Materials of Historical Interest, Grand Ledge Eaton County, Michigan Copyright © 2001 by Jan Sedore. This copy contributed for use in the MIGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/eaton/index/g65312.txt ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST HOUSED IN THE GRAND LEDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY. PAM BOX #1 MICHIGAN CIVIL WAR MONUMENTS, Eaton County monuments in Bellevue, Charlotte, on an island in the Grand River, Sunfield and Oakwood Cemetery in Grand Ledge are in this publication. PAM BOX #1 TWICE TOLD TALES OF MICHIGAN AND HER SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR. Minnie Dobbs Millbrook, Editor. Vermontville. MR016.92G GUIDE TO THE MICHIGAN GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AT THE LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN AND THE STATE ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN. A majority of the items listed in this book are located in the Library of Michigan, one of the richest sources for genealogical research in the country.1996. MR016.912 MICHIGAN ATLAS AND PLAT BOOKS, 1872-1973. A dependable guide to Michigan's state and county atlases and plat books issued during the past hundred years. 1972. M301.29G THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN: A HISTORY AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE RACES AND NATIONALITIES WHO SETTLED OUR STATE.1970. MR301.3B A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT: PARSONS CHEMICAL WORKS. RM312E ALL NAME INDEX TO THE 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS FOR EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. RM312E INDEX TO 1840 CENSUS FOR EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. M312 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE. ADVANCE STATE REPORT MICHIGAN. United States Department of Agriculture. 1988. M312.9C DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS, MICHIGAN CENSUS. United States Commerce department. 1972. M330U ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT METHODS AND STRATEGY. A manual for saving time, useful to economic developers and interested citizens. Michigan Department of Commerce. 1989. MR331.1 FIRST LAND OWNERS OF MICHIGAN. Eaton County land records representing the first purchase of a given parcel, internal boundary changes and township development. Michigan Heritage Publication. 1967. M333P MICHIGAN REAL ESTATE. (2 Volumes). An analysis of the real estate business in Michigan and Eaton County from an historical point of view. Karl G. Pearson. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1971. M333.097S LAWS RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES. (Revision of 1968). Statutes and administrative rules relating to natural resources prepared from the text of COMPILED LAWS, 1948 as altered by legislative enactment through 1968 and the 1954 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. MR333.91M GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY, STATISTICAL SUMMARIES FOR EATON COUNTY,MICHIGAN.Michigan Groundwater Survey. 1990. MR333.91 MICHIGAN GROUND WATER SURVEY. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. 1990. Purpose of this project is to determine the inorganic chemical characteristics of background ground water in Eaton County. MR333.91S THE AQUIFERS OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. Barry-Eaton District Health Department. March, 1988. MR333.91S REPORT ON THE AQUIFERS OF EATON COUNTY. Kellogg Foundation, 1988.Battle Creek. This report details the geological setting, land use and aquifer information for the county. MR342.73A THE CONSTITUTION AND SOCIAL LIFE IN MICHIGAN.1938. American Legion Auxiliary. This publication introduces youth to the best social thinking in 1938. RM344.046E EATON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.1989. M345.73R THREE BULLETS SEALED HIS LIPS. Bruce A. Rubenstein and Lawrence E. Ziewacz. Michigan State University Press. East Lansing. 