Digital Archive of the Howell Carnegie Library Archives

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  • HCDL-bd-Sylvester-Topping_u.jpg

    Harriet Grieve (1845-1933) married Sylvester Topping (1848-1931). He ran a general store and sawmill in Plainfield. The sawmill went up in flames one day, which was the first fire the town's new fire engine was put to use on. They owned a large house in Plainfield. Sylvester tragically committed suicide, hanging himself in the barn in February 1932. For many years he was the local postmaster. Also organist for the church choir.
  • HCDL-ngp-L001-01-0001_u.jpg

    Swimming in Long Lake, Howell, Michigan

    Later renamed to Lake Chemung. unknown year
  • HCDL-gn-Cooper4_u.jpg

    This photograph was one of several in the Cooper collection that was listed in David Finney's book, "Images of America: Howell", p. 96, and was captioned, "The cool waters of Lake Chemung provided people a brief respite from the steamy dog days of summer."

    The names of the persons and date are unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Cooper22_u.jpg

    This photograph was one of several in the Cooper collection that was listed in David Finney's book, "Images of America: Howell", p. 96, and was captioned, "The cool waters of Lake Chemung provided people a brief respite from the steamy dog days of summer."

    The names of the persons and date are unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Cooper21_u.jpg

    This photograph was one of several in the Cooper collection that was listed in David Finney's book, "Images of America: Howell", p. 96, and was captioned, "The cool waters of Lake Chemung provided people a brief respite from the steamy dog days of summer."

    The names of the persons and date are unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Cooper20_u.jpg

    This photograph was one of several in the Cooper collection that was listed in David Finney's book, "Images of America: Howell", p. 96, and was captioned, "The cool waters of Lake Chemung provided people a brief respite from the steamy dog days of summer."

    The names of the persons and date are unknown.
  • Pictured from Left:  Carol VanValkenburg, unknown, Doug Swann, owner, and Marines unknown

    Swann's Store was owned by Doug Swann. The store specialized in work clothing, especially Red Wing work shoes.
  • HCDL-ngp-H001-01-0013_u.jpg

    Exterior view of Sutton Hardware, 123 W. Grand River, 1965
    Owned by Charles Sutton
    Upstairs is an opera house
  • HCDL-bd-Sutton-Farm-Plow-Day_m.jpg

    Remembering Sutton Farm, Fenton, Michigan Plow Day 2008 George Winegar and Joyce Fisher interviewed and captured Plow Day for the Howell Area Archives, Howell, Michigan at the Sutton Centennial Farm, Fenton, Michigan (HCDL-bd-Sutton-Farm-Plow-Day_m.mp4).

    Sutton Farm was located on Fenton Road, just south of Holtforth, Hartland Township, Livingston County, Michigan.

    The exact date of the event is unknown.  The background noise of tractors makes hearing the dialogue difficult.
    • Names:George Winegar, Joyce Fisher (voice), Elaine Wyckoff Sutton, Sutton Farm, Fred Buckner, Tom Tooley
    • Tractors: John Deere, Massey Ferguson, McCormick Deering Farmall, White, International, Allis Chalmers
    • Steam Traction Engine: owned by Fred Buckner, Howell, Michigan, Peerless, manufactured by the Geiser Manufacturing Company
    • Equipment: plows, corn sheller
    • The names of the others in the video are unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-A004-02-0120_u.jpg

    A portrait of Susan Reck, an Attorney, 1981.

    Susan Reck was Probate Judge for Livingston County from 1989 to 2007.
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