The school record books, 1884-1964, and undated document the history of the schools, students, and teachers in Ocqueoc Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan, with school district record books, Teachers’ Daily Attendance and Scholarship Record books, financial records, and student report and health related cards, and related materials. Specific schools documented in the collection include, Crow Dam, Glawe, Godin, Gordon, Hammonds Bay, Moltke Township, Union District, Vilburn, Silver Creek, Ocqueoc Unit and Ocqueoc Township schools. Also included are financial records of Ocqueoc Township, 1905-1964, which relate to schools.
Processing Note: Volumes are not in strict chronological order, they are organized by township and then by decade. Volumes were fumigated, ph-balanced, and perfumed in September 1999. Some are now in oversized folders or in boxes.
Organizational History:
Ocqueoc Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan, is a version of an Indian word for crooked waters, probably a reference to the Ocqueoc River. Ocqueoc has had a post office since January 28, 1885. Presque Isle County was established in 1840. Presque Isle was named for the narrow peninsula the land formed in Lake Huron. The first white settler arrived about 1860. (This information is from Michigan Place Names.)
The Ocqueoc School District which included Ocqueoc Township, Ocqueoc Unit, and Case Township schools in Presque Isle County, existed from 1884 to at least 1964. By 2011 Ocqueoc schools were part of Rogers City Public Schools. (This information is from Wikipedia, accessed March 11, 2011.)
