Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich)
Allegan County (Mich)
Gristmills
Ponds
Photograph of a red mill known as Peterson Grist Mill in Saugatuck, Michigan. The mill is situated next to a pond and is surrounded by trees not far from the Kalamazoo River. The handwriting on the back of the picture reads: "A photographers delight where cornmeal is grounded and can be purchased in the restored Grist mill. Saugatuck, Mich." There is also upside down writing which says "SS Page 32."
Digital file contributed by the Saugatuck Douglas History Center as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Copyright Undetermined
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Snow
Photograph of Peterson Mill located on Holland Street in Saugatuck, Michigan. The picture features the historic mill with a man standing to the left of the building and overlooking the pond. The sky is gray, there is snow on the ground, and the trees surrounding the building are barren.
Walsh, Jerri
Digital file contributed by Jerri Walsh as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Peterson, George (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2007
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
George Peterson enlisted in the Navy when he was just 17 years old and was then sent to Rhode Island for training in 1942. During training George and a friend volunteered for submarine service and were transferred shortly after. George spent nearly a year training for submarine service and was finally on his first war patrol in 1943. He spent two years making six war patrols throughout the Pacific, with port breaks at Panama, Hawaii, Guam, the Marshall Islands, and Midway. After the war George was part of the police force in Hawaii, where he helped to patrol the base. George had made it to the position of First Class Gunner's mate when he was discharged in 1952. Photographs are appended to interview outline.
Peterson, George
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum (Muskegon, Mich.)
In Copyright
Peterson, John (Interview outline and video), 2011
United States. Army
John Peterson, born in 1919 in Wichita Falls Texas, and was raised by his grandmother in Pennsylvania. When Pearl Harbor happened, he was married and working in an aircraft engine factory in Dayton, Ohio, but went ahead and enlisted in the Army. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, and qualified as a paratrooper there. He was sent to England in the spring of 1944 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. He jumped into Normandy with them, and later fought at Bastogne and into Germany. Once in Germany, he helped to liberate several POW and concentration camps, and went to Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden.
Peterson, John
Grand Valley State University – History
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Peterson, William (Interview outline and video), 2009
William Peterson was born on May 1, 1924 and enlisted in the Navy for 3 years of active duty during WWII. He was stationed in New Guinea where he worked taking aerial photographs for making maps and also taking photographs of the civilian population. After his time in New Guinea, William worked as an instructor for a few months in Florida teaching photography and skeet sharp shooting.
Peterson, William
Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)
Barns
A red-tinted photo of a mill, complete with visable water wheel. Surrounding the building are large trees, and there are two large stumps on the water.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854
African Americans
Slavery--United States
Slave records
Court records
Slaves
Slaveholders
Townsend, Edmund
Townsend, John E.
Townsend, Samuel C.
Townsend, Thomas
Townsend, Wentworth R.
Johnson, Henrietta
Johnson, Robert
Parkes, L.
Crow, Upton S.
Dill, Gaiah
Alabama
Huntsville (Ala.)
Alabama. Chancery Court (Lauderdale County)
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.
Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
No Copyright - United States
Petition for Clerk of the House of Representatives, September 1, 1847
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
Whig Party (U.S.)
United States--Politics and government--19th century
United States--Officials and employees
Albany (N.Y.)
Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
Petition for the Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, [date of publication not identified]
Clay, Clement Comer, 1789-1866
Alabama. Supreme Court
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Washington (D.C.)
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, April 24, 1849
Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Pennsylvania
Virginia
London (England)
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, February 28, 1851
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Badger, Benjamin, 1779-1855
Ashland (Ky.)
Tennessee
Indiana
Kentucky
New York (State)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 19, 1849
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 23, 1844
Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870
United States. Congress--Committees
Congress of the United States, 1789-1989
Baltimore (Md.)
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 25, 1849
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856
Democratic Party (U.S.)
American Party
Elections
Delaware
New Castle (Del.)
Petition in Opposition of Reform Services
Jews--United States
Muskegon (Mich.)
Petition to the officers and Board of Trustees of Congretation B'nai Israel, protesting the proposed employment of religious leaders and rabbis to conduct reform services, and expressing a desire for conservative services, undated.
Congregation B'nai Israel
Digital file contributed by the B'nai Israel Temple as part of the L'dor V'dor project.
Petition to President Harrison for the Naval Officer for the Port of Philadelphia, March 1841
St. Paul (Ship: 1835-1851)
Petition to President Z. Taylor for U.S. Auditor position, April 11, 1849
Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Boston (Mass.)
Rochester (N.Y.)
Massachusetts