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- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Morris Ingham County History Collection
- Description:
- Guest speaker Randy Gladstone talks about the history of Ingham County, including the story of the county courthouse, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- Charlie Spagnuolo and Julane Quick talk about the Italian families who immigrated and settled in Lansing, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- March 1999: Historical Society of Greater Lansing President Linda Peckham talks about the history of the area before the city of Lansing was established, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Date Created:
- 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- James MacLean and Craig Whitford talk about the historical photographs they collected for their book "Lansing: City on the Grand" at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- This collection contains files for each address that was researched toward the publication of the "Thematic Survey of Early Automotive History in Lansing, Michigan from 1890 to 1930" by the Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. The survey, which was published in July of 2003, was contracted by the City of Lansing. Supporting area groups included the Stewardship Community Board of the MotorCities-Automotive National Heritage Area, the Lansing Historic District Commission, the Lansing Planning Office and the State Historic Preservation Office, among others. Fifty-two sites comprising 60 buildings were surveyed. Twenty-six of those were determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. All 52 sites were listed in an ANHA database (not publicly available as of June 2017). This collection is organized by street address. Within each file, the following items are usually contained: -Photocopies of site from Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps -Photocopies of City of Lansing Assessor records - property and real estate inventory detailed files -Photocopies of newspaper clippings, most from the Capital Area District Libraries' biographical and subject clippings files -Printouts from the ANHA Resource Site Data database for each site Occasionally a file will also contain: -Photocopies from Capital Area District Libraries' Stebbins Real Estate Collection -Handwritten original and photocopied notes from Mannik & Smith research staff -Photocopied photographs from City of Lansing Assessor -Photocopied journal or magazine articles about businesses or individuals from a variety of sources Within the files, there is a great deal of overlap and duplication due to the complex history of automotive and related businesses in the Lansing area.
- Date Created:
- 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Thematic Survey Research Materials
- Description:
- A booklet on the history of Okemos going back to its earliest days of white settlers in the 1830s. The revised and reissued 1980 edition was sponsored by the Friends of the Hope Borbas Okemos Branch of Ingham County Library.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Okemos Local History Collection
- Description:
- On title page: "Published in June, 1971, as part of our Centennial celebration, by Williamston Community Centennial, Inc." Topics included are: history, transportation, relaxation and recreation, businesses in the 19th century, oldest businesses today, technological advancements, schools, churches, farms, industries, Williamston's part in six wars, organizations, changes in lifestyle, and the town today.
- Date Created:
- 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Williamston Library Local History Collection
- Description:
- Guest speaker Carmen Benavides, long-time resident of North Lansing, member of the local Hispanic community, and retired principal from the Lansing School District, talks about her life experiences at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center on March 6, 2003.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- Mary Winegar talks about the Parks and Recreation department in Lansing with the theme of summertime fun, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
