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15.5 cubic ft. (in 32 boxes)

This collection includes postcards nostly created by children and teens in various Michigan cities which competed in the Clarke Historical Library DigMichNews Contests, 2015-2019.

This collection includes postcards created by children and teens in Alpena, Milford, and Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, from the 2015 competition 1 cubic ft. (in 2 boxes). Milford won the competition in 2015. A folder of information about the 2015 competition is in the front of box 1.

The 2016 competition postcards 6.75 cubic feet (in 14 boxes) include those created by children and teens in pre-schools, and both public and private schools in Alpena, Clinton County (supporting DeWitt Public Library), Houghton Lake, L’Anse. In addition to children’s postcards there are several folders of homemade crafty postcards created by adults in the Houghton Lake Public Library Craft Group. All of the Polish News competition postcards were homemade by adults associated with the Polish News in Detroit. Alpena won the competition in 2016. Schools were identified whenever possible. When identification was not specific minors are identified as students. A folder of information about the 2016 competition is in the front of box 3.

The 2017 competition postcards, 4.25 cubic feet (in 9 boxes), include those created by children and adults in L’Anse, Leelanau, New Baltimore, Oceana, and Utica. Three-dimensional, art, reproduced art, and composite image postcards are included. Specific schools or institutions were not identified. L’Anse won the competition in 2017 with Utica a close second. A folder of information about the 2017 competition is in the front of Box 17.

The 2018 competition postcards, 2 cubic feet (in 4 boxes), include those created by children, and a couple of adults, in Albion, Detroit, East Grand Rapids, Pontiac, Saugatuck, and Utica. Art and reproduced art postcards are included. While no specific schools were identified as contributors, Saugatuck District Library was identified as an institution were children created children’s art postcards for the competition. Saugatuck won the competition in 2018 while Utica came in second. A folder of information about the 2018 competition is in the front of Box 25.

The 2019 competition postcards, 1.5 cubic feet (in 3 boxes), include postcards mostly created by children. Postcards created, or probably created, by adults include some in the Grandville folder, including five reproduced historical photographs, and postcards in the Sparta Retirement Community and Sparta adults folder. Identified Sparta schools or school districts include: Algoma Christian Schools, Appleview Elementary, Kent City Schools, Ridgeview schools, and Sparta Middle and High schools. Sparta won the competition over Grandville. A folder of information about the 2019 competition is in the front of Box 30, and a folder about the 2020 competition is in the back of Box 32. Only a few people people identified themselves by first names in the Algoma, Kent City, Ridgeview, Sparta schools, and Sparta Retirement Community folders.

The collection is organized alphabetically by year of competition, city, then by topic. The collection is ongoing.

Processing Note: Duplicate mass-produced postcards were sorted and withdrawn from the collection. This includes approximately 4 cubic feet (2015), 1 cubic foot (2016), 1.5 cubic (2017), 1 cubic foot (2018), and 1.5 cubic feet (2019). The remaining postcards were compared to the existing Michigan postcards in the Clarke. Non-duplicates were then filed into the Michigan postcards collection. None of the children’s postcards were duplicates.

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6 cubic feet (in 6 boxes, 3 Oversized folders)

The collection includes papers and photographs about Alpena, Michigan, and general Michigan history.

This collection of papers and photographs focuses on the history and people of Alpena, Michigan, although there are other Michigan counties and topics documented in it. Additional related Michigan materials may be found in several other photographic and papers collections of Fred R. and Tom C. Trelfa.

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1 cubic foot (in 3 boxes, 1 Oversized folder)

This Family Collection consists of historical information about Alpena and Alcona counties, Michigan, written or collected by Marcia Simmons and baby items of Ira N. Simmons, JrJr.

