Manistee County

County Seat: Manistee

Origin of Name: A Native American word first applied to the principal river of the county

Set Off: 1840

Organized: 1855

Population in 1990: 21,265

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.

Bentley, Gary C. Brethren, MI. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Bentley, Mary Jean. Ramsdell Theatre. CMU Term Paper, 1969. (Manistee).

Bischoff, E. Pierport. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Boulanger, Rachael. Manistee County Historical Society and Museum. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Boulanger, Rachael. Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell and the Ramsdell Theater. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Manistee).

Chaney, Elsket B. A Story of Portage: The Settlers and Homesteaders Cut into Lake Michigan. Chaney, MI, 1971.

Churchill, U. Beryl. Copemish the Undaunted. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Cook, Kathe. Pioneer Reminiscences of an Old Settler. Manistee, MI: Manistee County Historical Society, 1960.

First Congregational Church, Manistee, Michigan, 1862-1962: Centennial. [n.p., 1962].

Gerhardt, Tom H. Mansions and the Lumber Barons that Occupied Them: Manistee, Michigan. n.p., 1969.

Gilson, Bertha M. The Way It Was. [n.p., 1979].

A Glimpse of Orchard Beach and Manistee, Michigan, in the Resort Region of Northern Michigan. Grand Rapids, MI: Dickinson Bros., n.d.

Hansen, James K. Salt Industry of Manistee. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Harold, Steve. Pleasanton Township, 1863 - 1983. Manistee, MI: 1983.

Harold, Steve. Shipbuilding at Manistee. Manistee, MI: S. Harold, 1979.

Helman, Cora W. A Heap of Living. Onekama, MI: C.W. Helman, 1955.

A History of First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Onekama, Michigan, 1882-1982. Onekama, MI: First Congregational Church, 1982.

History of Manistee, Mason and Oceana Counties, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: H.R. Page & Co., 1882.

Labor Advocate. July 6, 1883-July 18, 1884. (Manistee).

Manistee Advocate. December 19, 1874-December 10, 1881; July 5-December 27, 1907; January 1- December 31, 1909; January 6-December 29, 1911.

Manistee and Ludington, Illustrated. [n.p., n.d.].

Manistee Broadaxe. October 9, 1886-October 31, 1891.

Manistee Daily Advocate. January 2, 1896-September 20, 1897; November 11-December 31, 1898; July 1, 1903-December 31, 1910.

Manistee Daily News. April 16, 1894-October 3, 1914.

Manistee Democrat. December 16, 1882-August 13, 1891.

Manistee Independent. December 12, 1879-December 10, 1880.

Manistee, Michigan: Its Industrial, Agricultural and Summer Resort Advantages. Manistee, MI: Manistee Board of Commerce, 1919.

Manistee Standard. March 25, 1871-September 5, 1874.

Manistee Times. September 30, 1871-January 25, 1883.

Manistee Times Sentinel. February 7, 1890-February 3, 1893.

Manistee Weekly Times. February 15, 1883-August 27, 1886.

Merrill, Uledene. Railroad that Disappeared. CMU Term Paper, 1957. (Manistee).

Merriman, William. History of Bear Lake 1863-1950. CMU Term Paper, 1973.

Mueckler, Edwin A. The Centennial History of Trinity Lutheran Church of Manistee, Michigan. Manistee, MI: J.H. Shults Co., 1969.

Olson, Raymond. Burning of Manistee, Michigan on October 8, 1871. CMU Term Paper, 1967.

Onekama Mineral Springs and Summer Resort. Onekama, MI: Fred Culver, Printer, [1888].

Pepera, Dolores L. Early History of Manistee and the Fire of 1871. CMU Term Paper, 1964.

Pioneer Reminiscences of an Old Settler, By One of the Boys. Manistee, MI: Manistee County Historical Society, 1960.

Provisional League of Women Voters of Manistee County. A Citizen's Guide to Manistee County. Manistee, MI: 1966.

Russell, Curran N. The Lumbermen's Legacy. Manistee, MI: Manistee County Historical Society, 1954.

The Salt City of the Inland Seas. Historical and Industrial Record of the Great Salt City. Manistee, MI: West Graf, 1973 reprint.

Schindler, Charles G. Manistee Fire of 1871. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Smithe, Roger J. Murder in Manistee. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Timber Tales. Prepared by the Manistee County Historical Society. [Manistee, MI: Examiner Printing Co., 1960's].

Voice of the People. May 22, 1886-December 8, 1887. (Manistee).

Wiese, Fredrich. Autobiography of the Reverend Fredrich William Wiese, Sr. n.p., 1995.

Yli-Jokipii, Pentti. The Cultural Geography of Kaleva, a Finnish Immigrant Community in Michigan. Helsinki, Finland: 1971.