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Barry County

 

Basic Information

County Seat: Hastings

Origin of Name: Named for the Hon. William T. Barry, Postmaster General under President Andrew Jackson

Set Off: 1829

Organized: 1839

Population in 1990: 50,057

Material Available

For many counties the number of items listed is quite long. Navigational buttons are located only at the end of the list. This list of material represents the library's holdings as of July 1997. Be sure to check with us for any additional items we may now have either by contacting the library or by pressing the " Centra-Libraries Catalog" link to the left.

Arnott, Catherine M. The History of Woodland Township, 1837-1987. Ann Arbor, MI: C.M. Arnott, 1987.

Barry County, Michigan History, 1985. Hastings, MI: Barry County Book Committee, 1985.

Bernard, Prosper G. Years Gone By. An Illustrated Account of Life in Prairieville, Barry, Hope, and Orangeville Townships of Barry County, Michigan in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries. [Kalamazoo, MI: Sequoian Press], 1967.

Burpee, Harold, comp. "Fresh Out of the Attic." Tid-bits of Barry County History. Selections from the Hasting Banner Articles. [n.p. 1962].

A Century's Worth: Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. Hastings, MI: The Company, [1983].

City of Hastings, Michigan, 1871-1971. Greenville, MI: Greenville Printing Co., 1971.

Davenport, Eugene. Timberland Times. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1950. (Woodland, MI).

Gregory, Kathryn. Woodland and its School. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Hartman, Charles E., Jr. Rounded Dome: History of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, Michigan, 1841-1976. CMU Term Paper, 1976.

Herrick, Leo. The Great Balloon Ascension. [n.p., n.d.]. (Nashville).

History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia, PA: D.W. Ensign & Co., 1880.

Holcomb, Lyle D. The Watson Family of Barry County, Michigan. [Kalamazoo, MI: Michigan Heritage Publications, 1966].

Hope Township. [Galesburg, MI: Kal-Gale Printing Co., 1976].

Maple Valley News. August 4, 1966-December 25, 1969. (Nashville).

Middleville, Mich., 1904. [Middleville, MI:] Thornapple Heritage Association, 1976.

Nashville, Michigan, 1869-1969. [Nashville, MI: Nashville Centennial Committee, 1969].

Nashville News. October 3, 1873-June 26, 1941; June 29, 1944-July 28, 1966.

Porter, Darwin E. Business Directory of Barry County, Michigan, Containing a History of Hastings and Nashville. . . Grand Rapids, MI: Daily Democrat Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1872.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan. Chicago, IL: Chapman Bros., 1891.

Potter, Hon. W.W. History of Barry County. Grand Rapids, MI: Reed-Tandler, 1912.

Stanford, Linda O. W.K. Kellogg and His Gull Lake Home. Hickory Corners, MI: Michigan State University, 1983. (Hickory Corners).

Weissert, Charles A. The Indians and the Trading-Posts in the Northwest of Barry County, Michigan. Hastings, MI: Banner Press, 1911.

Williams, E. Gray. First Land Owners of Barry County, Michigan: Internal Boundary Changes and Township Development. Kalamazoo, MI: Williams, 1965.