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  • A Tornado struck St. Agnes Catholic Church in Fowlerville, Michigan - 1909

    Th is a picture of the aftermath of a cyclone which destroyed St Agnes Catholic Church on the corner of Church St and Maple St in Fowlerville, Michigan
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  • A Sketch of the First Baptist Church of Howell, Michigan - 1850/1872

    A Sketch of the First Baptist Church of Howell, Michigan.  Sketch has the text The First Meeting House 1850 - 1872.

    NOTE: This is a artist's sketch, not from original negative

    View more information about the First Baptist Church in the following:
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  • A Portrait of Grace Grieve Smith, 1965.

    A portrait of Grace Grieve Smith, 1965.

    Grace Smith was the wife of Livingston County, Michigan Probate Judge, Hiram R. Smith.

    Grace Grieve was born in Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan in 1894, and she died in Howell, Livingston, Michigan in 1984.  She married Hiram R. Smith in 1915.

    Grace was a school teacher and taught several years in Roscommon County, Michigan.
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  • A Photograph of a Painting of Andrew Carnegie

    A Photograph of a Painting of Andrew Carnegie that is on display in the Carnegie part of the library. The painting is in color.

    Read about Andrew Carnegie on Wikipedia.
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  • A Photo of South Grand Ave., Fowlerville, Michigan - Early 1900

    A Photo of Grand Ave., Fowlerville, Michigan - Early 1900. Can see L.W. Stevens sign on the left. Looking north from Second St.
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  • A Look back to the 1970s in Howell and Livingston County, Michigan as pictured through newspaper advertisements.

    A Look back to the 1970s in Livingston County, Michigan (HCDL-bd-1970-flashback_m.mp4)

    Advertisements for:
    • Anchor Inn, Portage Lake, Michigan
    • Anthony's, Howell, Michigan
    • Consumers Discount Center, Howell, Michigan
    • Dancer's Fashions, Howell, Michigan
    • DR Electric, Howell, Michigan
    • Fowlerville Fair, Fowlerville, Michigan
    • History Town, Brighton, Michigan
    • Howell Apparel Shoppe, Howell, Michigan
    • Itsell's, Howell, Michigan
    • Jack's Custom Shop, Howell, Michigan
    • Frank's Mobil, Howell, Michigan
    • Jarvis Store, Inc, Brighton, Michigan
    • Joan Carol's, Howell, Michigan
    • John Roeder Dodge, Inc, Howell, Michigan
    • Livingston's Drug Store, Howell, Michigan
    • Lud-Mor Shoes, Howell, Michigan
    • MacDonald's Funeral Home, Howell, Michigan
    • A&W, Howell, Michigan
    • Matthew's Pharmacy Inc., Howell, Michigan
    • McPherson State Bank, Howell, Michigan
    • Michigan State Fair
    • Montgomery Ward, Max White, Howell, Michigan
    • Schafer's House of Music, Howell, Michigan and Brighton, Michigan
    • Schnackenberg-Lamb Funeral Home, Howell, Michigan
    • Swarthout-Lamb Funeral Home, Pinckney, Michigan
    • Sears, Howell, Michigan
    • Shippy's, Howell, Michigan
    • Slayton Motors, Howell, Michigan
    • Standard Office Supply Company, Howell, Michigan
    • Van Camp Sales & Service, Brighton, Michigan
    • IGA, Kay Voss, Howell, Michigan
    • Western Auto Associate Store, Orin Glassel, Howell, Michigan
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  • A History of the Township and Village of Howell Michigan -1911

    A History of the Township and Village of Howell Michigan -1911
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  • A Healing Place: Michigan State Sanatorium, Howell State Hospital, Hillcrest Center, Howell, Michigan

    Michigan State Sanatorium, Howell State Hospital, Hillcrest Center, Howell, Michigan. In 1890, the Michigan State Board of Health petitioned the state Legislature for money to create and support a Michigan State Sanatorium to care for patients suffering from tuberculosis.

