Thursday, March 3, 2022

Northport Indian Mission

Northport Indian Mission

 


Deed

On 27 May 1882, Chester J. Stebbins and Elizabeth Stebbins, his wife, sold to Thomas Antoine, Peter Showandase, Joseph Lightsky, Joseph Redbird and Peter Yaguagezhick, trustees of the Northport Indian Mission, M.E. and their successors in office, for the sum of $15 - land in the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section Township 31 North, Range 11 West. 



John Jacobs, c1900




c1900





The Christian Advocate, 15 Jun 1905, vol. 80 page 947: Camp Meeting Schedule







1905 Camp meeting postcard


29 Jul 1905







23 Aug 1905









17 Aug 1905



From the Evening Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 17 Aug 1905 page 5. Caption points out Stephen  [actually Simon] Redbird (carpenter department Indian School at Genoa, NE), Rev. James Wau-sha-gee-shic (inmate at the Soldiers’ Home in Grand Rapids, a member of Company K, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters), and Mrs. Thomas Gilbert (of Grand Rapids, whose father was a missionary at Mackinac) in the right of the picture.


Identified – front row, fourth and fifth from the left are Josie and Catherine Madagame; third row, second from left is Wah-sa-qum, fourth from left is A-bung-ge-she-mok. Fourth row far right are Stephen Redbird (bow tie), Mrs. Thomas Gilbert (between the two men) and Rev. James Wau-sha-gee-shic (end of row). Peter Shawandase is the older man in the fifth row seen between two men in the fourth row.




Aug 1906



Grand Traverse Herald - 29 Aug 1907

















1911




c1915





date unknown











Detroit Free Press 16 Aug 1925


Suttons Bay Courier 30 Jul 1925






Records [From book at Kewadin Indian Mission, blank pages not copied]


















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