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Schoolcraft County (Mich.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Christmas Tree Ship Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-019
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of the Rouse Simmons and the family of its captain, newspaper clippings and a list of resources about the shipwreck, and documentation of the modern memory of the shipwreck, including poetry, photo albums of modern commemorations of the event, and a scrapbook of a musical about the event put on by Gwinn High School.

Dates: 1912 - 2008

Pat Gagliardi papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-060
Scope and Content Note This collection documents Pat Gagliardi’s political career in the Michigan House of Representatives. The collection includes, but is not limited to, newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, petitions, laws, bills, personal notes, grant applications, blue prints, maps, reports and studies, meeting minutes, and photographs. The collection is only partially processed and currently arranged into one record series: Project Files. Among the most significant subjects of interest to the...
Dates: 1981 - 1998

Grand Marais Gazette newspapers

 Collection
Identifier: GMHS-001
Scope and Contents

The collection has almost the full run of the newspaper from August 30, 1994 to August 15, 2013. It is missing the first March 2007 issue, the second March 2009 issue, the second June 2012 issue, the first November 2012 issue, and the second December 2012 issue.

Dates: 1994 - 2013

Kitch-iti-kipi (Big Spring) collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-003
Scope and Contents

This collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and advertisements about Kitch-iti-kipi, also known as Big Spring.

Dates: 1883 - 1978

Little Harbor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-010
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs, newspaper articles, and histories documenting the town of Little Harbor.

Dates: 1880 - 1985

Manistique Courier newspapers

 Collection
Identifier: MSPL-002
Scope and Contents

This collection contains issues of the Manistique Courier from December 25, 1896 to November 24, 1899. Within this time frame, it is missing Volume 3, Number 22, 1899-05-19.

Dates: 1896 - 1899

Manistique Pioneer-Tribune newspapers

 Collection
Identifier: MSPL-001
Scope and Contents The digital collection contains issues from 1888 to 2020. There are many missing issues within this span:Tri-Weekly Pioneer • Volume 4, Number 766 (likely 1888-09-17) • Volume 4-5, Numbers 788-957 (early November 1888 to early December 1889) • Volume 5-13, Numbers 959-1328 (mid-December 1889 to early May 1892) • Volume 13, Numbers 1330-1331 (mid-May 1892) Semi-Weekly Pioneer • Volume 13, Number 1355 (likely 1892-07-15) • Volume 13, Number 1381-1382 (mid-October 1892) • Volume 14,...
Dates: 1985 - 2003

Manistique Saturday and Sunday Morning Star newspapers

 Collection
Identifier: MSPL-003
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a relatively complete run of the Sunday Morning Star from October 1890 to June 1891 and one issue of the Saturday Morning Star from 1893. The quality of the original microfilm was poor, and there are frequently ripped pages and missing chunks of the paper.

Dates: 1890 - 1893

People of Thompson Township Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-017
Scope and Contents

This collection documents people who lived in Thompson Township, Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It includes an index of biographical information, clippings of obituaries, and a photo album.

Dates: 1880 - 1990

Schoolcraft County 1910 Census

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/1910_Census/Schoolcraft_County.pdf

Thompson Businesses Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-006
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and flyers documenting businesses and the promotion of tourism in Thompson Township.

Dates: 1880 - 1976

Thompson Churches Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-008
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, deeds, and histories of churches in Thompson.

Dates: 1880 - 2009

Thompson Docks collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-004
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs and newspaper articles related to the docks in Thompson Township, Michigan. There is also a list of ships from Thompson.

Dates: 1880 - 1976

Thompson Historical Marker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-018
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs and newspaper articles related to the installation of the historic marker and interpretive panels in the town of Thompson. It also includes the full text of the marker and panels.

Dates: 2006

Thompson Logging Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-011
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of five photographs of logging in the Thompson area.

Dates: 1880 - 1930

Thompson Lumber Mill collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-005
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs and newspaper articles related to the lumber mill in Thompson, Michigan.

Dates: 1880 - 1975

Thompson Railroad Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-012
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs and newspaper articles documenting the Thompson Railroad.

Dates: 1880 - 1980

Thompson Schools Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-013
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and a "souvenir" documenting schools in Thompson.

Dates: 1897 - 1975

Thompson State Fish Hatchery Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-007
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three photographs of the fish hatchery and a newspaper article documenting a remodeling of the hatchery.

Dates: 1922 - 1980

Thompson Township Cemetery records

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-001
Scope and Contents

This collection contains information about the history of the Thompson Township Cemetery, indices for the cemetery by last name and by lot number, and maps of the cemetery.

Dates: 1882 - 2022

Thompson Township Centennial collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-015
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of seven items, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and reports, that document Thompson Township's centennial.

Dates: 1982

Thompson Township Government Records

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-009
Scope and Contents This collection includes deeds, the results of an 1884 census, lists of elected officials, histories of the township and the town hall, and correspondence about the closure of the post office. Of particular note is a list of undigitized local government ledgers maintained by the Thompson Township Historical Advisory Committee, including meeting minutes, assessment rolls, birth and death records, and more. Those interested in gaining access to these ledgers should contact the...
Dates: 1884 - 2020

Thompson Township Veterans Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-016
Scope and Contents

This collection contains newspaper clippings, a single piece of V-mail, and a list of veterans from Thompson Township.

Dates: 1860 - 1976

Thompson Township Vital Records indices

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-002
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of indices to birth and death records for Thompson Township in Schoolcraft County, Michigan from 1893 to 1948. The Thompson Township Historical Advisory Committee created the indices.

Dates: 1893 - 1948

Thompson Village and Township Photographs and Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: TTHC-014
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents related to the history of Thompson Township. A large portion of the collection is a series of newspaper articles written by Georgia Osterhout in the Manistique Pioneer-Tribune for the bicentennial about the history of Thompson.

Dates: 1880 - 1975

Upper Peninsula Cemetery records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-382
Content Description This collection consists of 5 CDs (which are also online at http://www.nmu.edu/archives/cemetery-records) which contain records of individual burial plots in cemeteries in Luce, Schoolcraft, Mackinac, Marquette, and Alger Counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They include indexes, transcriptions of tombstones, maps of the cemeteries, and occasionally photos.Each completed disc has an introductory page and an Excel and Word index of all of the cemeteries. The discs marked...
Dates: 1800 - 2008

Charles H. Varnum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-076
Scope and Contents Note The collection is comprised of political papers and office materials created by Charles H. Varnum and office staff during his time in the Michigan House of Representatives. These papers include correspondence, reports, financial materials, questionnaires, news clippings and advertisements, photographs, plaques, indices, film reels, audio cassettes, speeches, project files, campaign materials, and publications from 1964-1988. These papers document his work as a Michigan Representative and as...
Dates: 1964-1988; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1984

ABOUT THIS COLLECTION GUIDE

This collection guide includes collections from member organizations of UPLINK (the Upper Peninsula Digital Network) as well as the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. UPLINK collections document the history of the Upper Peninsula broadly, while the Central UP & NMU Archives focuses on such topics as Northern Michigan University history, the local iron mining industry, and the politics, economics, religion, environment, and culture of the Central Upper Peninsula region.


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