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Record Group 52  

Wayne County, Excluding Detroit

 

Entry 1: Books

Shelf 149

Burton, Clarence M. and M. Agnes Burton, History of Wayne County and the City of

            Detroit, Michigan, 1930  Vol. I-IV (Acc. #2005.076.01, #2005.076.02,

            #2005.076.03, #2005.076.04) (2 copies 0f Vol. I &II)

Citizen’s Survey of Northwest Wayne County-Community College Possibilities, February,

            1961

Clark, Alvin C., A History of the Wayne County Infirmary, Psychiatric, and General

            Hospital Complex at Eloise, Michigan-1832-1982, 1982

Facts & Data about Wayne County Communities (Acc. #2007.13.01)

Manual County of Wayne, Michigan, 1930 (Acc. #92.65.31L)

 

Entry 2: Wayne County

Vertical file 5241

Federal Census of Wayne Co., Mich. 1820

Forty-Second Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1948

Hines, Edward N., History of the River Road, 1956 (Acc. #96.43.13)

“Land records now accessible by Web site,” Observer & Eccentric,  December 17, 2000

Twenty-Sixth Annual Report for 1932 (Acc. #95.100.1)

Wayne County boundaries and communities at that time (2 copies)

Wayne County land records go online,” Detroit News, December 5, 2000

“What’s Wayne County done for us lately?” Observer & Eccentric, October 18, 1995

Cross-reference for a map which shows an aerial view of Western Wayne County, 1954

 

Entry 3: Wayne County Postmasters, 1832-1971

Vertical file 5248

Copies of list of postmasters

 

Entry 4: Canton Township-Books

Shelf 154

“Canton Area the Sweet Corn Capitol of Michigan-An Era in Canton’s History”

Canton Sesquicentennial Commemorative Book-June, 1984 (6 copies) (Acc. #89.5.7L)

Discover Historic Canton

Palmer, Joan Cavell, Canton’s Country Schools, 1993

Parker, Virginia Bailey, Ghost Stories and Other Tales from Canton, 1998

            (Acc. #98.101)

The Canton Community Directory, 1984

Wilson, Diane F., Cornerstones-A History of Canton Township Families, 1988

            (Acc. #2000.167.03)

Zazula, Charles, Salute to Canton

 

Entry 5: Canton Township

Vertical file 5230

“A Bicentennial salute to Canton,” Canton Eagle, July 1, 1976

“A look at life in the 1800’s,” Canton Eagle, April 21, 1976

Agreement between Canton school and Ira Hough for the sale of property for a new

            School on December 3, 1846

“Any Canton Townshipites Know History of Old Sheldon Cemetery?” Plymouth Mail,

            April 23, 1959

Canton Country Festival supplement, Community Crier, June 8, 1983

Canton future still unplanned,” Community Crier, April 13, 1977

“Canton Lands $12 Million Project,” Plymouth Mail & Observer, May 23, 1973

            (Acc. #81.34.2L)

Canton map

Canton newsletter

Canton or Murray’s Corners”

Canton owes much to early settlers,” Canton Eagle, November 25, 1976

Canton reserves, plant closings, schools, museum highlight year,” Observer &

            Eccentric, December 30, 1976

Canton resident traces history,” Canton Eagle, April 14, 1976

Canton residents list of 1827

Canton Township 4-H Club in Local Achievement Day,” Plymouth Mail,

            April 16, 1959

Canton Township: From antiquity to…” Canton Eagle, March 24, 1976 (2 copies)

Canton Twp. Reporter Relates Cherry Hill History,” Plymouth Mail (Acc. #78.109.23L)

“Canton Twp. retains last of historic properties,” Detroit News, January 19, 2002

Census of school district of Canton in 1835

Census of school district of Canton in 1838

Census of school district of Canton in 1846

Census of school district of Canton in1849

Census of school district of Canton in1849

 “Civil War veterans ‘adopted’” Detroit News, December 14, 1998

“Crime reports soar as Canton grows,” Community Crier, February 4, 1976

“Developer restores historic farmhouse,” Detroit News

Dingeldey era draws to close”

“Early residents profiled,” Canton Eagle, May 20, 1976

“Early settlers in the area and the city they knew,” Community Crier, July 21, 1982

“Early settlers leave rich legacy,” Canton Eagle, November 11, 1976 (2 copies)

            (Acc. #82.70.10L)

“50-year paving plan may soon be finished,” Observer & Eccentric, December 6, 1976

