Born: 01/25/1917   Norwood
Died: 10/25/2008
Parents: Floyd W. McGriff, Ruth W. McGriff
Spouse: Orville Taylor Fox
Children: Jo Anne Shaw, Susan Neuharter, John D. Fox
Address(es):
Interred:
Oakwood Cemetery
Farmington , MI

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Letters from 1860: the Howards of Farmington	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1994
	Tracking the Underground Railroad - Includes fugitive slaves and the Underground Railroad in Michigan.	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult , Children , Teen	Farmington Hills, MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1993
	Marcus Burrowes (1874-1953) : English revival architect	Non Fiction , Biography , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1992
	P. Dean Warner : man of Farmington	Non Fiction , Biography , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Centennial Commission	1992
	I Went to the People...Fred M. Warner, Progressive Governor	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1988
	More Than a Tavern: 150 Years of Botsford Inn	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission in cooperation with the Botsford Inn	1986
	The Windows of Old Mariners	Non Fiction	Adult	Detroit MI : Old Mariners Church	1986
	A Farmington Childhood: the watercolors of Lillian Drake Avery	Non Fiction , Biography , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1985
	Heritage Homes: If Walls Could Talk - Editor	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1980
	Farmington's Centennial Families	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	Farmington Hills MI : Farmington Hills Historical Commission	1978
	The windows of Old Mariners : established 1842, Civic and Renaissance Centers, Detroit, Michigan	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Adult	Troy, MI : Lone Tree Press	1976

What is the aim or goal of your writing: Author attributes her success to a love of history and a passion for writing. Author's work ethic: "dig, dig, dig."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Other - Journalist, Historian

Name	Date
Heart of Gold - United Way of Southeastern Michigan	1992
AAUW Outstanding Woman Award	1991
Writer and Historian of the Year - Michigan Historical Society	1990
Mayor, City of Farmington	1990
First Woman Marshal - Farmington Founders' Festival Parade	1986
Citizen of the Year - Farmington/Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce	1985

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