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CADL Local History @CADL_LocalHist

The Forest Parke Library & Archives is CADL's Local History Collection, located in the lower level of the Downtown Lansing library.

Joined April 2017
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CADL Local History@CADL_LocalHist
14 Mar 2023
Photos of events, buildings, public art, personal stories - all are welcome! We need YOUR help to preserve recent local history!
City of Lansing, MI@lansingmichigan
10 Mar 2023
The City is working with CADL to build an archive of "recent photos of the past" of Lansing. If you have photos of our city between the 1980s and present day that you'd like to share, now is the time! Upload photos with a Gmail account here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F….
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MI State Historic Preservation Office@MISHPO
3 Oct 2023
It's the season to think about cemeteries! 👻 Old headstones require specific care, and we have the guide for you! Download the free Michigan Historic Cemeteries #Preservation Guide (PDF) for best-practices in #cemetery preservation and documentation: miplace.org/4a77dd/globalass…
Old cemetery headstones in a line beneath red and green trees.

ALT Old cemetery headstones in a line beneath red and green trees.
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While CADL Local History has been suffering from Low Social Media Bandwidth lately due to staff changes, we did get an invite to Bluesky. Maybe we’ll make something of it. bsky.app/profile/cadllocalhi…
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Dr. Colleen Shogan@AOTUS11_Shogan
4 Oct 2023
And my #Barbie job is RECORDS! Thanks to @USNatArchives staff for the tip on ordering this fun shirt. Perfect for American #Archives month in October too!
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AI could not have generated a more nostalgic 1970s vibe than this photograph of the North School on Curry Lane.
Color photograph showing the exterior of a one-story elementary school. A brown station wagon and four children's bicycles are parked in the foreground. Text written on top of the photographs reads "North Annexed - 1963"

ALT Color photograph showing the exterior of a one-story elementary school. A brown station wagon and four children's bicycles are parked in the foreground. Text written on top of the photographs reads "North Annexed - 1963"
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Streetlight history 👌
Lansing BWL@BWLComm
17 Aug 2023
A #TBT to the progression of streetlights from 1885's arc light, to 1910's multiple series lights, and then to 1965's tall twin lumen lights.
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R. E. Olds founded the REO Motor Car Company in 1904 after leaving Oldsmobile in 1902. REO, headquartered in Lansing, made its name manufacturing trucks and buses. We really enjoy the art style of these REO advertisements from the 1930s, part of our Wanger REO Collection.
Color advertisement with artwork showing the front end of a red REO truck. Graphic text reads "REO BIG 4 TONNER"

ALT Color advertisement with artwork showing the front end of a red REO truck. Graphic text reads "REO BIG 4 TONNER"

Color advertisement with artwork showing two men in driver uniforms with a green truck labeled "H. L. Martin Shops" in front of the entry to a fancy building. Graphic text reads "REO SPEED WAGON SUPER-TONNER"

ALT Color advertisement with artwork showing two men in driver uniforms with a green truck labeled "H. L. Martin Shops" in front of the entry to a fancy building. Graphic text reads "REO SPEED WAGON SUPER-TONNER"

Color advertisement with artwork showing a man driving a red REO truck underneath an overpass bridge with city buildings in the background. Graphic text reads "REO TON AND A HALF SPEED WAGON"

ALT Color advertisement with artwork showing a man driving a red REO truck underneath an overpass bridge with city buildings in the background. Graphic text reads "REO TON AND A HALF SPEED WAGON"

Color advertisement with artwork showing two men unloading lumber off of a red REO truck. Graphic text reads "REO TWO TON SPEED WAGON"

ALT Color advertisement with artwork showing two men unloading lumber off of a red REO truck. Graphic text reads "REO TWO TON SPEED WAGON"
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City of Lansing, MI@lansingmichigan
9 Aug 2023
Today is National Book Lovers Day! In celebration, consider checking out Lansing's local library locations or bookstores 📚
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Library of Michigan@LibraryofMich
7 Aug 2023
Check out the latest additions to the @Clarke_Library’s @DigMichNews Database! Digitized newspapers from the two winners of the Digital Michigan Newspaper Grant Program, @Bellairemuseum and @CADL_LocalHist, are now available to explore online: digmichnews.cmich.edu/
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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 digmichnews.cmich.edu/
A screen shot of Central Michigan University's Digital Michigan Newspapers portal home page, with the icon for filtering searches highlighted in yellow

ALT A screen shot of Central Michigan University's Digital Michigan Newspapers portal home page, with the icon for filtering searches highlighted in yellow

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Capital Area Housing Partnership (CAHP)@CAHP_midMI
24 Jul 2023
When we acquired the historic Walter French school, our first stop was @cadl Local History Division, whose resources were instrumental during our design process. Listen to this exciting edition of CADL's podcast to learn about the future of Walter French. cahpmi.org/CADL-Cast

Past, Present & Future of the Walter French Building

Joining us today is Local History Librarian Heidi Butler to talk about the historic Walter French Building, and Capital Area Housing Partnership (https://www.capitalareahousing.org/) 's Executive...

