Carolyn Gay Taft was a lady farmer in the early 1900’s on Old Mission Peninsula. She owned a 40-acre plot in Section 9, S.W. ¼ of N.E. ¼, T29N-R10W. She was actively involved in farming from 1911 until the mid-1940’s. Because Carolyn’s primary job…
Finding aid of the Grand Traverse County Grange records collection. Collection is part of the holdings of the Peninsula Community Library. Collection was processed and finding aid published in 2013.
This collection of postcards features Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, Michigan. Scenes indicative of the Peninsula, including cherry orchards, views of both East and West Grand Traverse Bay, and prominent structures such as the Old Mission…
The H. K. Brinkman Family featured in this collection lived in Old Mission, Michigan. The collection consists mostly of materials relating to the businesses that H.K. started in the mid-1800’s, deeds to the properties that he owned, descendent…
Finding aid for Historical Map Collection, 1855-1969, featuring maps of Michigan and Grand Traverse County, with a focus on the area around Kingsley. Mostly reproductions, but includes original plot-plans and surveys of land in the village of…
Describes the Historical Map Collection, 1855-1969, held by the Kingsley Branch Library. Focuses on Michigan and Grand Traverse County, and contains both original and reproduced maps.
Describes the Kingsley Area History Collection, 1880s-1990s. Collection includes published and unpublished works, covering area history from Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Benzie counties.
Finding aid of Kingsley Area Newspaper Collections, featuring newspaper published in and around Kingsley, from 1899 to 2012. This collection anticipates frequent additions.