Digital Historical Collections
The library has a wealth of digitized historical documents from Shiawassee County, Michigan reflecting the history of our community. Historical newspapers, yearbooks, cemetery records, pictures, and much more are part of this collection. This is an ongoing digitization project. Browse the Digital Historical Collections.
Argus Press Obituaries
Bancroft Newspapers
Bancroft Advertiser 1888; Bancroft Bulletin 1879; Bancroft Commercial (some years between) 1898-1940
Byron Area High School Yearbooks
Shiawassee Historical Sites
Calkins-Macqueen House Museum
National Registry of Historical Sites museum.
Corunna Historical Village
Historical buildings preserving local history.
Curwood Castle Museum
Writing studio for Owosso author James Oliver Curwood.
Local History Books
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Shiawassee County, Michigan 2021 Plat Book
2021 Shiawassee County Plat Book
Full color printing, spiral bound, 8 1/2 x 11, 86 page plat book includes:
- Landowner Maps that concentrate on rural landownership with acreage information, parcel boundaries, and section lines. Each map includes: highways, roads, waterways, railways, boat ramp/public access location, and municipal boundaries
- 3D LiDAR Aerial Maps facing the landowner map pages
- County Road Map and Road Index for all Shiawassee County roads
- Municipal Maps include: Bancroft, Byron, Corunna, Durand, Laingsburg, Lennon, Morrice, New Lothrop, Owosso, Perry, and Vernon
- Watershed Map
- School District Map
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City of Corunna Post 4005; a condensed history
History of Corunna VFW Post 4005 as compiled by Irene M. Hosking.
Available for viewing in the local history section of the Corunna Branch.
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Combined 1859 Wall Map, 1875 Atlas, 1895 Plat Book Atlas, and 1915 Atlas of Shiawassee County Michigan indexed
Shiawassee County property maps indexed by surname for years 1859, 1875, 1895 and 1915.
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History of the Shiawassee River
Contents:
Introduction -- Phrase 1: Geology and hydrology -- Phrase 2: Native Americans and early pioneer content -- Phrase 3: The early river towns -- Phrase 4: The rivers middle history and water users -- Phrase 8: Water quality, decline and progress -- Phrase 6: Dams, bridges and floods -- Phrase 7:Welcome transition to cleaner water -- Phrase 8: Riverside parks, recreation and open space -- Concluding thoughts
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Echoes of the School Bell; The story of Owosso Public Schools
"From its meager beginnings in the 1830s to its present role of preparing twenty-first-century learners, Owosso Public Schools has a rich, and largely forgotten, history. It is a legacy of contrasts, shaped by both local and global events. Its story is marked by periods of harmonious cooperation and episodes of discontent and distrust, building up and burning down, and the development of new programs and teaching practices while abandoning antiquated methods and philosophies."
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Civil War Gravesites of Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County, Michigan Civil War Gravesites indexed by Surname and Cemetery.
The publication is available for viewing in the local history section of the Corunna Branch.
Flint Genealogical Society Publication
June, 2006
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The City of Corunna 150th Anniversary; 1869-2019
Compilation of the history of Corunna, Michigan and events celebrating its 2019 150th Anniversary celebration.
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Sphinx 1925
Corunna High School Yearbooks from 1912 - 2020 are available for viewing online or in person at the Corunna Branch.
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A Step Back In Time: a pictorial history of Owosso, Michigan, 1836-1966
A pictorial history of Owosso, Michigan researched and assembled by Piper Brewer and presented by The Shiawassee Arts Center.
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The History of Bancroft: a pictorial history of the town and its people
A pictorial history of Bancroft, Michigan researched and compiled by Sally Labadie for the Bancroft Historical Society.