Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1943-1950
Death -- Causes.
Collection of Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1897-1965. Attached to this record are the reports and index to the volume, created by volunteers of the Grand Traverse Area Historical Society. The records were created by the Coroner's Office as part of the process of investigating a particular cause of death; therefore, they can often provide information beyond what is recorded on the death certificate. The coroner's necrology and pathology reports may include details on the health of the individual and the exact manner of death. Inquest testimony may point to family relationships, as friends and family often provided sworn statements. Police statements and jury testimony and verdicts may also be available, leading to research in court records or penitentiary or prison records. Eugene Sampson continues to be the coroner for Grand Traverse County until he is replaced by Claude W. Smith whose first entry is on September 30, 1948 and continues for the remainder of the journal.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
Original volumes held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
1943-1950
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.
CC BY-SA 2.5
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English.
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2018.46.5
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1909-1919
Death -- Causes.
Collection of Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1897-1965. Attached to this record are the reports and index to the volume, created by volunteers of the Grand Traverse Area Historical Society. The records were created by the Coroner's Office as part of the process of investigating a particular cause of death; therefore, they can often provide information beyond what is recorded on the death certificate. The coroner's necrology and pathology reports may include details on the health of the individual and the exact manner of death. Inquest testimony may point to family relationships, as friends and family often provided sworn statements. Police statements and jury testimony and verdicts may also be available, leading to research in court records or penitentiary or prison records. Dr. Earnest B. Minor was the coroner for this entire period of time. In 1911, the mental hospital’s name was changed from Northern Michigan Asylum to Traverse City State Hospital (TCSH).
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
Original volumes held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
1909-1919
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.
CC BY-SA 2.5
None.
PDF.
English.
Document.
2018.46.2
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1897-1909
Death -- Causes.
Collection of Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1897-1965. Attached to this record are the reports and index to the volume, created by volunteers of the Grand Traverse Area Historical Society. The records were created by the Coroner's Office as part of the process of investigating a particular cause of death; therefore, they can often provide information beyond what is recorded on the death certificate. The coroner's necrology and pathology reports may include details on the health of the individual and the exact manner of death. Inquest testimony may point to family relationships, as friends and family often provided sworn statements. Police statements and jury testimony and verdicts may also be available, leading to research in court records or penitentiary or prison records. The coroner for Grand Traverse County from 1897 – 1900 was William E. Moon, MD. The sheriff, who called the witnesses, was Oscar Stimson. Beginning in 1901, Oscar E. Chase, MD was the coroner and David Chandler was sheriff. In 1905, Dr. Frank Holdsworth took over as coroner and Charles Johnson became sheriff. Dr. Earnest B. Minor was coroner and the Sheriff was F. Shuter beginning in 1909. The names of these individuals are found in most of the records throughout their times of their service.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
Original volumes held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
1897-1909
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.
CC BY-SA 2.5
None.
PDF.
English.
Document.
2018.46.1
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1920-1934
Death -- Causes.
Collection of Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1897-1965. Attached to this record are the reports and index to the volume, created by volunteers of the Grand Traverse Area Historical Society. The records were created by the Coroner's Office as part of the process of investigating a particular cause of death; therefore, they can often provide information beyond what is recorded on the death certificate. The coroner's necrology and pathology reports may include details on the health of the individual and the exact manner of death. Inquest testimony may point to family relationships, as friends and family often provided sworn statements. Police statements and jury testimony and verdicts may also be available, leading to research in court records or penitentiary or prison records. Dr. Earnest B. Minor was coroner for most of 1920-1934. His last entry was in August of 1932. Eugene W. Sampson served as coroner after Dr. Minor. His first entry was in May of 1933. Mr. Sampson was the first coroner who was not a medical doctor. His background was undertaking.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
Original volumes held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
1920-1934
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.
CC BY-SA 2.5
None.
PDF.
English.
Document.
2018.46.3
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1934-1943
Death -- Causes.
Collection of Grand Traverse County Coroner's Records, 1897-1965. Attached to this record are the reports and index to the volume, created by volunteers of the Grand Traverse Area Historical Society. The records were created by the Coroner's Office as part of the process of investigating a particular cause of death; therefore, they can often provide information beyond what is recorded on the death certificate. The coroner's necrology and pathology reports may include details on the health of the individual and the exact manner of death. Inquest testimony may point to family relationships, as friends and family often provided sworn statements. Police statements and jury testimony and verdicts may also be available, leading to research in court records or penitentiary or prison records.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
Original volumes held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Grand Traverse County. Office of the Medical Examiner.
