Grand Traverse Area Cookbooks (Mi)

Ok, you are probably thinking.. oh, no! she doing recipes.. how does that connect with genealogy??? Simply, my Dear Watson~ by extracting the names of people that submitted recipes to these books.  If you think about it? 90%+ of the time they are women and most often using their first name. Some did use the husband's name instead of their first name but.. it is still a clue for a time period. It would show they were in a certain town when the book was done. Of course, these are years that have no significance in relationship to census, marriage or other vital records.

Maybe, just Maybe,, we will find a cookbook that will put an ancestor of yours in a certain area and give you a nice big clue!! Just for the heck of it, I also added the names of the recipes. Who knows maybe you are a descendent and have 'just that recipe'. I have to say.. these cookbooks are the darndest (not in dictionary ;*) for not having a date of publication.

The books that do not have dates I will try to find out, at least, an approximate date.

IF YOU HAVE any cookbooks published by churches, societies, organizations and wish to extract the names (it is not very time consuming and can be sent in an email) and type and send to Brenda

If you do find a relative that is yours and you wish to have the recipe. Send an sase to me and I will photocopy and send it to you. Contact me for the address. There are a few books from out of the county and even the state.

Extractions on hold until the typist has moved.  ; > )

Northern Michigan Farm Bureau, TC- 1974
St. Mary's Parish, Kingsley
(not dated-but some ads date it -those will be added)
!!!!more cookbooks coming soon!!!!

Traverse City, Michigan Senior Center-1983

Willow Hill School, PTA
- 1977 - Traverse City -
North Paradise Flower Club
- Kingsley - 2003 (was for sale not sure if there are still any)
Recipes from Cherryland
by Woman's Guild, Bethlehem Lutheran Ch of TC,  abt 1947
Asbury Church Recipes
Asbury United Methodist, Traverse City - 1993
Home Cookin' by Grand Traverse Medical Care Facility 1994/95
Bible Baptist Church, Traverse City
Traverse City's  Woman's Club Heritage Cookbook - 1997
Glad Gourmet by GT Area Catholic Schools  - 1988

Our Daily Bread by Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
Elk Rapids, Antrim County, MI (not dated)
Psychiatric Attendant Nurses Association
(list of hospitals and nurses)
Traverse City District Nurses Assn
Petroleum Wives Club of NW MI - 1973
Ferndale's Favorite Food - Wilson School 1951/52
Centennial Cookbook, Trinity Lutheran Church,
Onekama, MI  1987
Cedar Country Side Cooking - Cedar, Leelanau, MI - 1979
Sharing Recipes,
Dayspring Fellowship of People's Church -Kalkaska, MI
Country Cooking, 4-H Leaders and Friends - 1982
Kalkaska Church of God,
Ladies Ministries- Kalkaska, MI 1983?
Out of Town, Michigan
Berry-good Recipes, Antrim Church of Christ, Mancelona, MI
Ranger Kitchens, Manton High School, Class of 1985
Marywood Academy of Sisters, Grand Rapids, MI
Home Town Recipes of Newaygo, MI
WPHM-1380 AM - Port Huron, MI
Out of State Cookbooks
Show-me, Missouri Cookbook - 1980 -
American Cancer Society
Treasure of Personal Recipes
Christian Reformed Ladies Circle, Ogden, Utah - 1963
 

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