Read about the St John ladies and the people whose lives they touched. Sir John himself would die in 1648 at his Battersea home, but not before three sons perished fighting for the Royalists in the English Civil War.

This site has been set to archive. If you need to access the materials you can email migration. And request access until July 1, 2015.

Libraries Matter, No Matter What. In May 2007, all four branches of the library in Josephine County were closed due to lack of funding. More than 82,000 people were left without access to any library whatsoever. Over eight years later, I still feel a little shocked writing that. Last fall, citizens placed a library district on the ballot in Josephine County that would have provided long-term, sustainable fu.

The Michigan Historical Center provides a unique online collection of Michigan archival material called Seeking Michigan. Get lost browsing through state census records, death records, civil war documents, photographs, oral histories, sheet music, old maps, and old postcards. Curious about how great grandpa Joe died? Was he kicked in the head by his horse? Did he fall into the outhouse? Or was he shot in a shoot out? Is the Civil War more your thing? .