Archive for July, 2007

Munising, MI

July 6, 2007

MUNISING (place name)
Source:
1.    Means “Great Bay” MHC, Vol. 8, p. 159
2.    (Typescript.) History of Michigan Post Offices.
Munising.  Alger Co. (late Schoolcraft)
Established December 22, 1865
William A. Cox, 1st. P.M.
Discontinued April 10, 1873
Alvin W. Canfield, 1st. P.M.
Discontinued May 16, 1883
Re-established January 22, 1884
Merit A. Sizer, 1st. P.M.
Name changed to Gogarnville, October 23, 1889 – disc. July 7, [...]

John Mullett

July 6, 2007

JOHN MULLETT
SA
Exec Acts,
1822
Bond, July 31, 1822, of John Mullett, Surveyor of the Territory.  ALS:  John Mullett, Richard Smyth, Levi Cook.

Moral Rearmament

July 6, 2007

MORAL REARMAMENT
RG 43, Records of Executive Office (Sigler) General Subject, 1947, 1948
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, memorandum from Director of MRA on Mackinac Island.  Details of repair of Island House, lease of Island House by Mackinac Island State Park Commission, etc.
Information and promotion item regarding their films:  “You Can Defend America,” 1942:  “Ideas Have Legs,” 1947; “Drug [...]

Money and Bank note currency

July 6, 2007

MONEY
Source:
1.    Muscalus, John A. Dictionary of Paper Money.  1947. P9.  Michigan Safety Fund.  A plan similar to the New York Safety Fund which was attempted by the Legislature of Michigan in 1836.  It did give the paper money of the member banks some superiority over the others which were often referred to as wild cat [...]

Alber Molitor

July 6, 2007

ALBERT MOLITOR
Michigan Alumnus, March 2, 1957,
Executive Office, Box 106, F-2 (Grossman)
Detroit News,      May 24, 1936
June 17, 19834
March 17, 1957
Presque Isle County Probate Court, Liber A, page 13 (will filed December 6, 1875)
Michigan Reports, Vol. 103-104, page 459-472.
Secretary of State, Pardons, Box 142 (Jacobs, Furhman, Vogler, and Grossman on January 28, 1897)
Pardons, Box 143, (Repke [...]

Misteguay Creek Watershed

July 6, 2007

MISTEGUAY CREEK WATERSHED
See Report, 1949 in
RG 67-15, RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Selected Correspondence of the Director, Drains
Box 1

Mineral lands

July 6, 2007

MINERAL LANDS IN MICHIGAN
Source:
1.    CHECKLIST  of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909…Congress.  See first session, December 3, 1849-September 3, 1850.  Serial #551, Vol. 3.  Report on Mineral Lands in Michigan.  See same session, Serial #571, Vol. 3, (pt. 3, 5)

Mills

July 6, 2007

MILLS
See Secretary of State Petitions and Recommendations – Int. Improvement.  Walled Lake Steam Mill Company, January 1, 1836.  $25,000 capital in shares Oakland County of $50 each. Recommends William H. Banks, Hiram Buarritt, William Tenney, Alex Trafer and William S. Adams as Directors.
See correspondence Rev. Fred Gray, 1956.
See Detroit Gazette, July 6, August 10, 1821, [...]

Military Orders

July 6, 2007

MILITARY ORDERS
RG 66-49:    General, 1813-31, 1844-1847
RG 59-14:    General, 1847-54, 1874-80
RG 59-14:     General and Special, 1861-1897, 1905-1910
RG 59-14:      Special, 1897-1904
RG 93-67:    General Orders, 1897-1948
RG 93-67:    Special Orders, 1898-1915
RG 97-46:      Special Orders, 1936-1941

Michigan Veterans Training School

July 6, 2007

MICHIGAN VETERANS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, PINE LAKE, DOSTER, MICHIGAN
Foundation for the health, happiness and welfare of under privileged children.  1943 saw hundreds of Coast Guardsmen receive basic training at Pine Lake.  During August 1944 to November 1945, the school was operated for the Office of Veterans’ Affairs by the State Board of Control for Vocational Education.  [...]