The Michigan Cemeteries project was created as part of Dr. Stacey L. Camp's ANP 461: Historical Archaeology Method & Theory course during the fall 2017 semester. The goal of the project is for students in the class to learn how to locate, critically analyze, and write a narrative from primary and secondary historical documents. They do so by researching an individual interred at a local cemetery, although a few students have chosen to do family genealogy as an alternative submission.
Kenneth Patenge
I was interested in the unique shape of the family plot stone for the Patenge and decided to see if...
John Tooker
John S. Tooker was born to Eliphalet and Sarah Tooker on July 7, 1834 in Seneca, New York. He had...
Alice Jenison
Alice Cowles Jenison was part of a family with some of the earliest members in the Lansing community. She demonstrated...
James Henry Moores
James Henry Moores was a businessman born on April 2, 1846 in Ohio who moved to Lansing, Michigan. He was...
Fernando Cortez Beaman
Fernando Cortez Beaman was born in Chester, Vt on June 28, 1814. Prominent roles he played included being the representative...
James J. Baird
Information obtained on one James J. Baird, an Ohio born banker who eventually moved to Michigan. He started by working...
Col. Frederick Schneider
At first glance the tombstone of Col. Frederick Schneider caught my eye due to its massive size and the unique...
Charles J Davis
Charles J. Davis, mayor of Lansing from 1879-1899, was a Canadian born immigrant to the United States who worked his...
Mary A. Campbell
When studying ones’ life we can come across many challenges. We often find the information we need and most of...