National Academy of
Needlearts instructor Gail Sirna will present a slide program on the
needlewoman in historical art. Gail is nationally recognized for her
needlework designs and holds workshops in Michigan. Her book will be
available for purchase.
This presentation is a part of the ninth annual
Elizabeth Blay Maison Memorial Lecture Series. The St. Clair Shores
Historical Commission is pleased to announce this series of lectures.
She was a descendent of the Blay family, who immigrated to Quebec from
France in 1669, and the Herbert family, who arrived with Samuel
Champlain in Quebec around 1616. Many early French Canadians later
moved down the St. Lawrence to Detroit. Elizabeth's
great-great-grandfather, Etienne Blay, was baptized in Detroit April
1, 1796. Elizabeth married Joseph Maison at St. Gertrude's
Church in 1932, settling in St. Clair Shores on the Maison Farm on
what is now Bon Brae Street. The Maison family also owned and farmed
Eagle Pointe subdivision for over 100 years.