Name/Title
Allegan Michigan 1838/1963Entry/Object ID
2022.05.06Description
"A historical brief compiled by James J. Green" with 68-pages that mostly alternate between a page of advertising and a page of articles and historic photos. The leatherette-textured cover is printed black and blue-green with a faint image of a tree and suitably "old-timey" typography.
The center of the booklet is the program for "The Allegan Story," a "symphonic spectacular" presentation of vignettes of Allegan's history, staged and directed by Bill Armitage, at the Allegan County Fairgrounds on July 24-27, 1963.
Other pages cover beauty queen contestants, lists of supporter's names, articles about the Blood Brothers Machine Company/Rockwell-Standard Corporation, L. Perrigo Company, The Grange Store, Imperial Carving Company, Elam Paper Converters, Inc., Allegan Paper Products, Allegan Metal Finishing Company, DeLano Service, The Flashes (printer) Allegan State Bank, Crescent Manufacturing Company.
Organizations profiled include the Allegan Historical Society, the Allegan County Fair, Masons, I.O.O.F., Chamber of Commerce, Victor Rebecca Lodge, Eastern Star, Woman's Club, Woman's History Class, Maccabees, B.P.O.E. (Elks), Fraternal Order of Eagles and Auxiliary, Woman's Relief Corps, American Legion and Auxiliary, Disabled Vetrans, Central Grange, Rotary, Lions, Metropolitan Club, Boy Scouts, Red Cross, PTA, Student Council, Future Homemakers of America, UAW-AFL-CIO, Ot-Well-Egan Country Club, Band Parents Club, Camera Club, Community Council, Beta Sigma Phi and the Girl Scouts.Context
Historical program for Allegan City's 125th Anniversary celebrations July 19-27, 1963.
There is no index but the section header include: The Boston Company, First Woman Arrives, First Industry a Mill, Roads followed Indian Trails, Sent 2,175 Boys in Blue (Civil War), "Allegan In Ashes" (1884 fire), The Day the Sky Fell (Meteor), Where They Gathered in the Good Old Days, From Village to City in 70 Years, When the Town Bell Rang (fire department), School came first for Pioneers, An Educational Crisis, Board Members Met Deficit, General Gets Things Moving, No Coal -- No School, Public Library, Hospitals, Post Office, Telephone Service, Western Union, Politics, Jail plus histories of each of the churches,Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2022.05Source or Donor
Schmiechen, James A., Dornan, Myrna, Dornan, Dean Wark 1938-2009Acquisition Method
DonationLocation
Filing cabinet
Files Accession NumberCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Pritchard, Benjamin D. 1835-1907, Allegan County Schools, Allegan County Government, Allegan County Historical Society, Tri-County/Western Allegan County/Ganges Telephone CompanyCreate Date
January 18, 2023Update Date
January 18, 2023
