Trains and Flowers
Olaf Jensen was a traveling horticulturist for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad.
A Collection Like No Other
A look at the J. William Gorski Polish Genealogy and Historical Collection
Uniquely Michigan
How did the town of Bad Axe get its name?
A Family’s Treasures
A family’s story can be told through the papers it leaves behind.
One Million Stories
The Library of Michigan collection of Michigan death certificates features nearly one million records. Every record has a story.
The Father of Animation
Many in the animation world hail Winsor McCay today as the “Father of Animation.”
It’s Art…for Public Sake!
Today’s blog photograph (taken circa 1940) captures Leonard Jungwirth as he works on his WPA statue of Father Gabriel Richard.
What’s Brewing in Michigan
Michigan has had beer since at least the 1830s.
Remembering the World Trade Center
In 1962, architect Minoru Yamasaki received the commission for which he would become known: the World Trade Center in New York City.
Colonel Mann’s Invention
During the Civil War, Colonel William D. Mann of the Seventh Michigan Cavalry was issued a patent.
Yamasaki remains an important part of our international architectural heritage. This is part one of a two part blog on Yamasaki and his life as written by guest blogger Dale Allen Gyure, Ph.D.
