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Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about Pottawatomie people.
AugustaWilliamPottomatomieNoDate.jpg; Obituary of Chief William Augusta, the Watercress King of Dowagiac
cr1892050601ChiefPokagon-1.jpg; Part 1 of reprint from Grand Rapids Democrat. An example of non-native attitudes toward the Bodéwadmi in the 1890s. cr1892050601ChiefPokagon-2.jpg; Part 2 of reprint from Grand Rapids Democrat. An example of non-native attitudes toward the Bodéwadmi in the 1890s. cr1893100601pokogan.jpg; Simon Pokagon at World's Fair for Colombian Exposition Indian Congress, mention of Oak Openings cr1896103001ShashaguaBoysSeekToRecoverFamilyLand.jpg; William and Joseph Shashagua turning to courts to restore family lands cr1897012201PottawattamieAward-1.jpg; Pottawattomie legal victory for the payment of land treaty annuities. Chief Simon Pokagon to make claim on land in Iowa. Part 1 of 2. cr1897012201PottawattamieAward-2.jpg; Pottawattomie legal victory for the payment of land treaty annuities. Chief Simon Pokagon to make claim on land in Iowa. Part 2 of 2. cr1904122301LocalIndiansReceiveShare-SnayToBuyProperty.jpg; Ottawa and Pottawtomie payments. Mentions of Joe Snay, William R. Takken, Laura Snay, Joseph Snay Jr., George Snay. Intention to purchase house on corner of State and Lake St. occupied by Stans Hall. Mrs. Waugon, John Snay, William Shashagay and his five children also received the $215.98 payment. cr1917091305IndianGirlMrsJosephLaFlamboise.jpg; Mrs. Joseph LaFlamboise, daughter of Chippewa Chief Returning Cloud and French mother. Wed Joseph LaFlamboise, a American Fur Trading Company agent for western Michigan in 1796. cr1920050701ShagnobyAndFoxWeddings.jpg; Mentions of Joshua Shagonoby, Isaac Shagonoby, Jake Fox, James Wark, D.M. Gerber

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Newspapers0001 Anishinabek/Ojibwe/Odawa/BodéwadmiFamily History

Winthers, Sally

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Yoder, Chris

Donation, unconditional

These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping. Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01

Digital data in CatalogIt

Pokagon, Chief SimonShashaguayShashaguay, Joseph Paul 1866-1907Shashaguay, William F. c1860-1948Snay, Joseph Febian 1893-1937Snay, George W. 1898-1969Waugon, Mary (Snay) Shashaguay 1842-1915Snay, LauraWark, James Gustavus 1849-1930Gerber, Daniel Milton 1862-1929

"George Shamshaguay [sic Shashaguay?], a nephew of the Ottawa Indian Chief, Macatawa, died at Saugatuck, Oct. 10, from consumption. He was the last of the old band of Ottawa Indians, who formerly owned and occupied all the land in Allegan and Ottawa counties." -- Holland City News/The Holland Sentinel, Saturday, Nov. 1 1890.

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08/17/2025