The thought of a new season is awe-inspiring. Buds ready to burst, photosynthesis revitalizing the green lawns, flower bulbs exposing their wonderful, vibrant colors and the Society developing new technology to assist others in seeing our great community in its different colors of earlier times.
A new, fresh website is being developed and will be up and running this month. This new website will improve the communitys access to historical information found in the Societys archives. Photographs of the past provide interesting views of the Brighton area when the local economy was far less complicated. Stories of local families and businesses allow others to examine the evolution and growth of our community. The real goal is that we must all appreciate while embracing and preserving the local history that bridges those times including those of brick and mortar.
I NEED HELP FROM THE SOCIETYS MEMBERSHIP! I hope that you are a member because you value the past. The Society needs members to get actively involved now. Please call me and volunteer your time. Computer scanning of the archives is a laborious task. It is easy, very interesting, with virtually no computer knowledge required, but takes time. It cannot be done without your assistance! I will show you the easy steps in the process, and I will work with you. The Society is assembling data and completing documentation forms from the State of Michigan so that historical markers can be purchased for the three cemeteries in Brighton Township. The township has approved marker funding, but we need some of your time for helping with this process. The Societys monthly Board of Directors meeting is scheduled to meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month for 2009. Note this is a change from the past. This will allow greater participation from several board members, whose personal and professional calendars conflicted with the previous schedule. Everyone is welcome at these meetings!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!