1945. The story of Senator Warren G. Hooper, who drove through Eaton County on M-99, on the day he was murdered gangland style by unknown assassins. Senator Hooper was to testify three days later before a Grand Jury alleging corruption in the Michigan Legislature. M349.77 LAW FOR EVERY ONE . Sherry A. Wells. La Wells Publishing Company. Royal Oak, MI. 1996. A guide and dictionary for lay persons. M352.007V MANAGING THE MODERN MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP. An historical view of officers, townships and services by Kenneth Ver Burg. 1990. MR352.12 COUNTY OF EATON: ANNUAL BUDGET. M355.134B MICHIGAN'S OWN THE MEDAL OF HONOR. Polar Bear Publishing Company. Frankenmuth, Michigan. A compilation by Stanley J. Bozich of the histories and photographs of Michigan Medal of Honor recipients.1987. MR355.15S HISTORY OF FLAGS AND COLOR GUARD OF THE GUARD FOR THE SECOND MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY,1861-1865. Colonel Frederick Schneider's Michigan Infantry retained an unbroken organization from its beginning to the end at Appomattox. William S. Sky Publishing Company, Lansing, Michigan. 1905. M378.73G THROUGH THE YEARS, GRADUATES OF GRAND LEDGE HIGH SCHOOL, 1886-1979. This record of Grand Ledge graduates was compiled by individuals from Grand Ledge High School and researched by Lucille Robinson. 1979. M394.2C CHRISTMAS IN MICHIGAN: TALES AND RECIPIES. Edited by Carole Eberly. Eberly Press, East Lansing, Michigan. 1987. Page 62 has a recipe from the Episcopal Ladies Aid Society of Grand Ledge, Michigan. N.C. FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE PROGRESS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MICHIGAN GEOLOGY, ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY OF THE LOWER PENNINSULA. Hosmer and Kerr Printers to the State, 1861. (Not Cataloged) N.C. FLOWING WELLS AND MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY IN THE MIDDLE AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN PENNINSULA OF MICHIGAN. Department of Interior, United States Government Geological Survey, Government Printing Office Washington. 1907. (Not Cataloged) N.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MICHIGAN. Twenty-seven volumes. (NotCataloged).1838-1908.The first geological survey was made by Dr. Houghten in connection with the discovery of iron in the Upper Peninsula. It was discontinued after his death by drowning in Lake Superior. In 1869 the legislature appropriated $8,000 per year for the continuation of the surveys.1873. N.C. PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF MINERALS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS IN MICHIGAN 1927-1934 AND PRIOR YEARS. Two Volumes. Michigan Department of Conservation in cooperation with the United States Bureau of Mines. 1929 marked the peak in mineral production in Michigan.(Historical). ( Not Cataloged) N.C. STATE BOARD OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1891-1892. (Not Cataloged)1901. MR553.28M MICHIGAN OIL AND GAS STORY: COUNTY BY COUNTY. Michigan Oil and Gas News, 1991. Page 42 examines Eaton County's role in the history of the oil and gas industry. M574.977N NATURE STUDY MAMMALS VOLUME I . Eaton County Parks. 1972. M574.997H GREAT LAKES NATURE GUIDE. Dr. Paul A. Herbert. Michigan United Conservation Club, Lansing.1980.The author briefly describes the species found in the area. Technical and uncommon terms are avoided. Latin names are included to permit the reader to do further research. MR582D GEOLOGY OF MICHIGAN. John A. Dorr and Donald F. Eshman. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 1987.These authors identify and describe the principle geological features of Michigan. Origins and events are arranged into an history of the geological evolution of the state. Eaton County references are found on pages 132, 255, 349 and 437. MR582F FEDERATED GARDEN WILDFLOWERS OF MICHIGAN. Audrey De Witt. Michigan Department of Conservation and Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan. ( No date Given) A study of the conservation and promotion of thirty wild flowers found in Michigan and in Eaton County. MR582.13L MICHIGAN WILDFLOWERS IN COLOR. Harry C. Lund. Altweger and Mandel Publishing Company, West Bloomfield, 1985. Upper and Lower Peninsula flowers are represented with a plea to keep them from vanishing from our heritage. M582.16B MICHIGAN TREES. Burton V. Barnes and Warren H. Wagner, Jr. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 1930. A detailed description and picture of each specie intended for field use. MR584.15B ORCHIDS OF MICHIGAN. Marjorie T. Bingham. Cranbrook Press, Bloomfield Hills. 