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Races for the Fourth of July on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan - July 4, 1914
The boy watching the elderly gentleman race has a flyer which was titled Fourth of July. The races are run going west to east on Grand River Avenue.
Pennets for the Chautauqua are strung over the street. The Howell Chautauqua was held August 15-19, 1914 Chautauqua is an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read The Livingston Republican April 22, 1914 article (in Library use only)
Most people are unknown except those noted. -
Original Howell American Revolution Bicentennial Committee Members - 1977
Original Howell American Revolution Bicentennial Committee members who served since the founding in 1973. The executive committee at one time included Chairman Dave Jaehnig, left, Vice-Chairman Mike Hagman, Secretary Arlene Lamoreaux, Trustee Duane Zemper, and Treasurer Dennis Mowrey. The Livingston County, Michigan courthouse is in the background in Howell, Michigan.
View article in Livingston County Press January 19, 1977 on page 9 (In Library Use Only) -
House History of 127 Jewett Street, Howell, Michigan
The house history portion of the book T3N R4E City of Howell, Plat Map #1, Lot 56: better known as 127 Jewett Street Howell by Debbie Mikula
This book contains many warranty deeds, a 1916 Sanborn Fire map, a 1933 Assessor's map and a mortgage survey map of 127 Jewett Street. The book notes the architechtural design, renovations, and landscaping.
Names mentioned: John Pinckney, George Sage, Hiram Smith, Margaret Pinckney, Alice Pinckney, Gertrude Pinckney, Alexander Fraser, Eagle Tavern, Thompson Lake, Peter Cowdrey, Samuel Cowdrey, George Decker, John Fraser, Euphemia Decker, S.P. Shope & Co, Maria Cowdrey, George Taylor, Benjamin Cardell, Mary Taylor, Aurelia Cardell, Philander Kellogg, Mary Ann Taylor, Frances Webb, Emma Clark, Stephen Moore, Sarah Hetchler, James Tazzman, Ella Tazzman, William Richards, Carrie Richards, Amy Lyon, Amy Taft, Edward Wakefield, Mary Wakefield, Victor Wakefield, Ella Wakefield, Dennis O'Leary, Laura O'Leary, William Richards, Carrie Richards, Florance Wakefield, Leon Stowe, Laura Uptegraff, Virginia Brooks, Mike Bartkowiak, Sue Bartkowiak, Richard Mikula, Debbie Mikula -
Arlene Lamoreaux and Duane Zemper Recorded on WHMI Radio Discussing the Howell Bicentennial History Book and the Photographic Supplement - September 29, 1975
Two hour recording from WHMI AM-1350 radio show the Afternoon Club with Host Ray Bologna in Howell, Michigan. Topic was the final plans for the writing and printing of the Howell Bicentennial History Book and the compilation of the additional Photographic Supplement.
Names mentioned in 1st hour:News release about Howell Public Schools Teacher Negotiations interrupts the Bicentennial Book talk starting at 1:20 and continues until 8:20 and then at 8:20 another news item about a Howell City Council meeting and a Livingston County Interlakes meeting continues until 9:50 with the rest of the recording being about the Bicentennial Book.
Dave Jaehnig, Janet Rohrabacher, Cliff Heller, Geraldine Fisher, Joe Fields, Claudia Jackson, Ads for: Midway Glass, Keisler Furniture. Community State Bank, Maul? or Morley AMC Jeeps, McDonalds.Names mentioned in 2nd hour:
Six Corners, Four Corners, Four Mile Bar, Janet Rohrabacher, Ina Hight, Geraldine Fisher, Joe Fields, Robert Wilhelm, Robert Akins, Mary Beeman, Earl Dickinson, Joe Ellis, Cliff Heller, Anne Bignell, Charles Sutton, Tom Kizer Sr., Chester Clark, Al Latson, Don Hall, Bird Hight, Paul Streng, Norm Pettibone. Ads for: Right?Carpet, Freeway Sports Center, Morley? or Morley? AMC Jeep, Midway Glass & Aluminum, Keisler Furniture, World Wide TV & Appliance.
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Arlene Lamoreaux and Mike Hagman Recorded on WHMI Radio Promoting the Howell Bicentennial History Book on May 23, 1975
Two hour recording from WHMI AM-1350 radio show the Afternoon Club with Host Mark Owens in Howell, Michigan. Discussed how the Howell Bicentennial History book would be implemented and organized including names of many of the books chapters and chapter coordinators.
Names mentioned in 1st hour:
Mikes Mobile Station is mentioned and also Mike Hagman talked about shows at Page field: 101 Ranch show and Jack Kelly’s Vaudeville tent show.