“Friends fete Flodin,” Community Crier

“Friends gather at celebration,” Observer & Eccentric, December 17, 1987

“Glimpse into Canton Township,” Detroit News, April 12, 2006

“Hewer’s store recalls Canton’s farming era,” Observer & Eccentric, April 22, 1974

“Hewer’s watched farmlands vanish,” Community Crier, July 14, 1976

“Historic building will fall to shovels,” Observer & Eccentric, September 22, 1976

“Historic Canton-Residents support designation to protect 160-year-old Cherry Hill

            Area,” Ann Arbor News, February 10, 1991

“Historical Society unveils title of book on settlers,” Observer & Eccentric,  

            November 6, 1986

“Landmarks identify early Canton settlers,” Canton Eagle, August 12, 1976

Landmarks reflect pioneer touch,” Canton Eagle, June 3, 1976

“Local history highlighted in Saturday fund-raiser,” Observer & Eccentric,

            November 30, 1995

Map of Canton Township, 1876

“Mrs. Ida Huston Relates Canton Township History,” Plymouth Mail, April 2, 1959

            (Acc. #78.109.14L)

“New museum uses local artifacts,” Observer & Eccentric, December 2, 1982

“Old-fashioned and built to stay that way,” Observer & Eccentric, August 13, 1992

Parker, Susan, “Canton Cemetery Comes to Life”

Pencil drawing of Canton Post Office

Pencil drawing circa 1880 of home on Cherry Hill

Pencil drawing of home of Mr. Gadwin circa 1885

Photo of Triangle Hotel

“Pioneers built Canton,” Town Crier, February 11, 1976

“Pioneers’ names live on,” Canton Eagle, August 9, 1976

Plymouth, Canton may get I-275 noise barriers,” Observer & Eccentric, October 14,

            1975

Postcards of Cherry Hill United Methodist Church (13 cards)

Postcards of Morton home (22 cards)

“Preservationists rally t save historic areas,” Detroit News, September 12, 1999

“President Adams signed deeds for Canton land purchases,” Canton Eagle, April 7, 1976

“Rural landmark lingers amid Canton sprawl,” Community Crier, July 14, 1976

School district attendees and their fees in 1865

“Schools, roads bear names of pioneers,” Canton Eagle, June 10, 1976

“Sheldon Cemetery-final rendezvous,” Canton Eagle, December 9, 1976

“Township elected James Safford as its first supervisor in 1834,” Canton Eagle,

            April 29, 1976

“War pension records provide a glimpse into Canton history,” Canton Observer,

            January 28, 1999

“Why Canton go Kresge warehouse,” Observer & Eccentric, March 18, 1974

“Williams’ piano business hits a crescendo, Observer & Eccentric, October 7, 1976

Zazula, Charles J., “Bicentennial Salute to Canton Township,” February 15, 1976

Shelf 34, Box 1 RG 40

Canton Township Sesquicentennial-A Time Capsule Edition, 1984

 

Entry 6:  Truesdale House

Vertical file 5238

AAUW Landmark paper on Truesdell home

Photo of house in 1989 with history

Truesdell family information

Truesdaell House stands tall,” Community Crier, March 25, 1987

 

Entry 7:  Canton Corners

Vertical file 5237

“A Canton post office? Once there were two,” Community Crier, December 10, 1975

            (2 copies)

“Home hides past’s secrets”

“Starting life on the Chicago Road,” Community Crier, March 17, 1982 (2 copies)

Entry 8:  Sheldon’s Corners

Vertical file 1066

“Sheldon’s Corners found by accident,” Community Crier, March 25, 1987

 

Entry 9:  Northville-Books

Shelf 154

Fountain, Julie, Revelations of the Rouge River-Some history of Meads Mill, 1995

            (2 copies) (Acc. #95.50.3, #2003.146.01)      

Hixson, Laura Smyth, Early Northville, Second Edition, 1982 (2 copies)

            (Acc. #2003.008.03)

Hoffman, Jack W., Northville-The First 100 Years, 1977 ( 2 copies)

            (Acc. #84.1.11L, 89.48.4L)

Louie, Barbara G., Northville, Michigan, 2001 (Acc. #2003.008.01)

Louie, Barbara G. and Diane Rockall, Step By Step Through Northville:  Four Walking

            Tours, 1989 (Acc, #2003.008.02)

Maybury Manual, 1941 (Acc. #2002.060.05)

