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Michigan State Grange Records, 1873-2005

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Summary

Creator:
Michigan State Grange.
Abstract:
Minutes of executive committee, 1874-2002 (with some gaps); minutes and proceedings of state convention, 1873-1880; financial records; and roster, 1873-1978, of lodges chartered by Michigan Grange, showing date of charter, location and other data; also records of various defunct local granges.
Extent:
55.5 linear feet
5 oversize volumes
1 oversize folder
1 microfilm
Language:
English
Call Number:
851992 Bg 2; BG; UBGm
Authors:
Finding aid created by Bentley Historical Library staff, 2006

Background

Scope and Content:

The records of the Michigan State Grange include minutes and proceedings of the state convention, minutes of the executive committee, financial statements; and rosters and applications for membership of individual chapters of the State Grange. Whenever a local chapter ceased operations, its records would be transferred to the State Grange office. The records of some of these defunct chapters make up the bulk of the State Grange record group. Records of local Granges may include minutes of lodge meetings, financial records and membership lists. The local records are listed in the contents list in the order in which they were received they were received from the state office. Two indexes, one by chapter name and the other by chapter number, should be used to locate the records of a particular chapter. The chapter numbers were assigned consecutively as the chapters were organized. Counties represented in these defunct chapters include Alcona, Antrim, Arenac, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Emmet, Genesee, Gogebic Hillsdale, Iosco, Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Marquette, Menominee, Midland, Monroe, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Sanilac, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, and Wayne.

Another portion of the record group includes materials of W. J. Brake, who was a lecturer for the National Grange and who held office for the State Grange.

Other records of the Michigan State Grange were donated to the University Archives and Historical Collections of Michigan State University. The MSU Archives holds the Grange records from the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Otsego, Ottawa, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Van Buren, and Wexford.

Biographical / Historical:

The Michigan State Grange was formally organized on April 15, 1873 at the Court House in the Village of Kalamazoo. The formation united the twenty local Granges that had already been established in 1872. The first local grange organized was Burnside Grange #1 on January 10, 1872 in Lapeer County. The Michigan Grange held its first Annual Session in Kalamazoo on January 21-23, 1874.

Members of the Grange "provide service to agriculture and rural areas on a variety of issues, including economic development, education, family endeavors, and legislation designed to assure a strong and viable Rural America." The members create and publish a list of issues of concern each year. "Major objectives of the National Grange support stewardship of America's natural resources; promotion of world-wide free trade; a combination of local and federal support for rural education, medical, communications, and road systems; non-partisan political participation; assurance of safe and properly labeled food products; organization of cooperatives and other economic services to support rural Americans; and elimination of direct government farm programs so as to assure a competitive and efficient farm system."

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This historical sketch was edited from the finding aid to the Michigan State Grange records housed at Michigan State University.

Acquisition Information:
The records were deposited by the Michigan State Grange (donor no. 3903 ) beginning in 1962. The records of defunct locals came to the library in 2003-09.