Janet Rohrabacher, Golda Ryan, Joe Fields, Robert Wilhelm, Geraldine Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Claudia Jackson, William McPherson IV, Joanne Young, Hugh Akin, Paul VanKeuren, Ads for: Swans Store, Doug Swan, Uber Drugs, Bob Herbst, English Nursery, Dancers Fashion.
Names mentioned in 2nd hour:
Dave Jaehnig, Andrew Jackson, Claudia Jackson, James Michner, Bob Parker, Duane Zemper, Zemper Studios, Ruby Hagman, Warren Quick, Charles Itsell, D & C Store, Ads for: Utter’s Menswear, English Nursery
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Arlene Lamoreaux Riding in a Car During the Bicentennial Parade in Howell, Michigan on July 10,1976
Photo is south of State Street on Grand River Avenue in Howell, Michigan. Arlene Lamoreaux riding in a car with a sign that reads "Howell History Book Lady Arlene Lamoreaux" during the Bicentennial Parade. Arlene Lamoreaux’s idea of getting the town to write their own history book culminated in the publishing of The Howell Bicentennial History Book. The parade was part of a 3 day Howell Bicentennial Homecoming Celebration put on by the Jaycees, the Livingston Veterans Council and the Howell Bi-Centennial Committee.
The sign on the building to the left reads Fred Bloye Florist. -
Panoramic View of Howell, Michigan - 1906
This is a postcard with a panoramic view of Howell. The view is to the north and is believed to have been taken from the top of Union/Central High School which was located on South Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.
In view is Michigan Avenue which was previously known as East Street and Division Street. The most predominant building in view looking northwest is the Walnut Street Methodist Church. North of the city blocks on East Grand River, one can see the tower of the Livingston County Courthouse and the belfry of the Baptist Church. To the east, the steeple of the Presbyterian Church is visible.
Postcard message: Howell is a dandy little town. Just wait and you will say so too H.J.B. From Mr. Stephen Dunlap 4443 Berkley Ave Chicago, Illinois. Postmarked October 4, 1907. The date of this photograph is unknown. -
Aerial Photo of Howell, Michigan - 1923
This is an aerial photograph of Howell, Michigan. The view is looking southeast. Running east to west is West Grand River Avenue, the main road. In the foreground, is North Chestnut Street with the Bud Erwin residence, and its familiar barn. Across the street to the east is the Howell Carnegie District Libary. Across Grand River Avenue from the Library is the First Presbyterian Church with the building that later housed the Howell Chamber of Commerce to the east. Also visible are the intersections of West Grand River Avenue with Walnut Street and Michigan Avenue. The Opera House, then Bennett Hardware, is on the southeast corner of Walnut and Grand River Avenue. In the distant, running east to west, is Sibley Street, where one can see the Walnut Street Methodist Church, and in the distance is the new Howell High School building.
Angle parking on Grand River Avenue is noted. Grand River Avenue is paved. -
Richardson's Inn, Howell, Michigan - 1934
This is a photograph of Richardson's Inn. The display also consists of three bronze keys appearing from the Inn.
Richardson's Inn was located at 628 Fleming Street, Howell Michigan. The Inn was on the west side of Fleming near the Pere Marquette passenger depot. At one time, Fleming Street came to a dead end at the Pere Marquette Railroad track. Fleming remains a dead end street at the railroad tracks. The Pere Marquette Depot was moved to the Fowlerville Fairgrounds. The date that the hotel was constructed is unknown. The 1915 Howell plat map and the Sanborn map of 1910 show its location.
Early on, Richardson’s Inn was called the Old Railroad Hotel, and then was called the Howell House. An obituary of William Barnard, 1906, states William and wife Julia Aldrich Barnard operated the hotel known as the Howell House. View Livingston Republican April 1, 1908 Article. In library use only
By 1886, the property was owned by Charles Barber. Charles W. Barber was an early settler (1835) in Green Oak township, Livingston county and a mail carrier for many years before owning the hotel. It was called Howell Hotel in 1901, when Charles died there. His widow, Janett, listed it for sale in 1904. Mrs. Barber sold the hotel to Alfred and Lucy Curtis of Fenton for $1200. In the 1910’s, the hotel was sold to Jake and Florence Prosser. View Charles Barber obituary in the Livingston Republican May 8, 1901 edition. in library use only.Charles Richardson and his wife Hattie acquired the hotel from the Prosser’s on January 20th, 1920. Charles and Hattie lived on East Washington Street in 1920, the census listing no employment for either of them. As owners of the Inn, they rented rooms and served meals, and it was convenient to railroad passengers boarding or deboarding at the Pere Marquette Depot. In the 1930 census, the Richardson’s still "owned" the hotel which was valued at $3000. Charles died in 1934 at age 67 of heart problems. Hattie remarried a couple years later to Dwight Humphrey who died two years later. Hattie was found in the 1940 census with relatives in Mason, Michigan and working as a dressmaker. Hattie died in 1947. There are not mentions of Richardson's in the 1940's newspapers. The hotel went through several different owners, and it's not clear if the hotel remained open as a hotel.