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Before Lansing's iconic 3 smokestacks, Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, were built in 1980, the Eckert Power Station had 7 (smaller) smokestacks, names unknown. Photo overlooking Reutter Park circa 1960
Black and white elevated view overlooking Reutter Park in Lansing. The top level of a parking garage is in the foreground and the Eckert Power Station with seven smokestacks is in the background.

ALT Black and white elevated view overlooking Reutter Park in Lansing. The top level of a parking garage is in the foreground and the Eckert Power Station with seven smokestacks is in the background.
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The Macotta Club@TheMacottaClub
12 Jul 2023
Built in 1937, the Knapp's building has long been a major landmark in the downtown neighborhood. It's a privilege to breathe new life into this space and we're excited to share some construction updates soon! (Photo: @cadl)
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Our yearbook digitizing operation is back up and running and first up is Mason High School! Many of our missing years have been uploaded already with more coming throughout the summer so keep tabs on it, Masonites! cadl.org/research-learn/loca…
Yearbook front cover. The graphic design shows part of a periodic table over a blue background. Text in white reads "Elements of Mason 2017"

ALT Yearbook front cover. The graphic design shows part of a periodic table over a blue background. Text in white reads "Elements of Mason 2017"
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What 1948 product is this good sense horse advertising? #horsehistory
Top half of an advertisement that consists of the head of a horse with text that reads "It's Good Horse Sense"

ALT Top half of an advertisement that consists of the head of a horse with text that reads "It's Good Horse Sense"
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Library of Michigan@LibraryofMich
13 Jun 2023
"All Together Now!" Summer Reading fun has begun! Head to your local public library to learn more. #AllTogetherNowAtTheLibrary #MiSummerReading
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Fun old-timey job titles found in #lansing city directories: Senior Poultry Husbandman, 1930 Well Borer, 1883 Stomach, Nerves, and Rupture Specialist, 1920s Razor Hone Manufacturer, 1906
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It's 1923 and you're on your way to a baseball game in Lansing's City League - who's your team? #lansingloyalty Lansing Vans North End Senators Oldsmobile Motor Co Durant Motor Co State Employees Motor Independents East Side DeMolays
Black and white photo of the Lansing Vans baseball team, posing in two rows. Photo by Avery, 1925.

ALT Black and white photo of the Lansing Vans baseball team, posing in two rows. Photo by Avery, 1925.
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U.S. National Archives
@USNatArchives
6 Jun 2023
This kitten was given to a group of Coast Guardsmen by children in Salerno, Italy. She was adopted, proclaimed mascot for a Coast Guard-manned tank-landing ship, and named "Dee-Day." When #DDay arrived, "Dee-Day" was aboard her ship as it hit the beaches of Normandy.
A black and white photograph of a kitten laying down. A book titled “France,” is directly in front of it. NAID: 205583066.

ALT A black and white photograph of a kitten laying down. A book titled “France,” is directly in front of it. NAID: 205583066.

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Find time capsules interesting? CADL Local History has three unearthed time capsules in its collections! Lansing Civic Center 1954: tinyurl.com/fxc5kks7 Prudden Auditorium 1915: tinyurl.com/2p89xm55 BWL Eckert Plant 1922 (opened just last year!): tinyurl.com/2n4szrye
Black and white photo showing the spread-out contents of a time capsule, which includes documents, photographs, a newspaper, and money.

ALT Black and white photo showing the spread-out contents of a time capsule, which includes documents, photographs, a newspaper, and money.
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It's #517Day! Greater Lansing's area code has been 517 since the nationwide area code system was first implemented in 1947. The original area code covered most of the eastern half of the lower peninsula until 2001 when it shrunk to its current size. #LoveLansing
Black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk with multiple telephones and telephone operating equipment on it.

ALT Black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk with multiple telephones and telephone operating equipment on it.
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