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Local Farmers Tell Their Story:
Farmers History Project
 | | Photos submitted by Bob Heller for the Chelsea District Library Community History Project: Farmers |
Join us for the premiere of the Farmers History Project,
the newest documentary in the Chelsea Community
History Project soon to be available via the library's Stories of Chelsea website. Through interviews with area farmers,
this documentary tells the story of farming in the
Chelsea area and the major changes that have occurred over the years.
 | | Photos submitted by Bob Heller for the Chelsea District Library Community History Project: Farmers |
Thursday, September 29 | 2-4:30pm| Drop-in
Chelsea Retirement Community
805 West Middle Street
Watch interview with Bob Heller.
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A Guide to House Histories
 | Photo courtesy of
Chelsea District Library
local history collection |
Ever wonder about the history of your house? It can take some searching to uncover details about houses and their former residents, but the library can provide some tools and tips.
A great starting place is the Internet Public Library's Guide to Researching the History of a House; it gives a thorough list of internet resources for House Histories.
Another way to gather information about your house is to do research on previous owners and residents. You can visit the city's BS&A page and enter your house's address to get a list of more recent owners. However, in order to get the names of owners from the more distant past, you will likely need to contact the Tax and Assessing Department of the City of Chelsea.
Once you find out the names of former owners, you can visit the library's Family History Index and look up their obituaries. This can give you information about their lives, as well as names of family members who would not be listed as homeowners.
Good luck!
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Museum Adventure Pass Wraps Up Year 4
 The Museum Adventure Pass program will wrap up its fourth year on September 30, 2011. The last day to check out a museum pass at any participating library is September 23, 2011.
The Detroit Museum Adventure Pass program will return for a fifth and final year in late May, 2012. Thanks to the generous support of program sponsor Macy's, as well as the collaboration of partners The Library Network, Cultural Alliance of Southeast Michigan, and Library of Michigan Foundation, a total of nearly 300,000 passes to metropolitan Detroit cultural attractions have been checked out to public library patrons in a nine county area since 2007.
The new Museum Adventure Pass program will be online. The website www.detroitadventurepass.org will enable patrons to access information about the program, to ask questions, to print tickets for free or discount admission to cultural attractions, and to get reading recommendations that relate to venues' exhibits.
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Park & Read Ends October 1
Wrapping up its third summer, the Park & Read program ends October 1, 2011. More than 400 libraries across the state have participated in the program sponsored by the DNR and the Library of Michigan. While checking out a book, Park & Read allows library cardholders to "check-out" a one-day pass that waives the Recreation Passport entry fee into any Michigan state park or recreation area. This $10 savings also provides a one-time, free access to more than 500 events taking place in state parks throughout the summer, and to make the day even more relaxing, some of the state parks are offering the loan of a hammock. Check one out soon and enjoy a good book in the great outdoors!
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Winter Hours
Winter hours are now in effect: Monday - Thursday: 10:00am-9:00pm Friday: 10:00am-6:00pm Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday: 1:00-5:00pm |
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About Us
The Chelsea District Library is nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational and informational needs and interests of all people. The Library currently serves 14,000 residents in the Chelsea district - City of Chelsea plus Dexter, Lima, Lyndon and Sylvan townships and more than 20,000 individuals visit the Library each month. The Library's state-of-the-art facility is an access point for information including: books, periodicals, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, downloadable e-books, subscription databases as well as access to the Internet. In addition to providing dynamic services to complement and support local schools and other important community needs, the Chelsea District Library strives to present timely, interesting and high-quality programs and events to engage and enrich the Chelsea community.
Sincerely,
Anna Cangialosi, Marketing Coordinator
Chelsea District Library |
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