By 1952, Richardson’s Inn was owned by James and Mabel Munroe who rented apartments. Mabel continued to rent apartments after 1957 when James died at home. In 1976, the property was owned by Jack Elder. There are mentions in the Livingston County Press of the property being owned by an attorney from Birmingham, Michigan Austin Howard, and it being exterminated for a rat problem, likely related to the location of Cole's Elevator across the tracks. Richardson's was razed around 1987 after some arsonists set it on fire in February 1987. -
Map of the City of Howell, Michigan - 1965
Drawn in 1941 by Clay W. Gordon Registered Land Surveyor, Howell, Michigan
Revised December 1958 and May 1960 by Lyle W. Munsell Registered Land Surveyor
Revised August 1965 by Clay W. Gordon Registered Land Surveyor #505 Howell, Michigan
Subdivisions / Additions / Plats etc.
Almon Whipple's Addition
Armory Site (1962)
Assessor's Plat #1
Assessor's Plat #10
Assessor's Plat #2
Assessor's Plat #3
Assessor's Plat #4
Assessor's Plat #5
Assessor's Plat #6
Assessor's Plat #7
Assessor's Plat #8
Assessor's Plat #9
City Park
City Park Marina
Condensed Milk Company Addition
Court House (1889)
Cowdry's Addition
Crane and Brooks Plat
Episcopal Church
Eugen E. Howe's Addition #1
Fairlawn Beach Subdivision
H.L. Williams Subdivision
Harry Howe's Addition
High School (1965)
Hospital (1956)
Howell Area Recreation Center (1965)
Hugh A. McPherson Addition
J.B. Skilbeck's Addition
Jail (1950)
Jaszewski's Subdivision
Jewett's 2nd Addition
John S. Page Athletic Field
Junior High School (1921)
Lake View Cemetery
Lee Montague's Addition
Lutheran Church
Mansfields Addition
McPherson and Browning Addition
McPherson's 2nd Addition
McPherson's 2nd Prospect Place Addition
McPherson's Addition
McPherson's Prospect Place Addition
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Northeast Elementary School (1955)
Northland
Northwest Elementary School (1955)
Parochial School
Paul Bennett Field
Peavy's Addition
Prospect Addition #1
Prospect Addition #2
Read's Addition
Roselane Point Subdivision
Shopping Center
Southeast Elementary School (1955)
Southwest Elementary School (1955)
Swann's Subdivision
T.W. Mizner's Washington Heights Addition
The First Marion Addition
The Jewett Addition
Thompson Lake
Thompson's Addition
Victory Gardens
Waterworks
Whipple's 2nd Addition
Wilcox's Addition
Winkelmans Subdivision
Roads
Aberdeen Way
Alger Street
Almon Street
Ann Arbor Railroad
Argyle Street
Audrey Drive
Barnard Street
Bates Street
Boston Blvd
Bower Street
Brae View Drive
Brooks Street
Browning Drive
Burns Street
Bush Street
Byron Road
Caledonia Road
Catrell Drive
Center Street
Central Avenue
Chestnut Street
Church Street
Clark Street
Clinton Street
Court Street
Crane Street
Crest Road
Dearborn Street
Detroit Avenue
East Caledonia
East Park Street
Elm Street
Factory Street
Fair Avenue
First Avenue
Fleming Street
Fowler Street
Gay Street
George Street
Glen Road
Glengarry Drive
Grand River Avenue
Gregory Street
Griswold Street
Hadden Avenue
Heather Heath Drive
Henry Street
Hesse Street
Higgins Street
I-96
I-96 Business Loop
Indiana Rye
Inverness Road
Isbell Street
Jewett Street
Jones Street
Lake Avenue
Lake Street
Lakeside Drive
Liberty Street
Lincoln Street
Livingston Street
M-155
M-59
Madison Street
Maple Avenue
Marion Street
Mason Road
McCarthy Street
McPherson Street
Michigan Avenue
Monroe Street
National Avenue
North Street
Northcrest
Oceola Street
Park Avenue
Pauline Drive
Pere Marquette Railroad
Pinckney Road
Prospect Street
Pulford Street
Riddle Street
Roosevelt Street
RoseLane
Roselane Court
Second Avenue
Sibley Street
South Street
Spring Street
State Street
Summit Street
Sutton Avenue
Third Avenue
Thompson Lake Avenue
Thompson Street
Thurber Drive
Tompkins Street
Wallace Way
Walnut Street
Washington Street
West Park Street
West Street
Wetmore Street
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