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The township of Hartland seems to have
derived its name from a township of like name in the
State of New York, which was the former home of some
of its early settlers. Its separate existence dates
from 1836, when it became an independent township
and held its own elections.
Hartland is a township in Livingston County, in the
Detroit metro area. Hartland Township is home to 12,500
residents and is noted for its rural atmosphere and
is a community that takes pride in its heritage and
history.
Hartland Township is centrally located within one
hour of the major metropolitan areas of Detroit, Flint,
Ann Arbor, and Lansing, early settlers were attracted
to the Livingston County area not because of its location
(as is the case today) but rather because of the opportunity
to receive free land.
Following the war of 1812, the Federal Government
provided any veteran of that war with 160 acres of
free land in Michigan. However, surveyors indicated
that the land in and around Livingston county was
extremely wet and poorly suited for farming. Since
this caused many of the soldiers to accept free land
in Missouri rather than in Michigan, the Governor
requested a new survey. This second survey found much
of the rolling hills and sparsely wooded land well
suited for agricultural uses. Rather than give this
exceptional land away, the State began to sell the
originally free section parcels for $2.00 to $3.00
per acre.
The land was also abundant with fish and game, including
bear and wolf. It is interesting to note that both
Chippewa and Pottawatamie Indians were seen on occasion.
However, there is no recorded history of violence
between the settlers and the Indians.
Pictured above is one such resident
of Hartland Township. This is Miss Tiffany Sitterlat.
Tiffany also has no recorded history of violence
with Indians. She spent her time earning a high
school diploma from Citizens’ High School
instead.
Tiffany was in a big hurry to to get her diploma.
She found the pace of Hartland High just too
slow. With the support of her family, she researched
alternate means to an end. She found that Citizens’
curriculum was exactly what she needed. She
enrolled with us and was able to finish high
school a whole year earlier than she would have
at the government run high school.
Earning her diploma has made a tremendous difference
in her life. Tiffany has entered the National
Institute of Technology. She is in the advanced
stages of Medical Assistant training. Without
her diploma she would not have qualified for
enrollment. Besides being a medical assistant,
Tiffany wants to be the best mother and loving
wife she can be. Miss Sitterlat is a young mother
of a beautiful baby girl. It is a true testament
to her character and drive to push herself through
school while taking care of her number one priority,
her family
Citizens’ High School has no doubt that
Tiffany will succeed at all her endeavors and
continue being a great mom and wife. We are
also quite confident that there will be no history
of violence against Indians with her.
She is our unanimous pick for September Gradate
of the Month for 2006.
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