[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RUTH BURR POWELL

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2011

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ruth Burr 
Powell, as she celebrates her 100th birthday on September 24th. The 
Colonial Dames of the 17th Century are hosting a party in Ruth's honor 
on May 19th in Florida.
  Ruth Burr Powell hails from Linden Michigan. She graduated from 
Linden High School, attended Flint (Mott) Community College, and the 
University of Michigan. After receiving her Master's Degree in Music 
and Art from Wayne State University, Ruth taught in the Detroit Public 
Schools.
  A lifelong interest in history and genealogy led her to publish a 
book on the genealogy of her mother's family. Along with her husband, 
Harold F. Powell PhD, she inventoried the grave-sites and headstones of 
Fairview Cemetery. The Cemetery covers 29 acres in Linden and dates 
back to 1836. Together they wrote a reference book about the Cemetery 
still in use today. Ruth has served as the Regent of the Ezra Parker 
Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; President of the 
Huguenot Society of Michigan; Elder of the Society of Mayflower 
Descendants in Michigan; State President of the Michigan Chapter of the 
Society of Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery 
Company; Vice President of the Florida Genealogical Society; and she is 
a life member of the Linden Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. 
She has volunteered her time with several hereditary societies and with 
the Historical Collections at the Detroit Public Library and the 
Florida Genealogical Society Library.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in wishing 
Ruth Burr Powell much joy as she celebrates her 100th birthday and for 
many, many more years to come.

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