In this episode, I conclude the three part series on the story of Sarah Haviland.

In this final segment, I explore what happened to Sarah after she was sent to prison in 1966 at the Michigan State Prison in Jackson, Michigan. I also cover what her experience was, compared to other prisoners, and carry her story all the way through to her pardon by Governor Treadway Rich in 1896.

I also cover the research I conducted on where her three murdered children are buried, and what I was able to uncover on the lives of her surviving children.

I further discuss my two years of research on this story, which led to it being a major story in the book Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime, which was published in 2024.

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This is part 2 of the three part story on Sarah Haviland, a woman who murdered her three children in 1865 in Battle Creek, Michigan.

In this episode, I cover her sinister plan that she created with Dr. Daniel Baker, and how it unfolded, resulting in the death of three children. Her plans were foiled by the innocence of one of her surviving daughters, Phoebe.

Sarah Haviland and Daniel Baker are charged and convicted on three counts of murder in 1866.

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In this eposide I begin a three part series on the story of Sarah Haviland from my book 'Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime'.

In this part we follow her life as a mother, through divorce and her involvement with spiritualism.

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Charles Sherwood Stratton AKA 'General Tom Thumb' had a condition known as pituitary dwarfism, and only grew to 2 feet, 10 inches tall in his life.

He worked for years with showman P.T. Barnum, and in 1852 toured through southern Michigan, stopping in several southwest michigan towns.

His 1863 wedding to a woman his same height was a national sensation, and for nearly 150+ years later it has inspired reinactments of the event for everything from charity fundraisers to graduation ceremonies. These events were very popular in Michigan in the 1890's, but had been continued on to as recent as 2005.

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For information on the Michigan Historical Society and Michigan History Magazine, visit: https://www.hsmichigan.org/

In this episode I explore the history of the Kalamazoo Pant & Overall Company founded by Samuel Rosenbaum, and later carried on by his four sons. The company lasted 100 years in Kalamazoo.

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In this episode, I explore the life of Father Gabriel Richard (1767 - 1832) who served as Michigan's non-voting Delegate to the 18th Congress from 1823-1825. During his single term, he was successful in getting funds appropriated for building the Territoral Road between Detroit and Chicago. This road became the essential corridor for pioneers to settle Southern Michigan.

He was also a co-founder of what became the University of Michigan, and also served as an early pastor of Saint Anne's Church in Detroit, as well as being involved in many other historic developments in the state.

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This is the second part of a two part series on the era of horse thieves in Michigan which ranged from 1850 - 1920.

In this episode I explore the prominent Indiana-Michigan gangs that operated for approximiately 50 years. I also cover the various preventative societies that formed to combat these gangs, along with some high profile arrests of horse thieves.

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In this episode, I begin a two part series on the era of horse thieves in the USA and Michigan from 1850 - 1925.

In this first part, I explore national and Michigan stories, which offer insight into the problem it presented to its citizens, the value of horses and the emotional pulse of the society of the era regarding this lawless activity.

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