Northville Record Centennial Edition, 1970

Northville Record Newspaper Index-1869-1879, 1993 (Acc. #93.80.6)

Northville Record Newspaper Index-1888-1889, 1995

 

Entry 10:  Northville

Vertical file 5244

“Famed Northville Opera House to be Torn Down in few Weeks,” Plymouth Mail,

            December 22, 1949

“Glimpse into Northville,” Detroit News, April 12, 2006

“How ex-dairyman runs historic cider mill,” Observer & Eccentric, September 19, 1974

Local History Collection at Northville District Library

Mill Race Historical Village brochure (2 copies)

Mill Race Quarterly, Fall, 2000

Mill Race Quarterly, Summer, 2000

“Northville Historical Society plans classes in landscaping,” Observer & Eccentric

            September 13. 1979

Northville, Michigan-The Making of America” series

Northville Township to turn 100, “Detroit News, December 29, 1997

Photo of D.U.R. Depot (Acc. #89.97.5L)

Postcard of Main St., 1911 (Acc. #94.65.4)

Postcard of Main St. with Interurban, 1910 (Acc. #2001.087.110)

Program for Commencement of 1932 (2 copies)

“Township plans historic farms,” Detroit News, August 25, 1998

Cross-reference to a Land Use map for Northville, 1953

 

Entry 11:  Mead’s Mill/Waterford History

Vertical file 1070

“A Tale of Old Detroit in Abe Lincoln’s Time,” Detroit News, February 12, 1948

“Booming Waterford Community died in Flames (not to be confused with Waterford in

            Oakland County)” (Acc. #75.206.9Q0

Photo of “Waterford Mill” sign for Ford Heritage Trails

Pioneer times map of Livonia

Plymouth, the Home of the Air-Gun Industry,” November 18,1911

Postmasters of Mead’s Mill form 1851-1883

Rose, Flourished and Faded to Nothingness” Article about Waterford a once thriving

            community in Wayne County  in Detroit News-Tribune, April 2, 1899 (5 copies)

Waterford” August 30, 1929

 

Entry 12:  Livonia-Books

Shelf 154

From Trilobites…To Traffic Lights-A Teacher Resource Unit, 1964

Greenmead Archives Resource Book (Acc. #2005.091.03)

Jubilee, Ladywood yearbook from 1958

Paris, Dominic P., Footpaths to Freeways-The Story of Livonia, 1975 (2 copies)

            (Acc. #84.1.7L)

Paris, Dominic P., The Heritage of Livonia, August, 1962 (Acc. #80.82.3L)

Telephone Directory of Livonia, 1943 (Acc. #75.34.2)

Telephone Directory of Livonia, 1946, (Acc. #94.87.7)

The 1870 U.S. Federal Population Census for the Township of Livonia, County of Wayne,

            State of Michigan, 1980 (Acc. #2001.123.13)

 

Entry 13:  Livonia

Vertical file 5233

“Committee picks historic sites”

“Great Livonia People”

Guide of historic sites in Livonia (Acc. #76.229.17)

Jesse Ziegler re-election card, 1938 (Acc. #76.141.20.h)

Livonia cultivates its heritage,” Detroit Free Press, April 28, 1996

Livonia Township Directory, 1876 (2 copies)

Livonia turns a page in history”

Negatives of Mortgage Survey No. 30, August, 1938 (Acc. #80.75.23L)

Negatives of Mortgage Survey No. 31, December 17, 1938 (Acc. #80.75.24L)

“Observer’s Eddie Edgar honored again,” Plymouth Observer, April 6, 1977

“Old timer submits history of Livonia,” Livonia Free Press

Photo of first grocery store in Livonia owned by Levandowski (Acc. #76.229.1)

Photo of First Stop, Rough and Ready in Newburg Corners (Acc. #76.229.5)

Photos of Mortgage Survey No. 30 (3 photos) (Acc. #80.75.23L)

Photos of Mortgage Survey No. 31 (4 photos) (Acc. #80.75.24L)

Photo of old pioneer store in Newburg  Corners (Acc. #76.229.4)

“South east corner of Stark and Plymouth Rds.” 1945

The 1884 Census of Livonia Township, Wane County, Michigan (Acc. #2005.091.01)

“When Suburbia Meant Corn, Cheese, Indians,” Observer & Eccentric, March 15, 1972

            (Acc. #75.206.322)

William H. Shepherd election card (Acc. #76.141.20.a)

 

