K-12 TLC Guide to Michigan

Michigan

50 States and Capitals.
- Fast Facts.

Area Code Map.
CapitolImpact.com.
Everything Michigan.
InfoPlease.
Michigan in Brief, Library of Michigan
Nuclear Power in Michigan, The Nuclear Energy Institute.
Open Directory Project.
Rec.Travel Library.
Travel.org.
U.S. Government Printing Office.
Yahoo!

Michigan

Michigan

American Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
Poetry: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to Detroit Authors & Illustrators.

Aardema, Verna.
- Amazon.com.
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears:
  - Amazon.com.
Bellairs, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Catton, Bruce: K-12 TLC Guide.
Curtis, Christopher Paul (b. May 10, 1953):

Amazon.com.
Bud, Not Buddy:

American Library Association:
- Coretta Scott King Award Winner.
- John Newbery Medal Winner.
National Public Radio: 2/6/2000 (9:47).

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963:
- National Public Radio.

de Angeli, Marguerite:

Amazon.com.
MennoLink Books.
The Door in the Wall:
- University of Richmond.

Eugenides, Jeffrey (b. 1960):

Fisher, Aileen: K-12 TLC Guide.

Forch�, Carolyn: K-12 TLC Guide.
Gauch, Patricia Lee (b. Jan 3, 1934):

Amazon.com.

George, Twig C. (b. Sep 18, 1950):

Official Webpage.

Amazon.com.

Harrison, Jim (b. Dec 11, 1937):
- BookReporter.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
Kenyon, Jane (b. May 23, 1947 - d.Apr 23, 1995):

Donald Hall: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Academy of American Poets.
Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.
Writer's Almanac:.

"At the IGA: Franklin, New Hampshire".
"Bright Sun after Heavy Snow".
"In Several Colors".
"Staying at Grandma's".

Lardner, Ring (Ringgold Wilmer), Sr.:
- Maxwell (Evarts) Perkins: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Lardner, Ring, Jr.: K-12 TLC Guide.
- New York Times.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
Levine, Philip: K-12 TLC Guide.

McMillan, Terry (b. Oct 18, 1951):

Official Website.

African American Literature Book Club.
African American Registry.
History Channel.
Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

Piercy, Marge (b. Mar 31, 1936):
- Official Website.
- Academy of American Poets.
- "Barbie Doll":
- Cary Academy.
- Poetry Foundation.
- University of Toronto.
- Harper Collins.
Polacco, Patricia (b. Jul 11, 1944):
- Official Home Page.
- Scholastic.
- Amazon.com.
- Pink and Say:
Roberts, Willo Davis:
- Amazon.com.
Roethke, Theodore Huebner (b. May 25, 1908 - d. Aug 1, 1963):

Amazon.com.

Sabuda, Robert.
- Official Website.
- KidsReads.com.
- Amazon.com.
Scieszka, Jon: K-12 TLC Guide.

Small, David: K-12 TLC Guide.

Tompert, Ann: K-12 TLC Guide.

Michigan

Explorers, Pioneers and Astronauts Section

American Explorers, Astronauts & Pioneers: K-12 TLC Guide.
Explorers: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cadillac, Antoine de: K-12 TLC Guide.
Chaffee, Roger Bruce:

01/27/1967: Grissom, Chaffee and White Perish in Capsule Flash Fire,
New York Times.
NASA #1.
NASA #2.

Lindbergh, Charles: K-12 TLC Guide..

Michigan

American Business Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ford, Henry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Gordy, Berry, Jr: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hewlett, William Redington:
- Packard, David: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Forbes.
- Hewlett-Packard:
  - Biography.
- Infoplease.

Michigan

Mathematicians, Scientists and Inventors Section

American Scientists and Mathematicians: K-12 TLC Guide.
Inventors & Inventions: K-12 TLC Guide.
Scientists and Mathematicians: K-12 TLC Guide.

Birkoff, George David:
- Biography, University of St. Andrews.
Burt, William Austin: K-12 TLC Guide.

Canady, Alexa (b. Nov 7, 1950):

University of Michigan.
Wayne State University.

Lesson Plan, Houghton Miflin.

Hershey, Alfred Day (b. Dec 3, 1908 - d. May 22, 1997):

Karp, Carol Ruth: K-12 TLC Guide.

