Buried Forest
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Buried Forest
@buriedforest.bsky.social
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Genealogical and digitization services in southeast Michigan. Specializing in Northeast American and Southern Canadian genealogy; digital transfers of photos, slides, 8mm and Super 8 film, VHS, and mini-DV, more coming soon.
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#InternationalDayOfRuralWomen, I’m honoring the Dougherty women of Alpena, MI. Here's Mary (Hall) Dougherty with her descendants and their spouses in front of Greely Hall, 1941. #alpenamichigan #GreelyMi #Hillmanmi #MichiganHistory #buriedforestresearch #familyarchives #RuralRoots
This #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen, I’m honoring the Dougherty women of Alpena, MI-who built homes, raised families, and fed generations. Their legacy still warms our quilts and fills our jars. 💚 #alpenamichigan #GreelyMi #Hillmanmi #MichiganHistory #buriedforestresearch #familyarchives #RuralRoots
These aren’t just photos-they’re field notes from a life of resilience.
💬 Got farmers in your family tree? Tag them or share a memory-we’d love to grow this thread together. #FarmersDay #BuriedForestResearch
🌻 Tom Clark was known for his giant vegetables-sunflowers like trees, pumpkin leaves like umbrellas. We even digitized a Super 8 film of his farm. Bouncy, but magical. 🎥 youtu.be/goPJuHV--n8?... #CentralLake #Super8 #History #Michigan #GiantVegetables
CB 1960 Up North with Ella May and Tom's Farm
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🌼 Grandma Clark, age 21 in 1937, seated in her Bellaire garden. During the Depression, she made jams and jellies to help the family get by. Grace in hard times. #BuriedForestResearch #FarmersDay #BellaireMi
🦌 On John Clark’s farm in Central Lake, deer grazed beside cows in the field. A peaceful reminder that nature and nurture often walk side by side. #CentralLake #TorchLake #FarmersDay #MichiganHistory
🏗️ In 1947, James H Clark and his brother built a tractor dealership in Cedar Springs. This photo captures the bones of a dream taking shape. #CedarSprings #MichiganHistory #Tractors
👦 My dad, age 4, surprised his dad by starting the tractor-no lessons, just observation. A moment of curiosity and confidence that still makes us smile. #FarmersDay #ClarkFamilyLegacy
🌾 Happy Farmer’s Day from Buried Forest Research! The Clark family’s farming legacy is stitched into Michigan soil-full of grit, growth, and a little mischief. A thread 🧵👇 #FarmersDay
For #WorldMentalHealthDay, here’s a quiet prompt: “I’ve been thinking about how our family handles stress. Would you be open to sharing any experiences that shaped how we talk about mental health?”
Even one honest moment can open a door. 💬 #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyHistory
Teachers shape lives-whether they’re our own or our ancestors. If you know a teacher, thank them. If you are one, God bless you. 💛 #WorldTeachersDay #ThankATeacher #BuriedForestResearch
Jennie taught until age 20, then married Emory LaForge. They raised 7 kids in what’s now Detroit’s Greektown and welcomed nieces and nephews into their home. #WomenWhoTeach #MillsFamily #NewBaltimoreMI
Susan taught until abt 30, then retired to care for her mother. She wove rag carpets to earn income and raised a young boy named Clarence on her own. Quiet strength, lasting legacy. #MillsFamily #NewBaltimoreMI
Caroline trained at 15 in Milan, OH-Edison’s hometown-then taught in Alpena, MI. She met Fred J. Smith, raised 5 kids, and one became a sci-fi legend: Edward E. Smith, PhD. #FamilyHistory #MillsFamily #NewBaltimoreMI #AlpenaMI
For #WorldTeachersDay, meet the Mills sisters of New Baltimore, MI-Caroline, Susan & Jennie. All 3 became teachers before marriage. Their stories span classrooms, carpets, and California gardens. 🧵 #Genealogy #BFR #Millsfamily #NewBaltimoreMI
Whether they were posing with pets or taking in orphans, these photos give me clues to my ancestors’ personalities. Share your own with #BFRAnimalTales and help build a gallery of furry, feathered, and hoofed history. #WorldAnimalDay #Genealogy
From my maternal grandma’s collection, taken in Mount Clemens, MI. Probably her dog—definitely a character. #WorldAnimalDay #MtClemensMI #VintagePhotos #dogsofBluesky
Unknown kids on my maternal side with a rescued fawn, near Alpena, MI, sometime between 1935 and 1955. Gentle hands, wild hearts. #WorldAnimalDay #AlpenaMI #VintagePhotos #Fawn
A deer grazing among cows near Central Lake or Bellaire, MI, 1930s–40s. Took me years to notice it wasn’t a cow. #WorldAnimalDay #CentralLakeMI #BellaireMI #VintagePhotos
My dad on a pony with his younger sister Alice looking on, around 1950. A quiet moment of pride and sibling admiration. #WarrenMI #MichiganHistory #WorldAnimalDay2025
My grandma Alice A. Bedell and her friend Eloise Cook, about 1930 in Bellaire, MI. Goat-pulled sleds and winter smiles. #BellaireMI #WinterFun #1930s #WorldAnimalDay
While archiving, I found animals all over my family’s history-dogs, rabbits, deer, goats, even bears. These snapshots reveal kindness, curiosity, and a little chaos. #WorldAnimalDay #BFRAnimalTales
Festus Elbert Mills about 1890, the man who transitioned from farming to a career as a custodian at Royal Oak High School. #NationalCustodianDay #ThankYouCustodians #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #buriedforestresearch #MichiganHistory #macombcounty #royaloakmichigan #newbaltimoremi