
Michigan History magazine Here is the cover of the Nov-Dec 2009 issue of Michigan History magazine, the first produced under the leadership of the Historical Society of Michigan. Keep any eye on your mailbox...your copy should arrive the middle of this month (Dec 15-20)!

Michigan History magazine The next (Nov/Dec 2009) issue of Michigan History magazine is now at the printer. This is the first issue produced under the Historical Society of Michigan. We expect that it will be in homes around December 15th.

Michigan History magazine The Historical Society of Michigan is looking forward to bringing the next issue of Michigan History magazine (MHM) to our readers. We also welcome new MHM Editor Patricia Majher and Assistant Editor Douglas Fisher to our staff team. The next issue (Nov/Dec) will go to press around December 1st and subscribers will r...eceive the next issue in mid-December. For more information visit MHM's new website www.michiganhistorymagazine.org or the website of the Historical Society of Michigan at www.hsmichigan.org.
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Michigan History --the magazine dedicated to the history of the Great Lakes State.

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On October 1, 2009 Michigan History magazine moved from the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries to the Historical Society of Michigan, per Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Executive Order 2009-36 which required that the magazine be moved... to a non-profit organization.
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Michigan History magazine Sept/Oct issue should be arriving in your mailbox. To read online extras from this issue, go to www.michiganhistorymagazine.com

Michigan History magazine “Oh, I do wish this crewel war was over.”
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Mack Ewing penned this sentiment after his brother-in-law, Alvin Hank, was taken prisoner by the Confederate army. Ewing recounts the incident in his October 30, 1864 letter to his wife:

Michigan History magazine The Glory of Gibson
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In 1902, five Kalamazoo businessmen bought Orville Gibson’s patent for a new type of mandolin. Gibson’s mandolin had arches into the tops and backs, making it louder and stronger. The new company – the Gibson Mandolin Guitar Mfg. ...

Michigan History magazine Walker Frontier Fest
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History Arts & Libraries - Explore southern Michigan's pioneer heritage. September 5, 2009, at Walker Tavern, Brooklyn. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Michigan History magazine Spent a week in the Traverse Bay area. Water, wine, sand dunes, shopping, lighthouses, history, fruit and more natural beauty. Sums up what is great about Michigan.

Michigan History magazine Beaver Island, located in Lake Michigan, is one of Michigan’s prominent tourist attractions. Today, the island is renowned for its natural beauty and strong Irish roots. http://bit.ly/1XS8uG

Michigan History magazine The Cash for Clunkers program has no doubt rounded up an abundance of—well—clunkers. In this, it is much like the 1938 campaign dubbed “National Used Car Exchange Week.” http://tinyurl.com/mb2evd
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U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown (Dem-MI) supported National Used Car Exchange Week. (In this photo, Brown is the on the far right.)

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Garden party at Dow Gardens. Friday, Aug 21. Everyone is invited!
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