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“Agnes Welcomes the New Baby” – South Haven, Michigan (1914)

January 31, 2025 No Comments

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Green resided in South Haven, a city on Lake Michigan in Van Burn County of southwest Michigan. This area was a

“New Hope, New Friends” – Ludington, Michigan (1913)

March 19, 2023 No Comments

In March of 1913, Mrs. Mott was celebrating a birthday. At her home in South Haven, she received a postcard from her friend- Mrs. Emerson.

“Launching” on the Black River – South Haven, Michigan (1910)

July 15, 2022 No Comments

South Haven is a port city in southeast Michigan, where the Black River flows into Lake Michigan. A center of transportation of passengers and freight,