Keck, Donald: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kellogg, John Harvey (b. Feb 26, 1852 - d. Dec 14, 1943):

Kellogg, W(ill) K(eith) (b. Apr 7, 1860 - d. Oct 6, 1951):

Seaborg, Glenn T.:

1951 Nobel Prize for Chemistry:
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories.
- Nobel Foundation.
Center for Technology and Society.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories.
Obituaries:
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories.
- National Public Radio: 2/26/99 (audio).
U.S. Department of Energy.
Northern Michigan University.

Shannon, Claude Elwood:
- Biography, University of St. Andrews.
Ting, Samuel Chao Chung:

Encyclopedia Britannica.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
NASA.
Nobel Foundation.
University of Michigan:
- Michigan Greats.
- The University Record.

Michigan

American Military Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio:
- Sarah Seelye.

Michigan

Notorious Americans: K-12 TLC Guide.

Michigan

American Entertainers & Performing Artists: K-12 TLC Guide.
Film: K-12 TLC Guidemakers.
Americans Entertainers & Performing Artists: K-12 TLC Guideians.
Opera: K-12 TLC Guide.

Bono, Sonny: K-12 TLC Guide.

Burstyn, Ellen: K-12 TLC Guide.

Clark, Twinkie: K-12 TLC Guide:
Gordy, Berry, Jr: K-12 TLC Guide.

Haley, Bill (b. Jul 6, 1925 - Feb 9, 1981):

History Channel:

Amazon.com.

Moore, Colleen: K-12 TLC Guide.

Nugent, Ted: K-12 TLC Guide.

Oliver, Sy (b. Dec 17, 1910 - May 27, 1988):
- African American Registry.
Robinson, Smokey: K-12 TLC Guide.

Seger, Bob (Robert Clark) (b. May 6, 1945):

Official Website.

National Public Radio.
State of Michigan.

Internet Movie Database.

Thomas, Danny (Muzyad Yakhoob/Amos Jacobs) (b. Jan 6, 1914 - d. Feb 6, 1991):

Thomas, Marlo: K-12 TLC Guide.

Museum of Broadcast Communications.

Internet Movie Database.

Thomas, Marlo (b. Nov 21, 1945):
- Donahue, Phil: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Thomas, Danny: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Biography.com.
- State of Michigan.
- Amazon.com.
Tomlin, Lily: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wagner, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.

Wilson, Jackie: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wonder, Stevie (Stevland Hardaway Judkins) (b. May 13, 1950):

Official Website.

Sesame Street.

Internet Movie Database.

Michigan

American Political Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
American Social Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
Politics: K-12 TLC Guide.
United States Government: K-12 TLC Guide.

U.S. Presidents: NONE

Bono, Sonny: K-12 TLC Guide.

Bunche, Ralph: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cass, Lewis: K-12 TLC Guide.

Dewey, Thomas E.:
- 1948 Presidential Election: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Fact Monster.
Hayden, Tom (b. Dec 11, 1939):
- K-12 TLC Guide to the Chicago 7 Trial.
- K-12 TLC Guide to Jane Fonda.
- Biography.com.
- Amazon.com.
Savage, Gus: K-12 TLC Guide.

Shabazz, Betty: K-12 TLC Guide.

Michigan

American Sports Figures: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to Competitive Sports.

Abbott, Jim (b. James Anthony Abbott, Sep 19, 1967):

Brundage, Avery: K-12 TLC Guide.

Enberg, Dick (b. Jan 9, 1935):
- CBS Sportsline.
- The Internet Movie Database.

Harwell, Ernie: K-12 TLC Guide.

Johnson, Ervin (Magic) (b. Aug 14, 1959):

Official Web Site.

Robinson, Sugar Ray: K-12 TLC Guide:

Williams, Serena (b.Sep 26, 1981):

K-12 TLC Guide to Venus Williams.

09/11/1999: Serena Wins the U.S. Open, CNN.
09/08/2001: Venus Defeats Serena in First All-Black U.S. Open Tennis Final, African American Registry.
CBS Sports.
ESPN.
Gale Group
Got Milk?
U.S. Open.
Venus and Serena Williams Tutorial/Tennis Academy of Los Angeles.
Wimbledon.

Michigan

Business and Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.
Detroit Business and Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ford, Henry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Farm Bureau.
National Public Radio:

Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit.

Nuclear Power in Michigan, The Nuclear Energy Institute.
Open Directory Project:
- Business and Economy.
- Employment.
- Real Estate.
State Export Data, Export.gov.

Yahoo!:

Business & Economy.

Real Estate.