1939. One hundred forty-six orchids are native to the United States and Canada. Approximately one- third of these three part flowers whose stamen and pistil are united are found in Michigan and some in Eaton County. MR588.3S LIVERWORTS OF SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. William Campbell Stere. Cranbrook Press, Bloomfield Hills. 1940. Non-technical descriptions are supplemented by photographs and drawings of these diminutive plants found in southern Michigan and Eaton County. M597.65H MICHIGAN FROGS, TOADS AND SALAMANDERS: A FIELD GUIDE AND POCKET REFERENCE. James H. Harding and Holman J. Alan. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 1992. This publication is a non-technical guide for anyone wanting to identify these amphibians. M597.92H MICHIGAN TURTLES AND LIZARDS: A FIELD GUIDE AND POCKET REFERENCE. James H. Harding and Holman J. Alan. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 1992. Information on the anatomy, fossil history, habitats, behavior and conservation of the ten turtles and two lizard species found in Michigan and Eaton County. MR598.2B MICHIGAN BIRD LIFE. Walter Bradford and S.B. Barrows. VanCoop, Hallerbeck and Crawford, Lansing. 1912. A list of all of the bird species known to occur in Michigan with an outline of their classification, life history and their relation to agriculture. (Historical). MR598.2S THE JUVENAL PLUMAGE AND POST JUVENAL MOLT IN SEVERAL SPECIES OF MICHIGAN SPARROWS. George Miksch Sutton. Cranbrook Press, Bloomfield Hills. 1935. Plumage and plumage changes of the young Michigan sparrows... a book useful for the identification of the species. M598.297S THE BIRDS OF MICHIGAN. Gail S. McPeek , Editor. Indiana University Press, Bloomington. 1994.This is an account of 400 birds covering their current status, distribution ,history, habitat, seasonal occurrence and general breeding and wintering grounds. M599B MICHIGAN WILDLIFE SKETCHES. G.W. Brandt. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing. 1972. This book has survived seven editions in 25 years with few changes from the original. This new edition makes an even greater contribution to the knowledge of Michigan wild life. MR599.097B MICHIGAN MAMMALS. Rollin H. Baker. Wayne State University Press, Detroit. 1983. A comprehensive work on Michigan 's 66 mammals describing their physical characteristics, distributional history, habitat preferences, density, individual movements, behavior, enemies, color phases and economic importance. M628.535M INDOOR RADON IN MICHIGAN REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. Michigan Department of Health, Lansing. 1983. Forty-six participating local health departments including Eaton County investigate the potential health problem in this radon survey. MR631S MICHIGAN STATE FARMERS INSTITUTE 1911-1915, 4 Volumes . Michigan State University, East Lansing. 1931.An interesting publication and useful during that time describing how to develop a dairy herd, keep soil fertile, prune trees, can fruits and vegetables ,care for newborns, make infants clothing ,and cook for invalids. MR631S SOIL SURVEY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1978. All soils of the county are shown on a detailed map. The information can be applied in managing farms and woodlands; in selecting sites for roads, ponds and buildings. M658B THE BIG L CORPORATION. The earliest stock certificate records available dated 1919 show that Marshall-Wright Lumber Company of Ionia had interests in lumber yards in Grand Ledge, Portland , Middleville and Saranac. This is the story of the Big L as we know it today.The Country Press. 1990. M704.999F AS SOLDIERS SEE IT. The Fort Custer Army Illustrators. American Artists Group. New York, N. Y. 1943. Soldier illustrators picture the life of soldiers during World War II. M709D RAINBOWS IN THE SKY. C. Kurt Dewhurst. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 1978. The folk art of Michigan and a brief biography of the artist are included in this collection. Grand Ledge artist, Burr Parker's works are in this book. M709A ARTISTS OF MICHIGAN FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Muskegon,MI. 1987. M720A ARCHITECTURE IN MICHIGAN. Wayne State University Press, Detroit. 