Background Information
Michigan History Center Images
In June, 2017, I made a prearranged trip to the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing, Michigan. There I met up with Eric Perkins who is responsible for overseeing the Soper and Savage Collections. Eric was very helpful. He pulled out many artifacts from the museum storage boxes and allowed me to photograph them. We did not successfully photograph the entire collection. That would have taken for more time than we had. Nevertheless, this here is what I was able to photograph in high resolution. He did verbally authorized me to place the images online.
- Images Photographed by Brian Nettles.
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 1-100
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 101-200
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 201-300
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 301-400
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 401-500
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 501-600
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 601-700
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 701-800
- Michigan Artifacts – LDS Photograph Series 801-852
Dictionary
Sample of Images
Publications
This publication was put together by Rudolph Etzenhouser in 1910.
Publication – PDF of Engravings of Prehistoric Specimens by Rudolph Etzenhouser.
Click here to view the images: Engravings of Prehistoric Specimens
Other Early Publications
Here are three more early publications for study on the artifacts from Michigan.
1. Prehistoric Relics of the Mound Builders by M. E. Cornell.
2. Some Archeological Forgeries from Michigan by Francis W. Kelsey.
Blog Posts
Reports Supporting Authenticity
Henrietta Mertz Reports on Earliest Found Michigan Artifacts
John Russell on Early Findings in Michigan
M. E. Cornell on Prehistoric Relics
Artifacts Requesting Further Research
James Talmage Report
Richard Stamps Report
