Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;
Black and white reproduction postcard depicting an image from about 1885 of the town of Caledonia, Michigan and the Caledonia Station and train tracks. Men and children can be seen standing on the railcars in the foreground.
Caledonia (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); aerial views; cityscapes; buildings; railroad stations; railroad buildings; railroads; railroad cars; postcards
Black and white photograph from 1885 of the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Grand Avenue, with a group of men standing on the corner, in Lansing, Michigan.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Grand Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); street scenes; people; carriages and coaches
A collection of survey maps of Hayes Township in Clare County, Michigan. The first map is of the whole of Hayes Township; the township lines were measured in 1839 and the subdivision lines were resurveyed in 1857. The second map details an island...
A collection of survey maps of the bottom eastern third of South Branch Township in Crawford County, Michigan. All three maps are of the entirety of the bottom eastern third of the township. The township lines were measured in 1838; the subdivision...
A survey map of a Northern central portion of Trout Lake Township and the Westernmost portion of Kinross Township in Chippewa County, Michigan, measured between 1840 and 1932.
A set of survey maps related to a portion of Watersmeet Township near the Wisconsin border in Gogebic County, Michigan, measured between 1847 and 1923.