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Who was Colonel J.F. Hamtramck? Where did he come from? How did he become an influential figure? What training did he have to prepare him for the challenges he would meet? The answers are found in the years of the American Revolution when his life was cas Colonel J.F. Hamtramck, His Life and Times 1756 - 1783 Captain of the Revolution

by William L. Otten, Jr.
Volume 1

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This is the second volume of a trilogy, chronicling the life of Col. John Francis Hamtramck.  Volume II deals with the middle years of his career, from 1783-1791. Those were the years when he moved to the frontier Colonel J.F. Hamtramck, His Life and Times 1783-1791 Frontier Major

by William L. Otten, Jr.
Volume II

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Poletown was a once vibrant, ethnically diverse neighborhood in Detroit. In its prime, it had a store on every corner. Its theaters, restaurants and schools thrived, and its churches catered to a multiplicity of denominations. In 1981, General Motors anno Detroit's Lost Poletown: The Little Neighborhood That Touched a Nation

by Brianne Turczynski

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Mount Elliott Cemetery is Detroit's oldest extant cemetery, started by the Catholic community in 1841. The consecrated ground is named for architect Robert T. Elliott, who was instrumental in purchasing the land and was the first interment. Detroit's Mount Elliott Cemetery by Cecile Wendt Jensen: Images of America

by Cecile Wendt Jensen

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Mount Olivet was the second Catholic cemetery developed by the Mount Elliott Cemetery Association. Now surrounded by city, Mount Olivet was nestled in the countryside when it opened in 1888. Directions in 1900 instructed visitors to reach the cemetery via Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery by Cecile Wendt Jensen: Images of America

by Cecile Wendt Jensen

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More than a century has passed since the first Poles settled in Detroit. The first communities were established on the east side of Detroit, but the colony expanded rapidly to the west neighborhoods, and Poles in Detroit still identify themselves as East Detroit's Polonia by Cecile Wendt Jensen: Images of America

by Cecile Wendt Jensen

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Of all the kids who ever played Little League, the best of the best was a boy you’ve probably never heard of: Art “Pinky” Deras. In the summer of 1959, he led the team from Hamtramck, Mich., to the Little League World Series title, and in the process, he DVD: The Legend of Pinky Deras - The Greatest Little Leaguer There Ever Was

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Written By Buddy Moorehouse
Directed By Brian Kruger

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Fueled by a massive immigrant influx in the early 20th century, Hamtramck went from being a small farming village to a major industrial town in the space of 10 years. This phenomenal growth attracted national attention Hamtramck

by Greg Kowalski
And Signed By The Author

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Hamtramck Haunts describes coming of age in a working class family of Polish immigrants, bent on making a living in America. Hamtramck was a bustling city of 50,000 in the 1930s, completely surrounded by Detroit and still is. The personal history gives a Hamtramck Haunts

by Charlotte L. Cavanary

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Hamtramck Postcard of Saint Florian Church.  Saint Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, Hamtramck's St Florian Church celebrates it's 100 year anniversary this year. Hamtramck Postcard of St. Florian's Church

Located 10 minutes from Downtown Detroit

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In the twentieth century, Hamtramck rapidly transformed from a gentle farming village into an industrial city. The large field at the south side of town developed into the Dodge Brothers auto plant, which became one of the biggest factories in the world. Hamtramck Through The Years - Softcover

by Greg Kowalski
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Surrounded completely by the city of Detroit, Hamtramck is today home to 24,000 residents, but its small size-just 2.1 square miles-belies its expansive history and the influence this remarkable community has had far beyond its borders. Hamtramck: The Driven City: The Making of America Series

by Greg Kowalski
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Hamtramck:  Soul Of A City - Since its founding in 1798, the city of Hamtramck, Michigan has evolved from a dusty farming community on the edge of Detroit into a nationally recognized town of culture and character. Hamtramck: Soul Of A City: Images of America

