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Finding aid for the Kingsley Area History collection, 1880s to 1990s. Collection of items donated and preserved by the Kingsley Branch Library, covering various aspects of regional history in and around Kingsley. Series include Kingsley, Grand…

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 collected Paradise Township School Records, 1896-2002.

Finding aid for the Regional Government Documents collection, 1 linear foot of material, housed at the Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere Main Library. The collection consists of published documents by various governmental and nongovernmental…

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…

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…

A two linear-foot collection of aerial photographs (most 9” x 9”) of the Northwest Michigan Development District, including Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wexford, and Missaukee counties, taken in…

Finding aid for the Records of the Citizens for Libraries, Site Committee, 1995-1997. Collection is .25 linear feet, and is held at the Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere. Citizens for Libraries was a coalition of Grand Traverse Area citizens,…

The Vogel Dissertation Records include records created by, or collected by, Robert Vogel in the process of writing his unpublished dissertation about the history of settlement on Old Mission Peninsula. Inclusive dates: 1863-1995, Bulk dates:1962-1970