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. |
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