TitleHenry Pennoyer Date1850 SubjectPennoyer, Henry, 1809-1886 DescriptionIn 1838, Henry Pennoyer was elected Ottawa County's first Sheriff. From 1838 to 1856, Pennoyer mana... View Details
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 ... View Details
TitleWorkers gather around sawmill Date1951 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Sawmills DescriptionHacker Sawmill, located on 16 Mile Road between Ryan Road and Mound Road. Motorized sawmill with 4 m... View Details
TitleChevrolet Avenue, 3:30 pm, Flint, Mich. Date1938-1940 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Flint--History Description6.25x9.5 black and white photograph of workers walking outside of a Chevrolet factory. View Details
TitleFlint Wagon Works which became a Chevrolet factory Date1912 SubjectAutomobile factories--Michigan--Flint--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of the Flint Wagon Works which became a Chevrolet factory. View Details
TitleBasic Cost of Program $2.6 Million Date1969-11-03 SubjectHospital Planning DescriptionNewspaper article. View Details
TitleHospitals Grow to Meet Rising Demands Date2004 SubjectHospital Planning DescriptionCommunity newsletter and photographs. View Details
TitleDryden High School Date1914 SubjectSchool Life DescriptionBlack and White photograph of students in front of
Dryden High School View Details
TitleFischer Farm Chicken Coop Datec. 1920 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Fischer DescriptionFischer Farm on Plumbrook Road between Van Dyke Road and Dodge Park Road. Shows chicken coop, other ... View Details
TitleElmer Fischer Datec. 1930 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Fischer DescriptionElmer Fischer stands in a fenced barnyard holding onto a farm horse while wearing a casual, military... View Details
TitleFischer Farm pig pen and milk house Date1920 - 1930 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Fischer DescriptionFischer Farm , Plumbrook Road between Van Dyke Road and Dodge Park Road. Fenced pig pen and milk hou... View Details
TitleGrattop family reunion Datec. 1920 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Grattop family Description22 members of the Grattop family (9 men, 8 women, 5 children) and a small poodle-type dog pose outdo... View Details
TitleLog being cut, Sterling Township, Michigan Date1951 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Sawmills DescriptionMarvin Hacker guides log along blade, Forrest Pease (1918 - 1987) watches from behind, Chris Hacker ... View Details
TitleAlbert and Marvin Hacker guide log into blade, Sterling Twp., Michigan Date1951 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Sawmills DescriptionAlbert Hacker (1877 - ?) wears large brimmed hat. Marvin Hacker has back to camera. Other man is uni... View Details
TitleMarvin Hacker and Ed Werth position a log, Sterling Township, Michigan Date1951 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Sawmills DescriptionMarvin Hacker and Ed Werth position a log on the saw at Hacker Sawmill on 16 Mile Road between Ryan ... View Details
TitleHaff farmhouse Date1916 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Dwellings DescriptionHaff farmhouse, built in 1848, under renovation in this photo in 1916. Located on Dequindre Rd., sou... View Details
TitleHarvest group on Haff Farm Datec. 1916 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Haff DescriptionEleven adults and two small children pose in front of a steam threshing machine on a harvest day at ... View Details
TitleMichael Bower House DateUnknown SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Bower family DescriptionThe Michael Bower House, located on the north side of 17 Mile Road, west of Mound Rd.. Rose Bower (H... View Details
TitleHolzhauer - Hoffman House Datec. 1920 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Holzhauer Family DescriptionHolzhauer house on Utica Road west of Kleino Road in summer, showing nursery gardens on both sides o... View Details
TitleVan den Broucks with truckload of spinach Datec. 1944 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Van den Brouck Family DescriptionVan den Brouck siblings, Norm (1926 - 2001), Butch (Clarence?), Harvey (1923 - ?), Donna (1937 - ), ... View Details
TitleHacker Family Reunion Datec. 1918 SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Hacker family Description52 people of Hacker family posed in front of Hacker home on 16 Mile Road between Ryan Road and Mound... View Details
TitleBloomfield Blossoms: Book cover Dateunknown SubjectKirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) DescriptionColor photograph of blooming tree branches and Kirk in the Hills (church) from cover of 'Bloomfield ... View Details
TitlePart 12: Clubs,social and cultural organizations (RealPlayer version) Date1973 SubjectClubs -- Michigan -- Hamtramck. DescriptionJoseph A. Lewandowski, mayor (1934-36) and municipal judge, remembers how the early Poles built thei... View Details
TitlePart 21: President John F. Kennedy Date1973 SubjectKennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. DescriptionWalter Bielski, Constable, City Councilman, City Treasurer, Secretary to Congressman Thaddeus M. Mac... View Details
TitlePart 22: The City Date1973 SubjectCommunity development -- Social aspects -- Michigan -- Hamtramck. DescriptionWalter A. Paruk, attorney, World War II veteran, Presidential Unit Citation, municipal judge, 1962-7... View Details
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