Oral history interview with Jerry Brandel, Hart, Michigan. Interviewed by Walter Urick. English language recording. Summary in English and Spanish. February 12, 2016. Jerry Brandel was born on February 28, 1945 in Muskegon, Michigan. That year, his…

Oral history interview with Lawrence (Larry) Byl. Interviewed by Walter Urick on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Larry Byl was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1957 as the son of two Dutch immigrants. Larry and his family moved to…

Photograph of the Cotton Family. Family picked cherries for many years.

Oral history interview with Ralph Dold. Interviewed by Kimberly McKee on June 18, 2016 in Hart, Michigan. English language. Ralph Dold was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1931 as the son of first and second generation German immigrants. His childhood…

Field Family travel journal, including trips to Mexico City, Texas, and California

Field Family travel journal, including trips to California, New York, and Florida. Blank pages not scanned.

Field Family journal, includes notes about daily life in Shelby, Michigan and Long Beach, California as well as other notes from trips. Of particular note are reflections and description from December, 1941 and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Blank…

Farm Records from 1926-1927, with records from 1953 included as well. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Some details regarding household expenses also included. Blank pages…

Farm Records from 1927-1928. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Some details regarding household expenses and insurance are also included. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby,…

Farm Records from 1920-1930. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.

Farm Records from 1930. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.

Farm Records from 1931. Diary includes all expenses, crops, and labor related to family farm for that period including cost of sales. Blank pages not scanned. Shelby, Michigan.