Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 12:30 pm EDT
Haul Away Joe with Derek J Blount  
 
 
In-person at the Detroit Public Library, the Explorers Room, or virtually.
You can register for the virtual webinar here.
 
Derek J BlountStarting with a short historical review of Great Lakes travel, bottlenecks, disasters and commerce, we will review maritime records of muster rolls, mariner identification documents, and records of wrecks and casualties. We will review port records with an addition to little-known records that lead to others.
 
We are meeting in person. This meeting will also be available virtually using Zoom.
 
Please note that the start time for our membership meetings is 12:30 p.m. This makes it more convenient for in-person attendees to use the Burton Historical Collection from 2 to 6 p.m. without an appointment. It also makes it easier for our virtual attendees who are not in the Eastern Time Zone.
 
For more details about joining and participating in a webinar as an attendee, here is a tutorial from Zoom.

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J.L. Hudson Company addition during construction

 
 
View of the J.L. Hudson Company addition on Woodward Avenue during construction, showing structural framework. Signs on construction site read: " Pedestrians on sidewalk; streetcar on right." Printed on front: "Hudson's, Aug-24-14. No. 14." Stamped on back: "Charles Ruel Messinger, commercial photographer. 1846 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. Phone Hemlock 2186, Phone North 6074-J."
 
Burton Historical Collection
Date: 24 Aug 1914
 
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
 
 

Burton Historical Collection Update

Walk-in service is available from 2 pm—6 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Appointments may be scheduled at 12 pm and 6 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 10 am and 12 pm Thursday through Saturday. 
 
 

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