Finding Aid of Kingsley Area Newspaper Collection, 2013

Finding Aid of Kingsley Area Newspaper Collection, 2013

Kingsley (Mich.)

Finding aid of Kingsley Area Newspaper Collections, featuring newspaper published in and around Kingsley, from 1899 to 2012. This collection anticipates frequent additions.

Kingsley Branch Library, Kingsley (Mich.)

Local History Collections, Kingsley Branch Library, Kingsley (Mich.)

Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City (Mich.)

2013

Kingsley Public Library, Kingsley (Mich.)

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Kingsley, Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Kingsley Branch Library
Local History Collections
Kingsley Area Newspaper Collection, 1

LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS
KINGSLEY BRANCH LIBRARY
213 S Brownson Ave., Kingsley MI 49649­0427

Creator: Kingsley Branch Library
Title: Kingsley Area Newspaper Collection
Inclusive dates: 1899­2012
Bulk dates: 1978­1979, 1995­1998
Extent: 9 Oversized Folders
Call number: KBL­LHC 004

Language:
Acquisition:
Accruals:
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Photographs:
A­V Material: None.
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Material is in English
Anonymous donation.
Periodic additions to the collection are expected.
The collection is open without restriction.
In newsprint.
None.
Copyright is held by the respective publications. If
published before 1923, copyright is held by the public
domain.
Amy Barritt, 2013

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Abstract
Collection contains newspapers significant to regional history, including Kingsley Hustler,
Kingsley Echo, the Kingsley Courier, Grand Traverse Sun (Kingsley), The North Woods
Traveler (Fife Lake­Kingsley), The Village Good News (Kingsley), and Good News
(Kingsley); and select editions of the following newspapers: The Morning Record
(Traverse City), Traverse City Record­Eagle, Preview Community Weekly, The Traverse
Bay News, The Sunday News Detroit and The Dick E. Bird News (satirical paper out of
Acme, MI). All the newspapers are concerned with regional history, especially for the
villages of Kingsley, Fife Lake and Mayfield, and the area surrounding Arbutus Lake.
Series in this collection include: Newspapers.
History
The content of the newspapers found in this collection cover the contemporary news of the
area, especially the villages of Kingsley, Fife Lake and Mayfield, the area surrounding
Arbutus Lake, and the townships of Fife Lake, Mayfield and Paradise. Traverse City and
Grand Traverse County are also featured frequently.
It is believed that Dr. Myron S. Brownson, of Walton Junction and later Kingsley,
established a paper called the Paradise Enterprise in 1888. There are no known copies of
this paper in existence. The more well­known papers from the early part of the 20th century
include the Kingsley Echo (also published by Brownson) and the Kingsley Courier.
Two newspapers published in Kingsley, Michigan, continued under different names and
changed ownership. The Kingsley Courier became the Grand Traverse Sun, sometime
during the fall of 1913. The Village Good News (Kingsley) was originally published by
Kingsley resident Jolyn Gildursky, and changed hands in July 1996 to Kingsley resident
Connie Newell, becoming the Good News (Kingsley).
Scope and Content Note
The Newspapers series developed from the anonymous donations of area residents, and
from the collecting work of past librarians at the Kingsley Branch Library. Due to sporadic
collecting, the Library does not have complete runs for most of these newspapers. Several
of the newspapers in the Collection only have a few editions available, and these editions
may not be complete.
Currently, there are no published or unpublished histories on the publishing industry in
Kingsley and the surrounding area. Their limited run to a small population has kept the
newspapers in obscurity. As the Kingsley Branch Library continues to accession more
editions, they will become available to patrons. Also, no index is currently available for
these newspapers.
For some of the more widely published newspapers, such as the Traverse City

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Record­Eagle, complete runs are available through the Woodmere Branch of the Traverse
Area District Library, and the Olson Library at Northwestern Michigan College. The Olson
Library also carries several papers published in Fife Lake around the turn of the 20th
century. Please see those institutions for more information.
Series in this collection include: Newspapers.

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Container No.

Description
Newspapers

Folder 1
The Morning Record (Traverse City)
10 December 1899, p. 9­16
Note: Articles featured reflections on early settlers and
regional history
The Kingsley Courier
16 January 1913, vol.2 no. 24
30 January 1913, vol.2 no. 26
19 June 1913, vol. 2 no. 47
10 July 1913, vol. 2 no. 50 (2 copies)
Grand Traverse Sun
(Note: “A legal continuation of the Kingsley Courier”.)
26 December 1913, vol. 3 no. 22
14 April 1916, vol. 5 no. 31
(Note: Includes only 2 pages of this issue.)
15 August 1918, vol. 7 no. 49
Folder 2
Sunday News Detroit
27 June 1971, p. 3a, 4a
Featured Article: “Kingsley Sculptor Walter Chimura”
The Traverse Bay News
18 May 1972, vol.1 no.11
Featured Article: “Kingsley: A history in ‘Paradise’”
21 September 1972, vol. 1 no. 29 (2 copies)
Featured Article: “Kingsley: A history in ‘Paradise’”
Preview Community Weekly
(Note: served 5­county region of Antrim, Benzie,
Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Wexford)
1 July 1985, vol. 10 no. 7
28 October 1985, vol. 10 no. 24 (3 sections and 1
advertisement)
11 July 1988, vol. 13 no. 2
23 January 2000, vol. 26 no.12 (2 copies)
Featured Article: “Kingsley began as a ‘two man town’
and has taken on a quiet luster”
6 February 2000, vol.26 no.14
Featured Article: “Kingsley…the 1900s brought
changes and the village today is picking up speed”

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Container No.

