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May 2013

Border Crossings: The Detroit River Region in the War of 1812: Brunsman, Denver; Call Number: H 973.52 B728; 2012; Collected essays about the Detroit River region before, during and after the War of 1812.
Neighborhood Statistics 1990, City of Kalamazoo, Michigan: Call Number: H 304.6 M6241 1990 CPH-K-1; 1991; Neighborhood statistics compiled by Community Information System, Western Michigan University using Census Bureau data.
Women's Resource Directory: Call Number: H 362.83 W87272 1999; 1999; A county-by-county directory of federal, state, county, and city agencies that assist Michigan women in many and various ways.
Uniform crime report: Call Number: H 364 U5811 2003; 2003; Crime data for Michigan - broken down by county, agency, month, etc.

April 2013

Michigan Boys in Blue, A Compendium of Michigan's Contribution to the Union War Effort in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865, Grand Rapids Area: Urschel, John; Call Number: H 973.7 M6235 V.3; 2012; Lists soldiers who served in the Civil War from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Ganges Township, Allegan County, Michigan: History, Legends and Memories: Hallgren, Jeanne; Call Number: H 977.414 H187.1; 2012; History of the township including many historic photos.
Forgotten Landmarks of Detroit: Austin, Dan; Call Number: H 977.434 A9355; 2012; Over the years, many of Detroit's most beautiful buildings--packed with marble, ornate metalwork, painted ceilings and glitz and glamour--have been reduced to dust. From the hallowed halls of Old City Hall to the floating majesty of steamships to the birthplace of the automotive industry, Dan Austin, author of Lost Detroit and creator of HistoricDetroit.org, recaptures stories and memories of a forgotten Detroit, giving readers a glimpse into some of the most stunning buildings this city has ever known.
Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Vol. 42: Skinner, V. L.; Call Number: H 929.3752 S6285; 2012; Volume 42, the conclusion to this prodigious series, refers to nearly 5,000 colonial inhabitants of the Province of Maryland. As with the previous books, for the most part, the transcriptions state the names of the principals (testators, heirs, guardians, witnesses, and so forth), details of bequests, names of slaves, appraisers, and more.
Michigan Boys in Blue, A Compendium of Michigan's Contribution to the Union War Effort in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865, Decatur Area: Urschel, John; Call Number: H 973.7 M6235 V.2; 2012; Lists soldiers who served in the Civil War from Decatur, Mi and the surrounding area.
Michigan Boys in Blue, A Compendium of Michigan's Contribution to the Union War Effort in the Civil War 1861-1865, Buchanan Area: Urschel, John; Call Number: H 973.7 M6235 V.1 ED.2; 2012; Lists soldiers who served in the Civil War from Bertrand, Buchanan, Galien and Weesaw Townships in Berrien County, Michigan.
Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson's "Banner" Guitars of WWII: Thomas, John; Call Number: H 787.8719 T4584; 2012; Some seventy women sit in four rows in front of the Gibson Guitar factory in the mid-1940s. Conventional wisdom and company lore had it that Gibson had ceased guitar production during World War II, with only “seasoned craftsmen” too old for war doing repairs and completing the few instruments already in progress. What were these women doing there? The image so bedeviled Thomas that he eventually set out to find at least one of the women in the photograph. He found a dozen. Along the way he would discover that despite denials that endured into the 1990s, Gibson employed a nearly all female workforce to build thousands of wartime guitars, each marked with a small, golden “banner” containing the slogan “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”

March 2013

Genealogy : essential research methods: Osborn, Helen; Call Number: H 929.1 O813; 2012; This book is the ideal companion for anybody researching their family tree. It provides advice and inspiration on methods and problem-solving and helps the amateur family historian understand what successful professionals do to get results, and why we should copy them.
Chippewa Lake: A Community in Search of an Identity: Hull, Cindy; Call Number: H 977.452 H9132; 2012; Hull (anthropology, Grand Valley State U.) offers an intimate and complex portrayal of Chippewa Lake and how this Michigan small town has been affected by economic and demographic changes. The chapters in this ethnographic study examine the difficult transformation the area is facing as it shifts from an agriculture-based economy to one relying on wage labor. As a resident for nearly 30 years, Hull focuses on the family as the unit for analysis and gives a comprehensive look at the ways local residents have adapted to new economic structures while having their rural cultural values challenged by newcomers.
