Swartz Creek Historical Society

“A great day of patriotic devotion and obligation” – President Woodrow Wilson Tuesday June 5, 1917 – one hundred years ago today – was the day that approximately 325,000 Michigan…
Tom will be covering the history of morse code on money. Numerous coins over the years have featured Morse Code, most notably from the US, Canada and Great Britain. And…
A great photo of the river downtown Flushing from the Main Street Bridge.
On February 17, 1863, the First Michigan Colored Regiment was mustered into service against the Confederacy. They later became known as the 102nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment.
Another great photo from our archives. Sept 26, 1896 Flushing held a political rally for William McKinley before he won the election. Yes, that is downtown Flushing. Flushing Michigan Happenings…