

Perhaps they lived here and perhaps they were at one time an integral part of the community, either way, this is a way of remembering them forever.

If you require any further information, please email Patti @ Buzzy798@gmail.com. or click on the link below to download and print out an application form.

CAPAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMORIAL STONE ORDER FORM

Membership Information for 2012

Come join us!
2012 Membership Pot Luck and Meeting
Pot Luck begins at 6pm
Business Meeting begins at 6:45pm.

May 24 – Pot Luck and Meeting
Museum May 2012 Depot News
June 28 – Pot Luck and Meeting
July 26 – Pot Luck and Meeting
August 23 – Pot Luck and Meeting
September 27 – Pot Luck and Meeting
October 25 – Pot Luck and Meeting
November 15 – Thanksgiving Dinner

Archive Depot Newsletters:
April 2012 Depot News

Member dues $10 per person, $15 per couple, $200 life membership

Great links to click on for local history and ancestry!

CHSM has listed some great links for St. Clair County history and genealogy research. Just clink on any of the highlighted links. If we have been a help to you feel free to leave us a comment.

1859 Map of Mussey Township

1859 Historic Map of Shelby.
Beautiful drawings of buildings,
homes and township maps in
St. Clair and Macomb County.
http://www.shelbyhistory.com/

Brief History of Mussey Township
Formed from Berlin Township
February 10, 1855.
demogr.pdf

1860 Census of Mussey Township Alphabetized
1860 Census Mussey Township

1894 Michigan Census for St. Clair County – Listed by Townships
1894 St. Clair County Census

St. Clair County Marriages
St. Clair County, Michigan Marriages 1857-1866 Book 2

St. Clair County, Michigan Marriages 1843-1893 Book 3

St. Clair County, Michigan Marriages 1887-1898 Book 4, Volume 2

Capac Historical Society Cemetery Records
Mussey, Berlin and Lynn Township
Capac Area Cemetery Records (in progress: last update 4-11-2012)

St. Clair County Tombstone Transcription Project

GENDIS Michigan Death Records 1867 – 1897
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/search.htm

Seeking Michigan
Death Records from 1897 – 1920 http://seekingmichigan.org/discover-collection?collection=p129401coll7

Brief History of
Emmett Township Michigan
http://www.theirishamericanclub.org/EmmettTownship.htm

Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Berlin Township
Farm Boy Norvell Churchill
Saves General Custer http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20111009/OPINION02/110090313/Custer-man-who-saved-him
<img src="http://capachistoricalsocietymuseum.files.wordpress.com/2011/02

Michigan Historical Society Links

S.E.W. at the Museum!

Sewing Embroidery Women invite you to come S.E.W. at the museum!
*When:The 3rd Monday of each month September thru May (no meeting in June, July or August)
*Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
*Bring: Your project and equipment
*Bring: Your lunch and beverage
*Contact: Sharon for more details @ 810-395-2434