Subjects

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Subjects:
Agriculture -- Michigan.
Farm life -- Michigan.
Formats:
Photographs.
Names:
Michigan State Grange.
Adrian Grange, no. 213 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Alba Bramble Grange, no. 1801 (Antrim County, Mich.)
Ann Arbor Grange, no. 1566 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Antrim County Pomona Grange, no. 38 (Antrim County, Mich.)
Austin Grange, no. 1331 (Hillsdale County, Mich.)
Ash Center Grange, no. 471 (Monroe County, Mich.)
Bay Grange, no. 597 (Arenac County, Mich.)
Bear Creek Grange, no. 1266 (Emmet County, Mich.)
Belleville Grange, no. 331 (Wayne County, Mich.)
Bennington Grange, no. 873 (Shiawassee County, Mich.)
Birthday Grange, no. 1352 (Schoolcraft County, Mich.)
Boise Grange, no. 1181 (Midland County, Mich.)
Bruce Armada Grange, no. 657 (Macomb County, Mich.)
Burton Center Grange, no. 1072 (Genesee County, Mich.)
Cambria Grange, no. 74 (Hillsdale County, Mich.)
Coleman Grange, no. 1226 (Midland County, Mich.)
Crawford Grange, no. 934 (Crawford County, Mich.)
Cusic Lake Grange, no. 1728 (Macomb County, Mich.)
Davis Grange, no. 1199 (Macomb County, Mich.)
Davison Grange, no. 1285 (Genesee County, Mich.)
Devereaux Grange, no. 45 (Jackson County, Mich.)
Donaldson-Rosedale Grange, no. 1160 (Chippewa County, Mich.)
East Almer Grange, no. 1701 (Tuscola County, Mich.)
Ellington Grange, no. 1650 (Tuscola County, Mich.)
Elmira Grange, no. 1863 (Antrim County, Mich.)
Faith Grange, no. 594 (Sanilac County, Mich.)
Fenton Grange, no. 1839 (Genesee County, Mich.)
Fisher Grange, no. 790 (Alcona County, Mich.)
Forest Grange, no. 823 (Saginaw County, Mich.)
Forest Lawn, no. 1720 (Tuscola County, Mich.)
Four Towns Grange, no. 745 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Fruit Ridge Grange, no. 276 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Gaines Grange (Genesee County, Mich.)
Genesee County Pomona Grange, no. 48 (Genesee County, Mich.)
Geneva Grange, no. 1227 (Midland County, Mich.)
Goodrich Grange, no. 887 (Genesee County, Mich.)
Grant-Eckland Grange, no. 1724 (Tuscola County, Mich.)
Grass Lake Grange, no. 925 (Antrim County, Mich.)
Harbor Springs Grange, no. 730 (Emmet County, Mich.)
Hayes Grange, no. 871 (Otsego County, Mich.)
Iosco County Pomona Grange, no. 89 (Iosco County, Mich.)
Ironwood Grange, no. 1800 (Gogebic County, Mich.)
Jackson County Pomona Grange, no. 79 (Jackson County, Mich.)
Lafayette Grange, no. 92 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Lakefield Grange, No.1764 (Saginaw County, Mich.)
Lakeview Grange, no. 872 (Otsego County, Mich.)
Lakeview Juvenile Grange, no. 148 (Otsego County, Mich.)
Lapeer Grange, no. 246 (Lapeer County, Mich.)
Lickly Corners Grange, no. 274 (Ransom, Mich. : Township)
Little River Grange, no. 1855 (Menominee County, Mich.)
Macomb County Pomona Grange, no. 32 (Macomb County, Mich.)
Maple Grove Grange, no. 1255 (Charlevoix County, Mich.)
Maple Hill Grange, no. 691 (Antrim County, Mich.)
Maple River Grange, no. 1437 (Emmet County, Mich.)
Marion Center Grange, no. 956 (Charlevoix County, Mich.)
Marquette County Pomona Grange, no. 77 (Marquette County, Mich.)
Medina Grange, no. 277 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Millington Grange, no. 755 (Tuscola County, Mich.)
North Sylvan Grange, no. 1460 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
North Rome Grange, no. 735 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Onsted Grange, no. 279 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Pioneer Grange, no. 811 (Oscoda County, Mich.)
Pittsfield Union Grange, no. 882 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Ponto Grange, no. 1262 (Saginaw County, Mich.)
Resort Grange, no. 841 (Emmet County, Mich.)
Riverside Grange, no. 741 (Cheboygan County, Mich.)
Rock Elm Grange, no. 705 (Charlevoix County, Mich.)
Rollin Grange, no. 1814 (Manitou Beach, Mich.)
Rose Township Grange, no. 1826 (Oakland County, Mich.)
Rudyard Grange, no. 1824 (Chippewa County, Mich.)
Saginaw Grange, no. 770 (Saginaw County, Mich.)
Saline Grange, no. 1831 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Scio Grange, no. 329 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Skandia Grange, no. 1410 (Marquette County, Mich.)
South Arm Grange, no. 815 (Charlevoix County, Mich.)
South Dover Grange, no. 720 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Studley Junior Grange, no. 321 (Midland County, Mich.)
Tipton Grange, no. 165 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Twin Lakes Grange, no. 1811 (Montmorency County, Mich.)
Unionville Grange, no. 1636 (Tuscola County, Mich.)
Washtenaw-Wayne Pomona Grange, no. 7 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Webster Grange, no. 111 (Washtenaw County, Mich.)
Weston Grange, no. 276 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Wheatland Grange, no. 273 (Hillsdale County, Mich.)
Woodstock Grange, no. 438 (Lenawee County, Mich.)
Places:
Alcona County (Mich.)
Antrim County (Mich.)
Arenac County (Mich.)
Crawford County (Mich.)
Charlevoix County (Mich.)
Cheboygan County (Mich.)
Chippewa County (Mich.)
Emmet County (Mich.)
Genesee County (Mich.)
Gogebic County (Mich.)
Hillsdale County (Mich.)
Iosco County (Mich.)
Jackson County (Mich.)
Lapeer County (Mich.)
Lenawee County (Mich.)
Macomb County (Mich.)
Manitou Beach (Mich.)
Marquette County (Mich.)
Midland County (Mich.)
Monroe County (Mich.)
Montmorency County (Mich.)
Oscoda County (Mich.)
Otsego County (Mich.)
Menominee County (Mich.)
Monroe County (Mich.)
Ransom (Mich. : Township)
Saginaw County (Mich.)
Sanilac County (Mich.)
Schoolcraft County (Mich.)
Shiawassee County (Mich.)
Tuscola County (Mich.)
Washtenaw County (Mich.)
Wayne County (Mich.)

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Donor(s) have not transferred any applicable copyright to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:

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Collection

Michigan State Grange Records, 1873-2005
Call Number 851992 Bg 2; BG; UBGm
Total components 289
Last indexed 2023-12-08