Michigan Veterans Training School

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.  November 1, 1945, Office of Veterans’ Affairs and Western Michigan College of Education operated camp and school for purposes of rehabilitation of World War II veterans, including physical and occupational therapy, medical care and vocational training.  Annual report for year ending June 30, 1947, by Commander Harry W. Lawson, Director (3 years after establishment) in Executive Papers.

July 7, 1944, the State leased the school for five years for $1.00.  School formerly W. K. Kellogg Foundation Camp School.  October 1, 1947, Kellogg Foundation presented deed of even date, to the State of Michigan, conveying property in Barry County MVVS.  $500,000 plant, 500 acre lake, 31 acres of land, numerous buildings, and new shop building erected in 1945, 25 modern log cabins with capacity of 200.

Disabled veterans had priority on enrollment, but non-disabled veterans could enroll if there were vacancies.

MPA, 1944, No. 26, Creating office of V.A. a Veterans State Advisory Committee and provide for the coordination of programs and services of governmental agencies affecting veterans.

Annual Report, 1946-7.   Past year 236 men enrolled and of that number only 34 had no disabilities; 45 men had disabilities that were not service connected.  Over half of the men with service connected disabilities were rated at 50 percent or more disabled.

See RG 60-16, 62-17.  Office of Veterans’ Affairs, 1945-8.

Michigan Soldiers’ Aid Society

MICHIGAN SOLDIERS’ AID SOCIETY 1862

Source:

1.    Brockett, Linus P. Woman’s Work in the Civil War, a Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience.  Zeigler, McCurdy, and Company, Phil.  1867.

There was from an early period of the war two organizations in the State, which together with the Northwestern Sanitary Commission received and forwarded the supplies contributed throughout the State for soldiers to the great depots of distribution at Louisville, St. Louis,  and New York.  The Soldiers’ Aid Society of Detroit, though acting informally previously was formally organized in November 1862, with Mrs. John Palmer as President, and Miss Valeria Campbell as Correspondence Secretary.  In the summer of 1863, the Society changed its name to “The Michigan Soldiers Aid Society,” and the Soldiers’ Relief Committee, having been merged with it, became the Michigan Branch of the Sanitary Commission.

Merci Box Car

MERCI BOX CAR

See Records of Michigan Historical Commission, Administrative Division, Lot 1, Box 10

MICHIGAN HISTORY, Vol. 33 (December, 1949)

Records of Department of Agriculture, RG 69-17, Box 67, Folder 1

Japanese Balloon Attacks

Japan Balloon Attacks

 

MHM March/April 1987  Page 9

Benjamin Carlton Hoyt

Source:

1.     Detroit Free Press, March 28, 1901.  Obit.  Founder of St. Joseph, Michigan, Veteran of Black Hawk War.  Died March 27, 1901, ae 94.

Edward and Karen Hartwick – Hartwick Pines State Park

Hartwick, Edward E. (Major)

(Mrs. Karen B.)

See MICHIGAN CONSERVATION, May-June, 1964

MICHIGAN IN BOOKS, Summer, 1964

Forts in Michigan

Ft. Miami, St. Joseph, built in 1679 by Fr. Explorer, LaSalle.
Ft. St. Joseph, Niles, built in 1691, Fr.
Ft. DeBuade, St. Ignace, Fr. In 1686
Ft. Michilimackinac at Mackinaw city, 1712, Fr.
Ft. Brady, Sault Ste, Marie, Amer. 1822.
Ft. Wilkins, Fort Wilkins State park, Amer. 1844.
Ft. Colyer, Drummond Island, 1819, Brit.
Ft. Mackinaw, (Holmes) Mackinaw Island
Ft. Shelby (late Lernoult) 1779, Brit.

Fell into Americans July 11, 1796.  Fell again to British in 1812, but was restored to U.S. in 1813, when it acquired name of Fort Shelby.  All the works of the Fort above ground level were removed 1827-1830.  Excavations on March, 1926, for the foundation of the Detroit Trust Co. Bldg uncovered a series of cedar posts which had formed part of the crib work for a gun platform.

Fort Wilkins

Fort Wilkins

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Fort Wayne

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1 folder.  ALS relating to proposed sale of the Fort Wayne Military Reservation.  Appraised value:  $2,602,176.39.  The U.S. Government offered to sell, then withdraw with a view to reappraisal.  The Housing Committee on Military Affairs proposed to sell fort locations through out the country and use proceeds to furnish better housing for the soldiers.

Dwight Davis, Secretary of war, revoked privilege of sale of Fort Wayne, December 1, 1927.  This action taken in view of various complaints that the property was appraised for less than its value.

On April 14, 1928, Secretary Davis reports a decision to regarrison the Fort.

Governor Green suggested an exchange of 26 acres of State land in Ogemaw country for the Fort site.  Federal Government was seeking site for new airfield.

Fort Wayne

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Fort St. Joseph

Source:

1.     Dunning, Idle.  The Post of the St. Joseph River during the French Regime, 1679-1761.  Urbana:  University of Ill., 1951, 12 p. Abstract of thesis—U-Il.