Dedra Birzer, lecturer of history at Hillsdale College, has accepted a position as director of research and publications for the South Dakota State Historical Society as well as publisher of its press. “I am very excited about this role and hope to create a vision that will bring South Dakota to people who don’t live...
Following an unnamed collector’s offer to sell a 1931 Seagrave fire truck to the Hillsdale County Historical Society for a reduced price, the society is trying to raise $10,000 to bring the truck back to the city. “This truck is a very important part of Hillsdale’s history and we would like to see it...
Over a year ago, Dan Bisher, member of Hillsdale Rotary Club and author of “Faded Memories: Examination & Profiles of Hillsdale County’s Pioneer Period,” submitted a request to the Michigan Historical Commision to have a historical marker placed on Sandy Beach at Baw Beese Lake. The Michigan Historical Commission held the last meeting on...
Over the centuries, the farm has changed: the milk house became a garage, the shed now stores junk instead of ice packed in sawdust, and the rafters of the barn were nailed into a fence and collected in a scrap heap — but enough remained the same for the Watkins’ farm to receive one of...