January 31, 2015
Here are the Representatives from Michigan who voted for the Thirteenth Amendment
There were six of them. 150 years ago, they all voted yes.
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December 31, 2013
The New Year’s Eve greeting heard ’round the world, and other selections
A New Year’s greeting sent by telegraph, plus a humble selection of historical New Year’s Eve & Day anecdotes.
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June 14, 2013
Happy flag day: Here’s the history, briefly, of Detroit’s flag
Designed by a Jew in 1908, it represents all manner of fate and tragedy. And it was first flown to celebrate baseball.
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July 3, 2012
Happy Fourth of July, Detroit
A remarkable postcard from Campus Martius, July 4, 1866.
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December 29, 2011
2011: Year in review
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December 21, 2011
Christmas and Loneliness
A letter from sad William Woodbridge to his daughter Juliana, 1842.
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November 23, 2011
That we may be more worthy of the place we now hold in the world.
Michigan was an early adopter of the Thanksgiving tradition.
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July 11, 2011
July 11, 1796: Evacuation Day
Detroit’s other Independence Day.
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July 1, 2011
Fourth of July, 1876
A reading for the Fourth of July in Detroit.
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May 27, 2011
Memorial Day: Five Veterans to know
A brief scrapbook of Detroiters, Veterans and countrymen (and women) from the Revolution to the Civil War.
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February 21, 2011
Thinking about Presidents
James Monroe: the first President to visit Detroit. Also: last President to wear the old Revolutionary tri-corner.
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December 22, 2010
Christmas with General Friend Palmer
Festive Christmas traditions from early Detroit, as related by General Friend Palmer. Pony races, mince pies and all-night noise-making.
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