Description
Newspapers

Folder 2
Traverse City Record­Eagle
8 February 1983
Featured Article: “Kingsley is rocked by gas well
blowout”
10 February 1983
Featured Article: “Adair says blowout cap ‘went easy’”
2 March 1992
Featured Article: “Our Towns: A look at Kingsley”
28 August 2001
Front page photographs of first day of school at new
Kingsley High School building; building dedicated in
2001
26 November 2005, section A
Featured Article: “State Champs!: Kingsley rallies to
win crown with 31­21 win over St. Mary (Monroe)”
26 November 2005, section B
Featured Article in Sports section: “Stag Party”
Folder 3
The Village Good News (Kingsley)
23 August 1995, vol.1 iss. 1
20 September 1995, vol. 1 iss. 2
18 October 1995, vol. 1 iss.3
15 November 1995, vol. 1 iss.4
13 December 1995, vol. 1 iss. 5 (2 copies)
17 January 1996, vol. 1 iss. 6
14 February 1996, vol. 1 iss. 7
March 1996, vol. 1 iss. 8 (2 copies)
May 1996, vol. 1 iss. 10
Folder 4
Good News (Kingsley)
July 1996, vol. 1 iss. 12
(Note: Issue contains only front and back pages.)
August 1996, vol. 1 iss. 13
November 1996, vol.1 iss. 16
March 1997, vol. 1 iss. 20
October 1997, vol. 1 iss.27 (2 copies)
November 1997, vol. 1 iss. 28
December 1997, vol. 1 iss. 29
January 1998, vol. 1 iss. 30
February 1998, vol. 1 iss. 42

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Container No.

Description
Newspapers

Folder 5
Good News (Kingsley)
March 1998, vol. 1 iss. 32 (2 copies)
April 1998, vol. 1 iss. 33 (2copies)
May 1998, vol. 1 iss. 34 (2 copies)
August 1998, vol. 1 iss. 37
Folder 6
Good News (Kingsley)
December 1998, vol. 1 iss. 41 (2 copies)
March 1999, vol. 1 iss. 43 (erroneously dated as March 1998)
May 1999, vol. 1 iss. 45 (2 copies)
June 1999, vol. 1 iss. 46
August 1999, vol. 1 iss. 47 (2 copies)
Folder 7
The North Woods Traveler
(Note: “Serving the Fife Lake­Kingsley Area)
12 July 1978, vol.2 no. 14
26 July 1978, vol. 2 no. 15
23 August 1978, vol. 2 no. 17 (2 copies)
8 September 1978, vol. 2 no. 18 (2 copies)
22 September 1978, vol. 2 no. 19
6 October 1978, vol. 2 no. 20 (3 copies)
20 October 1978, vo. 2 no. 21
3 November 1978, vol. 2 no. 22 (3 copies)
17 November 1978, vol. 2 no. 23 (3 copies)
8 December 1978, vol. 2 no. 24 (2 copies)
22 December 1978, vol. 2 no. 25
5 January 1979, vol. 3 no. 1
19 January 1979, vol. 3 no. 2
2 February 1979, vol. 3 no. 5
2 March 1979, vol. 3 no. 5
16 March 1979, vol. 3 no.6
30 March 1979, vol. 3 no. 7
13 April 1979, vol. 3 no. 8 (2 copies)
27 April 1979, vol. 3 no. 9 (2 copies)
11 May 1979, vol. 3 no. 10 (2 copies)
Folder 8
25 May 1979, vol. 3 no. 11
8 June 1979, vol. 3 no. 12 (2 copies)
6 July 1979, vol. 3 no. 14 (3 copies)
20 July 1979, vol. 3 no. 15 (3 copies)
3 August 1979, vol. 3 no. 16
17 August 1979, vol. 3 no. 17 (2 copies)

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Container No.

Description
Newspapers

Folder 8
The Northwoods Traveler
31 August 1979, vol. 3 no. 18 (3 copies)
14 September 1979, vol. 3 no. 19 (2 copies)
28 September 1979, vol. 3 no. 20 ( 2 copies)
12 October 1979, vol. 3 no. 21 (2 copies)
26 October 1979, vol. 3 no. 22 (2 copies)
9 November 1979, vol. 3 no. 23 (2 copies)
23 November 1979, vol. 3 no. 24 (2 copies)
7 December 1979, vol. 2 no. 25 (2 copies)
Folder 9
The Kingsley Hustler
26 September 1901
23 June 1904
22 December 1904
The Kingsley Echo
13 February 1908
29 October 1909
The Dick E. Bird News (Acme, MI)
November 1988, vol. 2 no. 4
January 1989, vol. 2 no. 6
February 1989, vol. 2 no. 7 (2 copies)
March 1989, vol. 2 no. 8 (2 copies)
April 1989, vol. 2 no. 9 (2 copies)
May 1989, vol. 2 no. 10
June 1989, vol. 2 no. 11
Traverse City Record­Eagle
“2012 Weddings” supplement



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