The Society has a number of books and publications for sale related to Arenac County history and people.
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"A Point to Remember" - A Pictorial History of Point Lookout, Michigan
Val Korth, 2014 - Second Edtion |
$30.00 |
$5.00 |
100th Anniversary - Omer Masonic Lodge #377 F. &.
A. M.
Includes a history of Omer and a history of Free Masonry - Reprinted |
$6.00 |
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1883 to 1983 - Arenac County Centennial - One Hundred
Years of Growth
Road Tour Guide Through Historic Arenac County
Arenac County Centennial Commitee, 1983 - Reprinted
Content: Small 12 page booklet, packed with lots of history.
Family names are indexed. Arenac County map in center.
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$3.00 |
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1906 Standard Atlas of Arenac County, Michigan:
including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county - includes index
Reprinted by the ACHS; 2012 . |
$12.00 |
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A History of Arenac County, Michigan
by Calvin Ennes; edited, compiled and
amended by Paul Michalke; 2003
Content: 208 pages including history of all 12 townships,
Charity Islands and the Indians of Arenac County. Softcover, coil bound.
Collage of vintage county pictures on the front cover and inside the back cover.
Name Index on-line
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$25.00 |
$3.50 |
A History of Maple Ridge, Arenac County, Michigan
Written and compiled by Marion Poole Maday & Friends;
2008
Content: 282 page book with history of the Maple Ridge
area, much of it written by the people who were born and raised there, some are still
there today.
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$28.00 |
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Arenac County "First County Fair" Premium
Book
Originally printed in 1885, the Arenac County Fair was
held at Omer, Michigan, when Omer was the
County Seat - Reprinted
Content: Township histories included. Small book, 4
½" x 6"
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$6.00 |
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Arenac County Directory - 1947
Reprinted
Content: A great place to find your family name, address,
occupation, owns or rents, has a phone. Honor Roll, list of churches, list of county
officials, and a numerical phone book.. 90
pages.
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$8.00 |
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Arenac County Fair Premium Book - 1914
Reprinted
Content: Includes lots of ads of the period, showing businesses
in the County in 1914.
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$3.00
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Arenac County Normal,
1904-1957 Written and compiled by the
ACHS; 2013 |
$30.00 |
$4.00 |
Au Gres Centennial 18651965: From Timber to
Tourists
History of Au Gres Area, 1965 - Reprinted
Content: Lots of Au Gres and area history. Ads show businesses
around in the 1960's.
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$6.00 |
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Au Gres Harbor Story
Content: Small book. Short story of the struggle for Au
Gres to obtain the Harbor of Refuge and Marina, starting in 1945, and finally completed in
1973. 12 pages.
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$3.00 |
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First Families of Standish Township, 1974
Reprinted
Content: Standish Township, where much of the Indian population
lived, was created in 1873 from Arenac Township in Bay County. This book covers the
first families to settle here. Lots of family names and pictures. 32
pages. Name Index
on-line
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$10.00 |
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History of the Sterling Area
by Virginia Adams, 1976 - Reprinted
Content: 16 pages, a narrative of the early settlement in Deep
River and Adams Townships during the period 1870-1920. Many early families
mentioned. Includes brief history of Sterling's Methodist, Lutheran, and
Presbyterian churches. Name Index on-line
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$8.00 |
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History of the Sterling Area, Second Generation
by Virginia Adams, 1977 - Reprinted
Content: 15 pages, a narrative of Deep River and Adams Township
histories from 1920-1975. Many families mentioned. Includes a timeline of
notable events.
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$8.00 |
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Omer Centennial Book, 1872-1972
Reprinted
Content: Fire, cyclone and floods through the years couldn't
stop the development of Omer. You can read about it here. Pictures and stories of the
early settlers. Also, Omer Family Histories. 50 page book with family name index.
Name
Index on-line
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$10.00
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One Room Country Schools Map
Content: Map of Arenac County
showing all of the 42 One (and two) room schools that were in the County at one time.
8 ½" x 11"
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$2.00 |
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One Room Country Schools, Arenac County, Michigan
edited by Marie Bauer & Friends of Arenac County
Historical Society, 1992 -
Reprinted with additional photos, names and information
Content: 4 volumes with illustrations and maps.
