Michigan Local History: County Material D-I

Delta

Basic Information

County Seat: Escanaba
Origin of Name: Greek letter "Delta" referring to the triangular shape of the original county.
Set Off: 1843
Organized: 1861
Population in 1990: 37,780

Material Available

Bark River Centennial, 1871-1971. Bark River, MI: Centennial Book Committee, 1972.

Brayak, Mrs. Jean Peterson. The Story of Ford River Township. [Escanaba, MI: Photo Offset Printing Co., 1973].

The Delta Historian. Escanaba, MI: Delta County Historical Society. Have: August 1989; July 1990; February 1991-August 1993; May 1994; December 1994-April 1997.

Dunathan, Clint, ed.The Century Book, 1863-1963, Escanaba. Escanaba, MI: Photo Offset Printing Co., 1963.

Escanaba Daily Mirror. March 11, 1922-June 30, 1924.

An Ethnic History of Delta County. Iron Mountain, MI: Mid-Peninsula Library Cooperative, 1978.

Fayette, a Visitor's Guide. Lansing, MI: Bureau of History, 1989.

Franciscan Centennial, 1883-1983. Escanaba, MI: Franciscan Fathers, St. Joseph's Church, 1983. (Escanaba).

Groos, Joseph J. Trail of the Pioneers. [n.p., n.d.]. (Groos).

The Iron Port. September 21, 1878-March 27, 1880; December 4, 1880-June 16, 1888; May 5, 1891-December 20, 1905; January 27, 1906-July 30, 1910. (Escanaba).

Jacques, Thomas Edward. A History of the Garden Peninsula. Iron Mountain, MI: Mid-Peninsula Library Cooperative, 1979.

Nursey, Walter R. The City of Escanaba, Michigan, U.S.A., "The Iron Port of the World". [Iron Mountain, MI: Mid-Michigan Library Federation, 1972]. Reprint of 1890 edition.

Our Heritage: Garden Peninsula, Delta County, Michigan 1840-1980. Garden Peninsula Historical Society, 1982.

Our Heritage: Rapid River, Michigan. Rapid River, MI: Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District, 1976.

A Souvenir of Delta County, Michigan. Iron Mountain, MI: C.O. Stiles, [after 1902].

Tourist Guide of Delta County: The Famous Bay de Noc Area. n.p., 1964.​

Dickinson

Basic Information

County Seat: Iron Mountain
Origin of Name: Donald M. Dickinson, Postmaster General under President Grover Cleveland
Set Off: 1891
Organized: 1891
Population in 1990: 26,831

Material Available

Blomquist, Beatrice. Felch Township Centennial Book, 1878-1978. Norway, MI: Norway Current, 1978.

Born from Iron: Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1879-1979. Iron Mountain, MI: Iron Mountain Centennial Committee, 1978.

Centennial, Vulcan, Michigan, 1872-1972. Vulcan, MI: 1972.

Crowell, Leonora A. Letters, 1882-1885. Iron Mountain, MI: Mid Peninsula Library Federation, 1976.

Cummings, William John. The Dickinson County Courthouse and Jail: The Seat of Government and Justice for Michigan's Newest County. n.p., 1988.

Cummings, William J. The Norway Fire of 1888 and the Rebuilding of the Business District in Old Town. [W.J. Cummings, 1988].

Cummings, William J. Waucedah: Site of the First Mine to Ship Ore from the Menominee Iron Range and the First Stop on the Menominee River Railway. [n.p., 1989].

Dickinson County Area. Things to Do, Sights to See. . . Michigan's 4 Season Playground. [Iron Mountain, MI: Iron Mountain- Kingford Chamber of Commerce, 1962].

Dulan, Mary L. Our Frontier Days on the Menominee Range. Iron Mountain, MI: Keep America Beautiful, 1973. (Iron Mountain).

Mattson, Walter. From Felch to Iron Mountain: 1912 Horse & Buggy Ride. Grand Marais, MI: Voyageur Press, 1975.

A Souvenir of Dickinson County, Michigan. Iron Mountain, MI: C.O. Stiles, [1902].

Stevens, Viola. A History of Channing, Michigan. [Green Bay, WI:] Stevens, 1977.

Sundquist, Walter R. They Called Him "John E.": A Biography of John E. Anderson, a Pioneer of Norway, Michigan. Iron Mountain, MI: R.H. Anderson, [197-].

Welcome to the Hub of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Northeastern Wisconsin. [Iron Mountain, MI: Chamber of Commerce, 1968].​

Eaton

Basic Information

County Seat: Charlotte
Origin of Name: Named for the Hon. John H. Eaton, Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson
Set Off: 1829
Organized: 1837
Population in 1990: 92,879

Material Available

Adams, Carl Lorrin. River Landings and the People Who Made Them. [Grand Rapids, MI: Mayhew Press, 1958].

Barbar, Edward W. Address. . . Embracing a Synopsis of the Early Settlement of the County. Charlotte, MI: G. Webber & Co., [1867].

Barker, Darlene. Centennial Farm in Oneida TWP. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

Bellevue: First in Eaton County. Bellevue Bicentennial Commission Heritage Committee, 1976.

Berg, Susan J. History of the Weekly Newspaper of Sunfield in Eaton County, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1976.

Caruss, Thelma. Windsor Township: Heritage and Horizons. Ann Arbor, MI: Printed by Edwards Brothers, 1976.

Charlotte Area Centennial Committee. One Hundred Years October 10, 1863, Charlotte, Michigan was Incorporated as a Village. Charlotte, MI: Charlotte Republican, 1963.

Charlotte Bird's Eye View. Map, 1870.

Chrysler, Don. The Story of Grand River: A Bicentennial History. [Grand Rapids, MI: Grace Publications], 1975.

The Churches of Grand Ledge. Grand Ledge, MI: Grand Ledge Historical Society, 1982.

Dewhurst, C. Kurt. Cast in Clay: The Folk Pottery of Grand Ledge, Michigan. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1980.

Dewhurst, C. Kurt. Grand Ledge Folk Pottery: Traditions at Work. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 1986.

Durant, Samuel W. History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, PA: D.W. Ensign, 1880.

Eaton County Quest. January/March 1991-January/March 1993.

Eaton Rapids Centennial and Homecoming Committee. Souvenir and Official Program. . . August 20, 21, 22, 1936. [n.p., 1936].

Foster, Barbara. Pioneer Days of Charlotte, Michigan and Early Eaton County. n.p., 1952.

Grand Ledge Bird's Eye View. Map, 1881.

Grand Ledge Remembered. Grand Ledge, MI: Grand Ledge Area Historical Society, 1976.

Greater Eaton Rapids 125th Anniversary Celebration, June 29 through July 4, 1962. Official Souvenir Program and History. [n.p., 1962].

Hinkley, Susan. A History of Kalamo Township. Hastings, MI: J-Ad Graphics, 1989.

Kempf, David. History of Grand Ledge until 1900. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Kuiper, Ronald E. Crisis on the Grand: The Log Jam of 1883. Spring Lake, MI: River Road Publications, Inc., 1983.

Lignian, Mildred. Folks and Oaks of Olivet. [Olivet, MI: Olivet College Press, 1975].

Magnetic Mineral Wells, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Eaton Rapids, MI: Morgan Vaughan, 1870.

Munn, W. Scott. The Only Eaton Rapids on Earth: The Pioneer History of Eaton Rapids and Hamlin Townships with Reminiscences. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1974.

The 1983 Bellevue Area Sesquicentennial Pictorial Review. [n.p., 1983].

Olivet Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. 125 Years: A History of the Church from the First Meeting in 1845 to the Anniversary Date 1970. [Olivet, MI: 1970].

Olivet News. July 30, 1886-December 10, 1887.

Olivet One Hundred Years, 1844-1944: A Commemorative History of College and Village. Olivet, MI: 1944.

Olivet Optic. April 13, 1889-February 20, 1913; February 2, 1934-December 29, 1956; January 2, 1958- September 10, 1964; October 29, 1964-December 28, 1970; January 3, 1972-December 28, 1972.

Olivet Orbiter. November 14, 1885-July 3, 1886.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan. Chicago, IL: Chapman Bros., 1891.

Proctor, Hazel, editor. Old Charlotte Village. Ann Arbor, MI: Great Lakes Federal Savings, 1981.

Squires, Clara. First Congregational Church, Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Serving this Community Since 1843. [n.p., 1977].

Squires, Clara. Island City: Pictorial History, 1835-1980. n.p., 1980. (Eaton Rapids).

Strange, Daniel, comp. Pioneer History of Eaton County, Michigan, 1833-1866. [n.p., 1923].

Through the Years: Graduates of Grand Ledge High School, 1886-1979. Grand Ledge, MI: Grand Ledge Historical Society, 1979.

Vermontville's Heritage. [Vermontville, MI: Vermontville Historical Society, 1986].

Williams, E. Gray, comp. First Land Owners of Eaton County, Michigan; Internal Boundary Changes and Township Development. Kalamazoo, MI: [Michigan Heritage], 1967.

Williams, Wolcott. The Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan, Historically Together with Biographical Sketches. Lansing, MI: Michigan Historical Publishing Assoc., [1915].

Wright, Ruth L. The History of Potterville, Michigan, 1869-1976. [Potterville, MI: Al Dymond Color Service, 197-].​

Emmet

Basic Information

County Seat: Petoskey
Origin of Name: Robert Emmet, Irish patriot
Set Off: 1840 as Tonedagana County. Name changed to Emmett in 1843
Organized: 1853
Population in 1990: 25,040

Material Available

Bailey, Doris W. Pioneer Life in the Little Traverse Bay Area. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Baker, Cecile. Brutus. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Baker, Emma Lamb. Stories of Bay View. . . a Book of Reminiscences and Romances. Detroit, MI: Caxton Press, 1925.

Banwell, Yolanda. Alanson, Our Town, 1882-1982. [n.p., n.d.].

Barnes, LaVerne. The Growth and Development of Bay View Association. CMU Term Paper, 1949.

Bay View and Petoskey. Souvenir. Grand Rapids, MI: Revival Band Publishing Co., 1898.

Bay View Summer Resort, 1900. n.p., 1900.

Bay View, the Summer City of Michigan, Photogravures. NY: Albertype Co., 1894.

Beckley, Marguerite. The Development of Agriculture in the Little Traverse Bay Area. CMU Term Paper, 1952.

Bedford-Jones, Henry. L'Arbre Crocke Mission: A Memorable Relation Briefly Setting Forth the Historical Facts. . . 1917. Reprinted, 1973.

Blanchard, Elsie. Emmet County's Lumber Era. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Bouford, Louise. Pon-she-waing Yesterday and Today. CMU Term Paper, 1952. (Alanson).

Browne, Arline M. In the Wake of the Topinabee; Cherished Memories of Lakeside Cottagers. Lancaster, CA: Hubbard Map Service, [1967].