The Early Days of Aviation in Grand Rapids: Beld, Gordon; Call Number: H 629.13 B427; 2012; Perch next to the first man to fly over Grand Rapids and share the spine-tingling thrills of wing-walker Ormer Locklear. Learn how barnstormer "Fish" Hassell led locals to the sky from the shores of Reeds Lake and paved the way for a new air route to Europe. Be there as helicopters and gliders roll off Grand Rapids assembly lines during World War II. Cheer Charles Lindbergh as he steps out of the Spirit of St. Louis at the old Kent County Airport. Ride from Grand Rapids to Detroit on the country's first passenger airline. With journalist Gordon Beld as your pilot, you're in for a spectacular aerial view of Grand Rapids aviation.
The Boy Governor: Stevens T. Mason and the Birth of Michigan Politics: Faber, Don; Call Number: H 921 M412F; 2012; In 1831, Stevens T. Mason was named Secretary of the Michigan Territory at the tender age of 19, two years before he could even vote. The youngest presidential appointee in American history, Mason quickly stamped his persona on Michigan life in large letters. After championing the territory's successful push for statehood without congressional authorization, he would defend his new state's border in open defiance of the country's political elite and then orchestrate its expansion through the annexation of the Upper Peninsula---all before his official election as Michigan's first governor at age 24, the youngest chief executive in any state's history.The Boy Governor tells the complete story of this dominant political figure in Michigan's early development.
Etching 1867 Corporation Hall and a Community's Growth: Freeland, Wes; Call Number: H 720.9774 E838; 2012; History, events, accounts, scenes & images from the SW1/4 S15 T2S R11W Kalamazoo's 160-acre core downtown: land ownership path to the 1867 Corporation Hall.
A City Within a City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan: Robinson, Todd; Call Number: H 323.1196 R665; 2013; A City Within a City is a case study of the civil rights era as it happened in smaller cities, focusing specifically on the struggles involving school integration and bureaucratic reforms in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The efforts to dismantle structures of racial inequality had a very different flavour in smaller northern cities than they did in other parts of the north, and Robinson's book should add a new dimension to our understanding of how the civil rights movement operated in a part of the country that has only recently become an object of focus among historians.
Index to the Creek Rolls: Millican, Valorie; Call Number: H 975.004 M6541; 2002; This index is alphabetically arranged by surname and includes roll number, census card number, age, sex and degree of blood. Classification categories are: Creek by Blood, Creek by Blood New Born, Creek by Blood Minors, Creek Freedmen, Creek Freedmen New Born and Creek Freedmen Minors.. The book contains approximately 19,000 individual entries, information regarding current enrollment requirements, and background information on the Dawes Commission.
A Guide to Tracing your Clare Ancestors: Smith, Brian; Call Number: H 929.34193 S6437; 2013; This book sets out the records available for research on the history of County Clare families, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect. For each type of record, it describes the background to their compilation, and the categories of people and data included. It also provides background on the social history of County Clare and how this history has affected the keeping and survival of records.
Family Photo Detective: Learn How to Find Genealogy Clues in Old Photos and Solve Family Photo Mysteries: Taylor, Maureen; Call Number: H 929.1 T2444.3; 2013; Historical family photos are cherished heirlooms that offer a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors. But the images, and the stories behind them, often fade away as decades pass - the who, when, where and why behind the photos are lost. In this book, photo identification expert and genealogist Maureen A. Taylor shows you how to study the clues in your old family photos to put names to faces and recapture their lost stories.
How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers: Cooke, Lisa; Call Number: H 929.1 C7729; 2012; The author presents information about how to research family history in newspapers, along with her expert advice and tips for both hands-on and online genealogical research in newspapers.
Family Maps of Montmorency County: Boyd, Gregory; Call Number: H 912.77483 B7895; 2012; Maps of Montmorency County, Michigan including homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, and railroads.
