Michigan's Past

Sharing Content about Michigan & Great Lakes Region History. Curated by @mkrauszc .

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

Not wanting an "X" app on my phone, I decided to start another account where I'll be posting more regularly.
Hard to respect this app anymore when it doesn't even respect its own history

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

@R_Mi11er_ So does Twitter. I just want a functioning app with less stupid branding

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

Not wanting an "X" app on my phone, I decided to start another account where I'll be posting more regularly.
Hard to respect this app anymore when it doesn't even respect its own history

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

@YpsiAlton The politics is bad behind all of these social media sites. If bluesky ever bothered to get running I'd consider trying it out there.

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

@angermonsoon @YpsiAlton Can't get on Bluesky and the audience isn't there anyways. Also don't care for the politics behind it either

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

Empty water shelf at Sefa's Grocery store in Howell during 2003 blackout [Livingston County Press and Argus 8/17/2003]

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People waiting to buy items during the August 2003 blackout at a Grosse Pointe Kroger [AP Photo]
https://t.co/nzaBdjuKQ8
#GrossePointe

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Looking toward Downtown Detroit from Windsor during the August 2003 Blackout
Source: https://t.co/Oq8lqlnsqg

[Detroit Hist Society @DHSDetroit]

#OTD in 1942, this photo was taken during the Davison construction project, showing the nearly completed Woodward bridge over the freeway. The Davison, which runs east-west between M-10 & I-75, was arguably the first urban freeway constructed in the US: https://t.co/xynmUQG8Jd

[Castle Museum @thecastlemuseum]

Celebrating 125 Years: Inspired by the Flora and Fauna of the Region?

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

Beltline Highway Development Would Aid Motorists Bypassing Lansing
Lansing State Journal 7/27/1947

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Small Korean War truce celebration pictured at the Detroit USO
[Detroit Free Press 7/27/1953]

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Blazing The Trail To Detroit
Early signage put up along the route between Detroit and Chicago
[Chicago Tribune 7/27/1919]

[Dearborn Historical Museum @DearbornHMuseum]

70 years ago today, the Korean War was effectively ended with the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement . This shot from our collection shows a Dearborn donation drive underway for Korean War victims in June 1953.

[MSU Archives @MSUArchives]

#TBT Photograph of a pathway leading through the Beal Botanical Garden on the M.A.C. campus, date unknown. The text on the front reads "Botanic Garden M.A.C." For more information on current events celebrating the Beal Botanical Gardens, visit https://t.co/2YjSKnYZYD. #MSUHistory

[CADL Local History @CADL_LocalHist]

If you were a voter for our Digital Michigan Newspapers grant entry earlier this year, thank you again!! The Ingham County papers are now online in CMU's portal here https://t.co/XDB2FqxRGc

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

Superior Engine Plant, Calumet & Hecla Mine, Calumet, MI - ca. 1906 (via Vintage Michigan Postcards FB)
https://t.co/o0Lxov3mKW

[Detroit Hist Society @DHSDetroit]

#OTD in 1901, a Floral Parade was held to celebrate Detroit's bicentennial. Mounted on a streetcar truck, the float pictured here shows a scene from Detroit's history labeled "Navigation."

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Early mention of twitter I came across in the 6/3/2007 Lansing State Journal

[Clarke Historical Library @Clarke_Library]

View of the Baraga stop on the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic railway, from about 125 years ago.

[Michigan's Past @MichiganHist]

@JoshLipnik Been there. Also recommend the old interurban tunnel and canal ruins at Blackhand gorge nearby