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- Description:
- Clipping from Saturday April 30, 1921, Lansing State Journal.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Freeman and Seth Jones Collection
- Description:
- This scrapbook contains approximately 100 pages of newspaper clippings collected by Alfred Seymour. The clippings cover a wide variety of topics and people, many of whom appear to have been friends and acquaintances of Chief Seymour from Detroit, Lansing, and elsewhere. Many of the clippings are local obituaries and marriage announcements. There are several loose items in the book, including some receipts for tuition at M.A.C. and membership in women's guilds for Maude Seymour. Due to the item's fragility it has not been digitized in full, only its cover. An index to death notices, obituaries, engagement, marriage, and anniversary announcements found in the scrapbook is linked below. Most announcements do not include a date or newspaper source. Contact the library for more information.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Clipping from the Friday, October 3, 1930, Lansing State Journal newspaper, page 1.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Freeman and Seth Jones Collection
- Description:
- This collection contains one scrapbook of photographs and correspondence as well as several loose photographs of Walter G. Rogers and his family. The ten loose photographs are unidentified and contain vacation photos, outdoor shots, and individual shots of children and adults. These photographs have not been digitized. The scrapbook contains photos of numerous indiviuals including members of several families, Central Elementary School and Townsend Street School class photos, Lambda Rho Tau group at Lansing High School, and the Lansing High School softball team of 1913. The correspondence consists of wedding invitations, birth announcments, post cards, and other notes and letters. Walter G. Rogers was a Major and quartermaster general and his son Wadsworth Rogers was a lieutenant in the army. Walter G. Rogers died on September 9, 1965, having been a Lansing resident for 47 years before moving to Detroit and then West Palm Beach, Florida. He was active in many Lansing organizations and councils including Knights Templar, Spanish American War Veterans, VFW, and American Legion, and was Lansing postmaster from 1920 to 1932, among other involvements.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Walter G. Rogers
- Description:
- This collection contains materials from the 1961-1962 Constitutional Convention which resulted in the 1963 Constitution. The Constitution was written at the Lansing Civic Arena, presently known as Constitution Hall. The collection contains research papers, publications, the Constitution, journals, reports, analyses, and committee reports. Work began on the new Constitution in October 1961 and worked specifically on changes increasing civil rights to all citizens. It also brought changes including: different powers given to local governments and public education officials, and changes in terms of office for elected officials. It was approved on April 1, 1963.
- Date Created:
- [1961 TO 1963]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Michigan Constitutional Convention
- Description:
- This collection contains materials from Meridian Township in Ingham County. Contents include: records of residency, histories, Haslett library history, newspaper clippings, cemetery information, maps, development materials, and information on Lake Lansing and Haslett Park.
- Date Created:
- [1880 TO 1975]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meridian Township
- Description:
- Five newspaper clippings, from the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, and an unidentified newspaper.
- Date Created:
- [1916 TO 1943]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Parade took place September 15th in Petoskey.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Freeman and Seth Jones Collection
- Description:
- This collection contains materials on the Towne Club in Lansing. Towne Club was formed in the 1940s and disbanded in 1983. It was a small post-war social club which evolved into a dinner and dance club. Gatherings were often held at Hotel Olds, the Country Club of Lansing, and Walnut Hills. Contents include yearbooks, meeting minutes, information on events, 1994 reunion materials, phonebooks, and scrapbooks of photographs from 1955, 1957, and 1973. The 1972-1973 scrapbook was digitized before dissasembly. Gift of Mary Jane Wilson for the Towne Club.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Towne Club
- Description:
- Clipping on succession of Grand Commandery to Seth H. Jones and Sir E.C. Davidson who also received several votes.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Freeman and Seth Jones Collection