Volume 1: Schools included: Moores Junction, Adams School,
Cedar Valley, Town Hall, Alger, Moffatt, West Alger, Maple Grove, Arenac School, Elm
Grove, Hickory Island and Santiago. Name
Index on-line
Volume 2: Schools included: Deford, Maple Ridge, Hanna, Berry,
Haley, Deep Gully.
Volume 3: Schools included: North Star, Plains, Jarvis Center
& Ward, Johnsfield, West Bradley, Pine River, Gibson, Saganing, South Branch, Worth.
Name Index on-line
Volume 4: Schools included: Tonkey Road, Pt Lookout, Delano,
Laundrie, Riverside, Noble. Name
Index on-line
We have included what information we have on these schools. Some
schools do not have much information or pictures. We would appreciate any donations of
pictures, stories, report cards etc. to add to these books to make them more complete.
Thanks.
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$7.00 per volume |
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Plat Book of Arenac County - villages, cities and
townships - circa 1920
Reprinted
Content: maps showing land ownership - includes index
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$10.00 |
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POINT LOOKOUT, The Famous old Summer Resort located
on the West Shore of Saginaw Bay. Unrivaled as a Summer Resort.
Content: 12 pages. Charming little booklet, to promote
the area when the Steamers were bringing in tourists. Pictures, time table for The Fast
Iron Steamer Arundell, and more.
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$3.00 |
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Program Pioneer Picnic & Homecoming - Au Gres -
1942
Content: Published for the annual Pioneer Picnic in Au
Gres. Mostly ads showing the businesses in the area at that time. Also includes list of
All Star Baseball Team Players for Southern and Northern Division. Small 20 page
booklet.
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$3.00 |
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Rifle River Centennial Sucker Festival, Omer
Michigan, April 8, 9, 10, 1983
Content: Schedule of events, committee members, history
on Omer and sucker fishing, sucker recipes history on logging and more.
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$4.00 |
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Short History of Arenac County Roads - 2004
Content: With 3 different color maps of the county. Short
history of Arenac County Road Commission. Pictures of first road in county, M-70.
List of Road commission employees, past and present. 30 pages.
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$6.00 |
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Soldiers & Sailors of Arenac County That Served
in the Great War. (WWI).
Written and compiled by the ACHS; 2010
Content: approx 300 pages, containing a page for each
service man, with personal information and war records. (see the note at the bottom of
this page regarding shipping)
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$28.00 |
$4.50 |
St. John's United Church of Christ - Au Gres 1912 -
1981
Content: Known as "Old German Church", located on
Delano Road. Later closed and now sits in park in Au Gres across the street from the ACHS
museum. Name
Index on-line
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$5.00 |
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Standish Telephone Directory - 1942
Reprinted by the ACHS; 2015
Content: 3 1/2 pages of names and
phone numbers. Reproduced in color.
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$6.00 |
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The Early Au Gres Area
A Series of maps with Buildings and Landmarks. Edited
and Modified by Mike Melvin . |
$5.00 |
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The Handy Cook's Book - 1915
by the Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church, Au Gres. . |
$6.00 |
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The Story of Standish and its People, 1876-1976
by Allan McCready, 1976 - Reprinted
Content: The purpose of this story is to preserve the names of
the men and to mention their part in the building of our fair city of Standish. I grew up
with many of those who were responsible for the city's growth, lived and worked with them
during more than half the century covered herein. Being curious and keeping a diary have
helped me to supply many of the dates. having worked with some of those who were early
settlers has been a big help in supplying names and occupations of many who otherwise may
have been forgotten. Allan Mc Cready. 108 pages plus
illustrations.
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$10.00 |
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This is the Way We Went to School; West and Northwest
of Saginaw Bay Around the Turn of the Century
Content: An extension class from Central Michigan College of
Education was held in Au Gres during the second semester of the school year 1949-50. The
group studied the course entitled "Public Education in Michigan," One of the
activities of this class was to make a collection of stories and incidents of the early
school days in that part of Michigan. Information was gathered from newspaper files,
records of school boards and through interviews with former inhabitants and teachers.
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$6.00 |
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Wah Sash Kah Moqua, or Thirty-Three Years among the
Indians
by Mary A. Henderson Cabay Sagatoo; 1897 - Reprinted by
Printer's Devil Press
Content: 140 pages plus illustrations
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$12.00 |
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~Also other books published by local authors~
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