A leisurely Look at Michigan’s stories and traditions from yesterday to yesteryear.
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 [...]
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.
[ October 27, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] K – 3rd Grade.
Lesson plan for Michigan pioneers who worked the land.
Everyone loves a scavenger hunt. Now, you can “scavenge” for clues in the Michigan Historical Center!
Roadside attractions, derided by some as “tourist traps,” have quite a history. Michiganians began thinking about attracting auto tourists almost as soon as they began making cars.
The Grange – or “the National Order of the Patrons of Husbandry” – sought to educate and build cooperation among American farmers. Over the past 137 years, it has left a rich legacy of charity, community service, and education that continues today.
