Remember the Time: A Hidden Gem in the Thumb
By Richard Liblong
The joys of small-town living—including a pet pheasant—are recounted in this reminiscence about growing up in Almont, Michigan.

Abolition’s Indelible Image
By Jonathan Rinck
Imprinted on objects as common as pin holders and purses, the heartrending image of an enslaved African advanced the abolitionists’ cause in ways no lecture ever could.

The Past Becomes Personal: An Archaeologist Excavates His Ancestors’ Homestead
By Tim Bennett
While digging up his grandparents’ Brighton-area backyard, Tim Bennett uncovered objects ranging from an 1840 coin to a 1938 Orphan Annie decoder badge. But it was a dog and Bennett’s three-year-old daughter who made the most significant find of all.

Joan Leslie: Yankee Doodle Sweetheart
By Vince Agul
Highland Park’s Joan Leslie shared the silver screen with Bogart, Cagney, and Cooper before she reached the age of 18, gained fame as a World War II pin-up girl, and even found herself written into the lyrics of an Andrews Sisters’ song.

Once More A-Lumbering Go: Edenville’s Lumberjack Picnics
By David McMacken and Tom Schupbach
Every August from 1932 to 1940, thousands flocked to tiny Edenville in Midland County for a day of food, fun, and lumberjack lore thanks to the generosity of businessman and impresario Frank Wixom.

Profile in Preparedness: Grand Rapids Responds to the 1918 Influenza
By April Chernoby
As the Spanish flu rolled across the country in waves at the conclusion of World War I, Clyde Slemons and the public health professionals of Grand Rapids worked hard to ensure that their community was spared the worst.

When General Booth Came to Jackson
By Ken Wyatt
When William Booth—the charismatic founder of the Salvation Army—made his first trip to America in 1886, where did he make his first speech? Not New York, not Chicago, but the strategically located southern Michigan city of Jackson.

Negaunee’s Nitro-Glycerine Tragedy
By Bill Van Kosky
Before the advent of dynamite, miners used nitro-glycerine to blast their way through the hard rock of the Marquette Iron Range. But, on January 2, 1878, one shipment of the unstable liquid explosive never even made it to the mine.

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