1967. This is a photographic survey by Wayne Andrews. M720.9774E BUILDINGS OF MICHIGAN. Kathyrn Bishop Eckert. Oxford University Press, New York, N. Y. 1993. Eaton County buildings ...the Eaton County Court House, Olivet College's buildings, Vermontville's churches, Opera House and Sunfield's G.A.R. Hall are pictured in this book. MR738D CAST IN CLAY . C. Kurt Dewhurst. Grand Ledge Area Historical Society, National Council for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Stroh Foundation, All University Grant Program Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1976. Clay creations that came from the hands of Grand Ledge pottery workers are pictured and described. MR738D MICHIGAN FOLK ART ITS BEGINNINGS TO 1941. Michigan State University Press, 1941. This publication records the lives and works of unknown folk artists past and present. Eaton County artists are included. M745.1B ANTIQUE AND FLEA MARKET GUIDEBOOK. Bill and Penny Bailey. Glovebox Guide Books. Clarkston, MI. 1992. M745.5D ARTISTS IN APRONS. Museum of American Folk Art. E. P. Dutton. New York, 1979. Kurt C. Dewhurst, Author. M746.46M MICHIGAN QUILTS. Edited by Marsha MacDowell and Ruth D. Fitzgerald. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 1987. One hundred fifty years of this folk art are described. MR784.4B BALLADS AND SONGS OF SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. Emelyn Elizabeth Gardner and Geraldine Jencks Chickering. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 1939. A collection of English, Scotch and Irish songs reflecting the democratic trend of the earlier settlers. MR784.4B SONGS OF THE MICHIGAN LUMBERJACKS. Earl Clifton Beck. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 1942. The folk songs of the Michigan lumberjacks are preserved in this publication. M792S THEATRE IN A TENT. W. L. Slout. Bowling Green University Press, Bowling Green. 1972. This book traces the history of repertoire tent shows, chautauquas, touring opera house companies and the "Toby" character. The famous Vermontville Opera House is mentioned. M796.07H LIFE AMONG THE WOLVERINES. Tom Hemingway. Diamond Communications, South Bend. 1985. This is an inside view of University of Michigan sports by one of the University's sports announcers and a former Grand Ledge resident. The book is dedicated to Louise Hemingway, Tom's mother , a former Grand Ledge kindergarten teacher. M796.51M HIKING MICHIGAN. Mike Modrznski. Falcon Press, Helena , Montana. 1996. Eaton County's Woldumar Nature Center is one of the places to hike. M796.93H MICHIGAN TRAIL ATLAS. Dennis R. Hansen. Hansen Publishing Company, Okemos. 1988. This is a guide to cross country skiing and hiking trails. MR808T TREASURY OF YOUNG AUTHORS.1989. (No publisher given). Grand Ledge third through twelfth grade are featured in this anthology. M808.6 VERSES FROM THE WILDERNESS. Maurice Cole. Edwards Brothers Publishing Company. Ann Arbor. 1961. Excerpts from letters of missionaries who were in Michigan. M810.9S A SENSE OF PLACE , A SENSE OF TIMES. (Michigan Authors).Michigan Council for the Humanities. 1988. M811C CITY BALLADS, CITY FESTIVALS, FARM FESTIVALS, FARM LEGENDS AND FARM BALLADS. Will Carleton. Harpers Publishing, New York.1885. M811.54 LANSING POETRY CLUB, THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS. Adams Press. Chicago. 1988. A poem by Grand Ledge's own Flora Griese is included in this collection. M818B BICENTENNIAL PROBINGS EATON COUNTY EXPLORES IT'S HISTORY. Barbara J. Davis, Editor. Eaton County Intermediate. 1976. M818B HERITAGE '76 EATON COUNTY... THE WAY IT WAS. M912.744A ATLAS OF MICHIGAN. Laurence Sommers, Editor. Michigan State University Press. 1977. The atlas is arranged in eight sections for easy reference. M917.74B BEAUTIFUL AMERICA.Beautiful America Publisher. 1977. Photographs of Michigan are in this book. M917.74D FIFTY HIKES IN LOWER MICHIGAN. Jim Du Freshne and Tom Courtney. Michigan hiking from the Sleeping Bear Dunes to the hills of Oakland County are described in this publication. 1991. M917.74F MICHIGAN FREE TRAVEL,RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. Eric Freedman. University of Michigan Press. Ann Arbor. 