Meet Bob Dancer
(This is the eighth in a large series of profile stories planned for 2023 to introduce the Chelsea community to the folks who keep it humming each day. We want you to learn more about Chelsea as a community — … Read more
Chelsea Area Historical Society
May 8: Chelsea Area Historical Society Program Iconic Department Stores
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) The Chelsea Area Historical Museum welcomes department store historian, author, and native Detroiter Bruce Kopytek on Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m. for a special program, … Read more
April 17: Spaghetti Dinner Helps Chelsea Museum and Honors Lynda Collins
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) The Chelsea Area Historical Museum will hold its annual Lynda Collins Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Monday, April 17, at the Chelsea Depot. The event helps raise … Read more
March 13: CAHS Presents ‘First Person-Joe Hale: Chelsea in WWII and Iwo Jima’
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) Joe Hale was a young man in Chelsea in 1942. Pearl Harbor had been attacked, the hitching posts on Main Street were being sent to the … Read more
Chelsea Area Historical Museum Displays Holmes’ Family 1890s Cutter
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information and photos in this story.) The Chelsea Area Historical Museum’s new permanent exhibit, “The Holmes’ Cutter,” opened on Feb. 11. A small sleigh, the cutter was originally owned by … Read more
Bill O’Reilly Named Chelsea Area Historical Society 2022 Volunteer of the Year
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) The Chelsea Area Historical Society recently announced that Bill O’Reilly was named the 2022 Volunteer of the Year at the annual members meeting. Jan Bernath, president … Read more
Dec. 5: Chelsea Area Historical Museum to Host Annual Potluck
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) The Chelsea Area Historical Society will hold its annual Holiday Potluck on Monday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Chelsea Depot. The dinner, a December … Read more
Nov. 7: Historian Grace Shackman to Speak at Chelsea Historical Society
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.) Local historian Grace Shackman will present “Transportation’s Major Role in Chelsea’s History” on Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Chelsea Depot, 125 Jackson St. Bill … Read more