Page 11 - Genealogy French Families Détroit River Revision 1701-1936 - Vol. 1

By early 1906 we had already looked at computerized typesetting, with the
benefit of aome experience at Burton and elaewhere. Our primary intention waa
to retain the computer-generated diakettea for further revisions and
corrections in a continuing process of updating the Denisaen books. The
Denissen Cormittee entered into negotiations with John and Loia Ann Vidolich.
Loia Ann had been active earlier in the Denirsen work and they had ccwpleted a
publication Lor Burton in the interim. Alice C. Dalligan, Chief of the Burton
Hiatorical Collection agreedto a similar arrangement for publishing to that
uaed in 1976. On 8 Harch 1986 the Board of Directors of The Detroit Society
for Genealogical Reaearch voted to provida the fun& to prepare the Deniaaen
Reviaion for publication. The date ia easy for ma to remerber, aa Donna and I
were married the previoua day, had a final eeting with Steve Keller and John
and Loia Ann Vidolich, and prepared for the Board meeting in the morning. The
vote took place while eating wedding cake provided by DSGR Magazine Editor,
Ruth Kannedy. Thia Revision war announced as part of the 50th Anniversary
oelebration of the DSGR, with informstion on actual publication date and
prices available aa early aa the fall of 1986.
I would like to thank the officers and comaittee chairmen of the Detroit
Society for Genealogical Research who voted to provide the funda to pay for
the preparation of the Revision for publication. Theae people are:
Robert L. Pilon, President
Richard H. Doherty, Vice-President
Nancy H. Krohn, Recording Secretary
Mary L. Freer, Corresponding Secretary

The method of publication was expected to be similar to the 1976 version.
with the s- high quality paper and binding. In an attempt to make the
reviaion -st uaeful, and keeping in mind the almst inpossible task of
obtaining a aet of the 1976 version, publishing a aeparate vol- of just
additions and corrections seemed beet to be put off until auch time as the
basic publication was more etable. The 500 numbered first editions from 1916
rill forever be cherished by those fortunate enough to have purchared them
initially or inherited them since. The reviaed edition is expected to be
available for sale for several year3 to all rho desire this unique
information. We would like to continue to update this publication. and
publrrh Further infomtlon ae it ie pract~cal. We ark-your help to
accompl~sh this by submitting additional infomtion or corcectiona. cit~ng
applrcable aourcea of proof. to
. .
Editor, sr. cenieaen' s Genealogy
Detroit Society for Genealogical Research
C/O Burton Historical Collection
Detroit Public Library
5201 Yoodrard Avenue
Detroit. Michigan 48202
I would especially like to thank my Aasistant Editor, Stephen F. Keller,
for the years of work on this project. Steve volunteered thousands of hour.
of retirerent time to bring about the completion of thia Revision.
RObert L. Pilon,
Editor Denissen Revision