Mary and Bernard Hoppenyan

The Ashland Historical Society has published some interesting information about Mary and Bernard Hoppenyan. One thing that is missing from this little blurb is the fact that Barney also received a patent for the "improvment in methods of making ice" while still living in Michigan.

Okay... insert your cold storage/mortician jokes here.

The problem is that the information is not entirely accurate. Maytor's parents were Mather B. and Lillian. Mather B. did move to California as well and also changed his name to Maytor McKinley. Confused yet?