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"I Arrived at Detroit..."
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"I Arrived at Detroit..." celebrates the 300th anniversary of Detroit's founding by bringing to the internet over 100 first-hand accounts of individuals who visited Detroit between 1701 and 1837. The ... More
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All About Kalamazoo History
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The Kalamazoo Public Library provides this series of essays to help you explore Kalamazoo's history through a series of essays and photographs. More
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Bath School Disaster - Information
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On a warm spring morning in May, 1927, the treasurer of the Bath (Michigan) Consolidated School District blew up half of the school building (intending to have destroyed all of it). Within the hour he... More
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Flint Sit-Down Strike Audio Gallery
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The actual voices of former sit-downers reminiscing about their experiences are combined with photographs, maps, and text to present the full experience of the strike by those who were there. More
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Heritage, Battle Creek Historical Society
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Battle Creek's history is distinguished as the breakfast cereal capital of the world, was called the cradle of the Seventh-Day Adventist religion, home of ex-slave abolitionist Sojourner Truth and a m... More
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Historical Images of Battle Creek, Michigan
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This digitized collection of over 5,000 photographs includes "Battle Creek Homes and Buildings, c. 1940", "Photographs from Battle Creek's History" and the "Dorothy Martich Black History Photo Archive... More
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Library of Michigan Newspaper Resources
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The Library of Michigan has a comprehensive collection of Michigan newspapers on microfilm. Organized by county of publication, this list gives a date range for each title available. More
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Lost Synagogues of Detroit
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Former synagogues of Detroit continue to serve their communities and shelter its faiths, now often as Christian houses of worship for Detroit's African American community.
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Making of Ann Arbor
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The Making of Ann Arbor gives an extensive look at the history and development of the Ann Arbor community. More
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Rise and Fall of Idlewild
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Rick Coates of the Northern Express Weekly discusses the history and potential future of Idlewild in a review of books on the subject. Many dream of returning Idlewild to the success of the days when ... More
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Stories of Chelsea: A Community History Project
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The Stories of Chelsea project is a collection of videotaped interviews with Chelsea-area residents on various topics of local history: one room schoolhouses, WWII veterans, farmers, village life and ... More
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Vanished Kalamazoo
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Photographs and descriptions of remembered places in Kalamazoo are featured here. Readers may contribute images and text to "grow" the site. More
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