Genesee County Council of the American Legion

Genesee County Council of the American Legion Council group for American Legion posts of Genesee County, Michigan

06/15/2025

Folks please attend and support if able the Legacy Run 2025. Stopped by the Jackson post 29 and they are preparing for one heck of event.

03/27/2025

This year on June 14, we will be celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th birthday, and we need your help for our magazine's cover story!

Are you part of an Army legacy family? Are you a first-generation soldier with a compelling story? Send us your ideas and pitches today!

Who do YOU want to see on the cover?

03/27/2025

Born Phoebe Sarah Marks in 1854, she had every reason to believe science wasn’t meant for women. But that didn’t stop her. Against all odds, she became Hertha Ayrton—a name that would one day be etched in the history of engineering and women's rights.
At a time when women were barely allowed in scientific circles, she pioneered groundbreaking research on electric arcs, a key component of early lighting systems. She also invented the line-divider, a tool engineers and artists used for precision work. Her discoveries were so revolutionary that, in 1906, she became the first woman to win the prestigious Hughes Medal from the Royal Society—an institution that still refused to admit her as a full member simply because of her gender.
But Hertha Ayrton wasn’t just a scientist—she was a fighter. She joined the women’s suffrage movement, mentored female scientists like Marie Curie, and fought tirelessly for equality. Though she passed away in 1923, her work changed the course of history, proving that brilliance knows no gender. Her legacy still inspires women in STEM today. ⚡💡

~Lovely USA

03/27/2025

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 ❤️

03/27/2025

George Foreman poses with the unemployment office staff members who helped him find a job before he won Olympic gold, 1968. 🥇

03/27/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Mohonasen Athletic Hall of Fame inductees!

Nikki Steele, Class of 1995
Joe Pusz, Class of 1986
Richard Zalucki, Class of 1980
Mohonasen Class of 1992-Softball Team
Team Members: Stacy Anderson, Kristen Bowles, Brenda Burke, Kristin DeBrino, Heidi Dennis, Erika Lewis, Katie Los, Shannon Mullaney, Kim Nugent, Michelle Ostrander, Kristen Rumbaugh, Jennifer Smolinski, Amy Terrenzio, Debbie Marx, Carrie Yager-Scorekeeper, Mary Yager-Coach

03/22/2025

Sid moves past Gretzky 🚨
Details in comments

03/22/2025

Three of the greatest heavyweights of all time, gone, but not forgotten. Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

03/22/2025

“The air is the only place free from prejudices. I knew we had no aviators, neither men nor women, and I knew the Race needed to be represented along this most important line, so I thought it my duty to risk my life to learn aviation.” - Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was born into poverty in Atlanta, Texas in 1892 to a black mother and a black and Native American father. At the age of six she began her studies in a segregated, one-room school, a four mile walk from her home. She studied here for eight years, thriving as a math student and developing a love for reading.

When she was nine, her father left the family. And while Bessie continued her studies, she had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for the now fatherless family.

Throughout her teen years, Bessie was able to save a little money and at eighteen she began college. Her funds however were only good for one term, so she dropped out. But it was here in college that she learned about flying. She read tales of the Wright Brothers and of Harriet Quimby, the first American female pilot.

At twenty-three Bessie found herself living in Chicago working as a manicurist and thinking of what to do next. Hearing stories of the war and European female pilots from her brother who had just returned from World War I, Bessie decided to become an aviator. She took a second job to earn money to enter flight school, but soon discovered that flight schools in the United States only admitted white men.

With help and encouragement from a prominent black American businessman, Bessie learned French and enrolled in a French flight school, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. In 1921, Bessie became the first person of African American and Native American descent to earn an international pilot’s license.

Bessie returned to Chicago, but no one would hire a black woman pilot. So Bessie once again went to Europe to learn to become a stunt pilot and parachutist.

Bessie would have a successful four year career as a barnstormer, or exhibition pilot, becoming known to her fans as “Queen Bess” or “Brave Bessie”. She performed aerial stunts such as figure eights, loops, barrel rolls and daredevil dives until a mechanical failure in her airplane caused her untimely death at the age of 34. Bessie’s ultimate plan was to start an aviation school to train black pilots.

-
Subscribe for more snapshots and stories: https://historicalsnapshots.substack.com/

If you found this snapshot meaningful, please consider supporting our work by buying us a coffee at http://ko-fi.com/historicalsnapshots

03/22/2025

Volunteers needed please see QR code

Address

12190 Vienna Road
Montrose, MI
48457

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(810) 444-2502

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Genesee County Council of the American Legion posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Genesee County Council of the American Legion:

Shortcuts

Share

Category