Cole, Helen. Development of the Resort. CMU Term Paper, 1952. (Petoskey).

Conklin, Norma K. History of St. Francis Xavier Church of Petoskey, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Creecy, John. A Century at Harbor Point, 1878-1978. Grosse Point Farms, MI: Madrus Press, 1978.

Enkens, Joseph D., comp. Centennial of the Holy Childhood of Jesus Church and School, Harbor Springs, Michigan, 1829- 1929. [Harbor Springs, MI: 1929].

Feather, Alice. Historical Essay on Petoskey. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Fennimore, Keith J. The Heritage of Bay View, 1875-1975: A Centennial History. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1975.

Friend, Margaret. Indian Mission: The History of the Holy Childhood and Church. Harbor Springs, MI. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Graham, Floy I. Petoskey and Bay View in Ye Olden Days. [n.p., 1938].

Gremel, Kay. We-que-ton-sing. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Harbor Springs: A Collection of Historical Essays. Harbor Springs, MI: Harbor Springs Historical Commission, 1981.

Hedrick, Ulysses P. The Land of the Crooked Tree. NY: Oxford University Press, 1948. (L'Arbre Croche).

Henshaw, Beatrice S. Backward, Turn Backward: Recollections of a Childhood in Northern Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI: Historical Society of Michigan, 1986. (Petoskey).

Historic Bay View Cottages: Bay View, Michigan, 1875-1975. Bay View, MI: Bay View Library Board, [1975].

Historical Sketch of the Village of Petoskey: Combined with a City Directory, for 1882. Petoskey, MI: City Record Printing House, 1882.

In Celebration of Bay View: A National Historic Landmark [videorecording]. Birmingham, MI: Jack Kausch Photography, 1988.

Keuter, Albert. Fifty Golden Years [Sisters at Harbor Springs]. [Harbor Springs, MI: 1936].

Kirsch, Mildred. History of Alanson. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Knapp, Mary Tekakwitha B. Powwow at Old Arbre Croche. Grand Rapids, MI: Blueberry Trail Publishing, 1987.

Lamkin, Beatrice. History of Good Hart, MI. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Lee, Elnora Fay, comp. A Century of Bliss. [n.p., 1976]. (Bliss Township).

Little Traverse Civic Theatre Presents " Curtain Calls": A History of Live Theatre in Petoskey, Michigan, from 1945 to 1970. Petoskey, MI: Graphic Printing Co., [1920].

Livingston, Esther. Indians of Emmet County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Many Moons. Petoskey, Michigan, Centennial, 1852-1952, by the Petoskey Public School Students. [Petoskey, MI: Petoskey Public Schools, 1952].

McClurken, James M. Gah-Baeh-Jhagwah-Buk: The Way it Happened; A Visual Culture History of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1991.

Messenger of the Holy Childhood Church and School, Harbor Springs, Michigan. Harbor Springs, MI. Have: December 1902-February 1905; April 1905-February 1907; March-October 1908; December 1908- January 1909; February 1909; January 1910; February 1912; August 1912.

Murchie, Jack. Ottawa Indians of L'Arbre Croche. CMU Term Paper, 1975.

Murphy, Lena. West Side Churches of Petoskey, MI. CMU Term Paper, 1952.

Petoskey and Surroundings Bird's Eye View. Map, [1880].

Petoskey Bird's Eye View. Map, 1880.

Petoskey Junior Chamber of Commerce. Little Traverse Bay Historical Review. Petoskey, MI: 1967.

Petoskey's Colorful Past: A Historical Sketch of the City. [Petoskey, MI: Little Traverse Bay Historic Festival Committee, 1983].

Post, Barbara M. A Mission of Love. Lansing, MI: B.M. Post, 1986.

Resort Township Remembers. [Resort Township, MI: Historical Society?, 1992].

Rivard, Barbara. Holy Childhood Catholic Church and School. CMU Term Paper, 1970. (Harbor Springs).

Shepard, Ethel. Pennsylvania Dutch in Emmet County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Shurtleff, Mary Belle. Old Arbre Croche. n.p., 1940.

Souvenir of Petoskey and Bay View. Accompanied by a Short History and Points of Interest to Visitors. Detroit, MI: Van Ness, [1897].

Sprang, George E. Petoskey and Little Traverse Bay. . . Petoskey, MI: George E. Sprang, 1895.

The Story of Holy Childhood, Harbor Springs, Michigan and A History of Catholic America. Hackensack, NJ: Custombook, 1979.

Stueck, Rubye. Early Petoskey Newspapers. CMU Term Paper, 1952.

Sydow, Evelyn. History of Pellston. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Teal, Angeline. Petoskey and "The Gem of the Straits". Philadelphia, PA: Our Continent Publishing Co., 1883.

The Torch Magazine. Autumn 1985-Autumn 1986. Central Lake, MI: Torch Pub., 1985-1986.

The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, IL: H.R. Page & Co., 1884.

Voorheis, Mary Ann. Naples of the North: A History of Harbor Point. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Voorheis, Paul H. A History of Middle Village. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Wagoner, Claire P. Tannery Whistle Stops Blowing. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Petoskey).

Wheeler, Clark S. Bay View, a History of the Bay View Association in Bay View, Michigan. Bay View, MI: Bay View Association of the Methodist Church, [1950].

Wright, John C. The Ottawan: A Short Story of the Villages and Resorts Surrounding Little Traverse Bay, and the Indian Legends Connected Therewith. Harbor Springs, MI: The Author, 1895.

Wright, John C. Stories of the Crooked Tree. Harbor Springs, MI: C. Fayette Erwin, 1917.​

Genesee

Basic Information

County Seat: Flint
Origin of Name: Genesee County, New York
Set Off: 1835
Organized: 1836
Population in 1990: 430,459

Material Available

An Account of Flint and Genesee County from Their Organization [microform]. [Dayton, OH:] National Historical Association, [1924].

Art Work of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties. . . Chicago, IL: Parish Publishing Co., 1894.

Bangs, E.L. The Early Social Life of Flint. . . Flint, MI: Genesee County Historical and Museum Society, 1969.

Batten, Thelma F. Flint and Michigan: A Study in Interdependence. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1955.

Biographical History of Genesee County, Michigan. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Co., [1908].

The Book of the Golden Jubilee of Flint, Michigan, 1855-1905. Executive Committee of the Golden Jubilee and Old Homecoming Reunion, [1905].

Brainerd, Alvah. A Pioneer History of the Township of Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan. Flint, MI: Globe Power Presses, 1878.

Branch, Charles A. Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood. Flint, MI: Published by the University of Michigan-Flint Archives in Cooperation with the Genesee County Historical Society, 1983.

Braun, Philip J. Joe Ryder. Flint, MI: Big Brother/Big Sister of Greater Flint, Inc., 1985.

Brayton, Mrs. J.P. Early Days in Grand Haven. Paper prepared for the Women's Club of Grand Haven. Grand Haven, MI: Franklin Press, 1907.

Civic Park Home Preservation Manual. [Flint, MI: City of Flint, 1981].

Clio Area Centennial, 1873-1973. [Clio, MI: Centennial Book Committee, 1973].

Clio Illustrated: Souvenir Edition of the Clio Star. Clio, MI: T.W. Smithson, 1903.

Cook, Joyce Slocum. The Past-Interesting, the Present-Intriguing, the Future-Bright: Flint Institute of Arts, 1928-1963. [Flint, MI: Institute of Arts, 1963].

Cranston, Claude. Illustrated History of Linden. Linden Leader, 1959.

Crow, Carl. The City of Flint Grows Up. The Success Story of an American Community. NY: Harper, 1945.

Dandaneau, Steven P. A Town Abandoned: Flint, Michigan Confronts Deindustrialization. Harford, PA: State University of New York Press, 1996.

Davison History Committee. Davison, Then and Now. Davison, MI: 1976.

Doying, Howard. Flint: Illustrated Historical Sketch and Description of the City from its Early Settlement to the Present Day. Detroit, MI: Doying, 1910.

Edsforth, Ronald. Class Conflict and Cultural Consensus: The Making of a Mass Consumer Society in Flint, Michigan. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1987.

Elie, Myrtle R. Trees, Trials and Triumphs of Mundy Township, Genesee County, Michigan, 1834-1904. Swartz Creek, MI: Broadblade Press, 1983.

Ellis, Franklin. History of Genesee Co., Michigan. With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Abbott, 1879.

Fenton Bird's Eye View. Map, 1880.

Firey, Walter I. Social Aspects to Land Use Planning in the Country-City Fringe: The Case of Flint, Michigan. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State College, 1946.

Flint Area Newspapers. Genesee County Sesquicentennial, 1836-1986. Flint, MI: Flint Area Newspapers, [1986].

Flint Bird's Eye View. Map, 1867.

Flint Bird's Eye View. Map, 1880.

Flint, Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Flint the Vehicle City. Flint, MI: Flint Chamber of Commerce, [1941].

Flushing Observer. June 15, 1882-June 3, 1920; June 9, 1921-June 4, 1936.

Flushing Sesquicentennial History. Flushing, MI: Flushing Area Historical Society, 1985.

Form, William H. Rescue Behavior in the Flint-Beecher Tornado. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1956.

Fuller, Burns. Burns Fuller Remembers: Fenton-My Home Town. Fenton, MI: Independent Printing Co., 1966.

Gaines Area Centennial, 1875-1975. [Fenton, MI:] Gaines Area Centennial Book Committee, 1975.

Going up the Swartz: History of Swartz Creek Area, 1836-1976. [Swartz Creek, MI: Swartz Creek Bicentennial Commission, 1976].

Grand Haven Centennial Association. Grand Haven Centennial, 1834-1934: One Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg. Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven Centennial Association, 1934.

Gustin, Lawrence. The Flint Journal Centennial Picture History of Flint. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 1976.

Hauben, Ronda. Tough Cookies: Pioneers of the Flint Labor Press. Flint, MI: [Spirit of '37 Press, 1986].

History of Atlas Township. Goodrich Women's Club, 1976.

A History of Grand Haven. [n.p., n.d.].

The History of UAW Local 659: We Make Our Own History. n.p., 1993.

In Memoriam, Charles Stewart Mott, 1875-1973. [n.p., 1974].

Lawrence, Mrs. C.A. A Century of Service; The History of Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church. . .Flint, Michigan. [Flint, MI: Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church Centennial Committee], 1936.

Lethbridge, Alice. Halfway to Yesterday. Flint, MI: Genesee County Historical and Museum Society, [1975]. (Flint).

Lethbridge, Alice. Through the Years in Genesee: An Illustrated History. Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications, 1985. (Flint).

Lethbridge, Alice. Well Do I Remember. Flint, MI: Berwyn-London, 1976. (Flint).

Lillie, Leo C. Historic Grand Haven and Ottawa County. Grand Haven, MI: 1931.

Lippincott, Charles A. The Book of the Golden Jubilee of Flint, Michigan, 1855-1905. [n.p., n.d.].

