Making of Modern Michigan

The Making of Modern Michigan was a collaborative project involving 52 Michigan libraries. It includes local history materials from communities around the state. Michigan's unique heritage is represented through over 4,500 different subjects of photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical materials, and much more.

The Making of Modern Michigan was headed by the Michigan State University Libraries, in partnership with the Library of Michigan, the Michigan Library Consortium, and the 52 libraries that participated in the project.

The Making of Modern Michigan aimed at empowering libraries, throughout the state, to contribute to a digital collection about the state's history.

About the Collection

This collection was migrated from the legacy Making of Modern Michigan website.

Content warning: language and content in resource descriptions and collections may be biased, harmful, and oppressive due to the historical nature of the content.

1890s Beach Scene, tents in background
1890s Beach Scene, tents in background
East and West Grand Circus Park
East and West Grand Circus Park
1899 Packard number one
1899 Packard number one
Brooktree Falls
Brooktree Falls
Chalmers Motor Company workers at factory during 1915 street car strike
Chalmers Motor Company workers at factory durin...