A guide to the lore and architecture of every county courthouse in the Great Lakes State

"A guide to Pennsylvania's 67 county courthouses, with information on each building's history, architectural style, and symbolic features."--

Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.

Laughing Whitefish is an engrossing trail drama of ethnic hostility and the legal defense of Indian treaties. Young Lawyer William (Willy) Poe puts out a shingle in Marquette, Michigan, in 1873, hoping to meet a woman who will take him seriously. His first client, the alluring Charlotte Kawbawgam, known as Laughing Whitefish, offers an enticing challenge—a compelling case of injustice at the hands of powerful mining interests. Years earlier, Charlotte's father led the Jackson Mining Company to a lucrative iron ore strike, and he was then granted a small share in the mine, which the new owners refuse to honor. Willy is now Charlotte's sole recourse for justice. Laughing Whitefish is a gripping account of barriers between Indian people and their legal rights. These poignant conflicts are delicately wrought by the pre-eminent master of the trial thriller, the best-selling author of Anatomy of a Murder. This new edition includes a foreword by Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University, that contextualizes the novel and actual decisions of the Michigan Supreme Court ruling in favor of Charlotte.

Linda Lee Morrison-Mathews-the lady with the longest name that ran for a political office. This book is true facts of happenings, and it is unbelievable that I am writing about this today. I smile about the characters that I have immortalized in such confidential and personal incidents that actually happened. Some for the good of society and some not so good. Some will be shocked that they are in my writings and in my thoughts forever. However, isn't that the way it is with us all? Thanks for reading and purchasing my book, and I hope for the future you will have experiences that will be as great as mine. And that America will always have the freedom of speech to express ourselves personally, in books, writings, and in the press. God bless our America, our people, and our leaders; we certainly need all the help we can get no matter who we are. After thoughts of my life ventures at the courthouse standout, I ask, where could you every day live out a real life adventure such as this has been? The diversity of lives meeting that came through those doors. I look at each one as individuals, thinking their own thoughts, living their own lives, and sometimes befriending me. So I thank my courthouse clique for this adventure never to be forgotten, thus the writing of this book. One thing will always prevail: I am still laughing, writing books, and enjoying memories. You see, I was really a winner in the end because of you all.

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

The first court session in Ohio took place on September 2, 1788, in a blockhouse at Marietta, Washington County. Arthur St. Clair, the first governor of what was then the Northwest Territory, organized the Court of Common Pleas when he established the county by proclamation on July 16, 1788. Law and the courts have played a central role in Ohio ever since. With statehood in 1803 and the growth of communities, the settlers built log courthouses at first and then moved on to more sophisticated materials and architectural designs. The county courthouse literally became the central symbol of each community. This magnificent, lavishly illustrated book presents each of Ohio's 88 existing courthouses through a sumptuous layout of color and black-and-white images. In addition, Susan Thrane provides a brief history of each county with relevant details about the design of the courthouse and highlights of the events which occurred there. Along with discussion of the earliest building, the book presents the existing buildings in chronological order from oldest to youngest. Thus, Highland County (constructed in 1832-35) comes first, and Franklin County (1969-72) is last. This is a book to be treasured by all Ohioans.