History & Humanities

Because of the Michigan League of Handweavers state-wide history documentation project, the Yarnwinders, one of the oldest organized guilds in Michigan, discovered their history began in 1946 as the Blue Pots (pictured here in 1950.)

Less accessible because of the mystery surrounding them, history and humanities activities are alive in rural communities. They engage people of all ages in explorations that give life to our past and add depth to our understanding of the ideas and events that make up our civilization. Essays are in bold, others are vignettes on projects and organizations.

Nurturing History from the Grassroots by Michael Evans

Aral: A Folk Opera of Murder in Benzie County

Adeline Eliza Graham: Victorian Tomboy in Berrien County by Bob Myers

Michigan's Weaving Guilds - Retracing Cultural History by Marie Gile

Comins Historical Park Honors a Community Leader

Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Regional Humanities Council Serves Mecosta, Osceola, Mason, Lake, and Newaygo Counties

Victory Township: An Experience in History by William Anderson

Idlewild: Michigan's Black Eden by Marsha MacDowell and Mable Williams

Iron County Museum: A Place for History and Community by Marsha Bernhardt

Iron County in Print

Living History Adventures in the Keweenaw by Patricia Van Pelt

Little Palaces: Michigan's Historic Small-Town Movie Theatres

Imagining Barns by Walter Richard Knupfer

What Are the Humanities? by Julie A. Avery

Accessing Local History in Mason County

Memories and More - Herman's History

Making History Visible in Oceana County

A Dream Come True: Saugatuck in the 1940s and 1950s