Michigan Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff: Burcar, Colleen; Call Number: H 917.74 B947 2012; 2012; 3rd edition. This definitive collection of the Great Lakes State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. "Michigan ""Curiosities" includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.
The Genealogist's Internet: The Essential Guide to Researching Your Family History Online: Christian, Peter; Call Number: H 929.10285 C5553 2012; 2012; This practical guide identifies the major websites and online sources of data available to family historians. It is ideal for both beginners and more experienced researchers as it explores the most useful sources and helps readers to navigate each one. The Genealogist's Internet features fully updated URLs and all of the recent developments in online genealogy. This includes the expansion in: online census records and wills; civil registration indexes; DNA matching; surname studies; genealogy blogs; and information on digitized historical maps and photographs.This fully updated fifth edition, endorsed by the National Archives, is the comprehensive guide for anyone researching their family history online.
Family Maps of LaGrange County, Indiana: Boyd, Gregory; Call Number: H 912.77279 B7895; 2012; Maps of LaGrange County, Indiana including homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, and railroads.
Mastering Immigration & Naturalization Records: Quillen, W. Daniel; Call Number: H 929.1 Q67.3; 2013; This volume in Cold Spring Press's new "Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy" gets to the heart of what genealogical research is for most Americans: hitting the shores of the Atlantic Ocean looking east to the UK, Ireland, and Europe as they begin their search for their ancestors. Largely a nation populated by European immigrants from the 17th through early 20th centuries, immigration and naturalization records is often just the source needed to locate important genealogical information.
Legendary Locals of Plymouth, Michigan: Dauzet-Miller, Leis; Call Number: H 977.433 D244; 2013; Plymouth, a charming town 40 miles west of Detroit, is rich with history and interesting people. Though the community has undergone many changes and much growth throughout the years, it maintains a small, stylish downtown feel. Much of that can be attributed to the town's residents--dedicated folks who take pride in their community and aim to make it stronger and better, year after year. Whether through industry, education, volunteer work, the arts, or philanthropy, the people in Legendary Locals of Plymouth saw a need and acted on it, helping make Plymouth what it is today.
Preserving Historic Architecture: The Official Guidelines: Call Number: H 720.288 P9336; 2013; The National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior, knows preservation. In its hundred-year existence, the service has dealt with just about every problem an old structure can have. Whether it is removing graffiti in Manhattan or rebuilding a barn in Oregon, the National Park Service knows what to do. Here are the official U.S. guidelines, a lively and instructive collection of tried and tested knowledge and reliable techniques, written by the top experts in the field.
Detroit: An American Autopsy: LeDuff, Charlie; Call Number: H 977.434 L475; 2013; LeDuff shares an unbelievable story of a hard town in a rough time filled with some of the strangest and strongest people our country has to offer. Detroit is a dark comedy of the absurdity of American life in the twenty-first century, a deeply human drama of colossal greed and endurance, ignorance and courage.
Project Remember: A National Index of Gravesites of Notable Americans: 1986; A categorized index of the gravesites of over 5300 Americans and others who left their marks on our culture, ranging from Columbus (d. 1506) to Ansel Adams (d. 1984).

January 2013

Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War: Ingall, David; Call Number: H 973.7 I44; 2012; Guidebook identifying Michigan markers, monuments, museum exhibits, forts, buildings, landmarks and grave sites connected to the Civil War.
Founders of New England: Drake, Samuel; Call Number: H 929.374 D763; 2012; Result of some researches among the British Archives for information relative to the founders of New England: made in the years 1858, 1859, and 1860.
Wildflowers of the Western Great Lakes Region: Wells, James; Call Number: H 582.13 W4546; 1999; The western Great Lakes region is home to a diverse assemblage of habitats that offers exceptional opportunities to see numerous interesting wildflowers. In an approach unique to wildflower books, Wildflowers of the Western Great Lakes Region presents more than 270 wildflower species in a full-color, coffee-table format according to the habitats in which they are most commonly found. Within the eleven habitat groupings, the species follow as closely as possible the order in which the flowers bloom in this area.
