Author
Sheridan, Stephen "Steve" E. c1948-Publisher
Color House GraphicsPlace Published
Location
Grand Rapids, MichiganDate Published
2009Publication Subjects
Sheridan family -Saugatuck, Michigan-historyCall No.
920
SHENotes
332p., ill., some col., includes index, maps
From the Introduction, written by the author:
I have been accumulating material on the Sheridan family and related
branches of the family since 1978.My brother, Jack who moved to Saugatuck
in 1995, has, with the coming of age of the personal computer and the
internet, done a tremendous amount of research on the Sheridan family,
related branches, as well as other branches of my mother's family. All of
this information remains stored in one way or another in family albums,
scrap books, computer generated CD's, letters, and other documents and
writings, most of the originals of which are in my possession.
My interest in history, and in particular family history, was nurtured
by my father James E. Sheridan, who was a student of history himself.
He wrote the definitive history of Saugatuck in his book Saugatuck
Through the Years, 1830- 1980, first published in 1982. It was my
Uncle Joseph Sheridan, who with my father, encouraged my interest
in the family, and who entrusted to me, much of the original family
history documents and pictures.
My objective in writing this book is to condense the historical material
I have accumulated over the years by telling the story of the Sheridan
family and how I came to discover it. Although the information contained
in this book exists in various forms, it is my intent, by its publication,
that the history of the family will always be preserved in one place- this
book- for future generations. I may never know all of my grandchildren
and great grandchildren. It is my hope, that at least some of the members
of those future generations will, at some point, take the time to understand
and appreciate what their ancestors went through in their lives as one
generation followed another.
I wish to especially thank my brother Jack for all his Sheridan family
research, invaluable help and encouragement. Without his assistance
this book would never have been written. His persistence in researching,
studying and documenting bits and pieces of historical information, as
he discovered them over the past 17 years, has been an important part in
reconstructing our family history and its various branches.
