To my mother, Illa M. (McCool) Congdon for her generosity in allowing me to possess this treasured volume of Tuscola history, and to my grandparents, Wm. Joseph McCool and Flossie Mae Hampshire, who were early settlers in this county and whose farm outside of Kingston is shown in the background of this page.

Jeanne Congdon
December 2000

Special thanks to Ginger for making the picture of the McCool farm into a background for this project and to Jeanne for providing the picture. Note: the barn is no longer standing.