1934-1943
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.
CC BY-SA 2.5
None.
PDF.
English.
Document.
2018.46.4
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
"A Story of Traverse City, Michigan and Some of the Early Settlers, written and illustrated by the artist Aldrich Farsky," 1908
Immigrants--Michigan--History
Bohemia (Czech Republic)
Manuscript that runs 49 pages which was originally printed in 1908 in the national Czech publication, "Amerikan Kalandar." It was translated into English in 1977 by William E. Votruba and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van Leishout. It tells of the immigration of the Bohemians (Czechs) from their homeland to America and their experiences in this country after landing in New York. It describes in some detail the Traverse City of those early days and their lives in the new country. Profiles are given of a number of the Czech immigrants with emphasis on their success.
Farsky, Aldrich
Original document held in the Local History Collection, Traverse Area District Library.
Amerikan Kalandar.
Digital copy produced by the Traverse Area District Library.
1908
Votruba, William E.
Van Leishout, Edward
Van Leishout, Mrs. Edward
CC BY-SA 4.0
None.
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English
Document
975.000000.01
LH- Bohemians
"Our City Parks," by Martin A. Melkild
Urban parks--Michigan.
Traverse City (Mich.)
Manuscript copy of "Our City Parks," by Martin A. Melkild. Melkild published several works in his lifetime on local history, family history, and military-related stories, and he served as a Forester for the City of Traverse City, Parks and Recreation Department. This 16-page history provides brief historical sketches of the origins of various parks within the City of Traverse City, and is dated January 1979.
Melkild, Martin A.
Original is held at Traverse Area District Library.
Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
January 1979
City of Traverse City, Parks and Recreation Department.
Copyright held by the author. Please contact Adult Services at Traverse Area District Library for more information.
None.
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English
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718.000000.995
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Transcript of interview with Ralph Hunter, Traverse City resident and steamboat captain, 1910-1950
Shipping.
Steamboats.
Lake steamers.
Navigation.
Transcript of interview with Ralph Hunter, Traverse City resident and steamboat captain, 1910-1950. The transcript was made from a taped interview, but the tape is not available. The interview is undated, but likely recorded in the 1970s. Interviewer is unknown.
Hunter relates his experiences as a steamboat captain on the Great Lakes, hauling goods including coal, apples, and dried peas. He was captain of The Anna C. Wilson. Within the interview, Hunter discusses several ports-of-call, including Bowers Harbor (Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan), Chicago (Ill.), Grand Traverse Bay, and Michigan City (Ind.). He also mentions the follow companies and ships related to the freighting business when Hunter was working, including Morgan Canning Company, Morgan Transportation Company, Northern Transportation Company, The Illinois (Boat), The Manitou (Boat), and The Missouri (Boat).
Traverse Area Historical Society, Traverse City (Mich.)
None.
Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
1910-1950
Ralph Hunter
Interview contains no information regarding the transfer of ownership rights. Traverse Area District Library is making this transcript available for researchers' use, but it is up to the researcher to make a determination on any publishing rights.
Part of a collection of transcripts from persons of local interest held in the Local History Collection, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
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English
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1223.000000.18
Michigan, United States
Illinois, United States
Indiana, United States
"Bohemia on the Boardman," by Mary Rutner
Emigration and immigration.
Bohemians.
This is a manuscript written by Mary Rutner describing the immigration of the Bohemians to the Traverse City area. It was written in 1923-1924 and revised in 1943. It gives some background and then begins the discussion with the first immigration of John Wilhelm and family in 1853 to New York. The next group to come went from New York and then to Chicago and finally to Traverse City. Their experiences and hardships are well documented.
Rutner, Mary
None
Unpublished work
1923-1924, originally written
1943, revised
1853-early 1900s, time period covered in the manuscript
None
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Physical copy is held at the Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere, Traverse City (Mich.)
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English
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944.000000.01
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
Leelanau County, Michigan, United States
Bohemia, Czech Republic