Love, Edmund G. The Situation in Flushing. NY: Harper & Row, 1965.

McCracken, Ingrid. The Beginning of Grand Haven, Michigan: Founded 1834. Grand Haven, MI: Grand Haven Public Schools, 1976.

Methodist Episcopal Church, Fenton, Michigan. In Commemoration of the Dedication of the Church October 23, 1938. [n.p., 1938].

Mitchell, Edna H. Oh! For the Life of a Country Girl: An Autobiography 1900-1984. Swartz Creek, MI: Broadblade Press, 1985. (Genesee).

Mt. Morris, Michigan, 1867-1967. Souvenir Historical Program. [n.p., 1967].

Neely, Helen Howell. Footsteps Thru the Great White Country: 150 Years with Grand Blanc Township and Two of its Churches. Grand Blanc, MI: Grand Blanc Heritage Association, 1982.

Nosow, Sigmund. Final Report on the Flint-Beecher Tornado. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State College, 1954.

One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary of Fenton, Michigan, 1834-1984. Souvenir Program. [n.p., 1984].

Perkins, Stan. Genesee County Fair: A Historical Account. Swartz Creek, MI: Broadblade Press, 1986.

Perkins, Stan. We're from Duffield. Swartz Creek, MI: Broadblade Press, 1982.

Picture History of Flint: The Flint Journal Centennial, 1876-1976. [Grand Rapids, MI:] Eerdmans, 1976.

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer, and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Bros., 1892.

Pound, Arthur. Building on Faith in Flint. Flint, MI: Union Industrial Trust and Savings Bank, 1930.

Powell, Richard G. Genesee, 1834-1976. Genesee, MI: Genesee Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Reed, Eben. Railroad Nostalgia and Related Historical Facts of the Clio Area. Clio, MI: Clio City Commission, 1981.

Sanders, Rhonda. Bronze Pillars: An Oral History of African-Americans in Flint. Flint, MI: Flint Journal, 1995.

Seibold. David H. Coast Guard City, U.S.A.: A History of the Port of Grand Haven. Ann Arbor, MI: Historical Society of Michigan, 1990.

Sheffer, Ronald A. Beecher Tornado and its Aftermath, June 8, 1953. CMU Term Paper, 1972. (Flint).

Silbar, Ruth A. A Time to Remember: An Episodic History of Fenton, Michigan. Fenton, MI: Independent Printing Co., [1976].

Souvenir Program. Fenton Centennial and Homecoming, July 1-2-3-4, 1934. [Flint, MI: Smith Printing Co., 1934].

Souvenir Program 125th Anniversary and Homecoming of Fenton, Michigan, July 3-4-5, 1959. [n.p., 1959].

Tyrone Revisited, 1834-1976: A Bicentennial Salute. Tyrone Historical Society, [1976].

Van Horn, Frederick. Our District School: A History of Fletcher School, District No. 3, Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan. Flint, MI: 1974.

Vanitvelt, Robert. Early History of Goodrich, Michigan, 1836-1850. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Village of Otisville, Michigan: Centennial 1877-1977. [Otisville, MI: Otisville Jaycees, 1977].

Warner, Jos. Bird's Eye View of Fenton, Genesee County, Mich. 1880. Madison, WI: J.J. Stoner, [1880]. Map.

Wicklund, Richard H. Rural Fractional School District No. 2-1833-1955. CMU Term Paper, 1972. (Flint).

Wolverine Citizen. January 2, 1858-February 22, 1873; February 27, 1875-February 17, 1877. (Flint).

Wood, Edwin O. History of Genesee Co., Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis, IN: Federal Publishing Co., 1916. 2 Volumes.

The Work We Live By. Flint, MI: Flint Board of Education. Have: V.1-17 (1954-1961); V.19-20 (1963); Rev. Ed.: V.4 (1962); V.9 (1962); V.10-12 (1964); V.13 (1967); V.18 (1967). (Flint).

Young, Clarence H. Big-Crossing Place, Flint-General Motors, 1958. [n.p., 1958].

Young, Clarence H. Citizens Century, 1871-1971. [Flint, MI:] Citizens Commercial & Savings Bank, [1971].

Young, Clarence H. Foundation for Living; The Story of Charles Stewart Mott and Flint. NY: McGraw- Hill, 1963​

Gladwin

Basic Information

County Seat: Gladwin
Origin of Name: Major Henry Gladwin, English Commandant at Detroit in 1763
Set Off: 1831
Organized: 1875
Population in 1990: 21,896

Material Available

Baumann, Fred J. City of Gladwin, MI, 1875-1940. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Beaverton Clarion. July 26, 1895-December 27, 1901; January 1, 1915-December 15, 1916.

Dubay, Yvonne Brown. Early History of Beaverton, 1889-1897. CMU Term Paper, 1971.

Elthorp, Irene. Survey of the Gladwin Rural Agricultural School District. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

The First Years. Official Souvenir of the Gladwin County Centennial, 1875-1975. [Gladwin, MI: Gladwin County Record, 1975].

Gladwin County Record. March 26, 1878-June 28, 1934.

Gladwin County Record Beaverton Clarion. July 5, 1934; February 26, 1936-December 26, 1984.

Gladwin Democrat. April 24, 1891-January 22, 1892.

Gladwin Democrat-Leader. January 29, 1892; February 4, 1892-January 26, 1893.

Gladwin Enterprize. July 2, 1897-July 28, 1899.

Gladwin Leader. May 29, 1890-January 21, 1892.

History of Beaverton. Booklet, prepared by pupils of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades of Beaverton School. [n.p., 1942].

Lovesey, Jay. Survey of the Boys and Girls Club Work in Gladwin County and its Relation to the Public Schools of the County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

McColley, Cloyce T. Social Survey of Elm Grove School and Community. CMU Term Paper, 1946.

Martin, Harriet L. Survey of the Beaverton Rural Agricultural School. CMU Term Paper, n.d. 2 Volumes.

Moeller, Larry. Development of Townships in Gladwin Co. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Nelson, John F. A Frontier Tale of Dolph and Dale. Bowling Green, OH: The Author, 1971.

Powley, Zalma. Social Survey of Land Uses in Gladwin County Based on 1940 Survey. CMU Term Paper, 1946.

Ritchie, Bernice W. Gladwin County First Settler Centennial. . . 1861-1961. [n.p., Gladwin County Centennial Committee, 1961].

Ritchie, Bernice W. Gladwin History Then and Now. [Gladwin, MI: 1989].

Southwell, Jacqueline. Gladwin County, Michigan 1831-1900. CMU Term Paper, 1967.

Van Dyke, Joe. A Descriptive History of the Beaverton Congregation of the Church of the Brethren. [Alma, MI: 1972].

Van Dyke, Joe. The History of Knox School, Tobacco Township, Gladwin County, Michigan. [Alma, MI: 1970].​

Gogebic

Basic Information

County Seat: Bessemer
Origin of Name: Lake Agogebic, later changed to Gogebic
Set Off: 1887
Organized: 1887
Population in 1990: 18,052

Material Available

Curry House: At the Turn of the Century: Michigan Historical Marker. [Ironwood, MI: Ironwood Historical Society, 1978].

First Lutheran Church, 1890-1965, Wakefield, Michigan. [n.p., 1965].

Gill, Joseph. Our Heritage, the History of the Gogebic Iron Range. [Ironwood, MI: 1956].

Golden Jubilee Anniversary, 1920-1970, City of Wakefield. . . July 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1970. [Wakefield, MI: Wakefield Golden Jubilee Committee], 1970.

Ironwood Carnegie Library, 75th Anniversary: Ironwood, Michigan. Ironwood, MI: Ironwood Carnegie Library, 1976.

Ironwood, Michigan: The Growing Years, 1885-1925. [Ironwood, MI: 1985].

Kinietz, W. Vernon. Chippewa Village, the Story of Katikitegon. Bloomfield Hills, MI: Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1947.

Lemmer, Victor F. History of the City of Ironwood in the County of Gogebic, Michigan. Ironwood, MI: 1956.

Sylvania. [Ann Arbor, MI:] School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan, 1965.​

Grand Traverse

Basic Information

County Seat: Traverse City
Origin of Name: French phrase "grande traverse," meaning long crossing
Set Off: 1840 as Omeena County. Renamed Grand Traverse when organized.
Organized: 1851
Population in 1990: 64,273

Material Available

Anderson, W.S. Beauty Spots of Traverse City and Grand Traverse Region and Pictures of Old Pioneers. [n.p., n.d.].

Anderson, Will S. Old Settlers of the Grand Traverse Region. [n.p., 1913].

Anderson, Will S. Our Old Settlers, 1839-1914. [n.p., 1914]. (Traverse Region).

The Awakening of the Grand Traverse Region. Traverse City, MI: Herald and Record Co., [1906].

Barnes, Al. Let's Fly Backward. Detroit, MI: Harlo, 1976.

Barnes, Al. 100 Years from the Old Mission, in Grand Traverse County Michigan. [n.p., 1939].

Barnes, Al. Supper in the Evening. Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance, 1967.

Barnes, Al. Vinegar Pie, and Other Tales of the Grand Traverse Region. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1959.

Bollinger, Donna S. Heritage of Grand Traverse Bay: The City and its People. Traverse City, MI: Village Press, 1975.

Browning, Norma Lee. Joe Maddy of Interlochen. Chicago, IL: H. Regnery, 1963.

Centennial at Central, 1858-1958 [Traverse City:] a Century of Service. Traverse City, MI: 1958.

Central Michigan College, Field Services Division. Bay, Land and People, a Short History of the Grand Traverse Bay Region for Later Elementary Students. Prepared by a Class in Writing Local History. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Central Michigan College of Education, 1949.

Cherryland: The National Cherry Festival [videorecording]. Traverse City, MI: Forgotten Films & Video, 1995.

Colby, Lila. Grand Traverse Bay in the Great Lakes Basin; A History of a Changing Area. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, [1971].

Craker, Ruth. The First Protestant Mission in the Grand Traverse Region. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Rivercrest House, 1979.

Currents of the Boardman. Traverse City, MI: Grand Traverse County Historical Society, 1982.

Curtiss, Ohmer J. Through the Years: A Brief Look at Traverse City State Hospital. Traverse City, MI: Traverse City State Hospital, [1973].

Elks Lodge no. 323 (Traverse City, Mich.). Spring Social Session of Traverse City Lodge, no.323. B.P.O.E., Thursday, April 22, 1897. . .City Opera House, Traverse City, Mich. Traverse City, MI: Herald Print., [1897].

Fife Lake Reporter. June 1, 1923-September 6, 1929 (scattered).

Firestone, Kathleen C. An Island in Grand Traverse Bay. Northport, MI: Michigan Islands Research, 1992.

