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Forest Lawn Memorial Park welcomes thousands of visitors every year from near and far. Most visit loved ones, while many come to experience the historic and peaceful nature of the cemetery. Founded in 1889, Forest Lawn Memorial Park features a beautiful landscape in a park-like setting on 121 acres. Forest Lawn has several gardens with hills, woods, trees and walking areas connected by miles ...
This cemetery is located on 1490 East Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benzie County, Michigan. Official Website The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869. The name Benzie is derived from the French la rivière aux Bec-scies, "the river of sawbills", bec-scie ("bill-saw") being a type of ducks. Americans altered the pronunciation of the river's name, which became known as the "Bets...
Introduction=The Italian Hall Disaster occured in Calumet, Michigan on Christmas Eve, 1913 during the strikes at the copper mines. During a Christmas party held in the upstairs of the Italian Hall someone falsely shouted fire. The party goers, mostly children, rushed down the stairs in an attempt to get out of the building. The doors at the base of the stairs were closed. In the rush to leave t...
Wikipedia =Northwood University (NU) is a private university in the United States located in Midland, Michigan (opened in 1961). A location in West Palm Beach, Florida (opened in 1984) was sold in July 2015 as part of a restructuring. In 2014, Northwood University ceased operations and closed down the Cedar Hill, Texas campus (opened in 1966). Also, the university has four international joint p...
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) is a non-profit art museum and school in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. In 1924, members of the Kalamazoo Chapter of the American Federation of Arts established an art center "to further the development of interest and education in and of regard and appreciation for the various arts." The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts current building was unve...
Wikipedia =Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is 35 miles (56 km) west of Detroit and eight miles (13 km) east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School. Today, the university is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents, who are appointed by the Governor of Mi...
Women's Hall of Fame=The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF) honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. The hall of fame was founded in 1973 by Gladys Beckwith and is sponsored by the Michigan Women's Studies Association. The formation of the Association and the Hall was prompted by five professors from Michigan Stat...
On June 7, 1875 the City of Ann Arbor adopted an ordinance taking control of the Fifth Ward Cemetery. Renamed to Fairview Cemetery during the August 1, 1898 Council meeting, the cemetery is 8.65 acres and is located at the intersection of Kellogg Street and Wright Street near the Huron River. Fairview Cemetery also maintains the John Felix White Gravesite, a location that recently became part ...
Fairview Cemetery was laid out in 1874 and is owned by Homer Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. Find a Grave MI Gen Web USGW Archives Genealogy Trails
This cemetery is found in Manton, Wexford County, Michigan, several miles north of Cadillac. It has been known by many names, such as Cedar Creek Cemetery , Manton Cemetery , Maple View Cemetery and View Point Cemetery . Find a Grave USGW Archives
This cemetery is located on 2056 Diamond Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Find a Grave USGW Archives
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Eaton County, Michigan. Official Website Eaton County was formed in 1837 from open territory. It was named after John H. Eaton, an American Secretary of War. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet counties because it was named after a member of the cabinet of US President Andrew Jackson. Adjacent Counties Clinton County ...
This cemetery is located on South Adrian Highway (Michigan 52), Fairfield, Lenawee County, Michigan. Find a Grave Billion Graves
This cemetery, located in Girard Township, was established in 1837. Find a Grave
This cemetery is located 3415 Hill Road, Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan. It's also known as Whigville Cemetery and is listed in many obits as Whigville. Find a Grave USGW Archives Billion Graves
Evergreen Cemetery was founded in 1905 by the Evergreen Cemetery Association. It is seven and a half miles from the old City Hall in downtown Detroit and was like it's immediate next door neighbor to the north. Woodlawn Cemetery brought into existence to cater to the many immigrants that had flocked into the city. Salesmen went door-to-door selling cemetery plots. The cemetery was in the co...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Branch County, Michigan. Official Website History As one of the "cabinet counties" it was named for the U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Branch under President Andrew Jackson. Branch County was a New England settlement. The original founders of Coldwater were settlers from the northern coastal colonies – "Yankees", descended from ...
This cemetery is located on 427 Meadowview Drive, Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan. It was established circa 1916 and it's also known as Tawas City Cemetery and Tawas City Memory Gardens Cemetery . Find a Grave
Birch Run Cemetery resides in Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan. The earliest interments in this burying ground date from 1856. Birch Run Cemetery is an active cemetery. Birch Run was formed in 1863, the village named Birch Run went through a name change during the early days. It was renamed Deer Lick and remained so until 1868 and renamed to Birch Run. The cemetery of the same name runs b...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sanilac County, Michigan. Official Website The county was created on September 10, 1822 and was fully organized on December 31, 1849. It was probably named for a Wyandot (Huron) chief named Sanilac. Adjacent Provinces & Counties Huron County Tuscola County Lapeer County St. Clair County Province of Ontario For a...
Wikipedia =Northern Michigan University (NMU) is a four-year college public university established in 1899 and located in Marquette, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. With enrollment of about 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest university. Notable Alumni
Wikipedia Western Michigan University (WMU) is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2014 semester, its enrollment is 23,914. WMU has one of the largest aviation programs in the United States, and it is the site of the annual International Congress on Medieval Studies. The univ...
The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mine Co. The Iron Cliffs Company established in 1865 by a group of New Yorkers including Samuel J. Tilden. They obtained property in Marquette County and opened their first mine, the Barnum Mine, in 1867. Two shaft, the "A" and "B" were sunk. The company obtained three more mine pits by 1870. In 1877, Iron Cliffs began exploratory drilling on this site overlooking Ish...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Leelanau County, Michigan.= Official Website =Established in 1840, the county's name was said to be a Native American word meaning "delight of life", but it is a neologism from Indian agent and ethnographer Henry Schoolcraft, who sometimes gave the name "Leelinau" to Native American women in his tales.There are 26 wineries on the peni...