Michigan

Cities:
- 50 States and Capitals.
- Capitolimpact.
- Cities and States of America,
  John's Word Search Puzzles.
- Community Profile Network.
- Corporations Online.
- Official City Sites.
- Yahoo!
Counties:
- Capitolimpact.
- Community Profile Network.
- Corporations Online.
- County Offices, FamilyTreeMaker.com.
- Open Directory Project.
- Vital Records Information United States.
- Yahoo!
Charlevoix County:

Beaver Island:

Chippewa County:

Sault Ste. Marie:

Official Web Site.

Clare County:

Official Web Site.

Convention and Visitors Bureau.
State of Michigan.

Dickinson County:
- Iron Mountain:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Iron Mountain Daily News.
  - Weather Underground.
  - Wisconsin Historical Society.
Emmet County:
- Pellston:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Michigan History.
  - Pellston Regional Airport.
Genesee County:

Flint:

Official Web Site.

Huron County:

Ubly:

Ingham County:

East Lansing:

Official Web Site.

Michigan State University.
WKAR Public Broadcasting.

Lansing:
- Official Web Site.
- Convention and Visitors Bureau.
- Lansing Schools.
- Lansing State Journal.

Lenawee County:
- Official Web Site.
- State of Michigan.
Mackinac County:
- Mackinac Island:
  - The Grand Hotel:
    - Official Web Site.
    - Michigan History Center.
  - Mackinac Island State Historic Parks.
  - Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau.
Oakland County:
- Troy:
  - Official Web Site.
  - Michigan History.
  - Troy School District.
Wayne County:
- Official Web Site.
- Michigan History Center.
Albion.

Ann Arbor:
- Official Web Site.
- Convention and Visitors Bureau.
- University of Michigan.
Benton Harbor:

Chamber of Commerce.
Herald-Palladium.

Flint:
- 1936-37 Flint Auto Plant Strikes: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Citty of Flint.
- National Public Radio (audio):
  - Flintstones Are NCAA Champs: 4/4/00 (3:15).
Hillsdale:

Official Web Site.

Hillsdale College.

Hamtramck:

Official Web Site.

Ironwood:

Chamber of Commerce.
State of Michigan.

Kalamazoo:

Official Web Site.

Livingston County.

Marshall:
- Official Website.
- Chamber of Commerce.
- CityData.com.
- MarshallMich.com.
- MarshallToday.com.
- 01/27/1847: Fugitive Slaves Escape to Canada, Michigan History Magazine.
Marinette:

Wisconsin Historical Society.

Marquette:

Official Web Site.

Northern Michigan University.

Menominee:

Official Web Site.

Wisconsin Historical Society.

Sterling Heights.

Warren:
- Warren Consolidated Schools.

Michigan

Weather & Meteorology: K-12 TLC Guide.

Michigan

Education, Libraries and Museums Section

Education: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Michigan:
- Department of Education.
  - Academic Content Standards.
Michigan Intermediate School Districts:
Michigan Public School Districts, Everything Michigan.
Open Directory.
Yahoo!

Libraries: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Michigan:
- Michigan Libraries.
- State Library.
Card Catalogs On-Line, Hytelnet.
Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative.

Museums: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Michigan:
- Historical Museums of Michigan.
- Michigan Historical Center.
- State Archives.
U.S. Museums by State.

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.

Michigan

State of Michigan:
- Governor's Office.
- Judicial Branch.
- Legislature.
- Department of Education.
- Secretary of State.
- State Agencies.
Biographies of Women in Congress,
U.S. House of Representatives.
Congress.org.

Michigan Courts:
- FindLaw.
- National Center for State Courts.
National Public Radio:
National Victim Center.
Open Directory Project.
Project Vote Smart.
Roll Call.
State and Local Government on the Net, Piper Resources.
Yahoo!

Michigan

Genealogy: K-12 TLC Guide.
U.S. History: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ford, Henry: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Michigan:

Michigan Historical Center.

Michigan Secretary of State.

Michigan History.

State Archives.

Michigan Archaeological Society.

1936-37 Flint Auto Plant Strikes:
- Detroit News.
- History Channel.
- The Great Flint Sitdown, Wayne State University.
08/14/2003 Power Outage: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cemeteries:
- Find-A-Grave.
- Internment.net.
- The Political Graveyard.
Census:
- Census Online.
The Covered Bridges of Michigan.

