The Michigan Room in the Charlevoix Public Library serves patrons who are interested in material of literary, cultural, scientific, and historical significance to northern Michigan. We have:
- Rare and out-of-print books
- Yearbooks from Charlevoix High School and Northwest Academy
- Great Lakes nautical charts
- Local Charlevoix newspapers from their inception
- Local interest clipings file
- 1910 plat map
We also have collections of information on local Charlevoix icons:
EARL A. YOUNG: 1889 - 1975 Earl Young, an artist and builder in Charlevoix, Michigan, designed dozens of unique structures, using native stone. These buildings annually draw many visitors to the community. |
CHARLEVOIX ORAL TRADITIONS This collection of DVD's can be checked out at the library. Included are interviews with local veterans, community activists, summer residents and business owners, videographed in 2007 by Pierpont Productions. |
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Bob Miles, photographer and historian, gave Charle |
Jim Annis, artist, painted numerous scenes of Charlevoix, Michigan, as well as game fish and ducks, earning several awards. His nostalgic works of theatres, ballparks and depots are known world wide. |
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ROSA SAUNDERS NETTLETON: 1868 - 1959 In 1958 longtime resident artist Rosa Nettleton died at age 89. A native of London, England, she came to Canada as a young woman and to Charlevoix in 1891. Her artistic works included oil paintings of early Charlevoix harbor scenes, beautifully costumed Victorian women, still lifes and portraits. She also wrote poetry. In the 1920s and '30s she gathered a group of local women to meet as the Tuesday Study Club to discuss current topics and to prepare programs. Their presentation of the history of costumes, dressed in period pieces, was legendary. She handcrafted and painted over 100 wooden figures depicting the history of fashion. These little statues were on display at the library for 27 years and were transferred to the Charlevoix Historical Society in 2000. |
voix Michigan the irreplaceable gift of photos of its people and events. This legacy is carried on by the collaboration of the Library and the Charlevoix Historical Society.
Civil War Historians, Re-enactors, Enthusiasts!
The Charlevoix Public Library houses the complete collection of the War of Rebellion Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies. This collection includes:
53 volumes in Series I – the official records
7 volumes in Series II – prisoners of war
5 volumes in Series III – Union correspondence
3 volumes in Series IV – Confederate correspondence; plus an index
In addition, we have 8 volumes of the Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, including index and supplement.
Plan a trip to Charlevoix to take advantage of doing primary research using this wonderful collection of Civil War documents.
