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History Hounds Zoom Lecture: Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
Online/Virtual Program
Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids
with Delia Fernandez-Jones, Michigan State University
A free live zoom lecture by the History Society of Michigan, through our Library membership.
Large numbers of Latino migrants began arriving in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1950s. They joined a small but established Spanish-speaking community of people from Texas, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Join our presenter to learn how an interethnic Latino alliance emerged to shape activist efforts to advocate for social change, including the fight for equality in social welfare programs, policing, and education.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Note: When you register for your first lecture, the Society will create a free guest account for you under that email and ask you to set up your own password. You can use this email and password for all subsequent lectures.
History Hounds Zoom Lecture: Mackinac's Island House Hotel: A Family Legacy
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
Online/Virtual Program
Mackinac's Island House Hotel: A Family Legacy
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with Todd Callewaert, Island House Hotel
A free live zoom lecture by the Historical Society of Michigan, through our Library membership.
Initially constructed for Charles O'Malley in 1852 as a beachfront resort, the Island House was one of the first summer hotels on Mackinac Island. The Victorian structure was rescued from pending demolition in 1969 and has operated as a family business ever since. Join the presenter to learn the history of this striking Michigan Historic Landmark and the family that saved it.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Note: When you register for your first lecture, the Michigan Historical Society will create a free guest account for you under that email and ask you to set up your own password. You may use this email and password for all subsequent lectures.
History Hounds Zoom Lecture: Michigan Oddities & Rarities
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
Online/Virtual Program
Michigan Oddities & Rarities
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with Ron Rademacher
A free live zoom lecture by the Historical Society of Michigan, through our Library membership.
Michigan is replete with the strange and unexplained: mysterious statues discovered in the roots of a fallen tree, megalithic walls, an ancient stone amulet found in Nahma, and one of America's most famous archaeological hoaxes. Learn about these and more as we explore the world of Michigan oddities.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Note: When you register for your first lecture, the Michigan Historical Society will create a free guest account for you under that email and ask you to set up your own password. You may use this email and password for all subsequent lectures.
History Hounds Zoom Lecture: Jacobia: The "Lost Town" of Berrien County
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
Online/Virtual Program
Jacobia: The "Lost Town" of Berrien County
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with Peter Cook, North Berrien Historical Museum
A free live zoom lecture by the Historical Society of Michigan, through our Library membership.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Entrepreneur Henry Jacobs dubbed it "Jacobia." He envisioned his Lake Michigan estate in Berrien County as a tourist mecca and built a community that included a chapel, dance pavilion, water tower, cottages, and a working farm. Join us to learn about the lasting legacy of this early 20th century lost town.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Note: When you register for your first lecture, the Michigan Historical Society will create a free guest account for you under that email and ask you to set up your own password. You may use this email and password for all subsequent lectures.
History Hounds Zoom Lecture: The 16th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
Online/Virtual Program
The 16th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War
with Kim Crawford, Author
A free live zoom lecture by the History Society of Michigan, through our Library membership.
On July 2, 1863, at the climax of the struggle for a Pennsylvania hill called Little Round Top, four Confederate regiments charged up the western slope, attacking the smallest and most exposed of their Union foe: the 16th Michigan Infantry. In the dramatic interpretation of the struggle for Little Round Top that followed the Battle of Gettysburg, the 16th Michigan Infantry would be remembered as the one that broke during perhaps the most important turning point of the war.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Note: When you register for your first lecture, the Society will create a free guest account for you under that email and ask you to set up your own password. You can use this email and password for all subsequent lectures.
History Hounds Zoom Lecture: To Our Country and To Its Flag: Lansing and the Civil War
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
Online/Virtual Program
To Our Country and To Its Flag: Lansing and the Civil War
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with Matthew J. VanAcker, Michigan State Capitol
A free live zoom lecture by the Historical Society of Michigan, through our Library membership.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
More than 500 soldiers from Michigan's capital city enlisted to fight in the Civil War. Manu of those boys became casualties, and those who returned to Lansing came home as maimed, and often haunted, men. Discover their stories of uncommon valor and that of the city they left behind.
To register, go to hsmichigan.org/learn/programs/history-hounds. Once there, scroll down to see the "Upcoming Lectures" and click on "Read More." Register by clicking the blue "Register" box and where it asks about membership - click that you are "A member of an HSM member organization" and type in our library name as the Member Organization. The rest of the information is for you to fill out - and they will use the email that you provide to send you a link the day of the event. Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7 PM, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12PM Noon.
Note: When you register for your first lecture, the Michigan Historical Society will create a free guest account for you under that email and ask you to set up your own password. You may use this email and password for all subsequent lectures.
