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Montmorency County

 

Basic Information

County Seat: Atlanta

Origin of Name: Count Morenci, who aided the colonies in the war with England.

Set Off: 1840 as Cheonoquet. Renamed Montmerency in 1843

Organized: 1881

Population in 1990: 8,936

Material Available

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.

Benac, Phyllis. Early Hillman. CMU Term Paper, 1967.

Brooks, T.D. History of Atlanta. CMU Term Paper, 1967.

Collins, James. Life in a Lumber Camp. Alpena, MI: Alpena News Publishing Co., 1914.

Cook, Marie. History of St. Augustines Parish. CMU Term Paper, 1970.

Crossman, Constance K. Canada Creek Ranch; Its History. [n.p., 1971].

Hollingsworth, Sandra. The Atlantic: Copper and Community South of Portage Lake. John H. Forster Press, 1978.

Jacobson, Carol S. Life in the Forest: The History of Montmorency County, Michigan. Montmorency County Historical Society, 1981.

Kennard, Patricia. Kneeland-Bigelow Lumber Company, Montmorency County 1901-1929. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Lewiston Journal. April 28, 1898 issue largely about the Michelson & Hanson Lumber Company.

The Lewiston Story and Montmorency County Notes. Atlanta, MI: Montmorency County Tribune, 1987.

Miller, Herman L. Lewiston in the Lumbering Area. Lewiston, MI: Herman L. Miller, 1992.

Smith, Pearl Rea, comp. Hillman's 90 Years, 1882-1972. Hillman, MI: Quality Press, 1972].

Tripp, Garnet. Village of Hillman, 1891-1991. [Hillman, MI: Garnet Tripp, 1991].