What’s Your Type?
When we see letters appear on our computer screens, we usually give them little thought. Paul Hayden Duensing, however, cared deeply about the “look of letters.”
Archive for 2009
Tilling Up Fragments of History
Vandalia, Michigan farmers found some curious fragments in their fields. Were those stories about a runaway slave community true?
A Bonfire and a Shooting Match
John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. As the nation grieved, a hunt for the killer ensued. Baker’s cousin, Lafayette Baker (also from Lansing) headed the Secret Service investigation, with Luther and Everton J. Conger assisting him. Once they picked up Booth’s trail, they set out in pursuit.
The Michigan Historymobile
The Michigan Historical Commission launched its “Historymobile” in 1964. This fifty-four foot long “museum on wheels” traveled to Michigan communities for the next ten or so years.
Traveling Through Time
I do like some markers more than others for different reasons: the topic, the way the marker is written, and the research/writing process for that particular subject. Here are a few that fit under the “favorite heading” and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Sam Knapp’s Luck
The archaeological discovery that saved America’s first great mineral boom. Prospectors and adventurers, many knowing little of the geology, topography or climate of the region flocked to the Copper Country.…
Thank God for Michigan–The Project
In 2007, the Archives of Michigan was awarded a National Historical Publication and Records Commission (NHPRC) Digitizing Historical Records grant. The project, named, “Thank God for Michigan” set the ambitious task of digitizing every government-related Civil War record in the Archives collection (about 100,000 pages).
Onward! The Million Record March Continues
A significant number of Michigan death records were added this week to the Death Records, 1897-1920 collection. With this second batch of records now loaded, the project is now about 2/3 complete; currently, there are about 660,000 of the approximately 1,000,000 certificates on this site. We’ll continue adding records regularly in the next few weeks, so check back often
Something’s Brewing at the Archives
Why is the Archives of Michigan displaying old beer labels? These labels can found within official state records. The Archives received them from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
Million Record March
Introducing the Michigan Death Records Collection
Welcome to Seeking Michigan! As a partner in the site, The Library of Michigan is excited to make these Michigan death certificates for the years 1897 to 1920 freely available online. The years 1915 to 1920 are particularly significant, as a readily available statewide index did not exist previously.
