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  • Christmas

    NORTHVILLIANS, Today, I’m writing briefly about past holiday traditions. My grandparents told stories about Henry Ford (who spent his honeymoon here) and hosted Christmas square dances in the Ville. When in-town electricity hit its stride, Mr. Ford and others supported lighting up the whole town with colorful seasonal lights. Additionally, there were stories of all the…

  • Northville Dreams – 2000s

    NORTHVILLIANS, This series on “Northville Through the Centuries,” which you’ve been reading the past few weeks, is designed to give you background on where we’ve been in our past, where we are today and what we can do together, for our future. Soon, we will start planning our bicentennial celebration.  It’s time to look at…

  • Northville Dreams – 1900s

    NORTHVILLIANS, This week, as we continue to get ready for the Holidays, let’s see how Northville embraced the “Industrial Revolution” as it migrated from a milling town with folks journeying down the Erie Canal from the East Coast to the Michigan territory in the 1820’s. The “Northville Dreams” series (which started last week and spans…

  • Northville Dreams – 1800s

    NORTHVILLIANS, Before we gear up for the Holidays, I will take the next few weeks to look at Northville Dreams from the past, present and future. This week, I’ll begin exploring the early visions and aspirations of this North Village in the territory (part of the area encompassed by Northville, Plymouth and their townships). Originally,…

  • Thanksgiving

    NORTHVILLIANS, It was great to see many of you at the Lighted Parade last weekend, welcoming Santa to town as he rode in on a Fire Truck with the children of the community. In Town Square, we presented him with a proclamation and the keys to the city. The Northville parade was outstanding with 37…

  • Holiday Lighted Parade

    NORTHVILLIANS, As part of our Remembrances Series, this week’s topic will center around Northville’s Holiday Parade through the years. Last week, we spoke about our Veterans Day activities, and I had an opportunity to spend time at the VFW Post as well as stop by the American Legion, along with other events that included a…