Fisk, Sheree. Morgan Bates and the Founding of the Traverse City Record-Eagle. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Fruit of Dreams: The Mexican Cherry Pickers: Traverse City, MI [videorecording]. Written and produced by William Janerson. Traverse City, MI: Forgotten Films & Video, 1995.

Grand Adventure: A History and Guide to the Traverse Bay Region. Lansing, MI: Michigan History Magazine, 1989.

The Grand Crossing. Written by 9 students of Traverse City High School. [n.p., 1950].

Grand Traverse Herald. November 3, 1858-December 27, 1900.

Grand Traverse Region: As Seen by the Old AAA Traveler. Detroit, MI: Automobile Club of Michigan, [1939].

Harrand, Julia. History of St. Mary's Church at Hannah and Immediate Area, 1885-1985. n.p., 1985.

Haswell, Susan Olsen. A Garden Apart: An Agricultural and Settlement History of Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Omaha, NE: National Park Service, 1994.

Hendrickson, Annetta. Life at the Old Mission, 1839-1845. CMU Term Paper, 1966. (Grand Traverse Bay).

History of the Grand Traverse Bay Region. Traverse City, MI: Chamber of Commerce, n.d.

Hooper, Grace. Grace Hooper's Pioneer Notes: By Trek and Sail to Grand Traverse Bay. Elk Rapids, MI: Fen's Rim Publications, 1993.

Knecht, Arlene. History of Kingsley. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Know Your Grand Traverse Area: An Informational Booklet on Grand Traverse County, Leelanau County, Traverse City, Michigan. Traverse City, MI: League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area, 1978.

Leach, M.L. A History of the Grand Traverse Region. Traverse City, MI: 1883.

Maddy, Joseph. Interlochen: The Triumph of an Idea. Interlochen, MI: National Music Camp, 1946.

Mayfield Memories. [Marceline, MO: Walsworth Brothers, 1951].

Michigan Works Project Administration. Understanding the Grand Traverse Region. A Textbook of Regional Knowledge. n.p., 1940.

Montague, Mrs. J.A. A History, Traverse City Woman's Club, 1891-1932. [n.p., 1933].

Morning Record. May 5, 1897-December 30, 1900. (Traverse City).

Neumann, Glenn. Bay Breezes: Excerpts from the Traverse Bay Progress, a Newspaper Published in Elk Rapids, Michigan. Elk Rapids, MI: Elk Rapids Historical Society, 1996.

Okoren, Clara. History of Fife Lake. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Old Traverse City from Original Photographs. [Traverse City, MI: Gull Gallery, 1975].

Penrod, John. Traverse Region: The Michigan Riviera. Berrien Center, MI: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1992.

Potter, Elizabeth V. The Story of Old Mission. [Ann Arbor, MI: Edward Brothers], 1956.

Priester, Elsie. Long Lake Friends. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Sawyer, Mozelle B. Joy Fills My Heart. Traverse City, MI: Sawyer, 1976. (Traverse City).

Sheren, Anita. History of Monroe Center. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Shinn, Robert R., comp. Grand Traverse Region: History of Traverse City. [n.p., n.d.].

Sommerville, Goldie. Irontown vs Ironton. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Sprague, Elvin L. Sprague's History of Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, Embracing a Concise Review of Their Early Settlement. . . Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen, 1903.

Tennant, Mary. Social Study of Fife Lake, MI. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Traverse Bay Eagle. January 7-December 30, 1898; January 4-December 27, 1901.

The Traverse City Firefighter. Philip P. Johnson, 1978.

Traverse City, Michigan. [Traverse City, MI: Orson W. Peck, n.d.].

Traverse City, Northern Michigan's Commercial and Industrial Center. Traverse City, MI: Board of Trade, 1903.

The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive, with Illustrations of Scenery and Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, IL: H.R. Page & Co., 1884.

Traverse: The Magazine. Have: June 1981-June 1984; August 1984- .

Underwood, William. They Closed the Stores on Family Reunion Day. . . Goshen, IN: W. Underwood, 1990. (Grawn Ridgeway Twp).

Vacation Days in the Grand Traverse Bay Region [of] Michigan. n.p., 1947, 1964, [n.d.].

Van Leishout, Edward M. Centennial Songs: Souvenir of Traverse City, Mich., 1947. [Traverse City, MI: Centennial Publishers, 1947].

Vent, Myron H. South Manitou Island, From Pioneer Settlement to National Park. [Springfield, VA: Goodway Press, 1973].

Visitors Souvenir Booklet. [Traverse City, MI: Rotary Club, 1969]. (Traverse City).

Voice, Lillian C. Economy in Consolidation of the Fife Lake Township Unit. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Wait, Stephen E. Old Settlers: A Historical and Chronological Record Together with Personal Experiences and Reminiscences of Members of the Old Setters of the Grand Traverse Region. Traverse City, MI: [Ebner Brothers], 1918.

Wakefield, Lawrence. All Our Yesterdays: A Narrative History of Traverse City and the Region. Traverse City, MI: Village Press, 1977.

Wakefield, Lawrence. Historic Traverse City Houses. n.p., 1978.

Wakefield, Lawrence. The Mystery of the Missing Nun and Other True Murder Tales of the Grand Traverse Region. Detroit, MI: Harlo Press, 1977.

Wakefield, Lawrence. Queen City of the North: An Illustrated History of Traverse City from its Beginnings to 1980's. Traverse City, MI: Village Press, 1988.

Wakefield, Lawrence. Sail & Rail: A Narrative History of Transportation in the Traverse City Region. L.M. Wakefield, 1980.

Wakefield, Lawrence. Traverse City Postcard History. Traverse City, MI: Grand Traverse Pioneer and Historical Society, 1991.

Wakefield, Lawrence. Traverse City's National Cherry Festival: A Pictorial History. Traverse City, MI: L. Wakefield, 1987.

Weeks, George. Sleeping Bear: Its Lore, Legends and First People. Glen Arbor, MI: Cottage Book Shop of Glen Arbor: Historical Society of Michigan, 1988.

Weeks, George. Sleeping Bear, Yesterday and Today: Including Ghost Towns, Lighthouses, and Shipwrecks of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Franklin, MI: Altwerger and Mandel Pub. Co., 1990.

White, Ann. St. Francis School System Traverse City. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Willobee, Abel Minton. The Willobee's. (Personal Recollections of an Early Settler in the Traverse City Area, Relating to Farming and Lumbering). n.p., 1959.

Winchell, Alexander. The Grand Traverse Region. Ann Arbor, MI: Dr. Chase's Steam Printing House, 1866.

Wood, Guy. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: A Complete Guide. Traverse City, MI: Prism Publications, 1984.

Wurtele, Rhoa L. Wequetong Club. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Traverse City).

Zoulek, Lucille. Index to Newspapers of Traverse City, Michigan, 1858-1910. [n.p., 1984].​

Gratiot

Basic Information

County Seat: Ithaca
Origin of Name: Captain Charles Gratiot, who supervised the building of Fort Gratiot near Port Huron.
Set Off: 1831
Organized: 1855
Population in 1990: 38,982

Material Available

Alma Bird's Eye View. Map, 1885.

The Alma Medical and Surgical Sanitarium. n.p., 1886.

Alma, Michigan. [Alma, MI: Chamber of Commerce, 197-].

Alma, Michigan. First State Bank, 1880-1916. [n.p., 1916].

Alma Record. June 5, 1885-January 2, 1890; January 9, 1891-March 18, 1892; December 9-December 30, 1892; January 13, 1893-February 9, 1894; February 23, 1894-December 27, 1928.

Alma Record and Alma Journal. January 3, 1929-December 26, 1963.

The Alma Springs Sanitarium, Alma, Michigan. NY: American Bank Note Co., 1902.

Andrews Magnetic Mineral Springs of St. Louis, Michigan. St. Louis, MI: Woodward and Tierman Printing Co., [1900].

Biographical Memoirs of Gratiot County, Michigan. Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co., 1906.

Bragg, Shirley. David Ward's Holdings in Gratiot County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Breckenridge Centennial, 1861-1961. The Histories of the Villages of Breckenridge and Wheeler and the Townships of Bethany, Emerson, Lafayette, Porter and Wheeler. Breckenridge, MI: Saginaw Valley Shopper, 1961.

Ceasar, Ford Stevens. Forgotten Communities of Central Michigan; a Study of the Counties of Clinton, Ingham and Gratiot. . . Address. . . Greater Lansing Historical Society, 1963.

Celebration of the Centennial of Bethany Lutheran Indian Cemetery, Located Near St. Louis, Michigan at St. Lorenz Church Grove, Frankenmuth, Michigan. . . September 19, 1948. [n.p., 1948].

The Centennial of the St. Louis Methodist Church: 1856-1956. St. Louis, MI: The Church, 1956.

Daily Record. July 1, 1974-December 31, 1976. (Alma).

Davenport, Louise. Academia on the Pine: The Landmark that was Yerington's College. [Ithaca, MI:] Gratiot County Historical Society, 1981.

De Naples, Arvilla. St. Louis Business Past and Present. St. Louis, MI: De Naples, 1984.

Devereaux, Ezra E. Bed River. Lansing, MI: Wellman Press, 1980.

Elliott, Mary M. A Year of Decision, 1902. Breckenridge, MI: Saginaw Valley Shopper, 1992. (Breckenridge).

Fox, Ethel Louise. History of Gratiot County. [n.p., 1927].

Gratiot County: A Fine Place to Live. Ithaca, MI: County Controller's Office, Gratiot County, [197-].

Gratiot County Herald. March 8, 1889-December 28, 1901; January 3, 1906-December 26, 1918; January 1, 1920-December 25, 1930; January 6, 1938-December 30, 1982.

Gratiot County Pages from the Past. Ithaca, MI: Gratiot County Historical Society. Have: January 1979- June 3, 1981; December 1981; July 1990-March 1994; May-July 1994; November 1994; July 1995-June 1996; August 1996-May 1997.

Gulick, Myron F. Lest We Forget. n.p., 1982. (Gratiot and Saginaw Counties).

Gulick, Myron F. "Lest we Forget." is Dedicated to the History of Mid-Michigan 1800-1983. Breckenridge, MI: Myron Gulick, 1984. (LaFayette).

Healy, George. The Castle on Delaware Hill. St. Louis, MI: 1985. (St. Louis).

Irishtown, Michigan. St. Patrick's Church, Jubilee Journal. . . 1868-1948. [St. Louis, MI: St. Louis Press, 1948].

Industrial Development Manufacturers Record. Alma, Michigan. n.p., 1960.

Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan, 1855-1955. [n.p., 1955].

McKellar, Cliff. You Asked for it. n.p., 1980.

McMacken, David, editor. Down Twelve Decades: A Pictorial History of Alma, Michigan. Alma, MI: Alma Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

McMacken, David. The Saratoga of the West: The Story of the Magnetic Mineral Spring and Park Hotel of St. Louis, Michigan. St. Louis, MI: D. McMacken, 1986.

