Browse Collections (40 total)
Traverse Area Historical Society Local History Collection
Collection of materials acquired and curated by the Traverse Area Historical Society. Donated to the Traverse Area District Library in February 2016.
Vital, Statistical, and Other Records from the Grand Traverse Region
Collection of documents held within the Traverse Area District Library and other regional information holders containing vital, statistical, and other…
Contributors: Osterlin Library, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City (Mich.)
Peninsula Community Library Local History Talks
Collection of Local History talks given in conjunction with the Peninsula Community Library
Contributors: Peninsula Community Library, E. Timothy Carroll, Mary T. Morgan
Peninsula Community Library Cavasos Family Historical Photograph Collection
Contributors: Peninsula Community Library
Old Mission Peninsula School
Photographs from slides taken of student life at OMPS primarily from the 1960’s to 1980, including some rare photos of five of the original one-room…
Contributors:
Mary T Morgan
Paula Kelley
Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letters
Carolyn Gay Taft (1873-1952), was the owner of a
small cherry farm on Old Mission Peninsula in the
early 1900’s. While she spent her summers on…
Contributors: Mary T Morgan
Hessler Log Cabin Collection
Joseph Hessler (also spelled Hesler or Hestler), a farmer and fisherman, moved with his wife, Mary, from Canada to Old Mission Peninsula in the…
Contributors: Mary T Morgan, Anais Mohr
Julius Steinberg Papers Collection
Julius Steinberg, a Jewish immigrant from eastern Europe was a prominent figure in the Jewish community and business world of Traverse City for more…
Old Mission Peninsula One Room Schoolhouses
In 1839, the Reverend Peter Dougherty was sent to the area now known as Old Mission to establish a church and school for the Native Americans who…
Contributors: Mary T. Morgan