The Bellin Map of Detroit, 1764 The French were doubtless the first Europeans to bring the fiddle to what is now Michigan. Michigan was once part of New France and…
The Michigan County Histories and Atlases Collection at the University of Michigan (accessible here: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/ ) contains county histories published in the late 19th century and up until 1923. These…
"The first settlement in the two counties entirely unconnected with the Indian trade was made by Giles Scott, who came from Rochester, N.Y., with his wife and two children, in…
Detroit and Grosse Point Source: Grosse Pointe on Lake Sainte Claire. : Historical and descriptive. Commentary: I like Detroit history because I like North American French history. People…
Source: History of Saginaw county from the year 1819 down to the present time. Comp. from authentic records and other sources: traditionary accounts, legends, anecdotes, &c., with valuable statistics, and…