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Letter from Abbie Freeman to Amori Cook dated January 7, 1862. In this letter, she discusses chores, family news, and the status of the regiment.

Acknowledgment of the gift of linen havelocks for the officers of the Company F, 6th Michigan Infantry from the ladies of Saline, Michigan. Dated July 22, 1861.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1919 showing the P. Kalus General Store in Union Pier, Michigan.

Group of seven women, unidentified, different dresses, similar hair styles, three standing, three seated, one kneeling. Rectangular mat with scalloped design in corners, very good condition, no case.

Color postcard from circa 1910-1913 showing a couple "having a good time" in Lansing, Michigan.

Color postcard from approximately 1914 of the first auto parade in Grand Ledge, Michigan, approximately 1905. Ransom E. Olds (founder of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, and the Oldsmobile and Reo brands) and his wife are in the first car.

Black and white postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing businesses along Main Street in Dexter, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1909 of a group of men and women standing in front of The Owl Restaurant in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

black and white photograph from circa 1895-1905 of men and women, along with the Lansing Carpet Cleaning Works, posing outside a house in Lansing, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1908 showing a street scene on Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Black and white photo postcard from circa 1935-1937 showing Ashmun Street, looking southwest, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.

Black and white stereograph titled "Up the River from the Lime Kilns," showing a view of the Grand River from the top of a cliff, with people posing in the foreground in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The kilns refer to kilns used in the area for clay pottery. The area around Grand Ledge is rich in clay; Native Americans and early settlers capitalized on this, and eventually large-scale manufacturers took over.

Three seated women, long dresses, lace collars, painted in jewelry. Rectangular mat with some tarnish; case is paper coverd wood with scroll design, hinge weak.

Black and white photograph from circa 1880-1890 of the interior of Frank and Isadora Donavan's store in Petoskey, Michigan. Frank Donavan is standing by the coffee mill.

Black and white photograph of Ziggy Johnson and Arthur Braggs (the latter procuded club acts) with guests at an Idlewild, Michigan nightclub. Idlewild was one of the most popular vacation destinations in Michigan during the first half of the Twentieth Century. It was also one of the only vacation spots in the United States where African-Americans were allowed to purchase property and vacation until such discriminatory practices were abolished in the 1960s, and was known as the "Black Eden."

Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated January 28, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the livestock availability in Louisiana, food prices, and southern society.

Black and white photograph from circa 1917-1919 of a marching band and Liberty Bond promotion during World War I on Bridge Street, in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

Letter from Abbie Freeman to Amori B. Cook dated February 13, 1862. In this letter, she discusses family news, her health, the status of the regiment, and Camp Benton.

Two unidentified women, seated almost to shoulder dress with large broaches. Rectangular mat with some detail on edge; backing is of metal used for tintype, no case.

Black and white photograph from circa 1928-1935 of children playing while adults watch in playground area of the Fisher Building (built 1928 by Albert Kahn).

Black and white photograph from 1905 of the first auto parade in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Ransom E. Olds (founder of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing, and the Oldsmobile and Reo brands) and his wife are in the first car.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing women and children wading in the Detroit River along the shores of Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

Color postcard from 1929 of the old blockade house, part of the Hudson Bay Company in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. This postcard is part of the "Souvenir of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada" souvenir postcard booklet.

Black and white photograph from circa 1915-1925 of families standing on Poplar Lane (later renamed Townline Road) in Union Pier, Michigan.

Black and white postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing passengers boarding and disembarking a streetcar at the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago interurban railway station in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing a woman and child in Third Ward Park by the fountain in Lansing, Michigan.

State Archivist Mark Harvey with the Michigan History Center talks with Stateside host Cynthia Canty on Michigan Radio about Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering and the development of a vaccine for whooping cough. A transcript is available along with interview audio.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1915 showing the view down Monroe Avenue from Campau Square (now Rosa Parks Circle) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from circa 1900-1910 showing a group of people on bicycles and in carriages traveling down Michigan Avenue towards the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan.

Black and white photograph from approximately 1965 showing grindstones lining the breakwater along the shore of Lake Huron in Grindstone City, Michigan. The city was founded around the grindstone quarries, with its primary industry focused on this finest of abrasive stones. After World War I, carborundum replaced grindstone, destroying the industry of the town and the town itself. The city is alternatively spelled Grind Stone City.

Three unidientified women in triagular pose. One woman standing with hands on shoulders of two seated women. 1/4 plate, rectangular mat. Paper covered wood. 1/2 of box missing, fair condition.

Black and white photograph from September 1936 showing Saginaw Street in Flint, Michigan, decorated for the "Downtown Jubilee of Progress."

Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 of the stone grotto set along a wide path in John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 indicating a street scene of the intersection between Monroe and S. Division Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With name changes of streets, this view is possibly of what is now Monroe Center Street SW and Division Avenue.

Black and white photograph showing a boating scene on Grand River, in front of the bridge leading to the islands, in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1907-1911 showing men and women posing at Waverly Park, an amusement park in Lansing, Michigan. The park, which was previously known as Leadley's Park, operated until about 1917.

Black and white photograph from 1900 of Woodward Avenue at Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. On the left is the Majestic Building, housing the C. A. Shafer department store.