Historical Collections: Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Including Reports of Officers and Papers Read at the Annual Meeting of ..., Volume 38The Society, 1912 - Michigan |
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... known Michigan pioneers , the four Wil- liams brothers ; Alanson Pearsall , formerly of Lansing whose death oc- curred in Oregon ; N. Augustus Parker , Frankfort , a well - known lawyer , greatly interested in educational and historical ...
... known Michigan pioneers , the four Wil- liams brothers ; Alanson Pearsall , formerly of Lansing whose death oc- curred in Oregon ; N. Augustus Parker , Frankfort , a well - known lawyer , greatly interested in educational and historical ...
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... known to every one , but besides these meetings there is a year of hard work that the public knows little about . Mrs. Ferrey , who is in charge of the rooms in the Capitol can always be found at that work , and in addition , there is ...
... known to every one , but besides these meetings there is a year of hard work that the public knows little about . Mrs. Ferrey , who is in charge of the rooms in the Capitol can always be found at that work , and in addition , there is ...
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... known as the Detroit Historical Society , founded by General Cass in 1828. Among its most prominent members were Henry R. Schoolcraft , Major Henry Whiting , Major John Biddle and several others well known to every student of Michigan ...
... known as the Detroit Historical Society , founded by General Cass in 1828. Among its most prominent members were Henry R. Schoolcraft , Major Henry Whiting , Major John Biddle and several others well known to every student of Michigan ...
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... known as a tavern , seven stories high , all on the ground floor . She had known as many as one hundred to be lodged under its roof in one night . Afterwards she moved to Arcadia in 1851 and in 1857 came to Kalamazoo . Mrs. Deal ...
... known as a tavern , seven stories high , all on the ground floor . She had known as many as one hundred to be lodged under its roof in one night . Afterwards she moved to Arcadia in 1851 and in 1857 came to Kalamazoo . Mrs. Deal ...
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... known as the Baldoon farm . The property at one time of the Right Hon . Thomas Douglas , fifth Earl of Selkirk of St. Mary's , Isle Kirkcudbright , Scotland . Upon what understanding he became possessor of these lands , whether upon ...
... known as the Baldoon farm . The property at one time of the Right Hon . Thomas Douglas , fifth Earl of Selkirk of St. Mary's , Isle Kirkcudbright , Scotland . Upon what understanding he became possessor of these lands , whether upon ...
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