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MACOMB TOWNSHIP
February 6, 2013
New Historical Commission aims at preserving
Macombs story
By Robert Guttersohn
C & G Staff Writer
MACOMB TOWNSHIP Amid stories
of township folklore, Macombs new
Historical Commission was sworn in
Jan. 31 at town hall, creating, for the
first time, a body whose sole focus is
collecting and documenting the
townships story.
Its commissioners, all 11 of them, have
roots in Macomb as fresh as seven
years and as old as 85 years. They are
teachers, military veterans and former
volunteer firefighters. They each
remember when all or just one of the
townships mile roads were dirt. Yet
despite the varied ages, the commission
is unified by the importance of
preserving Macombs past.
I think its important that we salvage
what we can as soon as we can, said
Stanley Skavery, one of the commission members. He is also an author of a book on the Irish
in Detroit and looks forward to getting back into historical research again. Ive always had the
fire, and this is a good way to get those juices flowing again, Skavery said.
Peggy Accardo, who works in the Parks and Recreation Department, said she is interested in
joining the commission in order to begin the preservation of events occurring now in Macomb.
I think its important that we preserve the present, which will be the past, said Accardo.
Timothy Bussineau, a history teacher at Romeo High School and a resident of Macomb for 15
years, said that he knows very little of the townships past.
I was at my mother in laws down in Warren during Christmas reading a book about Warren
history, Bussineau said. You can find one on Shelby Township; you can find one on Clinton.
You cant find anything on Macomb.
The commissions oldest members, Ed Gallagher, who is also the chairman of the townships
Planning Commission, and Milton Miller, who worked on Macombs original fire department,
have lived the communitys history.
Forming a historical commission was one of the four-year goals for Township Supervisor Janet
Dunn and Trustee Roger Krzeminski, who both act as advisors to the commission. They have
tried several times in the past and failed.
Janet and I have been trying to get the Historical Commission going for a long time,
Krzeminski said.
The mission of the commission will be converting photographs and documents into digital
format and creating a website to share bits and pieces of history with the community.
I think our website will be just a gateway for who we are, said Bussineau, who has taken
responsibility for creating the website.
The commission also has more lofty goals, like repairing and preserving historical sites such
as the Macomb Center Cemetery, which was a place of burial and an apparent gathering site
for the youth of Macomb during Halloween.
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They used to go there and just have parties, Krzeminski said. And youve got to remember
this was all farmland back at that time. So, this was the place to go back on Halloween.
The new commission is looking for Macomb photographs, artifacts or anyone with a story to
tell about the townships past.
People with information or items theyd like to share with the commission can contact Dunn at
(586) 992-0710, extension 222. Dunn can also be reached via email at dunnj@macomb-
mi.gov.
You can reach C & G Staff Writer Robert Guttersohn at rguttersohn@candgnews.com or at
(586)218-5006.

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