A leisurely Look at Michigan’s stories and traditions from yesterday to yesteryear.
Between c1936 and 1942, the Works Progress Administration collected data about land and buildings throughout rural Michigan. These documents contain information describing the land, buildings and surrounding area. Records are arranged alphabetically by name of township, then numerically by section number. Currently, Hillsdale, Isabella, Jackson, and Oakland counties are available online.
"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." The Michigan state motto served as the inspiration for this blog. If you look, you will find stories, photos and more to connect you to this great state and its wonderful history.
One of the best known agencies from the Great Depression was the WPA, or Works Progress Administration (”Work Projects Administration” after 1939). The reach of the WPA projects is legendary–from bridges to stream improvements to roads to arts, crafts and writing projects. The WPA even thought about holiday planning.
