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Presentation

June 16, 2014April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

Left to right are Justices James V. Campbell, Benjamin Graves (standing), Thomas M. Cooley (center), and Isaac P. Christiancy 1868-1875.

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Civil War

April 2, 2014April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

Are you getting excited for the Society’s Annual Luncheon in just over a week?! It’s not too late to purchase

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Three Weeks

March 20, 2014April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

Another stack of RSVPs has arrived in the Society office. Our Annual Luncheon is just three weeks from today. Will

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Spring

February 10, 2014April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

It doesn’t feel possible on this 9 degree day, but spring is coming–and with it the Society’s 2014 Annual Luncheon.

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Shagbark

December 19, 2013April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

One hundred twenty-five years ago today Howard Wiest (MSC 1921-1943) married Cora Newman of Pontiac, Michigan. The couple settled in

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Veterans Day

November 11, 2013April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

Today, November 11th, is celebrated as Veterans Day. It coincides with the anniversary of the end of World War I.

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Election

November 5, 2013April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

Until November 7, 1972, a woman had never served on the Michigan Supreme Court. That changed with the election of

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Tile

August 27, 2013April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

One of the perks of membership in the Society’s Advocates Guild is exclusive invitation to a dinner that coincides with

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Diary

August 1, 2013April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

In 1915 Justice Aaron McAlvay died suddenly, leaving a vacancy on the Michigan Supreme Court. Governor Woodbridge Ferris (the only

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Back-to-Learning

July 23, 2013April 22, 2022 Lynn Seaks

The Sunday paper has been filled with back-to-school ads for the past two weeks. While it is still a bit

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