OurChildren'sHeritageSecondEdition: A History of Clarkston and Independence Township

By G. Bacon, R Brazier, K Fuller and 2 more

Clarkston’s Future Depends on Us

Clarkston has changed a lot since the Native Americans and pioneers lived here. The people who live here now are just as proud of our lovely community as others were long ago. The old houses and buildings on Main Street are beautiful. We have many picturesque parks and lakes. We all have a responsibility to take care of our community. We must work together to keep it a clean and safe place to live, work and play. Clarkston’s future depends on us!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Jan 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781684709939

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OUR CHILDREN’S

HERITAGE

SECOND EDITION

A History of Clarkston and

Independence Township

G. Bacon

R. Brazier

K. Fuller

K. Huttenlocher

J. Matthies

Copyright © 2020 G. Bacon, R. Brazier, K. Fuller, K. Huttenlocher, J. Matthies.

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ISBN: 978-1-6847-1026-3 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-6847-0993-9 (e)

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date:  02/13/2020

OUR CHILDREN’S HERITAGE

SECOND EDITION

In May of 1993, three teachers, Rosemary Lewis, Bill Genshaw and Julie Matthies, came to the Clarkston Community Historical Society (CCHS) with a dream. They wanted to write a textbook on Clarkston/Independence Township history. Prior to that there were no classroom materials. Some educators taught local history in second grade and some didn’t teach it at all. The Historical Society agreed to fund the book. They provided research, commissioned artwork by local artist Jim Russell, and gave the group historical photographs to use. The teachers wrote the book, and it is now an integral part of the second grade curriculum district-wide.

In the spring of 2017, four dedicated educators (including one of the original authors), along with the chair of the CCHS Education