Entry 14: Newburg Corners

Vertical file 1067

Photos

            M.E. Church and store (Acc. #76.229.8) (2copies)

            School and old pioneer store (Acc. #76.229.12)

            Patchen School and railroad crossing (Acc. #76.22.13)

            First Stop Rough and Ready and street (Acc. #76.229.10)

            D.U.R. Station and general store (Acc. #76.229.11)

 

Entry 15:  Cooper’s Corners

Vertical file 1065

“’Between Hope and Fear’: The Life of Lettie Teeple-1: 1829-1850,” Michigan

            History

“’Grand River Fever’ hit settlers-in 1836-1837,” Observer & Eccentric, February 23,

            1976

“History of Livonia Villages” written by John R. Stewart, 1990 with

            attached letter from Mayor Bennett

Map of Cooper’s Corners

Pioneer times map of Livonia

Sharland recalls days when land was cheap,” Observer & Eccentric, April 25, 1977

“The birth of Cooper’s Corners,” Observer & Eccentric, February 12, 1976

Wayne County Townships/Communities that no Longer Exist

 

Entry 16: Dearborn-Books

Shelf 154

Quaife, Milo Milton, The Bark Covered House, 1973 (Acc. #80.52.L)

 

Entry 17: Dearborn

Vertical file 5243

Fair Lane: The house and Gardens, 1955

“The Progress of Dearborn” program from July 28, 1938 (Acc. #81.57.177L)

 

Entry 18:  Wayne: Books

Shelf 154

Wayne, Michigan Centennial-1869-1969 (Acc. #80.82.1L)


Entry 19:  Wayne

Vertical file 5242

“’04 Grads still going,” Wayne-Nankin-Canton Eagle, July 1, 1964

“Early Wayne” placemat

Historic Sites in Wayne

Short of Wayne Historical Society

“Thirteen seniors graduated in Wayne’s twelfth year”

“Wayne-Early History,” from Wayne Historical Musuem (2 copies)

Wayne history group antedates ‘Baby’ City,” Detroit News, April 16, 1961

Wayne’s Historic Sites” from the Wayne Historical Museum

 

Entry 20: Redford Township

Vertical file 5231

Assessment Roll for the Township of Redford, Michigan, 1845

 

Entry 21: Nankin Township & Perrinsville

Vertical file 5232

Customers of Thomas R Lathers’ Perrinsville Country Store, Wayne County,

            Michigan, 1866-1870

“Lighting up- Christmas comes to Nankin Mills,” Observer & Eccentric, December 16,

            2004

 

Entry 22:  Other Wayne County Cities-Books

Shelf 154

Horste, Cathy Stromme and Diane Follmer Wilson, Water Under the Bridge, 1980

            (Accy. #86.106)

Keith, Julia J., Our Little Island Grosse Ile, 1962

Wyandotte-The More than Typical American City, 1976 (Acc. #84.40.2L)

 

Entry 23:  Large maps

Map Case 1

Drawer 3

Map of Territory of Michigan

 

Drawer 6

Detailed Official Atlas of Wayne County, 1915 (Acc. #2003.087.01)

McAlpine’s Farm Atlas of Wayne County, 1925 (Acc. #2001.092.01)

 

Drawer 7

Detailed Official Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan, 1891 (3 copies) (Acc. #75.48)

General Official Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan, 1893

1904 Wayne County, Michigan Landowners Index and Maps, 2001 (Acc. #2005.040.02)

 

Drawer 8

Illustrated Historical Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan, 1876 (6 copies)

            (Acc. #77.117.47, #88.79.2L, #76.203, #2001.054.01)

Indexed List of Landowners from 1876 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Wayne County,

            Michigan and Maps, 1993 (Acc. #2005.040.01)

 

Entry 24: Small maps

Community Maps box

Belleville

East Detroit- 3 maps

Flat Rock

Garden City-3 maps

Gibralter

Grosse Ile- 2 maps

Livonia- 4 maps

Northville- 2 maps

Taylor

Trenton- 2 maps

Wayne County- 2 maps

Wyandotte

 

Entry 25: Large Photos

Map Case 4, Drawer 1

Marshmallow Drop in Hines Park (Acc. #2007.166.05)

Wayne County Sheriffs on duty (3 photos) (Acc. #2007.166.01-#2007.166.03)

Crash of Flight 255 in 1987 at Metro (Acc. #2007.166.08)

 

 

Compiled by Lena Packer, 26 May 2006

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