by Greg Kowalski
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Hamtramck: The World War II Years presents a portrait of the city at war. It tells and shows how Hamtramckans coped in a challenging time that demanded strength, dedication, and sacrifice. Hamtramckans stood up and delivered all that was required—and more Hamtramck: The World War II Years: Images of America

by Greg Kowalski
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Few towns in America have undergone a transformation like Hamtramck. From a farming community of 3,500 people in 1910, it became an industrial powerhouse of 48,000 by 1920. Hamtramck: Then And Now

by Greg Kowalski
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Jean Hoxie - The Robin Hood of Tennis Jean Hoxie - The Robin Hood of Tennis

by Jean Maddern Pitrone

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Fueled by phenomenal growth in the early part of the 20th century, Hamtramck went from being a farming community to a major industrial city in the space of a decade. Thousands of immigrants flooded into the city to work in the new auto factories. Legendary Locals of Hamtramck

by Greg Kowalski
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Our Polish Story DVD.  
Filmmaker Keith Famie, who participated in Season 1 of “Survivor,” documents the Polish-American community in Detroit, providing insight into the culture and history. Our Polish Story DVD

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Our Town - Hamtramck's 75th Anniversary Book - This VERY collectable and rare book was published in 1997 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Hamtramck's incorporation as a city.  It contains numerous photos, a history of the city and a snapshot view of Our Town - Hamtramck's 75th Anniversary Book

A must for any fan of the little Polish City with a big heart!

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Veterans Monument and grave of Col. John Francis Hamtramck. Veterans Memorial Park, Hamtramck, Michigan
John Francis Hamtramck was a native of Canada who dedicated his life to the new American nation. Born in 1756, Hamtramck fought in the American Post Card: Veterans Monument And Grave Of Col.John Francis Hamtramck

Veterans Memorial Park, Hamtramck, Michigan

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The National Prohibition Act was no match for Hamtramck. Once a small farming village, Hamtramck grew to be a major industrial city in just a decade. With that came enormous social problems and a peculiar concept that the legality of alcohol Prohibition In Hamtramck: Gangsters, Gunfights And Getaways

by Greg Kowalski
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Saint Florian Parish was founded in 1907 to serve the Detroit area's rapidly expanding Polish Catholic community. Its first pastor was the Rev. Bernard Zmijewski, who was an immigrant from Poznan in northwest Poland. Ground for the church was broken in St Florian Parish A Century Of Service - 100th Anniversary Commemorative Album

Historian and Author - Dr. Thaddeus C Radzilowski

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Published by The Hamtramck Citizen newspaper on the occasion of John Paul II's visit to Hamtramck, Michigan on September 19,1987.  This full color album features highlights of the Pope in Hamtramck as well as a collection of photos of his previous travels The Man Among Us -Czlowiek Wsrod Nas- John Paul II - September 19. 1987 Hamtramck, Michigan

Published by The Hamtramck Citizen

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For decades, the city of Hamtramck, MI, has had a legendary association with bars. Its 2.1 square miles was packed at one point with at least 200 bars, clubs and other places that served alcohol in some form. During Prohibition, there were hundreds They Drank to That: Bars, Beer and the Beat of Hamtramck

by Greg Kowalski

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Located on the western edge of Lake Erie and at the mouth of the Maumee River, Toledo developed rapidly as a port and industrial and transportation center in the 19th and 20th centuries.  Beginning in the early 1870s, Polish immigrants were found among th Toledo's Polonia: Images of America

by Rev. Richard Philiposki with the Toledo Polish Genealogical Society

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Ukrainians have contributed to the diverse ethnic tapestry in Detroit since the arrival of the first Ukrainian immigrants in the late 1800s. Ukrainians of Metropolitan Detroit: Images of America

By Nancy Karen Wichar

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Separated by six thousand miles of earth and ocean, the cities of Hamtramck and Warsaw, Poland intrically share a history of customs, pride and emotions. At the turn of the century, Poles journeyed to the United States to escape the persecution of foreign West of Warsaw

by Frank Serafino.

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