    In 1905, the State legislators approved $20,000 for land acquisition and one year of operating expenses.(HCDL-bd-Healing-Place-Howell-Sanatorium_m.mp4)

    Names Mentioned:
    • tuberculosis
    • Michigan State Sanatorium
    • Fred Euler
    • County Farm Road
    • New York
    • Dr. Trudeau
    • shacks
    • Administration building
    • chapel
    • power plants
    • farm
    • water tower
    • tunnel system
    • lobby 
    • Nellie Lansing Glenn
    • carbolic acid
    • University of Michigan physicians
    • streptomycin
    • Glen Smith
    • cooks
    • Harry Lamb
    • Pauline Bailey
    • Dan Leavenworth
    • Jim Guy
    • Midland Michigan
    • Laundry
    • Clinton Whalen
    • consumption
    • Hillcrest Center for Developmentally Disabled
    • P.A. 111
    • Howell State Hospital
    • unknown persons
    • Marion Township
    • Ruth ??
    • Marily Wilson
    • Ruth and Leslie White
    • Dr. Frank Detterbeck
    • Lou Crawford
    • Ralph Benson
    • Delores  ?Calen
    • Robert ?Calen
    • Livingston County Poor Farm
    • cemetery
    • Blossom Farm
    • Archives of Michigan
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  • A Group of Prominent Young Men of Fowlerville, Michigan - 1893

    A Group of Prominent Young Men of Fowlerville, Michigan - 1893.
    Front Row, Left to Right: Charles Defendorf, unknown, Clarence Bennett, Floyd Smith, Harry Gale, A. Clifford Spencer.
    Second Row: Erwin P. Carr (jeweler), Charles Elliott (merchant), Charles Straws (barber), William Fiser, Howard Force (doctor), Claude Fisher.
    Third Row: Elijah Afflect, Ford Smith (dentist), Arthur Benjamin, Frank Cook, Claude Rounsville.
    Back Row: Claude Hamilton (merchant), J. Ashley Cooper (pharmacist), Loyal Curtis, William Fisher.

    According to a note on the back of the photo by Nellie Glenn, these were the young men of Fowlerville, Michigan.
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  • A Conversation with Richard Lane, Jim Young, and Peter Baldwin - August 20, 2018

    A Conversation with Richard Lane, Jim Young, and Peter Baldwin - What happens when you gather a Mayor, Hardware owner and a hospital administrator Great stories about familiar faces, local places, hometown aces.

    Richard Lane was the Administrator for McPherson Hospital, Howell, Michigan 1970-1982.

    Jim Young was a 1953 graduate of Howell High School, Howell, Michigan, owner of Howell Auto Parts, Howell, Michigan and mayor of Howell, Michigan 1975-1985.

    Peter Baldwin was a 1953 graduate of Howell High School, Howell, Michigan and a 3rd generation ower of Baldwin Hardware, Howell, Michigan.

    (HCDL-bd-Conversation-Dick-Lane-Jim-Young-Pete-Baldwin_m.mp4)

    Mentioned in the video:

    • Dodge showroom
    • Ration Board
    • Orly Young
    • WWII
    • Scrap drives
    • Baldwin Hardware
    • George Dunn
    • General Douglas MacArthur
    • Mike Hagman
    • Veterans' Memorial
    • Livingston County Fair
    • Catrell Street
    • Thureson Lumber
    • class reunions
    • Howell High School
    • Michigan Avenue
    • post office
    • Bob Lynn
    • John Page
    • Kris Christopherson
    • Sibley Street
    • Pinckney
    • Charlie Culver
    • Young Motor Sales
    • Howell Recreation Center
    • Joanne Faye
    • Lyman Faye
    • Howell Lake
    • Paul Bennett
    • Chemung Hills Country Club
    • Howard Gentry
    • Stan Dickson
    • Boy Scouts
    • Howell Armory
    • Howell Auto Parts
    • St. Joseph Catholic Church
    • Bob White
    • Standard Oil gas station
    • Howell Rotary Club
    • Troop 63
    • Marsh Dayton
    • Dick Yost
    • Bert Woodhams
    • Citizen's Insurance
    • Charlie Sutton
    • Family Restaurant
    • Eager's Restaurant
    • Midget Restaurant
    • Martin Lavan
    • Don Monroe
    • First National Bank
    • McPherson Hospital
    • Moe, the barber
    • Ed Garland
    • Clifton Heller
    • Heller's Flowers
    • Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority Board
    • Dick Slayton
    • Archives of Howell
    • Bicentennial History book
    • Howell Fire Department
    • Rad Tucker
    • Don Williams
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