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Children gather to hear a story

"Plan Library for Peninsula", article from the Traverse City Record Eagle, 28 June 1957. Details the collaborative efforts between community volunteers and Old Mission Peninsula School to get a combined school and public library opened in the school…

Two black and white photographic portraits, of unidentified children.
A- Two children, boy likely between 7 and 10, girl likely between 5 and 8; Klines Studio.
B- Young woman, likely between 17 and 30; A Meyers Portrait.

Postcard labeled, "Middle Road Peninsula, Traverse City, Mich." Could be referring to the road now known as Center Road. The image is a photograph that was colored in printing. Image is of a dirt lane, with dense coverage of trees on either side.…

Postcard photograph of First Baptist Church of Traverse City at 244 Washington Street.

Colored postcard image of Hannah Park on the Boardman River near Sixth Street in Traverse City.

Colored photographic postcard of Marion Island (also known as Bassett, Ford, and Power Island) in West Grand Traverse Bay. Image shows the island, a building on the island, the dock, and a two-deck steamer at the dock. Image was captured from…

Finding Aid for a collection of photographs on lumber camps within the Grand Traverse Region, ca. 1890s. Collection is part of the holdings of the Traverse Area District Library.

Script (or survey) for oral history recordings for "Food for Life on Two Peninsulas: Stories from Old Farm Families, Migrant Workers, and the New 'Foodies' of Grand Traverse Bay, An Oral History Collection." This script was followed by volunteer…

Submission form for written histories for the Traverse Area District Library Lifestory Center, from "Food for Life on Two Peninsulas" oral history program, 30 January 2016. This was an alternative for people who did not show an interest in recording…