A History of the Michigan Bulletin
A History of the Michigan Bulletin
Tuesday, February 12, 6:00 p.m.
For 25 years The Michigan Bulletin has been providing an alternative news source to Lansing area residents. Join the owner and general manager, Marcus Jefferson, to learn the history of the newspaper and some of the changes in Lansing the paper has been witness to over the years.
Waverly Park
Waverly Park
Tuesday, November 27, 6 p.m.
Waverly Park, located on the north bank of the Grand River on the east side of Waverly Road, was for a time Lansing’s own version of Disneyland and a favorite destination of Lansingites during the late 1800’s. Join DTDL’s Tom Moore to learn more about this forgotten Lansing attraction.
Programs are held at the
Delta Township District Library
Delta Township Historical Society
517-974-5523 Ritalamo@hotmail.com
Lansing Model Railroad Tour
Thursday, June 28, 2018, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
5309 Old Lansing Road, Lansing, MI 48917
ALL ABOARD! Welcome to the Lansing Model Railroad Club (LMRC) and its Hogsback & Southern Railroad! We are an established HO scale model railroad club and a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt educational organization. The club is located in the former Grand Trunk Western Millett depot with a long history in Lansing, Michigan
Hmong Americans in Michigan
Michigan has the fourth largest population of Hmong Americans in the United States. Join author and oral historian Martha Aladjem Bloomfield to learn about the history of the Hmong people, their flight to America following the Vietnam War and how they have made their new homes in Michigan.
One Room School Houses
One-Room School Houses of Eaton County
Tuesday, March 13, 6 p.m.
Learn about the Eaton County One-Room School Houses featured in the Eaton County Historical Commission’s new book, Rural Schools of Eaton County, MI. Led by Jan Sedore and Joe Ann Nehmer, a group of dedicated volunteers painstakingly scoured the corners of the county to find information about the current status of the buildings to early photos and student rolls. From attics to libraries and basements to barns they have scanned, copied and saved information that may have otherwise been lost.
A History of Rock & Roll Postcards
Tuesday, January 9, 6 p.m.
Wally Jung will present a history of popular music from the 1940’s thru the present, as illustrated in picture postcards. The program follows how radio and television shaped music into a major cultural force in the 1950’s and 60’s. Presented in partnership with the Delta Township Historical Society.
