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- Description:
- Broadcasting North Lansing is a publication of the Little Publishing Company and was created to increase knowledge of Lansing's North side. Container lists are updated as we add new titles and issues to the collection.
- Date Created:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Newspapers and Periodicals Collection
- Description:
- A "Pearl Mills" wagon full of bags of flour, at the corner of Turner Street and Grand River Avenue in North Lansing. Pearl Mills, later the Breisch Milling Company, operated at that location for 75 years before being torn down in August of 1926 to be replaced by a "modern oil and repair station" (Lansing State Journal, May 19, 1926, page 2). In the photograph from left to right are employees George E. Palmer, Frank Chaffee, and the wagon driver Del Baker. The photograph was donated by Mrs. George Palmer.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Shows the dam and pump station in North Lansing, also known as Old Town, on the Grand River. Five views.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A large group of unidentified people in a dirt road with streetcar tracks. Some of the men pictured are holding musical instruments, including one with a bass drum which reads "Prince's Military Band, Lansing." In the background at left can be seen the Emily A. Atkins Bazaar, at 315 East Franklin Street (now Grand River Avenue). The location is North Lansing. The attached photograph is a copy of the original which is severely damaged. Both are in the Local History Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Robert Morris shares stories and history of North Lansing, now known as Old Town, 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:
- Robert Morris shares stories about the settlement and changes over time to "North Town," the village also known as North Lansing or Old Town, 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:
- An oral history from Thelma E. Sanford, the daughter of Arthur C. Haite, who ran a furniture business and funeral home in Lansing in the early 20th century. Along with her interview, Mrs. Sanford provided several photocopied newspaper clippings and photos. She was interviewed by her daughter Patricia Sanford Brown at her home at Burcham Hills, East Lansing, on August 22, 1990. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio files below.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- Curator Elizabeth Homer talks about the early life of Lansing pioneers Marion and James Turner, 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:
- 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:
- The mural was dedicated in October 1975. It is located at the corner of Turner Street and Grand River Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
