In 1870 the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and the Evangelical Church of Sweden collaborated in promoting Swedish immigration to Michigan. Through the efforts of the Reverend Josiah Tustin of Grand . . . — — Map (db m182781) HM
Swedish immigrants, anxious to escape
famine and an unsympathetic government, flowed into the Midwest frontier
of America from the 1870s to 1890s
searching for land and work. Railroads
and lumbering industries offered attractive opportunities to . . . — — Map (db m235304) HM
In memory of
Thomas R. Wiseman, 1925-1979.
Mr. Wiseman, Chief Maintenance Engineer for the State Highway
System from 1976 – 1979, exemplified the skilled and dedicated
engineers who administer Michigan’s outstanding highway
system. His 30 . . . — — Map (db m235240) HM
