Learn about this important Jackson Business Man.

Learn about the founder of the Republican Party. 

Learn about the different abolitionist movements in Jackson and about the history behind the Kansas- Nebraska act. 

Learn how the First congregational church supported the social causes of the 1800s and 1900s. Learn about the St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church 

I explore the first prison gang in Michigan History and the history of Michigan's first Prison in 1838.

Sources

Gang Violence and Crime · Daily Life · States of Incarceration: Michigan (msu.edu)

The Old State Prison in Jackson - Lost In Michigan

I went to Jackson, Michigan, for a job interview at JPS after going on a historical marker tour and found a lot of markers to share with you all. The first of these are three churches. St. Johns, St Pauls, and the first baptist. Learn about their incredible histories.

Learn in this short episode how the City of Birmingham became a city. 

Source:

Birmingham, MI (bhamgov.org)

Find out how Pontiac's War is related to the Academy of Scared Heart and changed the course in American History 

Learn about how Kmart boomed and busted. We talk about our memories in Kmart. Also, learn the future of shopping. I go on another teaching rant about what should be taught in schools. Sorry, not Sorry. The teacher got to do what the teacher got to do. Answer the question below, and in a few weeks, when I think there are enough responses, I will read them on the podcast.

Sources

Kresge, Sebastian S. | Detroit Historical Society

city village 2020.xlsx (michigan.gov)

Learn about a double homicide and how it formed the Greenwood cemetery. My guest Mario and I went off topic but kind of relate back to the podcast topic. 

Sorry, I go on a teaching rant. 

Sources

Looking Back: Birmingham’s first murders in 1825 (candgnews.com)

Who saved the Gilbert Stuart painting of George Washington from the White House before it was burned in 1814? - White House Historical Association (whitehousehistory.org)