Charles Beahan was born on April 21, 1839. His great-grandfather was a member of George Washington's military staff during the Revolutionary War. In 1893 he moved to Petoskey, where he partnered with Lou S. Darling in operating Darling & Beahan.
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William and Elizabeth Birkett and their children Thomas, Fred, Nellie, and Anna lived in the home. William and his brother, Thomas, opened a wood pulp factory on the Bear River. Later, then went into hardwood manufacturing and special furniture.
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Margaret Hankey Curtis was born in 1878. Her parents were Christopher and Vina Hankey. She was a life member of the Historical Society. Margaret served as a director of the First National Bank.
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The Bear River Valley Heritage Center is located at 621 Charlevoix Ave. It was used as Hose House #2. The building was also used as the Third Ward voting place.
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Alma Cessar moved from Resort Township to Petoskey as a young girl. She received her nursing training from the Petoskey Hospital. Alma was the first school nurse hired by the Petoskey Public Schools.
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Jean Baptiste Trotochaud, a French-Canadian voyageur, was the first white settler of the Petoskey area, having purchased land in 1851. He is best remembered for donating the land and providing the carpentry skills to build the St. Francis Solanus Church.
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The name Petoskey comes from Ignatius Petoskey, an Odawa leader who lived during a period of enormous change in the Great Lakes region. Born in 1787, Ignatius Petoskey lived through the early years of the expansion of American settlement into Odawa homelands.
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