Lansing, Michigan History Links

Lansing, Michigan History Links

Here is a collection of some of the links posted on the Historical Society of Greater Lansing (HSGL) facebook page over the last 14 months. Sorta of a Year in Review.

1. Historical Society of Greater Lansing web page
2. HSGL blog page
3. Twitter page of the HSGL
4. Reed Dewitt Interurban Photograph Collection
5. Lansing 1897, a special exhibit at the Michigan Historical Museum in 1997-98
6. History of Silver Bells in the City
7. Early Lansing Railroad History with Cool Photos
8. Lansing Police Department Historical web site
9. J. W. Sexton High School wikipedia page
10. Lansing Theaters slide show
11. Michigan Historical Markers in Lansing and Ingham County
12. Lansing’s Westside – History
13. History of Lansing’s Fire Department
14. Baseball in Lansing Timeline
15. History of Potter Park Zoo
16. Fenner Nature Center history (Arboretum)
17. Turner-Dodge House history
18. Chief Okemos biography page
19. History of Lansing’s Old Town
20. Beginning of Lansing – History
21. Home Movies of the East Lansing/Lansing area from an automobile in the early 1970’s ? – Reel 1
22. Short history of the first Lansing High School
23. Home Movies of the East Lansing/Lansing area from an automobile in the early 1970’s ? – Reel 2
24. Video – The Peanut Shop – In downtown Lansing since 1937
25. About the R. E. Olds Mansion
26. WKAR Radio – The Beginning’s to 1920’s
27. Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame – History
28. Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame
29. Automotive History of Lansing signs that are around town
30. The Hotel Kerns Fire
31. Cooley Law School – Timeline = Updated from previous link
32. East Lansing – Brief History
33. Short history of the Lansing Art Gallery
34. Video Tour of the Michigan State Capitol building
35. MSU’s Abrams Planetarium history
36. DeWitt Community History – Lansing’s northern neighbor
37. R.E. Olds Transportation Museum – Birth, History & Future
38. Video history of The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing
39. Talbert “Ted” Abrams biography
40. Photos of Parks, Trails, Historic Locations and More in Lansing
41. Marion Weyant Ruth (Babe Ruth) – Lansing Aviation Pioneer
42. The Bath School Disaster web page
43. Photos and a brief description of the Grand Trunk railroad station in Millet, MI
44. Things Not Here Anymore – Video Online
45. Gunnisonville, Clinton County history
46. Video – Things Not Here Anymore 2
47. Lansing Family History Center in East Lansing
48. The Christman Company Interactive Timeline
49. Ingham County Genealogical Society Website
50. Early Days (1917-1919) of the Michigan State Police = only can see on Facebook
51. Portraits of early Lansing residents – from The Making of Modern Michigan
52. Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society
53. Lansing Township History
54. A short history on Durant Park
55. Lansing’s Historic Districts page
56. Eaton Rapids Area Historical Society
57. Postcards of Lansing – 7 pages
58. Short History’s of Lansing’s Three Cemeteries
59. Several mini-history’s of Potterville
60. Early history of Alaiedon Township
61. Michigan Female College in Lansing
62. Elderly Instruments History
63. Michigan State – Traditions page
64. The Michigan Historical Museum – A Brief History
65. Lansing’s Westside Neighborhood Association
66. GM 100 years: The history
67. Historic Lansing Memorandum of 1976 – July 2012 Update = this a PDF download
68. DNR – Lansing’s Early Days
69. History of the Sparty Mascot
70. Lansing 150 Images at wikispaces
71. A history of our Tree City – Lansing, MI
72. City of Lansing Planning Division Photograph Collection
73. Page about the Michigan Theatre in downtown Lansing
74. Video – A history of the Lansing Theatre District
75. Video — Under the Radar Michigan – Episode about Lansing
76. History: Clara’s Lansing Station
77. Short history of the former Ingham Medical and Lansing General hospitals
78. Lansing 150 – A Day In History articles blog
79. MSU’s Morrill Hall history
80. Flower Power: Lucille Belen and the Politics of Integrity
81. Lansing 150 Parade photos
82. Lost Lansing blog posts
83. Flat, Black & Circular Time-Line
84. Lansing City Hall’s history
85. Short history of the Frandor shopping center
86. The History of WKAR Public Media
87. History of Hi-Klas, Canada Dry and other beverage companies in Lansing
88. Brief History of Delta Township
89. List of Mayors of Lansing, Michigan
90. A Brief History of Williamston, Michigan
91. Sketch Artist views of Lansing
92. CATA – 40th Anniversary page
93. History of The Arbaugh building
94. Paramount Coffee history
95. Video – Magic Johnson 1977 High School championship – at Everett
96. Very short history of the Quality Dairy stores
97. The Lansing Branch NAACP history
98. Michigan Walk of Fame plaques
99. History of Lake Lansing
100. Historic photos of J.W. Knapps Building
101. The History of Webberville, Mich.
102. Granger company history
103. Lansing 150 Photograph Collection at CADL
104. The Department Store Museum: J.W. Knapp Company
105. Michigan State Police – Timeline Photos = only can see on Facebook
106.  100 Years of Growth & Development in the Greater Lansing Area = also can only see on Facebook
107. Greater Lansing Association of Realtors history
108. History of MSU’s newspaper – The State News

Compiled by Timothy Bowman.

 

Tip Top Root Beer Stand

Here is a 2010 two-page article from the Lansing State Journal about the Tip Top Root Beer Stand that was on South Cedar near Greenlawn. The building was there until about 1990 when S. Cedar St. was widened. It was torn with Scofes Restaurant and the old location of Edwards Photographic Studio on the same block.

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