Foundation Helps Preserve History

The SCCMS Foundation and the Society's members have been supporting the Fort Gratiot Hospital Museum project -- the renovation of a hospital that was part of Fort Gratiot in the 1800's. Like it's sister hospital on Mackinac Island -- the Society hopes this future museum will 'tell the story of medicine in St. Clair County".

Dr. James Copping, Treasurer of the SCCMS Foundation and long time history buff has actively participated in committee meetings, on site inspections of both the Fort Gratiot Hospital and the Mackinac Island Hospital, and commissioned Mr. Terry Henlein - local Port Huron artist -- to paint a watercolor picture of what the Fort Gratiot Hospital would have looked like in the mid 1800's when it sat within the Fort near the Thomas Edison Inn property.

The Henlein watercolor has been reproduced and is part of our 'thank you' for donations of $500 or more to the project. The reporduction is studio quality and appropriate for hanging in physician offices. Dr. Bassam Nasr, Board Member of the SCCMS Foundation said, "the picture is so very nice, and I hope to continue to donate to this project, giving the signed Henlein picture as gifts."

Please link to the Times Herald to read the 9/27/07 article.

http://thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070927/NEWS01/709...

Contact Bonnie at the Society Office for more info or to donate bonnie@sccms.org