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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 32
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 32
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionSUPERVISOR HOMER CASE TALKS ABOUT HIS TOWNSHIP "It's rather a pleasure to reminisce over the twenty ...
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Part 05: Early political development (RealPlayer version)
TitlePart 05: Early political development (RealPlayer version)
Date1973
SubjectHamtramck (Mich.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
DescriptionMrs. Iris Page Butler, an African-American, known as "Hamtramck's Angel of Mercy," Health Department...
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Commerce United Methodist Church
TitleCommerce United Methodist Church
Date1986
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- Church buildings
DescriptionBooklet commemorating the dedication of the Commerce United Methodist Church as an official State of...
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Baseball Game Outside Barry
TitleBaseball Game Outside Barry's Dance Hall, Cedar Island Lake
Datec.1930
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph showing baseball game in progress outside Barry's Dance Hall at Cedar Isl...
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Residence of Alonzo Sibley, Commerce Township
TitleResidence of Alonzo Sibley, Commerce Township
Date1877
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack-and-white Illustration depicting the residence of Alonzo Sibley, Commerce Township, Michigan.
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Bloomfield Blossoms:  p. 100-101
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 100-101
Date1976
SubjectSchools -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township -- History
DescriptionEARLY SCHOOLS The first school in Bloomfield was a private one. It was begun in 1822 in a log hous...
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Residence of Albert Bowen, Commerce Township
TitleResidence of Albert Bowen, Commerce Township
Date1877
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack-and-white illustration depicting the residence of Albert Bowen, Commerce Township, Michigan.
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Bloomfield Blossoms:  p. 116-117
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 116-117
Date1976
SubjectReal estate development -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township -- History
DescriptionFARMS GIVE WAY TO SUBDIVISIONS Wherever you live in Bloomfield Township or Bloomfield Hills or Bir...
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Bloomfield Blossoms:  p. 118-119
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 118-119
Date1976
SubjectReal estate development -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township -- History
DescriptionMORE FARMS AND MORE SUBDIVISIONS Names familiar to old residents and their children disappear from...
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Bloomfield Blossoms:  p. 120-121
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 120-121
Date1976
SubjectReal estate development -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township -- History
DescriptionFARMS, PLATTED AND SUBDIVIDED, BECOME LOTS, BECOME "HOME" A section of the little book published i...
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Bloomfield Blossoms:  p. 124-125
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 124-125
Date1976
SubjectReal estate development -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township -- History
DescriptionFROM INTERURBIA TO SUBURBIA VIA COLONEL GEORGE The Interurban electric cars came up Woodward Avenu...
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Bloomfield Blossoms:  p. 148-149
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 148-149
Date1976
SubjectChurches -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Township -- History
DescriptionTHE STAUNCHLY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY OF "PIETY HILL" The name "Piety Hill," bestowed on Birmingham in...
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Commerce Lake House, c. 1900
TitleCommerce Lake House, c. 1900
Datec.1900
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Commerce Lake House, Commerce Township, Michigan, c. 1900
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Commerce Lake Fishermen, c. 1920
TitleCommerce Lake Fishermen, c. 1920
Datec.1920
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of fishermen with their catch from Commerce Lake, Michigan, c. 1920
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Commerce Roller Mills, c. 1900
TitleCommerce Roller Mills, c. 1900
Datec.1900
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Commerce Roller Mills, Commerce Township, Michigan, c. 1900
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Commerce Baseball Team, c. 1910
TitleCommerce Baseball Team, c. 1910
Datec.1910
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Commerce Nine (baseball team), Commerce Township, Michigan, c. 1910.
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Commerce Roller Mills, c. 1900 (2)
TitleCommerce Roller Mills, c. 1900 (2)
Datec.1900
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Commerce Roller Mills, Commerce Township, Michigan, c. 1910.
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Commerce Roller Mills, c. 1920
TitleCommerce Roller Mills, c. 1920
Datec.1920
SubjectCommerce (Mich. : Township) -- History
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Commerce Roller Mills, Commerce Township, Michigan, c. 1920.
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Part 05: Early political development (Windows Media version)
TitlePart 05: Early political development (Windows Media version)
Date1973
SubjectHamtramck (Mich.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
DescriptionMrs. Iris Page Butler, an African-American, known as "Hamtramck's Angel of Mercy," Health Department...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 34-35
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 34-35
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionTHE PHILOSOPHY WHICH HAS KEPT BLOOMFIELD RESIDENTIAL "The people who moved to Bloomfield in the last...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 58-59
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 58-59
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionSHOUTS OF JOY In the early part of the fall of 1818, two groups of men from Detroit decided to see f...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 60-61
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 60-61
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionTHE FIRST WHITE SETTLERS COME TO BLOOMFIELD Countless articles have been written about the families ...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 62-63
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 62-63
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionHEIGH-HO FOR A LONG SLEIGH RIDE If it seems strange that the early settlers arrived in the middle of...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 64-65
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 64-65
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionTHE LOG HOUSE The first thing the settler had to do was build shelter for his family. This meant fel...
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Bloomfield Blossoms: p. 66-67
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: p. 66-67
Date1976
SubjectBloomfield Township (Mich.) -- History
DescriptionINSIDE THE LOG HOUSE, A CHEERFUL FIRE, A HAPPY FAMILY We owe most of our glimpses into life in early...
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