Windmill Point
Grosse Pointe Historical Society
Local History Brought to Life!


Selected Articles from

Tonnancour
Life in
GROSSE POINTE
and along the Shores of
LAKE ST. CLAIR

Volume 2
Edited by
ARTHUR M. WOODFORD

Tonnancour Volume 2

The articles from Tonnancour Volume 2 are made available courtesy of
Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., President, Tonnancour Associates
Copyright © 1997 Tonnancour Associates

Tonnancour Volumes 1 and 2 are available
for purchase at GPHS Grosse Pointe Goods

Detroit in 1796
by Isaac Weld
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A County is Proclaimed:
The Founding of Wayne County and Grosse Pointe Township
by Clarence M. Burton
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Grosse Pointe’s First Settlers: From Whence Did They Come?
by Jean Dodenhoff
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Grosse Pointe and Le Grande Marais
by Mina Humphrey Varnum
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The Hall Family of "Tonnancour"
by Thomas W. Brunk
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Early Days in Grosse Pointe
by Friend Palmer
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The Wardwell House: A Legacy of Old Grosse Pointe
by Henry Heatley
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John S. Newberry and James H. McMillan:
Leaders of Industry and Commerce

By Thomas A. Arbaugh
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A Beacon of Tradition: The Building of The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
By James P. Gallagher
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Yachts of The Auto Barons
by John F. Polacsek
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The Game of Golf Comes to Grosse Pointe:
The Founding of The Country Club of Detroit

by David Robb
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Movies at The Punch: A History of The Punch and Judy Theater
By Carrie Jones
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