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Michigan newspaper collection digitized by the Clarke.
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Events
Clarke Speaker Series - "Voices from the Flats: Readings from Michigan’s Venice, the Transformation of the St. Clair Maritime Landscape, 1640 – 2000"
A new approach to maritime archaeology of the St. Clair area waterways.
Clarke Speaker Series - Dark Waters: True Crime & Mystery on the Great Lakes
A look into the Great Lakes’ shadowy past reveals how moments of darkness helped shape the communities that line these inland seas.
Clarke Speaker Series - Award-Winning Author, Laurie Halse Anderson on "Rebellion 1776"
Hear Anderson speak about her newest YA novel, Rebellion 1776, which explores the chaotic time of the start of the American Revolution in Boston through the eyes of a servant girl.