Miessler, Ernst G. Autobiography. . . Missionary Among Chippewa Indians, Gratiot and Isabella Counties, Michigan, 1851-1869. [n.p., n.d.].

Miller, Mrs. Alice Turner. Early Gratiot County, Michigan. The Indian Occupation. Compiled from newspaper clippings, pioneers and from Tucker's History of Gratiot County. [Ithaca, MI: 1956].

Morning Sun. March 5, 1977-April 22, 1977; April 23, 1977-September 30, 1983. (Alma).

O'Boyle, Dan. History of the First Methodist Church: Ithaca, MI. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

100 Years of Worshiping and Serving 1874-1974: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Michigan. St. Louis, MI: The Church, 1974.

Perry, Ellen, editor. 100 Years: St. Louis Centennial, 1853-1953. [St. Louis, MI: St. Louis Centennial Committee, 1953].

Perry, Ellen. Saint Louis, Michigan: The "Middle-of-the-Mitten City." [St. Louis, MI: 1976].

Portrait and Biographical Album of Gratiot County, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1884.

The Record. January 2, 1964-December 28, 1967. (Alma).

Record-Leader. January 4, 1968-February 29, 1968; March 4, 1968-December 31, 1970; April 1, 1971- March 4, 1977. (Alma).

The Reminder (Friday Ed.). March 25, 1977-September 24, 1981. (Alma).

Riverdale Promoter. May 13, 1915-April 26, 1945.

Sackett, Irene, comp. 100 Year History of First Methodist Church, Ithaca, Michigan, March 1865-1965. [n.p., 1965].

St. Louis Cooperative Creamery. The Story of Our New Creamery: Highlighting Twenty-five Years of Service. St. Louis, MI: The Creamery, 1940.

Saint Louis Leader. October 22, 1884; January 12, 1922-August 24, 1933.

Saint Louis Leader and Breckenridge American. August 31, 1933-May 13, 1948.

Saint Louis Leader-Press. July 21, 1966-December 28, 1967.

Saint Louis Leader-Press Combined with The Breckenridge American. January 1-December 24, 1953; January 3, 1957-July 14, 1966.

St. Louis, Michigan. [St. Louis, MI: St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, 1975].

Saint Louis Republican. February 19, 1885-February 10, 1886; May 9, 1887.

St. Patrick, Irishtown, 1868-1968. Seville Township, Gratiot County, Michigan. Irishtown, MI: St Patrick Parish, 1968.

Skaryd, Lena. Ashley's First Forty Years. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

Smith, Mildred L. Pioneer Family Promotes Progress: The Building of the Pollasky Block. n.p., 1984. (Alma).

Sumner, Michigan, 1868-1968. Centennial Yearbook. [n.p., 1968].

Tucker, Willard D. Gratiot County, Michigan. Historical, Biographical, Statistical. Saginaw, MI: Seemann & Peters, 1913.​

Hillsdale

Basic Information

County Seat: Hillsdale
Origin of Name: The rolling terrain of the area served as the basis for the name of the county
Set Off: 1829
Organized: 1835
Population in 1990: 43,431

Material Available

Alward, Eva. United Methodist Church, Camden, [Michigan]. [n.p., 1969].

Camden Advance. October 22, 1898-October 18, 1945; October 24, 1946-October 7, 1948; December 1, 1949- December 6, 1951.

Celebrating the One Hundredth Birthday of Litchfield, Michigan, 1834-1934. . . Litchfield, MI: Centennial Committee, 1934.

Davis, Marie. This is North Adams, Michigan. [n.p., 1962].

Hillsdale Area Centennial, 1869-1969. [Hillsdale, MI: Centennial Book Committee, 1969].

Hillsdale Democrat. July, 12, 1901-June 28, 1907.

Hillsdale Leader. September 26, 1884-August 28, 1903; July 17, 1908-December 17, 1909.

Hillsdale Standard. September 8, 1851-October 3, 1865; October 5, 1875-September 23, 1879; January 11, 1898- December 25, 1906.

Hillsdale Whig Standard. June 30, 1846-August 26, 1851.

History of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Abbott, 1879.

A History of Reading, Village and Township, 1835-1911. A Souvenir of Reading's First Home Coming, August 23-24, 1911. Reading, MI: Reading Hustler, [1911].

Jonesville Telegraph. March 21, 1850-June 8, 1853.

Moore, Vivian L. Historical Sketch of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Hillsdale, Michigan 1844-1944. [n.p., 1944].

Moore, Vivian L. History of St. Peter's Episcopal Church Since its Consecration on March 3, 1849. [Hillsdale, MI: 1959].

150 Years in the Hills and Dales: A Bicentennial History of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Hillsdale, MI: Hillsdale County Historical Society, 1976. 2 Volumes.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1888.

Reading Hustler. November 11, 1891-October 21, 1914; January 1, 1916-November 5, 1942; November 11, 1943- January 3, 1957.

Reading Telephone. September 30, 1882-August 11, 1893.

Reynolds, Elon G. Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County. . . Chicago, IL: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1903.

Reynolds, Lorenzo P. City of Hillsdale. [Chicago, IL: N.R. McIntyre, 1905].

Reynolds, Lorenzo P. The City of Hillsdale, Michigan. [Grand Rapids, MI: Etheridge Printing Co.], 1915.

Souvenir of Hillsdale and Vicinity. Hillsdale, MI: Knights of Pythias, 1904.

The Telephone-News. August 17, 1893-April 12, 1899. (Hillsdale).

Towe, El Dean. Sewing Buttons on Squashes: Life in Jonesville as Seen by Mrs. Editor. Winter Park, FL: Burr Oak Publishers, 1989.

Waldron Recorder. January 12, 1894-December 19, 1946.

Willliams, E. Gray, comp. First Land Owners of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Internal Boundary Changes and Township Development. Kalamazoo, MI: [Michigan Heritage], 1968.​Basic Information
County Seat: Hillsdale

Origin of Name: The rolling terrain of the area served as the basis for the name of the county

Set Off: 1829

Organized: 1835

Population in 1990: 43,431

Material Available
For many counties the number of items listed is quite long. Navigational buttons are located only at the end of the list. This list of material represents the library's holdings as of July 1997. Be sure to check with us for any additional items we may now have either by contacting the library or by pressing the " Centra-Libraries Catalog" link to the left.

Alward, Eva. United Methodist Church, Camden, [Michigan]. [n.p., 1969].

Camden Advance. October 22, 1898-October 18, 1945; October 24, 1946-October 7, 1948; December 1, 1949- December 6, 1951.

Celebrating the One Hundredth Birthday of Litchfield, Michigan, 1834-1934. . . Litchfield, MI: Centennial Committee, 1934.

Davis, Marie. This is North Adams, Michigan. [n.p., 1962].

Hillsdale Area Centennial, 1869-1969. [Hillsdale, MI: Centennial Book Committee, 1969].

Hillsdale Democrat. July, 12, 1901-June 28, 1907.

Hillsdale Leader. September 26, 1884-August 28, 1903; July 17, 1908-December 17, 1909.

Hillsdale Standard. September 8, 1851-October 3, 1865; October 5, 1875-September 23, 1879; January 11, 1898- December 25, 1906.

Hillsdale Whig Standard. June 30, 1846-August 26, 1851.

History of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Abbott, 1879.

A History of Reading, Village and Township, 1835-1911. A Souvenir of Reading's First Home Coming, August 23-24, 1911. Reading, MI: Reading Hustler, [1911].

Jonesville Telegraph. March 21, 1850-June 8, 1853.

Moore, Vivian L. Historical Sketch of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Hillsdale, Michigan 1844-1944. [n.p., 1944].

Moore, Vivian L. History of St. Peter's Episcopal Church Since its Consecration on March 3, 1849. [Hillsdale, MI: 1959].

150 Years in the Hills and Dales: A Bicentennial History of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Hillsdale, MI: Hillsdale County Historical Society, 1976. 2 Volumes.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1888.

Reading Hustler. November 11, 1891-October 21, 1914; January 1, 1916-November 5, 1942; November 11, 1943- January 3, 1957.

Reading Telephone. September 30, 1882-August 11, 1893.

Reynolds, Elon G. Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County. . . Chicago, IL: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1903.

Reynolds, Lorenzo P. City of Hillsdale. [Chicago, IL: N.R. McIntyre, 1905].

Reynolds, Lorenzo P. The City of Hillsdale, Michigan. [Grand Rapids, MI: Etheridge Printing Co.], 1915.

Souvenir of Hillsdale and Vicinity. Hillsdale, MI: Knights of Pythias, 1904.

The Telephone-News. August 17, 1893-April 12, 1899. (Hillsdale).

Towe, El Dean. Sewing Buttons on Squashes: Life in Jonesville as Seen by Mrs. Editor. Winter Park, FL: Burr Oak Publishers, 1989.

Waldron Recorder. January 12, 1894-December 19, 1946.

Willliams, E. Gray, comp. First Land Owners of Hillsdale County, Michigan. Internal Boundary Changes and Township Development. Kalamazoo, MI: [Michigan Heritage], 1968.​

Houghton

Huron

Basic Information

County Seat: Bad Axe
Origin of Name: Native American tribe of the same name
Set Off: 1840
Organized: 1859
Population in 1990: 34,951

Material Available

Art Work of Lake Huron Shore. Chicago, IL: W.H. Parish Publishing Co., 1894.

Bad Axe Golden Jubilee, 1885-1935; A History of Progress. Bad Axe, MI: Tribune, 1935.

Baranski, Connie. The Port Austin Reef Lighthouse. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Cook, Mabel. History of Grindstone City, Mich. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Cook, Mabel. History of Grindstone City, New River, and Eagle Bay. Grindstone City, MI: 1972.

Cook, Mabel. History of Grindstone City Schools. Grindstone City, Eagle Bay and New River. Grindstone City, MI: 1959.

Data on Bad Axe, Michigan. Jackson, MI: Consumers Power Company, 1966.

Eichler, Pauline. Co-operative Elevator Company of Pigeon. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Elenbaum, Melva. Kilmanagh: A Thumb Crossroads. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Evett, Paul L., editor. Thumbs Up. A Collection of Historical Essays on Huron County and the Thumb, by Members of an Off- campus Class in English. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Central Michigan College of Education, [1956].

Flannery, Gloria. History of an Automobile Dealership. CMU Term Paper, 1968. (Bad Axe).

Foster, Mary Jane. Port Cresent: A Ghost Town. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Gillingham, Ida Reeves. History of Huron County, Michigan. Hazel & Queenie Reeves, 1969.

The Great Fire of 1881: A Collection of Stories. Caro, MI: Tuscola County Advertiser, 1981.

Gwinn, Florence McKinnon. Pioneer History of Huron County, Michigan. Bad Axe, MI: Huron County Pioneer and Historical Society, 1922.

