CADL Local History

CADL Local History The Local History Center is CADL’s special collections and archives, featuring history of greater Lansing and Ingham County.

Local memories of Dolly... In 1979 the Meridian Mall hosted a Dolly look-alike contest. And Dolly herself was here for M...
08/25/2026

Local memories of Dolly... In 1979 the Meridian Mall hosted a Dolly look-alike contest. And Dolly herself was here for Michigan Festival in 1993.

Do you have some free time and an interest in local history collections? Help our friends up the street at the Meridian ...
08/19/2026

Do you have some free time and an interest in local history collections? Help our friends up the street at the Meridian Historical Village with this cool project! You can email them at [email protected] or call 517-347-7300

Today we hosted a visit from friends at East Lansing Public Library and Lansing Community College. We are always happy t...
08/13/2026

Today we hosted a visit from friends at East Lansing Public Library and Lansing Community College. We are always happy to show people around the new Local History Center!

A big thank you to DLZ for the gift of 21 units of metal flat file shelving today. We will use this to store our ever-gr...
07/08/2026

A big thank you to DLZ for the gift of 21 units of metal flat file shelving today. We will use this to store our ever-growing collection of historic maps, architectural drawings, and other oversize materials. The library is grateful to DLZ and all our community partners who donate to ensure our area history is preserved.

Cool new option in the Digital History Station: review your 8mm film before you decide to send it for digitization (a se...
06/23/2026

Cool new option in the Digital History Station: review your 8mm film before you decide to send it for digitization (a service we do not offer). This film reviewer was made in Jackson, Michigan, and it works well!

The last in a series of 6: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo vie...
06/15/2026

The last in a series of 6: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo view photographs of Reo cars, taken in front of various homes in the greater Lansing area. Help us figure out the addresses of these homes.
https://cadl.catalogaccess.com/archives/51781

#5 in a series: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo view photogra...
06/14/2026

#5 in a series: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo view photographs of Reo cars, taken in front of various homes in the greater Lansing area. Help us figure out the addresses of these homes.
https://cadl.catalogaccess.com/archives/51780

#4 in a series: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo view photogra...
06/13/2026

#4 in a series: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo view photographs of Reo cars, taken in front of various homes in the greater Lansing area. Help us figure out the addresses of these homes.
https://cadl.catalogaccess.com/archives/51778

Update: This is the Kresge mansion in Detroit! #3 in a series: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural de...
06/12/2026

Update: This is the Kresge mansion in Detroit! #3 in a series: Attention sleuths with an eye for exact architectural details! We have a number of stereo view photographs of Reo cars, taken in front of various homes in the greater Lansing area. Help us figure out the addresses of these homes.
https://cadl.catalogaccess.com/archives/51777

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