This Family Collection consists of historical information about Alpena and Alcona counties, Michigan, written or collected by Marcia Simmons and baby items of Ira N. Simmons, Jr. The writings by Simmons include: Paper Trails, Jewish Community of Alpena, MI, a family history of the Meyers, Alpern, Cohen, Tumim, and Malsh families, which provide in-depth biographies of family members; Alpena County MI Navy, Marines, Coast Guard Casualties List with Burial Locations; a history of the First Park for the City of Alpena, and a history of the Malsh, Alpern, Campbell block in Alpena. A history of early members of the Alpena, Michigan, Jewish community, written by Rabbi Robert Laymen is included in the collection. A Simmons family photograph, undated, and lovely, unique baby items purchased for the donor's father, Ira N. Simmons, Jr., including a cup, spoon, rattle, and two rings, circa 1922, complete the collection. The materials are organized by format and size and alphabetically.

A 2023 addition to the collection includes: Folk stories of John Kee Smith: an interview by Marvin Skupski (copy), 1972, with Smith’s obituary, 1999; Glen Pamame, Native American of Mikado, Alcona County, MI, compiled by Marcia Simmons, 2017; and an oversized Detroit and Mackinac Railway Train Schedule, in effect June 13, 1911, a Bay City imprint. The cardboard schedule measures 22.5x14 inches, has edge and water damage, cracks. Pamame was born on September 29, 1910 in Oscoda, Michigan and died while in service in France on December 10, 1944 with the rank of private first class in the 143rd Infantry, 36th Division, US Army. He is buried in Epinal Cemetery, Lorraine, France. His mother, Susan Cloud, was Ojibwe and his father, William Pamahme, was Odawa.

A second 2023 addition (Box 3) includes Alcona County history that was collected or created by her friend Janet Higgins including: Alcona County railroad-related maps; photographic materials (mostly copies) of Alcona Village, Harrisville, Haynes Township, Mikado, and Sturgeon Point; a History of Hubbard Lake by Lucille Schooks and Virginia Seigrist, and a Civil War diary transcription and family genealogy materials of John Lafayette Reams (1837-1909) by Walter and Valerie (Reames) Joslin. Reames of Logan County, Ohio, served in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 192nd Regiment, Company D. After the death of his wife, Deborah Ann, in 1880, he moved with his six children to Greenbush, Alcona County. Higgins also donated material created or collected by other people. Dr. Carl Bajema, a biology professor at Grand Valley State University, donated his correspondence and research on Alcona County logging railroads, saw and shingle mills (1 folder). Bob Haltiner donated photographic materials (some copies) of lumber camps, narrow gauge locomotive, and a mailman, James H. Miller (1 folder). Alcona County maps (mostly copies,1 folder) are from Marv McKay. The Turtle, a newsletter of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway, volume 1, no. 1 1951-Volume 5 no.2 1955 (scattered) was donated by Dan Stock, Huron Shores Genealogical Society.

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.75 cubic feet (in 2 boxes)

Photographic materials collected by the Trelfas, documenting a wide range of Michigan and national people, places and events.

This collection, 6.25 cubic feet (in 14 boxes) 1849-1925, and undated, was donated over a period of time by one or both of the Trelfa brothers and is divided into six series. The series were established by accession number and topic matter. For a more detailed listing see the Box and Folder Listing. Overall the collection is in good physical condition.

Series 2 consists of 0.75 cubic feet (in 2 boxes), Acc#3074, Voegel Fish Hatchery/Boulton Collection. This collection consists of 277 film negatives, varying in size, all undated, 6 black and white photographs, undated, and 6 postcards, 1925 and undated. Some of the original sleeves of the plates in Box 1 noted “See Boulton album.” Topics in Box 1 include home interiors, cemeteries including Green Hill Mausoleum, street, farm, and outdoor scenes, fishery operations views, Mammoth Spring Roller Mills, woods, fences, lumber, vehicles, etc. Topics in Box 2 include landscapes, places, fields, equipment, people, vehicles, boats, animals, cemeteries, etc. Out-of-state locations documented include Mammoth Springs, Arkansas; Frisco Station, Oklahoma; Devil’s Saddle, Utah; Martinsburg, West Virginia; Friers Point, Mississippi; Northville Hatchery, San Marcos, Texas; the Mississippi River; and Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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