Skip to main content
Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives
Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives

Browse Items (2090 total)

    Select values for one or more Elements to narrow down your search.

  • Howell Armory Groundbreaking, Howell, Michigan - April 11, 1962

    Ground breaking for new Howell Armory, Company B 107 Signal Battalion - April 11, 1962 727 Isbell St., Howell, Michigan Michigan National Guard. Lillian Smith, former Hamburg township clerk and supervisor, Capt. Howard Nichols, commanding officer of Company B, 107th Signal Battalion. The building was used for Howell High School basketball for several years.
    Tags , ,
  • Michigan National Guard Armory, Howell, Michigan, 1949

    This is a photograph taken of the interior of the Michigan National Guard Armory, 311 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan,  1949.

    The Armory is hosting a banquet; the name of the banquet and persons in the photograph are unknown.
    Tags , , , ,
  • Civil War Monument, Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Dedication ceremony for the Civil War Monument, which is near the entrance of the Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan.

    The exact date of the dedication is unknown.
    Tags , , , ,
  • War Memorial, Livingston County Courthouse, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the War Memorial, located on the southwest corner of the Livingston County Court House grounds.

    The date  and the names of the persons in the photograph are unknown.
    Tags , , , ,
  • Livingston County Honor Roll Memorial World War II, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Livingston County Honor Roll Memorial on Livingston County Court House lawn. It noted the adding names of WWII dead in 1948.
    Tags , , , ,
  • Livingston County's War Memorial, Livingston County Court House, Howell, Michigan

    The photograph taken in 1948 shows workers setting the center memorial stone of Livingston County's War Memorial.  It was to memorialize the names of locals who died during war.
    Tags , , ,
  • Mayor Berthold Woodhams Purchasing Bond, Howell, Michigan - January 1944

    Mayor Berthold Woodhams was the first purchaser of a bond in the Fourth War Loan in the city. The sale was made by Merland Porter, Howell, Michigan, city chairman for he drive.

    Read more articles about the 4th War Loan.
    Tags , ,
  • John Adams (Jack) Van Winkle, Howell, Michigan, 1943

    This is a portrait of John Adams (Jack) Van Winkle,  World War II, 1943.

    Jack Adams was born in Howell, Michigan June 7, 1919.  First Lieutenant Adams, 847 AAF Bomb SC, was a navigator for a bomber crew, that went missing over Germany in June 1944. Lt. Adams was believed to have been KIA over Bretigny, France, June 12, 1944. He was the son of Katherine Adams Van Winkle, and Charles Van Winkle.   Lt. Adams is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan.
    Tags ,
  • Mike Hagman, Howell, Michigan, WWII, 1943

    This photograph was labeled "Mike Hagman , WWII, 1943" appears to have been taken in front of the Howell Theater.  The names of the persons and purpose of the photograph are unknown.
    Tags , , ,
  • World War I Draft Parade, Howell, Livingston, Michigan

    A  photograph labeled WWI Draft Parade.
    Location: Grand River Avenue, Howell, Livingston, Michigan.  Looking west,
    Unknown participants

    The Draft Board of Livingston County called to Howell and sent away to the service about 460 men (“Honor Roll of Livingston County 1917-1918”) during World War I.  Most of these men were sent to Camp Custer in Battle Creek.   The first quota of approximately forty men was sent to Camp Custer mid September 1917.   On the home front in Livingston County, each group of draftees had a send off parade in Howell, Livingston, Michigan.

     The Livingston Republican provided the details of these parades which were similar in participants, attendees, and onlookers.  The first parade took place on September 27, 1917.  The parades usually had three bands, the Howell City Band, Ayre’s Martial Band, and the Conway Cornet Band, a contingent of G.A.R. veterans, pupils from Howell city schools, local businessmen, automobiles, and members of the Knights Templar post.  In 1918, the Red Cross Ladies joined the parade.  The purpose of the parades was to show support for the draftees and the U.S. effort in the war. 

    The World War I Draft Parade usually formed in North Division Street, marched north to Higgins Street, east to Court Street, south to Grand River Avenue, west to Chestnut St., then countermarched on Grand River Avenue to Division Street, turning south to Brooks Street, east to Fleming Street, then south to the Pere Marquette station. There appears to have been at least five parades, as documented in newspapers.com.  The Parades took place in the morning as the Draftees needed to arrive for a 8:57AM departure from the station for Lansing and Fort Custer in Battle Creek. 

    The Photographs featured are labeled World War I Draft Parade.  

    Tags , , , ,
Output Formats

atom, csv, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2