Harbor Beach Resort Association-Those Thursday Places

One of the cottages, owned by the Bourke's, at the resort

Rebuilt Clubhouse-Harbor Beach Resort Association, Harbor Beach, Michigan

October, 2011

The clubhouse at the Harbor Beach Resort Association, or the resort as it was called, holds a lot of fun memories for me.  I worked here during the summers of 1974 through 1978.  The money I made those summers helped pay for my college education.

The resort is a private association with individual cottages on the shores of Lake Huron, in Harbor Beach, Michigan.  Resorters came from all over the United States.  Many of the families had been coming to the resort for years.

The clubhouse had a front desk, a dining room, a preschool type room, kitchen, bakery, and apartment like rooms upstairs for staff.  I worked at the resort as a waitress and later head waitress.  Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner were served Sunday through Saturday, with the exception of Wednesday and Sunday dinner.  I would report to work by 7:30 in the morning and finish up by 8:00 at night.  We didn't have to work all those hours.  We worked the breakfast shift, from about 7:30 to 9:30 am, the lunch shift from about 11:30 to 1:30 and the dinner shift from about 5:30 to 8:00 pm.  We had free time in between shifts.  We had one day a week off.  The waitresses had rooms upstairs that we could hang out in.  Two waitresses usually shared a room and there were about ten waitresses in all.  A bathroom was available for our use.  The time between shifts was spent sleeping, reading, going to the beach, going home for an hour or so, or just socializing with others.  I loved my time at the resort.

A few years ago the original clubhouse burned down.  A new one was built and it is almost an exact replica of the old one.  They kept the original feel of the clubhouse with wood shingle siding.  When I visited last fall, if I hadn't know about the fire I would have thought that they had just remodelled. 

One of the best things about working at the resort was the food.  Mrs. Beasley and her daughter, Candace, ran the bakery and they made the most delectable treats.  I was always begging for recipes.  My favorites were Pistachio Cake, Eclairs, Parfait Pie, and Peanut Butter Cookies. 

Other memories include serving a family of ten and carrying all ten dinners out on a huge tray, taking orders for dinner at lunch, turning the hot fudge ice cream topping on and invariably it burned-the dishwashers threw a few of those pans out into the woods behind the clubhouse, Wednesday the staff could use the pool-I remember playing water polo there, the wood floor would get wet in the kitchen and one night the staff used the waitresses trays as sleds and slid on the floor, and many more I am sure I will think of after I post this.  

I enjoyed the freedom working at the resort gave me and the memories will always be fond ones.  



Where in the World is Sarah Watt?

Census Data for Sarah Lilla Watt

FACT	DATE	PLACE OF RESIDENCE	ENUMERATION DISTRICT/PAGE ID./DWELLING
Birth	23 Nov 1884	Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, United States
Census	1900	Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, United States	116/9A/160
Census	1910	Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, United States	0191/8B/164
Census	1920	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States	69/4A/38
Census	1930	Hazel Park, Oakland, Michigan, United States	122/16B/381

My second Where in the World post is for Sarah Lilla Watt, who married Harry Glover.  Sarah Lilla Watt Glover is my paternal grandmother.  She went by Lilla most of her life.  She can be found in the census with the names:  Sarah L. Watt, Lilia Watt, Lilla Glover, and Lilla D. Glover.  I expect her to be in the 1940 Census in Hazel Park, Oakland, Michigan with her husband, Harry, and son, Bruce.

Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research!!!!!

 

I love it when genealogical resources arrive in the mail.  All work stops for the day so I can check it out.  My latest resource which arrived this morning is a belated Christmas gift from my parents.  I ordered this from NEHGS before Thanksgiving!  The publishing date was pushed back, but I finally got it and it was like Christmas all over.

The "Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research" 5th edition, edited by Michael J. Leclerc and published by New England Historic Genealogical Society is a research guide for those with New England Ancestors.  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont are the states covered in this book.  So far, I have ancestors in four of the six states:  Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.  I think my afternoon plans have just changed. 

The state sections are organized and laid out so it is the same for each state.  It starts out with general information about the state followed by: vital records, church records, probate records, land records, court records, military records and other records.  There are 'staff picks' included in this section.  State repositories are listed next with contact information, including url for their website.

County information follows with great maps that shows the county seat in bold print, and the towns of that county.  A statewide map is included showing the county in relation to the state.  Further information is given for each probate and land available resources.

Charts for each town provides the reader with information on town name, date incorporated, county, parent town, daughter town, notes, vital records and church records.  The parent towns are the towns from which other towns were formed.  A separate chart shows extinct towns, the notes section of this chart provides additional information.

The first edition of this handbook was published in 1980.  The fact that a fifth edition was published shows the lasting effect of this book.  This is my first look at any of the editions and I wasn't disappointed.  The soft cover book is organized well, has margin tabs to find sections of the book easier.  There is a section on general New England research that starts with Great Migration era research and continues with New England records, genealogical journals, repositories and genealogical societies.

