Date:
Tuesday, 02/17/2026
Time: 6:00 pm
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As America marks its 250th anniversary, we’ll look at how early families such as pilgrims, westward settlers, Native communities, immigrants, and free and enslaved Black Americans pursued opportunity while facing exclusion. We’ll follow the turning points that reshaped
the country, including westward expansion, Native displacement, the rise of free Black communities, and the immigration waves of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and consider how the stories our families passed down (or left untold) shaped our country and the lives we’ve inherited.
About the presenter:
Katherine R. Willson of Dexter, Michigan is an engaging & dynamic genealogy and history lecturer at local, regional, and national conferences; an educator teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced genealogy classes in Michigan since 2001; the author of The Genealogist’s Guide to Grand Rapids, Michigan (published in 2018 by The In-Depth Genealogist), and a professional researcher. Her research specialties include 19th century social reform movements, and America’s westward expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries.
This program will be in the Library’s lower-level meeting room. Registration is suggested as this program will be moved to a Zoom presentation in the event of inclement weather. Scroll down to register or call 734-426-4477 (ext. 120).
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This event has room for 200 people. There are currently 0 people registered.02/17/2026 6:00 PM 02/17/2026 6:00 PM America/Detroit We The People: America’s Story – Opportunity, Diversity, and Belonging Across 250 Years
As America marks its 250th anniversary, we’ll look at how early families such as pilgrims, westward settlers, Native communities, immigrants, and free and enslaved Black Americans pursued opportunity while facing exclusion. We’ll follow the turning points that reshaped the country, including westward expansion, Native displacement, the rise of free Black communities, and the immigration waves […]
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