MAHS presentation on Native Americans in Manchester area

The solid line is the approximate route of the Native American trail as recorded by Charles Woodard in field notes from the 1820s, and reproduced on an 1893 map in the Michigan Archives. The trail as observed by Woodard ended near Section 32 in Freedom Township. Map from A Pioneers’ Trail to Freedom Township and Manchester (Part 1 of 2), by Ray Berg.

Most of us know the first Europeans who surveyed, owned land and moved to what we now know as Manchester but what do we know about the people who lived here for thousands of years before they arrived? On Thursday, October 10th at 7 pm, during the Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) monthly meeting, Silas Bialecki is giving a presentation on Native Americans in the Manchester area. The presentation is free and open to the public.

The MAHS meets at the Kingsley-Jenter House located at 302 East Main Street.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.