Detroit historians on weddings and marriages
by amy • February 2, 2011 • General Friend Palmer, History, Weddings • 3 Comments
Silas Farmer and General Friend Palmer on early French weddings and the shadow of mortality in marriage.
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Who was Silas Farmer? We found out.
by amy • January 6, 2011 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, Books, History, Podcasts • 1 Comment
Silas Farmer: upright Christian citizen, co-founder of Detroit's YMCA, author of "History of Detroit and Michigan" and "The Drinker's Dictionary." All in our very first podcast
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by amy • January 20, 2010 • Books, Local History, metro Detroit • 3 Comments
UPDATE: Silas Farmer’s death certificate is in the Michigan state archives. He died suddenly on December 28, 1902, apparently of a heart attack. He was living in present-day midtown, at 52 Selden, and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. Next stop, as my mom sassily pointed out to me on Twitter (MOMS ON TWITTER!!), is...
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