The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, Virginia, 1680-1787: Call Number: H 929.375543 P233; 2008; When New Kent County was formed from New York County in 1654 in also included what is now King William, King and Queen, and Hanover counties. It is not known when St. Peter's Parish was founded, but the vestry book begins in 1682. This volume includes birth, baptism, marriage, and death records as recorded in their original order along with a complete name index. It includes records on both blacks and whites.
Indiana Negro register, 1852-1865: Robbins, Coy; Call Number: H 929.3772 I3974; 2012; Indiana Negro Register, 1852-1865 - Coy D. Robbins. This volume is a compilation of fifteen “Registers of Negroes and Mulattoes” maintained by the Clerk of County Courts between 1852 and 1865. They were mandated by “An Act to enforce the thirteenth article of the Constitution approved in 1852.” For the first time these registers have been made available in one publication, fully indexed, with documentation. An important source of African American history during the antebellum era, this book also contains a wealth of genealogical information.
Burials of War of 1812 Veterans in the Commonwealth of Virginia: Lyman, Mike; Call Number: H 929.3755 B958; 2012; This publication includes over 4,400 known War of 1812 veteran burials in all Virginia counties and independent cities, including the City of Alexandria which belonged to the District of Columbia during the war period.
The Place Where the Crooked Tree Stood: Cardinal, Jane; Call Number: H 977.488 C2675; 2012; A history of L'Arbre Croche, focusing on the settlements of Good Hart and Middle Village, from the recollections of those who came this way and stayed a while.
North America's Maritime Funnel: The Ships That Brought the Irish, 1749-1852: Punch, Terrence; Call Number: H 929.3415 P9842.1; 2012; The Maritime Provinces of Canada--New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island--were a convenient destination for tens of thousands of Irish immigrants between 1749 and 1852. Functioning as the narrow end of a funnel through which thousands dispersed widely across the North American continent, the Maritimes offered easy access and cheap fares, beckoning emigrants from Ireland’s catchment areas along the waterways of Dublin, Londonderry, and Cork.In all, there is documentation on about 1,050 voyages between Ireland and the Maritimes, and in this book Mr. Punch provides a chronological list of the voyages, gives the names of the vessels, their port and date of departure as well as their port of arrival, indicates the number of passengers and sometimes their names and destination, and adds a great variety of information concerning passengers and crew and the voyages themselves.
Jamestown People to 1800: Landowners, Public Officials, Minorities, and Native Leaders: McCartney, Martha; Call Number: H 929.37554 M4788; 2012; Following up on her lauded Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635, McCartney presents a well-researched compilation of biographies on all members on record of our nation's first English settlement society between 1607 and 1800. The introduction sets the stage, describing the roles of geography and events of the day in the formation of counties. Equally helpful, a 28-page synopsis of Jamestown's history precedes the bulk of the book: biographical sketches of its inhabitants. However, it is the inclusion of more than a thousand non-landowners that sets this work apart.
Bonnets and Hats, 1840-1900: Taylor, Maureen; Call Number: H 929.1 T2444.2; 2011; Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective explores the history of toques and top hats, bowlers, and bonnets to add another dimension to understanding your family photographs.
A guide to tracing your Westmeath ancestors: Connell, Gretta; Call Number: H 929.3415 C75269; 2012; Westmeath, often referred to as the ‘Lake County’, is a prosperous midland county whose main towns are Athlone and Mullingar. The major Gaelic families in the county include O’Flanagan, MacAuley, MacGeoghegan, Brennan, O’Coffey, O’Mulleady, O’FInlan, O’Growney, O’Melaghlin and O’Daly. Later Norman arrivals included DeLacy, Plunkett, Nugent, Tuite, Petit, Delamar, and Dalton, and later still English adventurer families to arrive included Ledwich, Dardis and Gaynor. The lives and activities of these various peoples of Westmeath have generated a huge variety of records, many of which can be useful to the family historian. This book explains what records exist and how to use them to best advantage.
Ink Trails: Michigan's Famous and Forgotten Authors: Dempsey, Dave; Call Number: H 810.9 D3891; 2012; This book about Michigan writers created by two Michigan writers interested in regional history is organized by region within the state; each region contains biographies of three to six writers.
