Michael Boyle was elected in November 2008 to a two-year term representing the residents of District 24 in northern St. Clair Shores. The 2009-10 term is his first on the Board of Commissioners.  First elected to the St. Clair Shores City Council in November 1997, Boyle served until September 2005. He served on many boards and commissions during that time, including eight years as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.  He collects historical maps of Lake St. Clair.

John Emerson grew up in the Roseville area where he graduated from Roseville High School before attending Lewis Business School and becoming a licensed electrician. He retired from management at  AT & T in 1992, having also worked at Ray White Electric and serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 to 1961.   A long-time member of the NAACP, he has done extensive research on African-American churches of Macomb County, creating a photographic record of many of them.  He has also done genealogical research on the Armstrong family, starting in 1887 in Romeo, Michigan and is a member of the Mt. Clemens Genealogical Society.

Raymond G. Glime is a retired Mount Clemens attorney, admitted to practice law in 1957. He served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Macomb County under Cecil A. Byers, has owned and renovated historic downtown commercial properties, has a manifest interest in law, government and history and is a charter member of the Macomb County Historical Commission as well as the current chairperson. Ray was chosen to receive the Alexander Macomb Award for 2006 for local history.

Donald W. Green is a retired businessman and a lifelong resident of Macomb County.  He has made his interest in local and state history a full time avocation while participating in more than a dozen historical organizations. His honors and recognitions include: the first recipient of the “Alexander Macomb History Award” The “Donald W. Green  Local History Room” and “Trustee Emeritus” at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library, The “American Library Association Citation as Library Trustee of the Year 2008”, “Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Baker College”, “Volunteer Citizen of the Year Clinton Township 2004”.  Don has co-produced several historical documentaries and is a frequent speaker to many historical organizations.  He received his B.B.A. from Wayne State University and his G.G. from Gemological Institute of America.  He can be reached at (586) 263-0168 or dwgreen@ameritech.net.  

Marian Lynch is a retired architect and City Planner for the city of Livonia. She has been instrumental in the development and operation of Greenmeade, an historic village settlement in the City of Livonia. Marian relocated from Oakland County to Macomb County after her retirement and continues to be active in the Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association and the Questers - a group interested in various built and formed products of historic value. She has a special interest in 4 square houses - probably because she was born and grew up in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and followed her interest by becoming an architect at an early age. She received her Bachelor Degree from University of Pennsylvania and her Master Degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University. She is a charter member of the Macomb County Historical Commission. 

Alan Naldrett, besides being a charter member and vice-chairperson of the Macomb County Historical Commission, is an archivist/librarian and a member of many other historical organizations, including the Chesterfield Township Historical Society, for whom he plans the programs, edits the newsletter and is helping form the Trinity Archives of Chesterfield Township. He is also the treasurer and past president of the Chesterfield Township Library Board of Trustees. He received his masters and archivist certificate from Wayne State in Library and Information Sciences and his bachelor degree from Michigan State. He is working on a Specialist degree at Wayne State, is the web librarian for the Macomb County Historical Commission, and does reference librarian work at Baker College of Auburn Hills, where he also edits the newsletter.

Karl Mark Pall has a passion and expertise for Michigan and Macomb County history. A charter member and the first chairperson of the Macomb County Historical Commission, he teaches history at Macomb Community College. He has developed classes called Amazing History of Macomb I and II. These classes cover topics such as Amazing Lake St. Clair, Amazing Women, Amazing Warren, Amazing Farms, and Amazing Money, all geared to Macomb County. Contact him at kmpall@comcast.net or (586) 469-5285.

Suzanne Pixley is a 35-year resident of Macomb County and the current mayor of Eastpointe. She is no stranger to history in the county. As President of the East Detroit Historical Society for many years, she has led the group with multiple restoration projects, the publication of Arcadia’s book, Eastpointe, and multiple "History Comes Alive" events. Suzanne is retired from nursing management but holds a diploma in Nursing from Henry Ford Hospital, and Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of Michigan. She was named the Macomb County Volunteer of the Year and was presented with a DAR national award for her role in historical preservation. She is very involved in both history and genealogy, with a passion for trains, and local, family, and automotive history. Suzanne is currently living in her childhood home in Eastpointe, which was built on the farm her grandfather bought in 1912. In her spare time, she volunteers as a Master Gardener, and is currently serving Eastpointe as a City Councilwoman. She is a past chairperson of the Macomb County Historical Commission and is currently their Secretary.

Kathy Vosburg has been a resident of Macomb County for the past 36 years. She has lived in the same home on historic Sugar Bush Road in Chesterfield Township for the past 34 years. She is a Macomb County Commissioner and an income tax consultant.  Kathy helps with the Historical Commission annual activity books and the Heritage Tourism map.   As a member of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society, she has worked diligently to help establish an historic village near the Township offices, where she hosts scouting groups desiring to experience learning in a one-room school and living in a log cabin.

Cynthia Donahue is a 26-year employee of Macomb County, works as the County Historian and is a staff liaison to the Macomb County Historical Commission. She obtained her Bachelors degree at Central Michigan University, and is a Master Gardener, genealogist, and deltiologist. An avid collector of historical memorabilia and photographs, Cynthia also collects Victorian clothing, and hosts Victorian fashion shows. She has filmed three historical documentaries,
and designed and created the County Administration Building lobby's historic display. Her "History of Macomb County Sheriffs" was published in 2006, and is available through the Macomb County Sheriffs Explorer Post #565.  Cynthia also documented and placed Macomb County’s two officers who died in the line of duty on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, D.C.  She is a member of the Alexander Macomb Daughters of the American Revolution, Macomb County Historical Commission, Macomb County Historical Society, Clinton Township Historical Society, Union County Historical Society, Daughters
of Macomb, and Secretary of AFSCME Local #411. 

Camille Silda is the Administrative Staff Liaison to the Macomb County Historical Commission and has been employed in the Department of Planning and Economic Development for nearly 24 years. Initially in the Community Development Program, she assisted homeowners with housing issues and repairs, then in Planning and Environmental Services she provided demographic information to communities and area citizens, developed environmental demonstration projects and partnered through collaborative efforts with other county departments and southeastern Michigan entities. Now as a member of Macomb County’s Economic Development team, she meets with clients sharing resources to improve and enable companies to grow and prosper here. She is a Trustee at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library and has been appointed to the Finance Committee. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree from Oakland University and a Master Degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University. While studying at Wayne State University, specialized courses were undertaken in historic preservation and economic development. A travel-lover, she has participated in multiple historic preservation conferences, and seminars extensively broadening her knowledge and love of American history.

The Macomb County Historical Commission meets every third Thursday at 8:00 a.m. on the 9th floor of the county administration building in Mt. Clemens.  The public is invited to attend.

Left to right: Cindy Donahue, Don Green, (back row) Alan Naldrett, Kathy Vosburg, Ray Glime, John Emerson, Michael Boyle, and (front row), Marian Lynch, Camille Silda, Suzanne Pixley, and Karl Mark Pall.

For any additions, updates, or corrections of the lists of historical societies, research resources, annual events, related links, and other material in the historical commission's pages, please contact macombhistory@yahoo.com. We are looking for original stories detailing specifics on the history of Macomb County to post as Local History Spotlights. Thanks for sending us your local history events!