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Test Local History in Trivia Night to Digitalize 1.5 Million Newspaper Pages

The Downriver Genealogical Society needs to raise up to $300,000 to digitalize six decades of local newspapers.

Quickly, what branch of the Huron Tribe followed the Detroit River 10 miles to the south and founded a village named Maquaqua?

If you answered the Wyandots without checking local history sources, your knowledge could make you a champion in a Downriver Geological Society trivia night to raise money to digitalize 60 years worth of Heritage Newspapers print editions, dating from 1943-2004.

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The fundraiser at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept 25, at the Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St., in Wyandotte, according to a report in The News-Herald.

Members of the group stepped in before the papers were discarded, donating warehouse space to store them. Collectively, they recorded more than 60 years of history across 21 southeast Michigan communities.

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Proceeds from the trivia night will offset the costs, estimated between $150,000 to $300,000, of digitalizing 1.5 million pages in nearly 40 publications.

Tickets for the event are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 and trivia games at 7 p.m. Snacks, desserts, beverages and prizes will be provided.

For more information and to reserve a table, call Sherry Huntington at (313) 382-3229.

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