Jackson County

County Seat: Jackson

Origin of Name: Named for President Andrew Jackson

Set Off: 1829

Organized: 1832

Population in 1990: 149,756

For many counties the number of items listed is quite long. Navigational buttons are located only at the end of the list. This list of material represents the library's holdings as of July 1997. Be sure to check with us for any additional items we may now have either by contacting the library or by pressing the " Centra-Libraries Catalog" link to the left.

All Around the Town: A Pictorial History of Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Michigan. [Brooklyn, MI: Exponent Press, 1976].

Almanac for Wyoming. November 26, 1970-July 8, 1971.

American Citizen. August 15, 1849-August 17, 1864. (Jackson).

Angus, Mrs. Reginald. The Deserted Village; The Story of Jefferson, Jackson County, Michigan. [Brooklyn, MI: Exponent Press, 1965].

Angus, Mrs. Reginald. What's Past is Prologue (Swainsville and Brooklyn, 1832-1914). Brooklyn, MI: Exponent Press, 1962.

Bachman, Charles. Origin of the Republican Party "Under the Oaks" in Jackson. CMU Term Paper, 1964.

Barber, Edward W. Life and Labors of Col. Michael Shoemaker, of Jackson, Michigan. n.p., 1897.

Bean, Ronald G. The Jaxon. [Saginaw, MI:] Bean, [1975].

Braun-Hass, Linda. Jackson-Birthplace of the Republican Party. NY: Vantage Press, 1991.

Centennial of the Incorporation of Jackson, 1829-1929. Jackson, MI: Jackson Centennial, Inc., 1929.

"A Century Marches By," 1836-1936. Jackson County Centennial. . .Jackson, Michigan. [Jackson, MI: DeMay's Inc., 1936].

Coolidge, Ruth E. Pioneering in Education. [n.p., 1930]. (Jackson).

Cracker Hill Crumbs: A Historical Sketch of the Parma Area. Parma, MI: Bicentennial Book Committee, 1976].

De Land, Charles Victor. De Land's History of Jackson County, Michigan. [Logansport, IN:] B.F. Bowen, 1903.

Deming, Brian. Jackson: An Illustrated History. Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, 1984.

Field, Leonard. How it Was: Growing Up with the Century. NY: Vantage Press, 1980. (Jackson).

Grass Lake/Michigan Center News. November 12, 1954-January 27, 1977.

Grass Lake News. October 19, 1882-November 5, 1954.

Haney, Bill, editor. A Doorway to the Past; A Selective History of the Highlights of the Grass Lake Area. Grass Lake, Michigan Centennial 1871-1971. [Grass Lake, MI: New Press, 1971].

Haney, Bill. From Spirit Lake to Goose Lake; A Bridge Over Time. [Grass Lake, MI:] New Press, 1971.

Hanover-Horton Local. October 28, 1893-June 2, 1894; June 1, 1895-October 30, 1986.

Hanover Local. June 13, 1891-October 21, 1893.

Hanover Village Bird's Eye View. Map, 1874.

Harris, Allen. Marching Through Nostalgia. Jackson, MI: Exponent Press, 1994. (Jackson).

History of Concord Schools, 1835-1990: A Story of Concord Schools. Concord, MI: Concord Alumni Association, 1991.

History of Jackson County, Michigan: Together with. . . Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chicago, IL: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1881.

A History of Music in Jackson County, Michigan. Jackson, MI: Jackson County Historical Society, 1989.

Horton Journal. June 28, 1935-December 25, 1936.

Jackson Centennial Committee. 1857-1957, the City of Jackson Observes its One Hundredth Birthday by Dedicating its First City Hall: A Project Sponsored Jointly by the Mayor and City Commissioners and the Greater Jackson Association. Jackson, MI: LaRue, [1957].

Jackson, Michigan 1912. Jackson, MI: Jackson Citizen Press, 1912.

Jackson Patriot. April 20, 1847-August 24, 1849; May 9, 1855-April 27, 1857.

Jackson Semi-Weekly Citizen. January 11, 1895-December 29, 1903.

Jackson, the City with a Jump on the Future. Miller, IN: Commerce Publications, 1966.

Jackson Weekly Citizen. September 6, 1865-January 8, 1895.

Katz, Donald L. The Settling of Waterloo, Michigan: The Schnackenberg-Katz Families. Ann Arbor, MI: Ulrich's Books, 1977.