1993. M917.74M PICTORIAL HISTORY OF MICHIGAN. George S. May. Erdmans Publishing . Grand Rapids. 1969. M917.7404C NATURAL WONDERS OF MICHIGAN. This is a guide to parks , preserves and wild places. Tom Carney. Country Roads Press. Castine, Maine. 1995. MR917.74R MICHIGAN PLACE NAMES. Walter Romig. The history of the founding and naming of more than five thousand past and present Michigan communities is fully documented in this cross referenced text.Walter Romig Publisher. 1976. M920F REMEMBRANCE OF FRANK FITZGERALD.Grand Ledge Area Historical Society. Grand Ledge, MI.1985. MR920P PORTRAIT BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF BARRY AND EATON COUNTIES. Chapman and Company. Chicago. 1891. M920.7B MICHIGAN 150 FIRST LADY AWARDS Eliza Brewington and Margaret Kyser from Eaton County are in this book Paula Blanchard. Michigan Women's Commission. 1987. MB EATON EATON, PEGGY O'NEALE TIMBERLAKE, THAT EATON WOMAN. Leon Phillips. Crown Publishing. New York. 1974. MB ESTEP, C. DIARY OF CHARLES ESTEP. Sebewa Township, Ionia County, MI. 1985. MB KELLOGG ACROSS THE DEEP THRESHHOLD. Eaton Rapids woman Elizabeth Rogers Kellogg's life. Wellman Press. Lansing. 1980. MRB AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THEODORE EDGAR POTTER Rumford Press. Concord,N.H. 1913. M929A AVES FAMILY TRAILS. LaVerne and Mary Ellen Aves.Lansing.1992. MR929E EATON COUNTY GEOLOGICAL NEWSLETTER. MR929E EATON COUNTY QUEST. Genealogical Society of Eaton County. Charlotte, Michigan.1970. Indentured servant records, naturalization records and a bibliography of genealogical sources are in this publication. MR929.2D GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE DIXON FAMILY. Floyd V. Dixon.1980. MR929.2D DOXSIE FAMILY HISTORY. Susan (Doxsie)Dorris. West Frankfort, IL. 1989. MR929.2H DESCENDENTS OF LEVI BIXBY. Madison, MS. 1997. M929.2K THE KALAMAZOO VALLEY FAMILY NEWSLETTER. Volume # 3, Number 4. Summer Quarter, June, 1974. The 16 townships of Eaton County are represented in this publication by the Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society. M929.2K OUR BRANCH OF THE FAMILY IN AMERICA, 1622-1992. Bob Treat.Bob Treat Publisher. Grand Ledge. 1993. MR929.2R FORGING THE RUSSELL TRAIL. Richard G. Russell. Grand Ledge. 1986. M929.2 THE CALVARY SABER. Bob Treat Bob Treat Publisher. Grand Ledge.1993. MR29.2S GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE SHERMAN FAMILY. Lewistown, Pa. 1982. MR929.2W GENEALOGY OF THE CHARLES ALFRED WILLIAMS FAMILY. Fred J. Williams. 1992. MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN DEEDS BOOK "A", OCTOBER,1837 MAY 1839. MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN DEED BOOK 1837-1839 MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT ORDER OF DETERMINING HEIRS LIBER. MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGISTRAR OF DEEDS MISCELLANEOUS LIBER "U." MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT WILL BOOK LIBER "123". MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT WILL BOOK LIBER "135." MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT WILL BOOK LIBER "140". MR929.3H INDEX TO EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT WILL BOOK LIBER '' 160". MR929.3M MICHIGAN SURNAME INDEX, VOLUME I. Library of Michigan Genealogical Council. Edwards Brothers. Ann Arbor. 1984. MR929.3M MICHIGAN SURNAME INDEX VOLUME II.Library of Michigan Genealogical Council. Edwards Brothers. Ann Arbor. 1984. MR929.42 E EATON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY SURNAME INDEX.1995. MR929.5E EATON COUNTY CEMETARIES BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP. MR929.5E EATON COUNTY CEMETARIES CHESTER TOWNSHIP. MR929.5E EATON COUNTY CEMETARIES ROXAND TOWNSHIP. MR929.5E EATON COUNTY CEMETARIES SUNFIELD TOWNSHIP. MR929.5E EATON COUNTY CEMETARIES WALTON TOWNSHIP. MR929.5R OAKWOOD CEMETARY RECORDS Gladys Moore Reeve. Grand Ledge Clerks Office. 1978. MR970.1 MICHIGAN INDIANS PAM BOX. MR973.7B MICHIGAN AT CHIKAMAUGA, CHATANOOGA AND MISSIONARY RIDGE, 1863. C.E. Belknap. Robert Smith Printing Co. 1899. M973.7S FOR COUNTY CAUSE AND LEADER, THE CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF CHARLES B. HAYDEN. Stephen W. Sears. Tichner and Fields Publishier 973.74 MICHIGAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS INDEX. This volume indexes by last name. When a soldier or sailor was transferred from one company, the name in the index refers to the last company in which he served. Brigadier General George S. Brown. Ihling Brothers and Everard Printers. Kalamazoo. 