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With the publication of Volume 40 in 1916, the Pioneer Collections ceased production. The following year, the Michigan Historical Commission, organized in 1913, and the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society (now known as the Historical Society of Michigan) introduced the quarterly publication Michigan History. Early issues contained essays on ...
The specific functions of the department dated back to the publication startup of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections in 1874, followed by the creation of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission in 1895.
The Berrien County Historical Commission (later the Association) was established in 1967 to save and restore the 1839 Courthouse to its original look. [2] The Commission developed plans for the restoration of the Courthouse and began to raise funds to make these plans almost immediately.
"The Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron: An Early Railroad of Michigan's Thumb". Michigan History. LII (3): 197– 217. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, Vol. XXI (1894). Lansing: Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, Vol. XXII (1894). Lansing: Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society.
Library of Congress, Michigan: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC "Michigan Societies" , familysearch.org , Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).
The Pine Grove Historical Museum is located in Pontiac, Michigan and operated by the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society. The museum features the home of former Michigan Governor Moses Wisner. The four acre-plus property also includes several outbuildings, including a summer kitchen, a smokehouse and a root cellar.
In total, the commission is responsible for a combined 2,500 acres (10 km 2) of parkland within Mackinac State Historic Parks, more than 110 buildings and about 1.7 million artifacts. [8] The chairman of the commission is the former Michigan House of Representatives Republican Leader Dennis O. Cawthorne.
The Old Berrien County Courthouse Complex, also known as the History Center at Courthouse Square, is a historic district located in Berrien Springs, Michigan.The complex is 1.6 acres and is home to five structures, two of which are the oldest of their kind in the state of Michigan.