Public libraries have a long history in Michigan.
Rev. John Monteith opened Michigan’s first public library, the City Library of Detroit, on a membership share basis in 1817.
The first Michigan Constitution, written in 1835, stated that, “the legislature shall provide for Libraries, at least one in each township,” and stipulated that monies from penal fines would go to support them. Do you remember getting your first library card?
Who remembers back before the college was built? An undated aerial view of Flint Central and Whittier Junior High before the development of Mott Community College, which was in 1955….
In this week’s edition of “Mondays at the Museum”, SVSU elementary education major, Lisa Furtaw, brings her dad back in front of the camera. She asks him to talk about…
7 PM Monday, November 20, 2017 Hidden History of Flint Presented by Gary Flinn Gary Flinn is a product of the Flint Community Schools and a graduate of Mott Community…
Let our Flushing Area Historical Society & Museum president Dan Anderson tell you why he enjoys the Flushing Area Chamber of Commerce The Flushing Area Historical Society & Museum tells…