Detroit News:
- "Battle of the Garden Court".
- "The Battle of the Overpass".
- "How the Great Depression Changed Detroit".
Exploration:
- Antoine de la Mothe, Le Sieur de Cadillac: K-12 TLC Guide.
Genealogy:
- Ancestry.com.
- Cyndi's List.
- Family History Centers,
  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- GenForum.
- MIGenWeb.
- Vital Records Information.
- Where to Write for Vital Records,
  Centers for Disease Control.
History Channel:
- 08/20/1920: 8MK Detroit Is First Commercial Radio Station to Broadcast.
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.

The Library of Congress:
- 01/26/1837: Michigan Admitted as the 26th State.
- Pioneering the Upper Midwest: 1820-1910.
Michigan Historical Center:
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum.
- Comparing Great Depression Prices to Prices Today.
- Malinda Paris.
- A Michigan Civil War Physician's Diary.
- Reminiscences of the Great Depression.
- Roosevelt's Tree Army. Michigan's Civilian Conservation Corps.
Lighthouses:
- Lighthouses: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Michigan Lighthouses.
Michigan in Brief, Library of Michigan

National Archives and Records Administration:
- Korean Conflict Casualties:
  - Alphabetically by Last Name.
  - Home of Record.
- Vietnam Conflict Casualties:
  - Alphabetically by Last Name.
  - Home of Record.
National Public Radio:

On-This-Day:
- 01/11/1805: Michigan Territory Is Created.
People:
- Burt, William Austin: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Famous Michiganians, 50 States and Capitals.
- Find-A-Grave.
- Native Americans:
  - Chief Pontiac: K-12 TLC Guide.
  - Tribes and Villages of Michigan, Tribal Contacts.
- Polish Immigrants:
- The Political Graveyard.
- Vital Records Information.
Yahoo!:
- Arts & Humanities.
- Community & Culture.

Michigan

Maps: K-12 TLC Guide.

1895 U.S. Atlas.
Blank Outline Map, 50States.com.
Capitolimpact.
Do-It-Yourself Maps, Texas A&M University.
GORP.
InfoPlease.
Johns Hopkins University:
- Color Landform Atlas.
- Satellite Image Maps:
Library of Congress:
- Railroad Maps.
- Michigan Town Maps (1765-1912).
Maps.com.
Merriam Webster's Atlas.
National Geographic Society.
U.S. Geological Survey.
University of Texas.

Michigan

Media: K-12 TLC Guide.

NewsDirectory.com.
Newslink.

Newspaper Association of America.

Michigan

Earth and Environmental Sciences: K-12 TLC Guide.
Outdoor Recreation: K-12 TLC Guide.
Parks: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wildfires/Forest Fires: K-12 TLC Guide:

State of Michigan:
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
American Trails.
Biking:
- Friends of The Pere Marquette Rail-Trail.
Earth and Sky:
- Kirtland's Warbler.
GORP:
- Army Corp of Engineers Projects.
- Michigan attractions.
- North Woods Rookeries.
- Scenic Byways.
- Wilderness areas.
Highway Markers, California Institute of Technology.
Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
Michigan Rivers, American Whitewater.

National Public Radio (audio):
- Bat Sanctuaries:
  - Part 1: 6/5/00 (8:48).
  - Part 2: 6/6/00 (8:58).
River Country.
Water Resource Conditions, United States Geological Survey.

Fort Michilimackinac:

Colonial America: K-12 TLC Guide.
Forts: K-12 TLC Guide.

Fort Saint Joseph:

Colonial America: K-12 TLC Guide.
Forts: K-12 TLC Guide.

Fort St. Joseph Museum.
Northwest Territory Alliance.

Lake St. CLair:

Great Lakes Information Network.
Michigan Charter Boat Association.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Michigan History Center.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agrency.

Soo Locks:

Rivers and Canals: K-12 TLC Guide.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Michigan

Timelines & Chronologies: K-12 TLC Guide

Michigan

Michigan

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

02/28/1942: Detroit Housing Conflict Leads to Race Riots.

04/20/1769: The Murder of Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawa.


Abbott, Jim Bellairs, John Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe de Angeli, Marguerite Ford, Henry Hewlett, William Kellogg, W.K. Scieszka, Jon Seaborg, Glenn T. Shabazz, Betty Williams, Serena

Michigan's Fair Housing Act of 1968, State of Michigan.

Wayne State University, College of Education:
- Education Links.
Michigan Historical Center:
- Child of the Underground Railroad.
- Teachers' Stuff.

If you find links that are either unsuitable or no longer current, please contact the TLC.

This guide last edited 02/01/2012 This guide last revised 03/19/2009