This 418 page book is a handbook of resources available to help you with your research.  It is not a   book on how to do New England research.  Illustrations and historical pictures are found throughout this book.

If you have New England ancestors then this is a book every genealogist will want on their shelf.  Enjoy, I know I will.

Two March 10th Birthdays in the Family

Today we celebrate two birthdays in our family.  My mother, Audrey, is celebrating her 82nd birthday today.  My son-in-law, Chase, is celebrating a birthday also.  I hope they both have a marvelous day.  They deserve it.

Happy Birthday, Mom

Summer 2011

Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan

My mom and Dad

Happy Birthday, Chase

The Agnello-Dean Family

Christmas 2011 at Glover's Home



Making Date Swirls While in Labor: Family Recipe Friday

 The cooked filling for date swirls.

Cooling and waiting to be eaten.

One of my favorite home baked cookies is Date Swirls.  I remember my mother making these.  My favorite memory of my making them is the day my daughter, Kirsten, was born.  I had put the cookies in the refrigerator the night before.  I went into labor about 4:30 a.m the next morning and I had to bake my cookies before I went to the hospital!  So, I baked them.  My husband couldn't believe it as my contractions were five minutes apart.  No worries, I didn't deliver Kirsten until about 10 hours later.  They are great eaten while they are still warm.  MMMMMM!  Enjoy!

Date Swirls

Filling:

1/2 lb. of dates

1t. lemon juice

1/3 c. water

1/4 c. sugar

Cook together five minutes.  Remove from heat and add 1/2c. chopped nuts.  Let cool.

Dough

1/2 c. oleo (margarine)

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. white sugar

1egg

2 cups flour

1/2 t. baking soda

1/4 t. salt

Combine ingredients.  Beat well.  Roll dough about 1/4"thick.  Spread dough with cooled date nut mixture.  Roll up like a jelly roll.  Wrap in wax paper.  Leave in refrigerator overnight.  Slice and bake at 350 degrees, until lightly browned on bottom about 12 minutes.

A Day at the Zoo-Wordless Wednesday

My father (Bruce Glover), sometime in the 1930's, at what I believe is the 

Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan.  I love the hat.

Doing the German Happy Dance

I have been doing the German Happy Dance, minus the drindl, since six a.m.  this morning.  I woke up early and wasn't able to get back to sleep so I decided to check my email and boy am I glad I did!  I had three emails from a Fredrich researcher!

A new 'cousin', Michael, found me through my blog.  He was researching his Fredrich family who had immigrated to Manistee, Michigan.  My Fredrick family from Manistee, Michigan is one of my brickwalls.  I wrote, "Researching Sisters Leads Me to Finding Great, Great Grandmother, but that is about as far as I have been able to get with my Fredrick family.  My 2x great grandmother is his 3x great grandmother, Susanna Koenig Fredrich, who I wrote about under the name Susanna King Fredrich.  King is Koenig, in German.

I will be writing more about what Michael shared with me once I have gone through it, but I thought I would share what I have been doing on this snowy, Saturday afternoon-transcribing two German records and looking on maps for Prussian places.



How I Spent My Saturday!

  Resources Used

Here are some of the references I used, going clockwise from top left:

• LaRoussee German Pocket Dictionary-purchased at Barnes and Noble.
• German Maps & Facts for Genealogy by Wendy K. Uncapher and Linda M. Herrick.
• 1828 Prussia Map, Michiana History Publications, South Bend, Indiana-purchased at FGS2011 Exhibit Hall.
• German Research Workbook-Compiled by Tamra Stansfield of Family Search-the workbook sent after FGS2011 for participants in the German Research Workshop at FGS 2011.
• German English Genealogical Dictionary by Ernest Thode.
• Family Search Research Outline for Germany by Family Search.  Available in pdf format at family search.org.

For disclosure sake-I am not nor have I ever been affiliated with any of the authors, companies or organizations of the above references.  I purchased them myself and use them for my personal research purposes.

 



Journey to His Past

Two years ago, today, I started my blog with the thoughts of expanding it to my husband's family.  The more I wrote about my family-the more protective I became about my blog.  I wasn't ready to write about the Leyndyke side of the family on Journey to the Past yet.  It wasn't until Tina Lyons, of Gen Wish List, blogged about starting a new blog for her husband's family, Mr. Gen Wish List, that I started thinking about a second, separate blog. 

Today is the day!  I have launched a second blog, "Journey to His Past" where I will share the stories, pictures, documents and research pertaining to my husband's ancestry.  Journey to His Past will explore the origins of the Leyndyke family, including Luijendijk and Luyendyk spellings, and their related families.

I hope you will enjoy reading Journey to His Past as much as I have had in planning its' launch.  And, thank you Tina for the great idea of a second, separate blog.