Charlevoix Emmet History ~ Honoring the Military
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PRE-WWII Memories


Please do not copy the photos on this site, many of which have been submitted by private individuals...
just come back and visit the site often to view the photos.
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Obituary Below: James Gibson died in 1884 and was buried in the Charlevoix County, Clarion, Michigan, Cemetery. James was born in Ireland in 1790, and enlisted in the "Royal Scots" in 1807 when it was commanded by the Duke of Kent, Queen Vistoria's father. James served through the Peninsular campaign, and was wounded the very last day of the Battle of Waterloo, a faithful soldier. He said the Regiment never fired a gun without him. James came to America in 1832 and had lived with his granddaughter Mrs. A.A. Foot at Clarion since 1882.
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16 April 1884 ~ The Petoskey Record

WWI Photos belonged to Harold Guillaume of Petoskey MI
(Photos are in the collection of Harold's Grandson

Geoffrey Guillaume of Petoskey MI)

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Harold Guillaume ~ WWI Military Uniform
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Harold Guillaume ~ WWI Military Uniform
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7 April 1952 ~ Petoskey Evening News

Obituary Below
: Very impressive that Harold Guillaume was noted as
"the FIRST married man in Emmet County to enlist during World War I.
He served with the United States Army Air Corps."

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29 November 1973 ~ Petoskey News Review
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30 September 1918 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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1918 In Front Of Petoskey MI Courthouse
See List Of Emmet County Men On 1917 THE WORLD WAR 1918 IN MEMORIAM Mineral Well Park Original Site
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Henderson Harbor NY

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Photo at left is of the back of the above photo of the military men sitting near a water site... Henderson Harbor as mentioned in the text at left as follows: "Taken on our long hike Thursday this is where we bathed our feet & stayed for about 1 1/2 hrs before starting back shall have some more pictures later on this is pretty good don't you think so. This is Henderson Harbor some pretty place."


Handwritten on the back of the photo below which appears to have been taken in the same area as the photo above: "Taken last week can you pick me out it started to rain like the dickens after this picture was taken this is about 3 miles out from Post"

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Harold Guillaume on the left, after eating
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Pre-melon opening... Written on back: "H.S. Hart. Daseman?. Harvey. Geyer X Drowde Toby Hounshall"
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Post-melon opening... Written on back: "We sure had some feast believe me taken on Sunday"
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Both men appear to be holding a mask...
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Written on back: "same bunch taken at Mulan Oct 3rd 1918"
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This gentleman looks to be the same as in the photo below right, sitting on the far right... and the Kitchen Police photo farther below he appears to be sitting on the far right again. Harold Guillaume is sitting on the center of the cannon in each of the two photos below.
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Handwritten on the back of the photo below: "Our squad on K [Kitchen] Police all there except yours truly & I had to take it. The 2 standing up are the cooks. Left to right La Cour   J Noel   Ray Moore   J Projaske   R Poulsen    George Night
Middle our acting Corporal Le Roy Nelson  some picture"
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Written on back: "some of the boys"
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Nothing written on back, but appears to be "some of the boys" singing at the same place as in the photo left...
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Two photos above are of some sort of military events which have drawn observers...
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Written on back: "WWI German"

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21 December 1906 ~ Otsego County Herald
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11 September 1907 ~ The Petoskey Record
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11 December 1911 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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16 May 1912 ~ The Petoskey Record
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27 September 1916 ~ Petoskey Evening News

~ Costs of War ~
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22 October 1917 ~ Petoskey Evening News #1
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22 October 1917 ~ Petoskey Evening News #2
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29 March 1922 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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14 August 1924 ~ The Levering Local newspaper
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8 January 1925 ~ The Levering Local newspaper

The three photo postcards below have no writings or clues of the locations where the photos were taken.
Does anyone recognize the locations, or any of the WWI soldiers?
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1910 ~ Navy Life For Petoskey's Roy France
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Two 1916 articles below: J. Will Callahan, a Bay View summer resident of Petoskey, wrote a new song, "The Story of Old Glory, the Flag We Love." The song is "intensely patriotic."
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31 October 1916 ~ Petoskey Evening News
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21 November 1916 ~ Petoskey News Review

~ Talk of WWI Monument for FIRST American Killed in the World War ~
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17 June 1921 ~ Charlevoix County Herald

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5 July 1932 ~ Petoskey Evening News

George M. Cohan wrote the best war song...
​"Over There" about WWI...
the marching song of a million Yanks.
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5 November 1942 ~ Petoskey Evening News

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Eddie Rickenbacker... 30 December 1963 ~ Petoskey News Review

Petoskey High School WWI Memorial Plaque

Military Order of the Cootie
Military Uniforms
PRE-WWII Photos
Spanish American War
WWI Charlevoix County Military

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