Fiesta Doll
Carlean Gill was a showgirl at Idlewild, an African American resort.
Posts Tagged ‘Michigan’
Michigan’s “Birth Certificate” Comes Home
In 1933, U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg discovered several interesting items squirreled away in the nation’s Capitol.
Main Street: Lake Linden
Lake Linden, which is located at the head of Torch Lake , gets its name from the linden trees surrounding that lake and lining community streets.
Suicide Hill
Ski jump enthusiasts hold Suicide Hill – and its rich history – in high esteem.
From Signage to Santa
Wallace Bronner (1927-2008) created Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland, located on 25 Christmas Lane in Frankenmuth.
Packin’ Up the Wagon
What it means to ‘pack the wagon’ has changed over the past couple hundred years. Today, it might mean heading to the beach with floaties and beach bags. Two hundred years ago, though, packing your wagon meant fitting as many of your belongings and as much food as you could in a covered [...]
State vs. State: The Toledo War
When the Toledo War took place in 1835 and 1836 between Michigan and Ohio, the conflict over the Michigan-Ohio Border was already nearly fifty years old. From what essentially boils down to a misunderstanding, both Michigan and Ohio claimed a certain 468-sq-mile piece of territory, in which lies what we now know as Toledo, Ohio. In 1835, this cold conflict came to a head when Michigan and Ohio each tried to claim the territory as their own. Teach your students about what it means to be a state, and how Michigan achieved Statehood as an indirect result of the Toledo War.
History for the Young at Heart
We know history, and we know that as a teacher, you know that history is important. Convincing your third-graders, however, is often less of a non-issue. For those young minds that are perhaps less partial to the past, we present: a collection of books that will help you get your students off their [...]
A General Reference Guide for Group Leaders
At the museum, we see lots of different kinds of people filling the role of ‘group leader’. We see teachers, parents, big sisters, that big kid in the fourth grade… Whoever you are, if you’re leading a group of students on a tour through the museum, you may want to boost your confidence before [...]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
It has been seventy years since the “Day of Infamy” – December 7, 1941.
