I have no idea how old you are but you’d have to be 90 or so if your GRANDparents were involved in the underground railroad. And they’d have to have been in their 20’s or so when they were involved in that. That’s been 160 or so years ago.
Would be interesting to know though. There’s usually a nugget of some truth to family stories.
The sheer history that’s been destroyed, and will be destroyed soon, is mind boggling.
http://www.trulia.com/property/1000176109-1500-Seminole-St-Detroit-MI-48214
“This 1909 Built Louis Kamper-designed French Regency mansion sits on 3 lots, surrounded by lavish greenery and gardens. Chandelier over the grand staircase was a gift from Edsel Ford to the original owner, Cornelius Ray. Palladian windows, heavily ornamented marble fireplaces.”
LOL. You’re right. I’m not THAT old! Perhaps it was my great-grandparents...and, yes, I would love to know the true history, but I don’t think I have the energy to delve that deeply into my family history (too many of the old ones are gone, too)...not to mention the other rumor of grandpa’s mob connections!
If I can ever find out the address or if I could jog my memory to even remember the street name, I might be able to go from there — I wouldn’t even be able to take a stab at when those 2 homes were built. Ah, well.
BTW, I want that wood/rod iron banister from the home on Strathcona!!!!!!