You are invited to attend the presentation and discussion on the year 1776 at Detroit, entitled "Who was Pierre St. Cosme?" with a focus on the property of land gifted from the Potawatomi to St. Cosme, one of the French-Canadian community living at Detroit in the 1700s.  The property deed was signed by the chiefs of the Potawatomi on July 1, 1776, coincident to the adoption and signing of the Declaration of Independence in the American colonies.

Thousands of acres (French arpents actually) of wooded land were given in "consideration love and affection" to St. Cosme and his two sons.  This transaction would lead to the eventual settling and development of French ribbon farms south beyond the River Rouge and inland from the Detroit River.  Much of the area is called Downriver today, including the lands that became Lincoln Park.

The program will be led by curator Jeff Day and held here at the historical museum on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m.  We hope you can join us then!