Hey, Chester Andrew &Corman Eckstein. Huron County Centennial History, 1859-1959. . . Hi-Lights in 100 Years of Progress. [Harbor Beach, MI: Harbor Beach Times, 1959].

Hey, Chester Andrew. Huron County: Prose, Poems and Pictures. C.E. Thompson Abstract Co., 1932.

Historic Homes of Bad Axe. Bad Axe, MI: Bad Axe Historical Society, 1989.

History of the Lake Huron Shore, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Chicago, IL: H.R. Page, 1883.

Huron County Republican, editor. Bad Axe, Michigan; The Thumb's Best Town. Bad Axe, MI: Huron County Republican, 1901.

Huron County's Good Old Days. Bad Axe, MI: Bad Axe Historical Society, 1989.

Huron County's Log Cabin Days. Bad Axe, MI: Bad Axe Historical Society, 1989.

Kain, Richard D. The Country Kirk of Soule: A History of the First Presbyterian Church of Chandler, Michigan. [n.p., n.d.].

Krohn, Marjorie. Elkton. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

LaBodie, Berthe. Survey of Ruth and Sherman Township District No. 2. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Langley, Mary Cobb. History of Caseville: Biographies and Legends. Pigeon, MI: Thumb Publications, 1960.

Leipprandt, Virginia. Sketches of Ora Labora and C.F. Leipprandt. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Lincoln, James H. Fiery Trial. Ann Arbor, MI: Historical Society of Michigan, 1984.

Lorentzon, Betsy. Life on the Edge of the Slashings. Tustin, MI: Shinglemill Press, 1993.

Marotzke, Ken. Sebewaing Blade: Its History. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Miller, Etral L. Pte. Aux Barques. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Millerwise, Herman G. History of Sebewaing, in Two Parts. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Organization of Sebewaing Township 1853-1953. Sebewaing, MI: [1953].

Moeller, Donna. Farm Home in Huron Co. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Morley, Lloyd. Verona. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Nelson, June. It Happened Here One Spring. [A centennial history of Port Crescent, vanished lumbering Village, 1868-1968]. The Author, 1968.

Nelson, June. Tales from the Tip of the Thumb. [n.p., 1976].

Parisville Poles: First Polish Setters in U.S.A.? Mt. Clemens, MI: Masspac Publishing Co., 1977.

Parrish, Veta. Community Survey of Rural School District of Popple, Colfax No. 2, Huron County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Peters, Marilyn. History of Owendale, 1861-1969. Owendale, MI: Owendale Lions Club, 1969.

Peters, Marilyn. History of Owendale, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Peterson, Arlene. History of Harbor Beach. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Pigeon Diamond Jubilee: The Good Life in a Small Town. Pigeon, MI: Pigeon Diamond Jubilee Committee, 1977.

Pitcher, Ruth. Pinnebog: Four Corners in the Thumb. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Huron County. . . also Containing a Complete History of the County, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1884.

Prescott, Roland Everett. Historical Tales of the Huron Shore Region and Rhymes. [Lincoln, MI:] Alcona County Herald, 1934-1942. 2 Volumes.

Protzman, Catherine. Survey of Caseville. CMU Term Paper, 1943.

Rapson, Zora. Survey of Owendale. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Reynolds, Jacqueline. Bad Axe. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Schneider, Marylin. Village of Ubly. CMU Term Paper, 1968.

Sebewaing Township Centennial, July 2, 3, 4, 5, 1953. [n.p., 1953].

Tales of Mud Trail Days. Bad Axe, MI: Bad Axe Historical Society, 1989.

Taschner, Ellen. Sebewaing Brewing Company. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Tucker, Ida. Reminiscences of Mrs. R.C. Allen. [n.p., 1949]. (Harbor Beach).

Turner, Greg W. History of the Big Turner School. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Chandler TWP).

Ubly Courier. May 22, 1958-December 31, 1971.

Wear, Robert E. School Camping in the Thumb: A Report of the Huron County School Camp, Summer of 1947. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Central Michigan College, 1947.

Yordy, Arlyn E. From Swamp to Prosperous Village. CMU Term Paper, 1968. (Pigeon).​

Ingham

Basic Information

County Seat: Mason
Origin of Name: Named for the Hon. Samuel D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson
Set Off: 1829
Organized: 1838
Population in 1990: 281,912

Material Available

Adams, Mrs. Franc L., comp. Pioneer History of Ingham County. Lansing, MI: Wynkoop Hellenbeck Crawford Company, 1923.

Affordable Dreams: The Goetsch-Winckler House and Frank Lloyd Wright. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 1991. (Okemos).

At the Campus Gate: A History of East Lansing. East Lansing, MI: East Lansing Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Billings, James E. Barnes' Castle 1877-1957. Lansing, MI: Spartan Press, 1983. (Lansing).

Boening, Mary L. Webberville Yesterday and Today. Fowlerville, MI: Rudnick Publications, [1970].

Burns, Julie. Viva Cristo Rey=Long Live Christ the King. [Christo Rey Catholic Church, Lansing, Michigan]. Lansing, MI: J. Burns, 1980.

Ceasar, Ford Stevens. The Bicentennial History of Ingham County, Michigan. n.p., 1976.

Ceasar, Ford Stevens. Forgotten Communities of Central Michigan; A Study of the Counties of Clinton, Ingham and Gratiot. . . Address. . . Greater Lansing Historical Society, 1963.

Chapman, Alida. Looking Back. Delhi Township, MI: Bicentennial Commission, 1976.

Coggan, Blanche B. Out of the Past-into the Future: A Pageant of the Growth of a Historic Michigan Community. NY: Greenwich Book Publishers, 1956. (Lansing).

Coleman, Robert J. To a Goodly Heritage: A History of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Lansing, MI: 1970. (Lansing).

Community Description and Neighborhood Analysis. Lansing, MI: Lansing Planning Department, [1975].

Cowles, Albert E. Past and Present of the City of Lansing and Ingham County, Michigan. . . Lansing, MI: Michigan Historical Publishing Association, [1905].

Crosby, Jack. The State Capitol of Michigan. [Lansing, MI: General Motors Corporation, 1968].

Darling, Birt. City in the Forest; The Story of Lansing. NY: Stratford House, 1950.

Downing, Helena C. History of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lansing, Michigan. Lansing, MI: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1935.

Druse, Joseph L. Pulpit and Prayer in Earliest Lansing. Lansing, MI: Historical Society of Greater Lansing, 1959.

Durant, Samuel W. History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan with Illustration and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, PA: D.W. Ensign, 1880.

East Lansing-Meridian, Michigan. [Encino, CA: Windsor Publication, 1969].

Edmonds, J.P. Early Lansing History. Lansing, MI: Franklin DeKleine Co., 1944.

Elliot, Frank N. Transportation in Lansing Prior to 1905. Lansing, MI: General Motors, 1963.

Fiftieth Anniversary Mount Hope Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1921-1971. [Lansing, MI: Mount Hope Presbyterian Church], 1971. (Lansing).

First Presbyterian Church 100 Years, 1847-1947. Lansing, MI: 1947. (Lansing).

Gasterlin, Harriet. Mason Fifty Years Ago. n.p., 1922.

Grainger, Helen E. Pictorial Lansing: Great City on the Grand. [Lansing, MI: Wellman Press, 1976].

Greenbaum, Milton L. Michigan, Michigan. . . the Story of the Little Known Capital of the Wolverine State. [Mt. Pleasant, MI: Central Michigan College, 1958].

A Guide to Greater Lansing Area Folklife Resources. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, [1983].

Haji-Anthanasiou, Metri. Arab-Americans of Lansing, Michigan. Lansing, MI: The Author, 1978.

Hartzog, William. History of Mason. [Mason, MI: Ingham County News, 1938].

Hendry, Fay L. Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing. Okemos, MI: Iota Press, 1980.

Heyden, Patricia E. Behind the Badge: The History of the Lansing Police Department. Lansing, MI: Stuart Pub., 1991.

Hilgris, Mildred R. Moving of the Site of the Capital of Michigan to Lansing. CMU Term Paper, 1964.

Holy Cross Parish, Lansing, Serving God's People for 50 Years, 1924-1974. [Lansing, MI: 1974].

Hough, Jim. The Onlooker Looks Back. Lansing, MI: Kin Press, 1985. (Lansing).

Ingham County News. May 1, 1862-December 30, 1863; January 3, 1866-September 10, 1868.

Ingham County Weekly News. October 10, 1861-April 24, 1862.

Jacobson, Helen. Lansing, a Look to the Past. Lansing, MI: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1975.

Jennings, Ruby. For More than 100 Years. n.p., 1966. (Lansing).

Kestenbaum, Justin. At the Campus Gate: A History of East Lansing. East Lansing, MI: East Lansing Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Kestenbaum, Justin L. Out of a Wilderness: An Illustrated History of Greater Lansing. Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, 1981.

King, Clyde V. Williamston. Williamston, MI: Bicentennial Committee of the City of Williamston, 1974.

Lansing. Portland, ME: L.H. Nelson, 1906.

Lansing Bird's Eye View. Map, 1866.

Lansing Bird's Eye View. Map, 1890.

Lansing Centennial: Souvenir Historical Program. Lansing, MI: Lansing Centennial Years Inc., 1959.

Lansing City Limits. September 1995-May 1997.

Lansing City Magazine. November 1987; January 1988-December 1992.

Lansing Improvement Association. Lansing, the Capital of Michigan. Lansing, MI: W.S. George & Co., 1873.

Lansing Journal. July 22, 1892-August 28, 1896.

Lansing Magazine. January 1993-April 1994; June 1994-August 1995.

Lansing Metropolitan Quarterly. Summer 1985; Winter 1985-Fall 1988.

Lansing, Michigan, Past and Present. [Lansing, MI: J.W. Knapp Co., 1923].

Lansing, Michigan. Pilgrim Congregational Church. 75th Anniversary, 1893-1968. Lansing, MI: [1969].

Lansing Republican. April 28, 1855-December 28, 1858.

Lansing Semi-Weekly Republican. January 5, 1875-December 27, 1878.

Lansing State Republican. January 4, 1859-January 1, 1875; January-December 1910.

Lansing Tri-Weekly Republican. January 3, 1880-December 27, 1884.

Lansing Weekly Republican. October 30, 1878-October 17, 1883; October 22, 1884-October 14, 1885.

Larner, Mortimer F. The History of Michigan's Capital. Lansing, MI: M.F. Larner, [1928].

Lauder, Arthur R. Lansing Unlimited. [NY:] 1947.

Lawrence, Henry N., comp. History of the Beginning and Growth of the First Presbyterian Church, Lansing, Michigan. Lansing, MI: 1922.

Leslie, a Place in Time. Leslie, MI: Leslie Historical Society, 1986.

Leslie Local. August 26, 1876-September 1, 1877.

Leslie Local Independent and Leslie Local Republican. January 7-December 30, 1970.

