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![Commissioner of Highway Book for Marengo Township [1842-1891]](https://archive-cdn.yourmdl.org/large/aaf0c185ea6ea05d55570a3d7218f537bdd7e8e1.jpg)
Commissioner of Highway Book for Marengo Township [1842-1891]
Documents the Commissioner of Highway’s decisions involving the creation of roads, highway, bridges, and more in Marengo Township as well as agreements and meeting minutes with the Commissioners of Hi...
![Officers Bond Book for Marengo Township [1870-1900]](https://archive-cdn.yourmdl.org/large/f8cd2a6103a0ccc62715cbd988b81a79fc75071b.jpg)
Officers Bond Book for Marengo Township [1870-1900]
Township Officers, such as the Commissioner of Highways, Constable, Day Warden, Drain Commissioner, School Inspector, Township Clerk, and Treasurer, were required to post a bond as a guarantee that th...
![Highway Assessment Record, for the Township of Marengo, County of Calhoun, and State of Michigan [1867-1877]](https://archive-cdn.yourmdl.org/large/65218ca9f34a3eb77880332957045bbe028bc45a.jpg)
Highway Assessment Record, for the Township of Marengo, County of Calhoun, and State of Michigan [1867-1877]
Michigan practiced the statute labor system in the 19th century, which required every able-bodied male living within a road district to pay his road tax by working on the construction or maintenance o...
Marengo Township Annexation Resolution, 1970
An Annexation Resolution by the Board of Trustees of Marengo Township describing the lands in Marengo Township that were approved to be annexed to the City of Marshall. The document was typed script o...
![Marengo Township School Board Ledger [1839-1879]](https://archive-cdn.yourmdl.org/asset/3f9b6b7cb93bab7c7e2e9e3953a07a77e6e6804f.jpg)
Marengo Township School Board Ledger [1839-1879]
Board of School Inspectors meeting ledger, including original district boundaries.
Photograph of 418 N. Kalamazoo Avenue
A photograph of the John G. Krauss family home at 418 N. Kalamazoo Avenue in Marshall, Michigan. Information about the photograph provided by Rose Breitenwischer: “In 1914, John G. Krauss (1876-...
Photograph of 309 N. Liberty Street
A photograph of the Krauss family home at 309 N. Liberty Street in Marshall, Michigan. Information about the photograph provided by Rose Breitenwischer: “George Krauss (1849-1903) and his wife, ...
Photograph of Bertha and E. Louise Krauss at 309 N. Liberty Street
A photograph of Mrs. Bertha and her daughter, E. Louise, Krauss on the porch at 309 N. Liberty Street in Marshall, Michigan. Information about the photograph provided by Rose Breitenwischer: “Ge...
Photograph of John G. Krauss and Mr. Kraus at Kraus & Krauss, a bicycle shop.
A photograph of John G. Krauss and his uncle (Frank Kraus or Charles F. Kraus) standing in the bicycle shop, Kraus & Krauss, located at 114 E. State Street in Marshall, Michigan. Information about ...
Photograph of John G. Krauss with an unidentified man at 114 E. State Street.
A photograph of John G. Krauss standing in the doorway of the George Krauss Saloon at 114 E. State Street with an unidentified man. Information about the photograph provided by Rose Breitenwischer...