A Guide to Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors: Ryan, James; Call Number: H 929.3415 R988.1; 2012; Sligo is a maritime county in the Northwest of Ireland, perhaps most famous for its scenery and as the home of the poet W.B. Yeats. Sligo families are a mixture of native Gaelic families, and of some Cromwellian settlers who arrived in the 17th century. Common names include Scanlon, O'Healy, Brennan, Gallagher, O'Hara, O’Gara, O'Dowd, Kelly, Burke, Boland, McDonnell, McDonagh, Conlon, Breheny, Kelly, Feeney, Gallagher, Gilmartin, McGowan, (O)'Hart, Higgins, Connor/ O'Connor, McDonagh, Walsh, Egan and (O)'Crean. The main ‘gentry’ families in the county are Cooper, Crofton, Gore, Nicholson, Ormsby, Parke, Phibbs, Irwin and Wood. It is one of the counties which experienced a high level of emigration to North America and elsewhere, and the port of Sligo was a major port of embarkation during the mass exodus of the famine period. This book sets out the records available for Sligo, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect in tracing Sligo families.
The Marriage License Bonds of Northumberland County, Virginia from 1783 to 1850: Nottingham, Stratton; Call Number: H 929.375521 N921; 2012; Northumberland County had no marriage register before 1850, so these records, gathered from loose papers in the County Clerk's Office, are unique. About 3,000 marriage bonds are listed, giving the names of about 7,500 brides, grooms, parents and sureties, and the bond date. In a good many instances, proof of marriage is shown by the """"consent"""" of either the contracting parties themselves or their parents, in some cases giving the dates of birth and the place of marriage. There is an index of brides' names.
The Flying Farm Boy: a Michigan Memoir: Boerman, Daniel; Call Number: H 921 B6724; 2011; The joys and challenges of life on a small farm are fast becoming a distant memory in our society, but for author Daniel Boerman, the memories are crystal clear. Through his memoir, The Flying Farm Boy, Boerman enables you, the reader, to appreciate life in a fresh new way by sharing his simple boyhood lifestyle; one he believes represents a rich heritage full of meaning for today.
The people of the Scottish Borders, 1650-1800: Dobson, David; Call Number: H 929.3411 D635.19; 2012; This book from Dr. David Dobson identifies persons who lived in the counties of Berwickshire, Peebles-shire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire, the region known as the Scottish Borders. Located in southeastern Scotland, mainly along the border with England, the Scottish Borders region was associated from the Middle Ages through the early 17th century with near continuous conflict caused by invading armies and also by raiders who crossed the border to steal goods and rustle livestock. The latter were known as the reivers and were generally composed of members of the same extended family, often bearing the same distinctive surname. The royal union of Scotland and England in 1603 resulted in better law enforcement along the border, breaking the power and influence of the reiving families (e.g., Cranston, Gilchrist, Rutherford, Carruthers, Laidlaw, Moffat, Turner), some of whom either opted to fight in foreign wars or immigrate to Ireland. It was the Agricultural Revolution of the following century, however, that accelerated the out-migration from the Scottish Borders to either the industrial towns of the Scottish Lowlands, England, the Americas, or, later, to Australasia.Drawing upon the resources of the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh, Dr. Dobson here identifies upwards of 3,000 inhabitants of the Scottish Borders who themselves, or whose descendants, took part in this exodus. His sources consist, in the main, of court records, registers of deeds or sasines, burgh records, family and estate papers, published monument inscription lists, and so forth. For each person identified (e.g., George Home who ends up in Nova Scotia in 1649), we are given a date, location, and the source. The majority of entries also provide at least one other piece of identifying information, such as occupation, the kind of document in which the name appears, or relationship to another person (husband, son, etc.). All in all, this is another fine piece of genealogical detective work from David Dobson.
A Guide to Tracing Your Galway Ancestors: O'Dowd, Peadar; Call Number: H 929.3415 O269; 2010; This book sets out the records available for research on the history of County Galway families, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect. For each type of record, it describes the background to their compilation, and the categories of people and data included. It also provides background on the social history of County Galway and how this history has affected the keeping and survival of records. Galway was a major emigration county.