Leslie Local Republican. September 8, 1877-November 24, 1893; January 4, 1895-December 11, 1930; April 16, 1931-May 3, 1967.

Leslie Local Republican News & Shopper. June 7, 1967-December 31, 1969.

Loomis, Max B. History of Journalism and Printing in Lansing. Lansing, MI: 1950.

McCune, Newell A. The Great Experiment; The Story of Thirty Two Years of Ministry to Peoples Church. [Lansing, MI: 1966]. (Lansing).

McKim, Ruth. Shining Through: A Legacy of Love. [Lansing, MI: McKim, 1979]. (Lansing).

Manassah, Sallie M. Lansing: Capital, Campus, and Cars. East Lansing, MI: Contemporary Image Adv., Ltd., 1986.

Marsh, Nicholas A. Remembering Delhi Mills: Ninety Years of Forgotten History, 1827-1917. n.p., 1984.

Mason Area Centennial Historical Program, June 19-26, 1965. [Mason, MI: Mason Printing Co., 1965].

Memorandum "76." Historic Lansing, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. [Lansing, MI: Lansing Historic District Study Committee, 1972].

Merrifield, Blanche M. History of Williamston, 1838-1963; A Story of Real People and One Hundred Twenty-Five Years of a Country Town. n.p., 1963.

Mevis, Daniel S. Pioneer Recollections: Semi-Historic Side Lights on the Early Days of Lansing. Lansing, MI: Robert Smith Publishing Co., 1911.

Michigan, Board of State Building Commissioners. Inaugural Proceedings, at the Dedication of the New Capitol of Michigan, at the City of Lansing, on the First Day of January, 1879. Lansing, MI: W.S. George & Co., 1879.

The Michigan State Capitol. . . with Photographs by Allen Stross. Lansing, MI: Michigan Historical Commission, 1969.

Morris, David D. Lansing, Jackson, Ann Arbor and Automobiles. n.p., 1976.

Oesterle, Carole. The History of White Oak Township, 1877-1979. [n.p., 1979].

Past and Present: Lansing Poetry Club. n.p., 1979.

A Pocket Guide to Lansing, Capital of Michigan. Lansing, MI: Lansing State Journal, [1966].

Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham and Livingston Counties. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1891.

Prudden, Theodore P. Twenty Years of the History of Plymouth Church, Lansing, Michigan: A Sermon: April 27, 1884. Lansing, MI: W.S. George, 1884.

Quick, Calvin P. History of Lansing Presbytery, 1870-1888. [Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Pub. Co., 1888].

Raphael, Evelyn Huber. A History of the Haslett-Lake Lansing Area Meridan Township, Ingham County, Michigan. [Haslett, MI: 1958].

Reed, Bob Carl. The Greater Lansing Bi-Centennial Recorder. [n.p., 1976].

Reniger, Henry A. A Sesquicentennial Guide Book of the Railroads of Lansing & Ingham County from 1862 to 1987. Lansing, MI: Lansing-North Lansing Electric Railroad Museum, 1987.

Reutter, J. Gottlieb. Memories of J. Gottlieb Reutter. n.p., 1947. (Lansing).

Rice, Kathleen. Aurelius: The Town on Two Roads. CMU Term Paper, 1972.

Robinson, Michael. Story of Williamston and its Hotel System. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Rowley, C.E. Williamston History, 1836-1936. [Williamston, MI: Thompson Co., 1936].

Russell, Robert. History of Leroy Township. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Webberville).

Saint Mary Cathedral. [Lansing, MI: The Cathedral, 1980]. (Lansing).

Smith, Eleanor C. Sparrow Tales: Memories from the Graduates. Lansing, MI: E.W. Sparrow Hospital, 1987. (Lansing).

State Capitol of Michigan: A Study of its Restoration and Expansion. [n.p., 1966].

The State Journal. April 1, 1911-May 14, 1920.

State Republican. January 4, 1886-June 29, 1891; January 2, 1892-June 30, 1909. (Lansing).

Stebbins, Cortland B. History of Plymouth Congregational Church, Lansing, Michigan, 1864-1893. Lansing, MI: Thompson & Van Buren, [1893].

Stickney, Viola. Echoes of Eden. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Stillman, Ruth B. How Okemos Began: A Short History. Okemos, MI: Ingham County Library, [1986].

Stillman, Ruth B. A Short History of Okemos. Okemos, MI: Friends of Okemos Library, 1956.

Stucky, Juliette B. To Lansing with Love. Lansing, MI: Historical Society of Greater Lansing, 1960.

Thaden, John F. The Lansing Region and its Tributary Town-Country Communities. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State College, 1940.

Thornton, Jerry. Ideas Have Consequences: 125 Years of the Liberal Tradition in the Lansing Area. [Lansing, MI: 1973].

Town Crier. September 1960-May 1964; February 1970; April 1974; Summer 1974; Spring 1975; Fall 1975; Spring 1976; Fall 1976; Fall 1978; August 1982; October 1982.

Turner, Frank N., editor. An Account of Ingham County From its Organization. Dayton, OH: National Historical Association, 1924.

Union's Half Century of Progress, 1886-1936. [Lansing, MI: Union Building and Loan Association, 1936]. (Lansing).

Views of Lansing and Vicinity. Portland, ME: Nelson Company, [1900].

The Village of Okemos: Report of the Meridan Township Historic Study Committee. Okemos, MI: 1972.

Vliet, Mrs. Mina Alice. History of the Early Life and Business Interests of the Village and Township of Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan. [Battle Creek, MI: Ellis Publishing Co.], 1914.

Webberville Area Centennial, 1871-1971. Webberville, MI: Webberville Area Centennial Book Committee, [1971].

White, Virginia L. Meridian History as Viewed Through Newspaper Headlines: Twenty Five Years, 1967-1991, with Commentary. Okemos, MI: Meridian Township, 1992.

Wilson, Mary Jane. The Watch of the Capitol. Lansing, MI: State Library Services, 1979.

Wood, Chester. Lansing & its Pleasant Places. [Lansing, MI: Walterbury & Emery, 1888].

Wright, William Joseph. A Corner of Ingham-Stockbridge. Stockbridge, MI: Stockbridge Area Bicentennial Committee, 1976].​

Ionia

Basic Information

County Seat: Ionia
Origin of Name: A province in Greece
Set Off: 1831
Organized: 1837
Population in 1990: 57,024

Material Available

Augustine, Robertson M. Indians, Saw Mills, and Danes: The Early History of the Flat River Area of Michigan. [Greenville, MI: R.M. Augustine, 1971].

The Banner. June 14, 1973-June 12, 1974. (Belding).

Belding Banner. March 18, 1897-December 31, 1919.

Belding Banner News. May 2, 1895-March 11, 1897; January 7, 1920-December 27, 1928; January 2, 1930-May 31, 1973.

Belding Bird's Eye View. Map, 1880.

Belding Brothers & Co. Silk Culture, and Manufacturing Shown Progressively. Grand Rapids, MI: Seymour & Muir, 1920.

Belding Home News. June 19, 1879-May 4, 1882.

Belding News. February 2, 1900-December 26, 1917.

Bishop, Charlotte. A History of Lake Odessa and the Immediate Vicinity. [n.p., 1940].

Branch, Elam E. History of Ionia County, Michigan: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1916. 2 Volumes.

Broken Ties, the Scrapbooks of Bessie Townsend. Owensboro, KY: McDowell Publications, 1981. (Pewamo).

Bush, Frederick A. Belding in Verse. Belding, MI: Star Job Print, 1903.

Centennial of the Village of Pewamo, Michigan. July 25, 1859 to July 24, 1959. Pewamo, MI: Pewamo Centennial Committee, [1959].

City of Ionia, Michigan. Belding, MI: Charles J. Seely, 1907.

Coville, Mary E.H. Belding, Michigan. Belding, MI: Banner Presses, 1900.

Coville, Mary E.H. [Brief History of Belding, Michigan: And Poems]. Belding, MI: Banner Presses, 1900.

Cusack, Helen A. Hubbardston's Yesterday. [Hubbardston, MI: Hubbardston Anniversary Committee, 1968].

Dillenback, Jackson D. History and Directory of Ionia County, Michigan: Containing a History of Each Township. . . a Schedule of Population and Other Valuable Statistics. Grand Rapids, MI: J.D. Dillenback, [1872].

Everett, Franklin. Memorials of the Grand River Valley. Chicago, IL: Chicago Legal News Company, 1878.

Grand Valley Ledger. November 27, 1975-December 9, 1976; July 3, 1979-April 1, 1981; April 25, 1984; January 16, 1985-April 22, 1987. (Saranac).

Hart, Guy W. Papers, 1930,1953.

History and Directory, Village of Saranac, 1941. Saranac, MI: Advertiser Publishing Co., 1941.

Ionia Bird's Eye View. Map, 1868.

Ionia Bird's Eye View. Map, 1879.

Ionia County News. October 2, 1924-July 20, 1950.

Ionia Daily Sentinel. January 2, 1906-April 14, 1923.

Ionia Daily Standard. February 2, 1891-July 29, 1893; January 2, 1894-December 30, 1899; July 2, 1900- December 31, 1910; July 1, 1915-April 21, 1919.

Ionia, Michigan Centennial, 1873-1973. [Ionia, MI: 1973].

Ionia Sentinel-Standard. April 17, 1923-December 31, 1938; January 2, 1940-December 31, 1955.

Ionia Standard. March 13, 1873-January 28, 1898; January 1, 1904-December 27, 1918.

Ionia Weekly Sentinel. January 4-December 27, 1906.

Lake Odessa Times. June 10, 1903-December 24, 1908.

Lake Odessa Wave. July 26, 1889-December 25, 1908; September 9, 1943-December 29, 1949.

Lake Odessa Wave-Times. January 7, 1910-September 2, 1943.

Laskowsky, Lynn. Palo, Michigan: What, Why, and When. CMU Term Paper, 1966.

Lyons/Muir, Michigan. [n.p., 1976].

Mason, Mary E. Braids and Britches. [n.p., 1976].

Muir Bird's Eye View. Map, 1881.

Picturesque Portland: One of the Beauty Spots of Michigan. Portland, MI: Review Print, [190-].

Portland Bird's Eye View. Map, 1881.

Portland Centennial 1869-1969. [Portland, MI: Portland Area Centennial, 1969].

Portrait and Biographical Album of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1891.

Preston, C.A. History of the Church of Christ, Ionia, 1859-1909. [n.p., 1909].

Saranac Area Centennial, 1869-1969. [Saranac, MI: Borup Printing, 1969].

Schenck, John S. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan. . . Philadelphia, PA: D.W. Ensign & Co., 1881.

The Settlement of Ionia, Michigan. [Souix Falls, SD: Sessions-Mannix Printing Co., 1914].

Souvenir, City of Belding, Michigan. Grand Rapids, MI: Seymour & Muir, [190-].

