| Abraham Lincoln in Michigan Abraham Lincoln only once set foot on Michigan soil. His connections to the state, however, go beyond this one visit. Let's take a look! |
| Adam and Sarah Crosswhite Fugitive slaves Adam and Sarah Crosswhite seemed to have found sanctuary in Marshall, Michigan. Then, in January 1847, four slave catchers arrived from Kentucky. |
| African Americans in Lansing Lansing's African American heritage is as old as the city itself. |
| Art Smith and Aimee Cour Eloping by Airplane. |
| Beatosu and Goblu, Ohio The 1978 Michigan highway map included two fictitious towns. |
| Billingsley Brothers Michigan State Police arrest Prohibition rumrunners! |
| Black History Month African American history sources in the Archives of Michigan. |
| Boxing: "The Sweet Science" Boxer Joe Louis's wrestling card! And more . . . |
| Capitol Restoration Restoring the glory of Michigan's Capitol |
| Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing |
| Civil War Military Recruiting This Civil War recruiting poster promotes an "excursion party to the sunny South!" |
| Clinton-Kalamazoo Canal Dig a canal across southern Michigan? Who would have thought . . . |
| Computers in the 1950s A Bendix Computer in the Michigan State Highway Department, circa 1956-1959. |
| Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1835 Michigan needed a constitution to become a state. Our first constitution is housed at the Archives of Michigan. |
| Copper Mining Strike of 1913 Tragedy strikes Calumet! |
| Custer Remembers the River Raisin George A. Custer poses with War of 1812 veterans. |
| Detroit Tigers, 1945 The Archives of Michigan looks back - to the Detroit Tigers' 1945 season. |
| Detroit Wolverines/1887 World Series In 1887, the champion Detroit Wolverines played a "world series" against the St. Louis Browns! |
| Ford Model T 100 years of the Model T! |
| Fruit Belt Michigan's celebrated fruit industry. |
| Genevieve Gillette Genevieve Gillette was instrumental in creating Michigan's state park system. |
| Grayling/Fish Conservation in Michigan Michigan waters have long attracted anglers near and far. |
| House of David The House of David traveling baseball team was quite a sensation. |
| Jazz Music in Lansing, 1920s Lansing during the Jazz Age! |
| John Voelker (a.k.a. Robert Traver) Author and attorney John Voelker loved the U.P. |
| Lansing High School Cheering Lansing High School to victory! |
| Lansing Senators Baseball Team Michigan's capital city has a long history with minor league baseball. |
| Lansing's Early Days The oldest known photo of Lansing dates from 1855. |
| Laura Smith Haviland The story of a noted Abolitionist and Civil War nurse. |
| Luther Baker Pursues John Wilkes Booth Lansing resident Luther Baker joined the hunt for John Wilkes Booth! |
| Mackinac Bridge Behold the Mighty Mac! |
| Mackinac Island Buildings A tale of two historic buildings on Mackinac Island. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Detroit Freedom Walk Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream in Detroit. |
| Michigan Department of Health Posters, 1924 Were the rules of good health different in 1924? |
| Michigan Liquor Control Commission (Beer Labels) The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has existed since the repeal of Prohibition. |
| Michigan State University Chemistry Professor A look at MSU Professor Robert C. Kedzie |
| Minoru Yamasaki Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) remains an important part of our international architectural heritage. The former World Trade Center is among his most prominent works. |
| Miss Michigan, 1961 & "The Magic of Michigan" With the wave of a wand, Miss Michigan displays the "magic" of her state! |
| Negaunee Winter Scene This month's photo depicts Negaunee's Iron Street on March 13, 1899. |
| Olds Mansion The blueprints to Ransom Olds' mansion have recently been discovered! |
| Oldsmobile This photo depicts a classic Oldsmobile, appropriately adorned for the Fourth of July. |
| Oscar "Ozz" Warbach "Ozz" Warbach drew cartoons to educate about wildlife.
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| Pearl Kendrick, Grace Eldering and the Whooping Cough Vaccine Dr. Pearl Kendrick and Dr. Grace Eldering developed the first successful whooping cough vaccine. |
| Peter Wolfe and the North Country Trail In 1974, Peter Wolfe decided to "take a good, long walk." He then hiked from Vermont to North Dakota. |
| Polar Bears Michigan's Polar Bear troops battled Bolsheviks and a hard Russian winter. |
| Presidents Ford, Reagan and G.H.W. Bush with Gov. Milliken Three Presidents and a Governor! |
| R.C. Leavenworth R.C. Leavenworth photographed much of Lansing's history. |
| Railroad Fraud A tale of a mine, a railroad and fraud. |
| Reo Motor Company In 1903, Ransom E. Olds left Oldsmobile and formed a new company. |
| Reo Ramblers Sit-down strike at the Reo plant, 1937.
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| Ronald Reagan at a Backyard Barbecue In September 1980, Ronald Reagan attended a Labor Day picnic in Allen Park. |
| Samuel Lett Spotlight on an African-American Civil War soldier. |
| Sara Emma Edmonds Seelye One of Michigan's most celebrated women is Sara Emma Edmonds Seelye. |
| Shoppenagon David Shoppenagon was a renowned Chippewa hunter, fisherman and guide. |
| Somewhere in Time (movie) Somewhere in Time is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in 2010. Set at the Grand Hotel on Michigan's Mackinac Island, the movie is appreciated by many as a time travel, romantic classic. |
| St. Johns Bicycle Band The bicycle has been with us for a long time. |
| State Fair Memories of the Michigan State Fair |
| State Office Building Fire In February 1951, a fire started at the State Office Building. |
| State Police Movie Heroes The Michigan State Police in a silent movie! |
| Stevens T. Mason In 1905 - over sixty years after his death - Michigan's "boy governor" finally came home! |
| Summer at the Lake This image exhorts all lake lovers to, "gather the family, hitch up the boat and take to the road, it's summer." |
| Supremes The Supremes were the original Dreamgirls! |
| Theodore Roosevelt Visits Lansing President Theodore Roosevelt visited Lansing on May 31, 1907. |
| Toledo War In 1835, Michigan and Ohio were preparing for war...with each other! |
| Tulip Time May is Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan! |
| Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger Ty Cobb was a baseball legend. |
| Ulysses S. Grant's Wartime Letter Sometimes waging war means waiting for shoes and clothing. |
| WPA Artists, 1930s During the Great Depression, the WPA put artists to work. |
| Winter in Michigan Winter is no time to sit inside! |
| Woman Suffrage How Michigan women gained the right to vote. |
| World War II Arsenal As the United States entered World War II, the US Army needed weapons. |