Ligibel, Ted J. Clark Lake: Images of a Michigan Tradition. Clark Lake, MI: Clark Lake Historical Preservation Committee, 1991.

Lockwood, Charlotte. Church on Main Street. A History of First Methodist Church, Jackson, Michigan, 1830- 1943. [n.p., 1947].

Loomis, Gilbert S. One Hundred Years in St. Paul's: The History of a Parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Jackson. . . [Jackson, MI: 1938].

Michigan Center News. April 19, 1951-April 30, 1954.

Morris, David D. Lansing, Jackson, Ann Arbor and Automobiles. n.p., 1976.

Moskowitz, Faye. A Leak in the Heart: Tales from a Woman's Life. Boston, MA: Godine, 1985. (Jackson).

Myers, Joseph W. Memories and Reflections of Life in Jackson, Michigan, 1912-1928. [n.p., n.d.].

The News. June 1, 1982-December 28, 1982. (Grass Lake).

The News and Public Sentiment. February 3, 1977-September 22, 1977. (Grass Lake).

Old Jackson Town. Ann Arbor, MI: Great Lakes Federal Savings, 1981.

Parma News. July 1, 1868-January 16, 1903; January 22, 1904-October 19, 1994.

Peck, Paul R. Early They Came. n.p., 1978.

Peck, Paul R. Pioneers of Liberty: Verbal Portraits of Those who are Considered to be Pioneers of Liberty. Clark Lake, MI: Liberty Town Press, 1987.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson County, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1890.

Post Office Souvenir and Guide, Jackson, Michigan U.S.A. [Jackson, MI:] 1905.

Public Sentiment. September 29, 1977-May 25, 1982. (Grass Lake).

Ray, David. A Picture History of Jackson County, Michigan. Colonial Press, 1977.

Reed, Lula A. The Early History, Settlement and Growth of Jackson, Michigan. Jackson, MI: Jackson County Historical Society, 1965.

Reflections in the Pond: Concord and Pulaski Townships. Concord, MI: Concord Heritage Association, 1976.

St. Joseph Home for Boys in Jackson, Michigan. Conducted by the Felician Sisters, C.S.S.F., October 12, 1960. Jackson, MI: 1962.

Santer, Richard A. A Historical Geography of Jackson, Michigan: A Study on the Changing Character of an American City, 1829-1969. In cooperation of the Friends of the Jackson Public Library, 1970.

Saturday Evening Star. October 2, 1880-December 23, 1882; October 9, 1897-October 31, 1907; September 19, 1908-May 18, 1924; January 17, 1936-October 3, 1940; May 20, 1944-May 26, 1951. (Jackson).

Schremser, Betty C. Oyers Corners to Springport: A Nostalgic Journey. Springport, MI: Springport Signal, 1976.

Southkent News Wyoming Advocate. October 21, 1965-August 28, 1980. (Wyoming).

Souvenir-Journal of the Retail Clerks Association, Jackson, Michigan. [Jackson, MI: Hunt & Bridgman, 1892].

Stocking, William. Under the Oaks, Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Republican Party, at Jackson, Michigan, July 6, 1854. Detroit, MI: Detroit Tribune, 1904.

Stone, Frank Bush. Philo Marshall Everett: Father of Michigan's Iron Industry and Founder of the City of Marquette. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1997. (Jackson).

Terman, Williams J. Spring Arbor Township: 1830-1980. Reminiscing Thru a Hundred and Fifty Years. Spring Arbor, MI: Spring Arbor Historical Committee, 1980.

Under the Oaks of Jackson, Michigan. [Jackson, MI: Chamber of Commerce, 1923].

Vaughn, Charles. The City of Wyoming: A History. Wyoming, MI: Wyoming Historical and Cultural Commission, 1984.

Views of Jackson and Vicinity. [Portland, ME: L.H. Nelson, n.d.].

Whistlestop Park Association. Up from the Ashes. Dexter, MI: The Association, 1992. (Grass Lake).

Wyoming Advance. September 6, 1983-February 28, 1995.

Wyoming Advocate. July 26, 1956-October 14, 1965.

Wyoming Alliance. June 8, 1961; April 5, 1962; August 16, 1962; September 14, 1963; January 2, 1964-July 11, 1968.

Wyoming Almanac. July 15, 1971-January 18, 1973; June 13, 1974.

Wyoming Star. July 18, 1968-November 19, 1970.