Souvenir, City of Ionia, Michigan, 1907. Belding, MI: C.J. Seely, 1907.

Stannard, Abiel S. Early History of South Boston. [n.p., 1938].

Wilson, Wanda. Village of Palo. CMU Term Paper, 1970.​

Iosco

Basic Information

County Seat: Tawas City
Origin of Name: A Native American word meaning "water of light"
Set Off: 1840 as Kanotin County. Renamed Iosco in 1843
Organized: 1857
Population in 1990: 30,209

Material Available

Au Sable and Oscoda Bird's Eye View. Map, 1880.

Bielby, Lyle I. Evaluation of Recreation in Plainfield. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Bigelow, Mabel. Survey of Tawas City. CMU Term Paper, 1947-1948.

Bowers, Ruth M. Study of the Plainfield Unit Schools. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Campbell, Donna. Pack and Woods Lumber Company of Oscoda, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1967.

Colbath, Dorothy. Lord, Send a Fish. n.p., 1982. (Au Sable, Oscoda).

East Tawas Centennial. June 24-30, 1962. East Tawas, MI: 1962.

An East Tawas Vacation. East Tawas, MI: Iosco County Gazette, n.d.

Fuerst, Lois. Sociological Survey of Burleigh Township and City of Whittemore. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Groff, Viola. Social Importance of Transportation Facilities in Iosco County. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Hale, Alice. Dependency and Welfare of Iosco County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

History of Iosco County, Michigan. East Tawas, MI: Iosco County Historical Society, [1981].

History of Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan. Plainfield Township Centennial, October 18-20, 1968. [Tawas City, MI: Tawas Herald Print, 1968].

History of the Lake Huron Shore: With Illustrations and Biographical. . . Chicago, IL: H.R. Page & Co., 1883.

Home Coming Week on the "Sable," July 29th to August 4th, 1906. Evansville, IN: Unigraphic, 1979. Facsimile of 1906 edition.

Index to the Press, Oscoda/Au Sable, Michigan: 1901-1951. n.p., 1993.

Johnson, Sarah. Social Survey of Organizations in Hale. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Kohn, Hattie L. Comparative Study of the Schools of Tawas City. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Leslie, Isabelle. Sociological Survey of the Upper Towline School District. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

McGuire, Ellen. Sociological Study of Ottowas Beach. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Miller, Hazen L. The Old Au Sable. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1964.

Northern Michigan Along Lake Huron Shore. [East Tawas, MI: C.M. Garrison, ca 1895].

Otis, Edna M. Sawdust Days; When the Tawas Area was Young. East Tawas, MI: 1973.

Otis, Edna M. Their Yesterdays: AuSable and Oscoda, 1848-1948. n.p., 1948.

Rollin, Hildur. Juvenile Delinquency in Iosco County. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Ross, Ray R. The Green, Green Grass of the Hemlock. NY: Carlton Press, 1986.

Rowley, Catherine. Social Survey of East Tawas, MI. CMU Term Paper, 1948.

Tawas Beach: A Health Resort Among the Pine Trees of Northern Michigan Situated on Tawas Bay, Lake Huron. Bay City, MI: Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co., [1903].

Thornton, Neil. Along the Historic Riviere Aux Sables. Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press, 1987.

Thornton, Neil. Around the Bay. Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press, [1991]. (Tawas City).

Thornton, Neil. Cash Every Saturday, or No Sawdust! Tawas City, MI: Tawas Herald, 1969.

Thornton, Neil. Early Times in Iosco: The Gay Nineties. Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press, 1996.

Thornton, Neil. Iosco County and Lake Huron Shore Log Marks. Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press, 1981.

Thornton, Neil. Law & Order: North of Saginaw Bay. Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press, [1988].

Thorton, Neil. Now You're Loggin'. Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press, 1989.

United States. Forest Service. Huron National Forest: An Historical Summary. Cadillac, MI: [Foust Service, 1945].

Wagner, Jerry. World War Two, Oscoda and Au Sable. East Tawas, MI: Iosco County Historical Association, 1987.​

Iron

Basic Information

County Seat: Crystal Falls
Origin of Name: The mineral iron
Set Off: 1885
Organized: 1885
Population in 1990: 13,175

Material Available

Beechwood, Michigan, 1882-1982: "More than Just a Farmer." n.p., 1982.

Bernhardt, Debra E. Black Rock and Roses: A Play of Iron County. Iron River, MI: Bernhardt, 1975.

Bernhardt, Marcia A., editor. As Time Goes By: A History of the Streets and Plats of Iron River, Michigan, 1881-1972. [Caspian, MI: Iron County Historical Society, 1972].

Bernhardt, Marcia A. Carrie Jacobs-Bond: As Unpretentious as the Wild Rose. Caspian, MI: Iron County Museum, 1978. (Iron River).

Bernhardt, Marcia A. The Jewel of Iron County. Caspian, MI: Education Committee, Iron County Museum, 1976.

Bernhardt, Marcia A., editor. They Came (to Iron County, Michigan). Norway, MI: Curriculum Development Center Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District, 1975.

Caspian Golden Jubilee, 1918-1968. Souvenir Program and History Book, Caspian, Michigan, June 30-July 7, 1968. [Iron River, MI: Caspian Golden Jubilee Committee], 1968.

A Collection of Recollections: Crystal Falls, Michigan, 1880-1980. Crystal Falls, MI: Crystal Falls Centennial Committee, 1980.

The Diamond Drill. January 22, 1887-May 2, 1994.

A 50-Year History of the Alpha-Mastodon Area, Iron County, Michigan, 1914-1964. Iron Mountain, MI: Mid-Peninsula Library Cooperative, 1986.

Frames for the Future: Iron River Area, Iron County, Michigan. Caspian, MI: Iron County Historical and Museum Society, 1980.

Hill, Jack. A History of Iron County, Michigan. [Iron River, MI: Reporter Publishing Co., 1955].

Historical Album. Mineral Hills 50th Jubilee, 1918-1968. Jubilee Program Book. [Ishpeming, MI: Globe Printing, 1968].

Iron County Historical Sites and Landmarks, 1885-1985. n.p., 1985.

Mineral Hills 50th Jubilee, 1918-1968, June 27-29: Historical Album. . . [Chippewa Falls, WI: Culbert-Swan Productions, 1968].

Past and Present Prints. News Bulletin of Iron County Museum and Historical Society. Caspian, MI: 1971, 1973, 1974.

Reimann, Lewis Charles. Between the Iron and the Pine; A Biography of a Pioneer Family and a Pioneer Town. Ann Arbor, MI: 1951. (Iron River).

Statuto Fondamentale della Societa Italiana di Beneficenza. Iron River, MI: The Society, [1935]. (Iron River).

A Study of Ethnic Groups Settling the Crystal Falls Area. [n.p., 1980].​

Isabella

Basic Information

County Seat: Mt. Pleasant
Origin of Name: Queen Isabella of Spain
Set Off: 1831
Organized: 1859
Population in 1990: 54,624

Material Available

Anderson, Holly Jo. 1913 Oil Exploration in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

Beal City Michigan Area Centennial, 1875-1975. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Enterprise Printers, 1975.

Bollman, Don. Run for the Roses: A 50 Year Memoir. Mecosta, MI: Canadian Lakes Pub. Co., 1975.

Brittain, David L. The Year of the Pool; The Shepherd Sugar Bush. [n.p., Brittain, 1972].

Bulger, William T. A Brief History of St. John's Episcopal Church, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Mt. Pleasant, MI: 1991.

Carey, Joseph P. The Agricultural Geography of the Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Area. M.S. Thesis, University of Chicago, 1932.

Central State Teachers College. Central City: A Survey of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. [Mount Pleasant, MI: The College, 1940].

Changing Patterns in Isabella County Lands and Waters. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Isabella County State Bank, 1962.

City of Mt. Pleasant and Central Michigan University Task Force Report Concerning Civil Disorders. n.p., 1992.

Cole, Lloyd. Brief Histories of the Churches of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. [Mt. Pleasant, MI: 1958].

Coleman Area, 1871-1971; Warren, Geneva, Wise, Denver Townships. Coleman Area Centennial Corporation, 1971.

Courtright, Susanne. Establishment of Saint Philomena Parish Beal City, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

Cumming, John. This Place Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant, MI: J. Cumming, 1989.

Daily Times-News. June 26, 1950-March 3, 1977. (Mount Pleasant).

Dain, Floyd R. A Silver Spire; History of the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1871-1971. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Enterprise Printers, 1971.

Downhour, Gloria. A Study of Place Names in Isabella County. The Author, 1962.

Downhour, Gloria. Study of Place Names in Isabella County. CMU Term Paper, 1962.

Fancher, Isaac A. Past and Present of Isabella County, Michigan. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen, 1911.

First Presbyterian Church, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1871-1958. [Mt. Pleasant, MI: The Church], 1958.

The First Thirty Years. Reports on the History of Mt. Pleasant High School. [n.p., 1956].

Frick, Janice. Survey of Mt. Pleasant. CMU Term Paper, 1943.

Glimpses of Mt. Pleasant's Past. Written by the girls of the ninth grade, Central Michigan Normal Training School. Mt. Pleasant, MI: n.d.

Guy, Ellen. Central Michigan Community Hospital. CMU Term Paper, 1975.

Hall, Lester B. History of the Weidman United Methodist Church, 1897-1978. [n.p., 1978].

Harbison, Steven D. A School-Police Liaison Program as Developed for the Mt. Pleasant Public Schools. n.p., 1981.

Haven, Eloise A. Strickland: Michigan's Almost Ghost Town. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Heather, Scott. Bohannon School: A School with a Past and a Future. CMU Term Paper, 1974.

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Rosebush, Michigan 1880-1950. [Marceline, MO: Welsworth Bros., 1950].

Isabella County Enterprise. January 13, 1875-July 29, 1921; January 6, 1922-August 27, 1926.

Isabella County Herald. February 15, 1989-June 18, 1996.

Isabella County, Michigan. Office of Economic Opportunity. Community Profile. [n.p., 1966].

Isabella County, 1982. Shepherd, MI: Shepherd Area Historical Society, 1982.

Isabella County Republican. November 6, 1941-April 23, 1942.

Isabella County Times-News. May 21, 1931-June 24, 1950.

Johnston, Faith. Anchor Post. Mt. Pleasant, MI: Clarke Historical Library, CMU, [1975]. (Rosebush).

Johnston, Faith. Uncle Doctor. Rosebush, MI: 1941. (Rosebush).

Kenn, John. Lumbering in Isabella County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Kent, Fred L. History of Sherman Township. [n.p., n.d.].

Know Your Town: A Handbook on the Many Facets of Mt. Pleasant Community Life. Mt. Pleasant, MI: League of Women Voters of the Mt. Pleasant Area, 1971.

Kyser, F. DeWayne. The Cultural Landscape of Rural Isabella County: Variation in Time and Space. Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968.

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