The Village Table: A Delicious History of Food in the Saugatuck-Douglas Area: Honson, Stacy; Call Number: H 641.59774 H774; 2011; This book celebrates the Saugatuck-Douglas area by exploring its food. It is both an historical survey and a resource for cooks. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the local food scene and concludes with a selection of menus and recipes that feature locally-available ingredients.
Western Massachusetts Families of 1790: Ullmann, Helen; Call Number: H 929.3744 W5277; 2012; In 1790 Western Massachusetts was a crossroads for New England families heading west into New York or north into Vermont. The transient nature of families living in this area, especially during the post-Revolutionary War years, presents certain genealogical challenges. Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 contains fifty genealogical sketches of heads of households and a listing of their children.
The Glory Years of the Detroit Tigers: 1920-1950: Anderson, William; Call Number: H 796.35764 A5522; 2012; Examines in text and many rare photographs a thiry-year span of Tigers baseball, from 1920 to 1950.
Detroit's Historic Places of Worship: Collum, Marla; Call Number: H 726 D4836; 2012; A vibrantly photographed historical survey of significant Detroit houses of worship.
Faithful Unto Death: A Novel, Based on True Events: Thacker, Becky; Call Number: H MYSTERY THAC; 2011; Benzonia, Michigan, 1894: a sleepy Congregationalist community, dedicated to the education of hardworking and virtuous young people of both sexes and all races. Anna Spencer Thacker is the daughter of missionaries, a faithful wife, and mother of five, pious to a fault. She is suddenly stricken with a mysterious ailment that soon proves fatal. Was it truly an unfortunate illness? Or was it murder---or suicide?Taking a true story of a murder in her own family, Becky Thacker has crafted a historical mystery novel whose cast of characters rapidly builds, including William Henry Thacker as deputy sheriff, deacon in his church, a kind man . . . but perhaps just a trifle too fond of the attractive young housekeeper; and Charlotte Spencer, the pretty missionary sister, almost saintly in her efforts to bring Jesus to the Armenians in the mountains of Turkey, though a bit prone to exaggeration. She could be a suspect---or the next target.
Ancestors of American Presidents: Roberts, Gary; Call Number: H 929.2 A538 2012; 2009; This revised edition of Gary Boyd Roberts's popular title has been updated to include information about the 44th president, Barack Obama, as well as new information about previous presidents. Building on the comprehensive research conducted for the previous edition, Roberts has exhaustively investigated the most reliable genealogical sources. Includes 160 charts and comprehensive index.
The Search for the Westmoreland: Lake Michigan's Treasure Shipwreck: Richardson, Ross; Call Number: H 977.4 R5249; 2012; On December 7, 1854, the Propeller Westmoreland foundered in deep water near Sleeping Bear Dune, killing seventeen of her crew and passengers. Seventeen crew and passengers lived, however, and landed in lifeboats on the shore of Platte Bay. Soon after the passenger steamer's sinking, rumors began circulating of $10,000 in gold coins in her safe and 280 barrels of whiskey in her hold. For the next 150 years the Westmoreland was one of the most sought after shipwrecks in all the Great Lakes, eluding salvagers, wreckhunters and divers alike. The Westmoreland was discovered July 7, 2010 by diver/historian Ross Richardson of Lake Ann, Michigan. An authentic look at treasure hunting and shipwreck diving.
The Expansion of New England: The Spread of New England Settlement and Institutions to the Mississippi River, 1620-1865: Rosenberry, Lois; Call Number: H 974 R8136; 2012; Originally published in 1909, this history of westward expansion provides an important context and framework for anyone researching their early New England and pioneer ancestors.Topics include the socio-economic and religious impetuses for migrating first to New England and then westward, war’s impact on the ever-shifting frontier, the settlers’ relationship with Native Americans, the history of the formation of new states, and more.Nearly 30 detailed maps help illustrate settlement patterns east of the Mississippi River in the 17th and 18th centuries and the population migration shift to Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the Old Northwest Territory during the 19th century.
Michigan's Historic Railroad Stations: Hodges, Michael; Call Number: H 385.314 H6891; 2012; A photographic survey of 31 railroad stations around the state of Michigan with architectural observations and short histories of each.

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