1915. MR973.74 UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS LIVING IN MICHIGAN IN 1894 Clinton County Historical Society.St. Johns, MI. 1988. MR977E MEMORIALS OF THE GRAND RIVER VALLEY. Franklin Everett. The Chicago Legal News. 1877. MR977Q MICHIGAN'S COUNTY FLAGS AND HISTORY . Milo M. Quaife. J.L. Hudson Co. Detroit.1940. MR977.3F MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL HISTORY. A 5 volume set with indexing to points of interest in Eaton County. George N. Fuller. Lewis Publishing Co. 1939. M977.4B BIRCHBARK BELLES. Larry B. Massie. 31 diverse women who had one thing in common, they experienced the Michigan frontier. Eaton County women are in this book . Priscilla Press. 1993. M977.4C THE STORY OF THE GRAND RIVER. Don Chrysler. Hillsdale. 1975. MR977.4D HISTORY OF INGHAM AND EATON COUNTIES. This book is illustrated. Samuel Durant. D.W. Ensign and Co. 1880. M977.4D MICHIGAN, A HISTORY OF THE WOLVERINE STATE. Willis F. Dunbar. Interesting facts about early Eaton County including the Opera House in Vermontville, the Slout Players and coal on the farms near Grand Ledge. Erdmans Publishing Company. 1965. M977.4D TICKET TO HELL. Roy L. Dodge. The story of Michigan's bad men. Northeastern Publishing Co. 1975. M977.4F PIONEERING MICHIGAN. The planning for the site of Charlotte is in this book. Eric Freedman. Altwerger and Mandel. 1992. M977.4G GRAND LEDGE CHAIR COMPANY. This is a history of the chair company from it's early beginning to the present Riverwalk Apartments.1994. MR977.4G GRAND LEDGE MICHIGAN CENTENARY AND HISTORICAL PAGEANT. 1926-1936. Souvenir Program. MR977.4G GRAND LEDGE REMEMBERED. Pictures of Grand Ledge's past are in this pamphlet. Grand Ledge Area Historical Society. 1976. M977.4G GREETINGS FROM GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN. M977.4G THE NATURE OF GRAND LEDGE. A natural science guide to Fitzgerald Park, islands and the Grand River Path.Area American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. 1978. M977.4H DIRECTORY OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. This publication indexes books and atlases relating to the history of Charlotte and Eaton County. Richard Hathaway. Michigan Archivists Association. 1969. M977.4H GRAND LEDGE SESQUICENTENNIAL GRANT PROJECT. Holbrook Elementary School. 1985-86. Squash became the easier and shorter way to deal with the word sesquicentennial. MR977.4 INDEX TO PIONEER HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN, 1833-1866. Daniel Strange. Joyce Marple Liepins, Compiler. 1988. M977.4L MICHIGAN SINCE 1815. Towns and cities of historical interest in Eaton County are referred to in this book.Ferris E. Lewis. Hillsdale. 1973. M977.4M THE MAKING OF MICHIGAN,1820-1860. A PIONEER ANTHOLOGY. Justin L. Kestenbaum Editor. Places of historical interest in Eaton County are in this publication. MR977.4M MESSAGES OF THE GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN, 1824-1927. MR977.4M MICHIGAN. Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL. A set of four volumes depicting early Michigan life.George N. Fuller, Editor. Michigan Historical Commission. MR977.4 MICHIGAN A GUIDE TO THE WOLVERINE STATE. MR977.4M MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION M-100 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IN GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN AND PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF M-100 BRIDGE. M977.4 MICHIGAN GHOST TOWNS, Three volumes containing the names of towns that no longer exist. Glendon Publishing Co. 1970. MR 977.4 MICHIGAN IN THE WORLD WAR. Michigan men and women received over a a thousand military decorations for acts of gallantry performed during 1914-1918. This book is an accounting of the part played by Michigan in World War I.Charles H. Landrum, Compiler.Michigan Historical Commission. 1995. MR977.4M MICHIGAN PIONEER AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. A 39 volume set of timetables in the development of Michigan. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. 1900. M977.4M MICHIGAN VISIONS OF OUR PAST. Richard J. Hathaway. Editor. Places of interest in Eaton County are mentioned in this book MR977.4M PAST AND PRESENT OF EATON COUNTY. The great English historian, Macauley said, "The history of a country is best told in the record of the lives of it's people." This impressive volume tells about the lives of early inhabitants of Eaton County. Michigan Historical Publishing Co. 1995.Michigan State University. 1989. M977.4M THE ROMANCE OF MICHIGAN'S PAST. Larry B. Massie. Early Eaton County towns and villages are described in this book. Priscilla Press. 1991. MR977.4N ANALYSIS OF PERE MARQUETTE RAIL ROAD BRIDGE AT GRAND LEDGE MICHIGAN. A thesis submitted by E.P. North and H.M.Colburn. 1996. MR977.4O ONE HUNDRED MICHIGAN RARITIES. Clements Library. 1950. MR977.4S INDEX TO THE PIONEER HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY. Joyce Marple Liepins. 1988. MR977.4S PIONEER HISTORY OF EATON COUNTY, 1836-1866. Daniel Strange. Eaton County Pioneer and Historical Society. 1923. M977.404C STATE OF WAR, MICHIGAN IN WORLD WAR II. Alan Clive. Charlotte, a farm community of 5,500 people and Willow Run 75 miles away mobilize for war. University of Michigan Press. 1979. MR977.42C FORGOTTEN COMMUNITIES OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN. Pages 2 and 29 are about Eaton County communities that no longer exist . Ford Stevens Ceasar. General Motors Corporation. 1963. MR977.42T A HISTORY OF THE TRI-COUNTY REGION . Settlements in Eaton County and a map dating back to 1829 are in this easy to read 38 page document. Tri-County Regional Planning Coimmission. 1995. MR977.423C BELLEVUE, FIRST IN EATON COUNTY. Bellevue was established in 1833. Michigan Heritage Committeee of Bellevue.1976. MR977423C CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN THE MAPLE CITY. This farming community located on a gentle sloping prairie, its early industries and people are found in this easy to read book containing many pictures of early residents. 1907. M977.423C WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, EATON COUNTY. Thelma Caruss. This is a 146 page history of Dimondale indexed by the last names of early residents.EDwards Publishing Co. 1976. M977.423C WINDSOR TOWNSHIP HERITAGE AND HORIZONS. Thelma Caruss. The families of Windsor Township and Dimondale are in this 246 page book.Edwards Publishing Company. 1976. MR977.423E EATON COUNTY MICHIGAN NEWSPAPERS. Joyce Marple Liepins, Compiler. 1984. 3 volumes of abstracts from the county's papers from 1845 -1874 are in these books. RM977.423E EATON COUNTY PLAT BOOK. 1913. RM977.423E EATON COUNTY PLAT BOOK. 1953. MR977.423E EATON COUNTY MICHIGAN RURAL DIRECTORY, 1998. MR977.423F FARM PLAT BOOK FOR EATON COUNTY. 1957. MR977.423F FARM PLAT BOOK AND DIRECTORY FOR EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 1961. MR977.423F FARM PLAT BOOK AND DIRECTORY FOR EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 1964. MR977.423F RURAL DIRECTORY OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN 1916-1921. MR977.423L LAND ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK FOR EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 1995. Civil and congressional townships and how to read land descriptions are in this book. An index of owners is included. MR977.423M THE FARM JOURNAL ILLUSTRATED RURAL DIRECTORY OF EATON COUNTY MICHIGAN. Harness Shops, Single Comb Buffs, White Leghorns, corsets , millinery, art embroidery and vestments are the advertising sponsors of this book published in 1916. MR977.423R ROBINSON'S 1970 EATON COUNTY DIRECTORY,MICHIGAN RURAL DIRECTORY. Association of North American Publishers. MR977.423S SUNFIELD TOWN AND COUNTRY . The history of Sunfield and vicinity in it's first 100 years is in this volume. Sunfield History Seekers. Sunfield. 1995. MR977.423T TALES ALONG THE CLINTON TRAIL. This is a collection of stories contributed by the early settlers who came over of the Clinton Trail to settle in Eaton County. Eaton County Historical Society.1989. M977.74B MICHILLANEOUS. Gary Barfknecht. This book is an unusual, amusing and informative list about people in Michigan and Eaton County.Friede Publishing. Davison.1982.