Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Human remains found

Archive

Scope and ContentScans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about human remains discovered, sometimes as bones unearthed during excavations.

cr1869092503HamesDigsUpIndianBones.jpg; Charles Hames digs up bones at Mr. Morrison's place, presumed Stephen Morrison

cr1891072401BurialAtCityHall.jpg; S.A. Morrisions account of the Milwaukie, last paragraph refers to sailor's remains from Milwaukee

cr1907022201BonesofanUnknownPeople.jpg; Remains found during excavation for E.L. Leland's new store will be moved to the cemetery.

cr1907110807IndianBonesonCulverSt.jpg; Garret Crock finds remains and burial objects on Culver St. Remains sold to Roger Reed who let N. Gerber [?] take them to a

cr1956111601TwoThosandYrOldSkeletons.jpg; Cleo L. Arndt finds Hopewell Culture remains on banks of the Kalamazoo. Dr. Emerson F. Greenman, University of Michigan alerted. After testing in Ann Arbor, remains reported sent to Grand Rapids museum.

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.24

Collection

Newspapers0001 Anishinabek/Ojibwe/Odawa/BodéwadmiShipwrecksNautical

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hames, Charles ?-1876Morrison, Stephen A. Jr. 1815-1905Milwaukie (ship) 1842Leland's Department Store Building 1907Crock, Gerrit 1837-1918Reed, Roger E. 1868-1946Arndt, Cleo Leui 1911-1974

Create Date

03/14/2024

Update Date

03/14/2024