Mason County

County Seat: Ludington

Origin of Name: Stevens T. Mason, Governor of Michigan, 1835-1840

Set Off: 1840 as Notipekago. Name changed to Mason in 1843

Organized: 1855

Population in 1990: 25,537

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.

Anderson, Nora A. History of Ludington State Park. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Anderson, Russell F. Historic Not-a-pe-ka-gon: An Individualized History of Mason County, MI. Ludington, MI: Lakeside Printing, 1933.

Bailey, Opal. A Hundred Years in Section 31 of Pere Marquette Township. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Bentz, Marie A. History of Rickey Cemetery. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Bird, Ellen K. History of Mason County Eastern High School of Custer, Michigan and its Relation to the Community. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Budzynski, Mamie. All About Fountain, MI. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Cassuto, David N. Cold Running River. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1993.

Crossett, Laura. History of the Mason County Historical Society. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Eikenberry, Gladys. History of the Sugar Ridge Church of the Brethren. CMU Term Paper, 1969. (Custer).

Fountain Celebrates 100 Years: Centennial Year, October 3, 1982-October 3, 1983. [Fountain, MI: Fountain Village Council, 1983].

German, Donald L. Free Soil, MI. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Gillis, Eva. History of Navigation of Ludington and Vicinity. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Hanna, Frances C. Sand, Sawdust and Saw Logs; Lumber Days in Ludington. Ludington, MI: 1955.

Hansen, Blanche. History of Amber Township, Mason County. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Hawley, Rose D. Bones, Dolls, and Pomanders: Stepping Stones to History. Ludington, MI: Mason County Historical Society, 1983.

Hawley, Rose D. The Old House Remembers. Documented and Edited by Mary Frances Doner. Ludington, MI: Lakeside Printing, 1968.

Hawley , Rose D. The Old House Remembers. Ludington, MI: Lakeside Printing Co., 1976.

Historic Homes of Ludington. Ludington, MI: Mason County Historical Society, 1976.

Historic Mason County, Michigan, 1980. Ludington, MI: Mason County Historical Society, 1980.

History of Manistee, Mason and Oceana Counties, Michigan. . . Chicago, IL: H.R. Page & Co., 1882.

Ingraham, Beverly E. History of Custer, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Jenks, Vessie. Sketches of Pioneer Life Around Scottville. CMU Term Paper, 1942.

Jorissen, Eugene. Diphtheria Epidemic in Ludington 1881-1882. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Kinney, Frances. Life Along the Lincoln. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Scottville).

Kronlein, Leona. Clock and Our Town. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Ludington).

Ludington Appeal. November 10, 1887-March 9, 1899 (scattered); January 4, 1900-December 27, 1900.

Ludington Bird's Eye View. Map, 1880.

Ludington Chronicle. December 30, 1915; January 6-December 28, 1916.

Ludington Daily News. March 12, June 3, 1909; June 17, September 9-10, November 10, 1910; July 22, 1911; February 12, 30, March 30, April 9, 10, May 6, 1912; August 9, October 8, 18, 1931; July 2, 1933- January 6, 1934; January 8, 1934-January 29, 1941.

Ludington Record. January 16, 1890-December 29, 1892; January 6, 1898-September 21, 1899.

McLain, William T. Epworth Heights, Ludington, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Malstrom, Margaret. Hamlin Lake: From Sawmills to Resorts. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Manistee and Ludington, Illustrated. [n.p., n.d.].

Marchinkevich, Maude. Rise and Fall of Bachelor. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Mason County Bicentennial Celebration. n.p., 1976.

Mason County Enterprise. March 28, 1918-October 17, 1929.

Mason County Pictorial History. Ludington, MI: Mason County Historical Society, 1987.

Mason County Press. May 4, 1939-May 27, 1987 (1941 missing).

Mason County Record. September 17, 1867-September 9, 1874.

Mason County Star. February 25, 1915-February 7, 1918.

Newkirk, June. Scottville, MI: The Biggest Little City in the USA. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Newkirk, Lyana June. Back Home with Ruth. NY: Vantage Press, 1976.

Newman, Florence. From Sawdust to Resort. CMU Term Paper, n.d. (Ludington).

Nickelson, Sylvia. Once in a Lifetime: A Biography of Louis F. Peterson. n.p., 1981. (Ludington).

Parker, Marvel. History of Mason County Newspapers. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Plummer, Donald. Ludington, Michigan; Past, Present, Future. [Midland, MI: Pendell Publishing Co., 1973].

Pratt, Hazel. Scottville Methodist Church. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Schrink, Virginia. History of Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Ludington, Michigan. CMU Term Paper, 1957.

Scottville Enterprise. February 1, 1894; August 2, 1894; January 20, 1898-April 4, 1918.

Shaver, Helen P. Steps to the Heights: A Historical Narrative of the Early Struggles of the Methodist Church to Establish Epworth Heights, Which Resulted in a Permanent Summer Resort. Tucson, AZ: Pima Print Co., [1957].

Sherburn, Raymond. History of Wiley. CMU Term Paper, n.d.

Spencer, Robert N. Narrative Script of Pere Marquette Pageant, Presented at Ludington, Michigan August 14, 15, 16, 1936. Ludington, MI: 1936.

Stoner, J.J. Bird's Eye View of Ludington, c.s. of Mason Co., Mich. 1880. Madison, WI: J.J. Stoner, [1880].

Timinskis, Ethelyn. Whistles that Were Ludington Trainferries. CMU Term Paper, 1969.

Wigren, Beatrice. Ward Town. CMU Term Paper, 1957. (Ludington).

Williams, E. Gray, comp. First Land Owners of Mason County, Michigan: Internal Boundary Changes and Township Development. Kalamazoo, MI: Michigan Heritage, 1967.

Wilson, Frances. History of the Ludington Lions Club: 1835-1957. CMU Term Paper, n.d.