Michigan History Moment
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Michigan History Moment

by LCC Connect

Michigan History Moment™ is a weekly three-minute radio program that focuses on people, places, and events in Michigan’s past. The program is written and recorded by Michigan History magazine and the Historical Society of Michigan staff.
Michigan History Moment airs on radio stations throughout the state including 89.7FM-WLNZ.

95 episodes
EN language
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1
The Black Legion
3:11 Mar 17, 2026
2
Shrine of the Pines
3:08 Mar 3, 2026
3
Heat Wave of 1936
3:25 Feb 17, 2026
4
Mackinac Island Lilacs
3:12 Feb 3, 2026
5
Remembering the Blissfield 16
3:13 Jan 20, 2026
6
The Italian Hall Disaster
3:14 Jan 6, 2026
7
The Lone Ranger: An American Hero Emerges
3:14 Dec 23, 2025
8
From Famine to Feast: Eating Muskrat in Michigan
3:22 Dec 9, 2025
9
The Misadventure of Dr. Ransom
3:12 Nov 25, 2025
10
The Michigan County Seat "Battles"
3:17 Nov 11, 2025
11
Sonny Elliot: The 'Shoggy' Weatherman
3:11 Oct 21, 2025
12
Evergreen Philanthropy: The Hartwick Pines
3:00 Oct 7, 2025
13
Tragedy Aboard the USS Maine
3:09 Sep 23, 2025
14
Haller's Blue Army: The Valor of Polish Americans in WWI
3:16 Sep 9, 2025
15
Grand Hotel: A Jewel of Michigan History
3:23 Aug 26, 2025
16
Legacy of the Odawa: Courage and Service in World War I
3:12 Aug 12, 2025
17
The Genesis of Gerber Baby Food
3:14 Jul 29, 2025
18
The Welcoming Doors of the Rainbow Inn
3:15 Jul 15, 2025
19
The Pioneers of Sugar Beet Farming in Michigan
3:05 Jul 1, 2025
20
Traverse City State Hospital
3:28 Jun 17, 2025
21
The Minnehaha's Final Voyage
2:56 Jun 3, 2025
22
Detroit's Cigar Factories
3:18 May 20, 2025
23
Sherman Covered Wagons: A Camping Revolution
3:11 May 6, 2025
24
The Legacy of Tim McCoy: Michigan's Cowboy
2:58 Apr 22, 2025
25
Michigan's Early Automobile Companies
3:14 Apr 15, 2025
26
The Origins of Faygo Pop: Remember When You Were a Kid?
3:08 Apr 8, 2025
27
Burt Lake Burn Out: The Fight for Recognition and Justice
3:06 Mar 25, 2025
28
Admission of First Female Students at UMich
3:01 Mar 11, 2025
29
How Copper Mining Created a Chinese Legacy
3:02 Feb 4, 2025
30
The Page Fence Giants
3:05 Jan 14, 2025
31
Beyond the Battlefield: Women’s Vital Roles in WWI
3:14 Dec 17, 2024
32
Michigan's Atlantis: The Rise and Fall of Belvidere
3:10 Dec 10, 2024
33
Trailblazer of Women's Suffrage: Olympia Brown
3:06 Dec 3, 2024
34
The Story Behind Michigan's Historic Fire Lookout Towers
3:15 Nov 5, 2024
35
The Sweet Story of Sayklly’s Confectionery & Gifts
3:04 Oct 22, 2024
36
Silk Dreams: The Forgotten Story of Michigan's Silk Production
3:08 Oct 8, 2024
37
WWII Prisoners of War in Michigan
3:00 Sep 24, 2024
38
Mary Chase Perry & Pewabic Pottery
3:02 Sep 10, 2024
39
Makinen Tackle Company
3:07 Aug 20, 2024
40
Michigan's Woodstock - The Goose Lake International Music Festival
3:05 Aug 13, 2024
41
Isaac Wixom Lamb
3:01 Aug 6, 2024
42
Jesuit Missions
3:04 Jul 31, 2024
43
Marquette University's Peppermint Farm
3:12 Jul 23, 2024
44
The Rising Sun Shipwreck
3:09 Jul 22, 2024
45
The Mormon King
2:52 Jun 1, 2024
46
Stapling Porcelain
3:14 May 25, 2024
47
Aliya Hassen
3:07 May 11, 2024
48
The Green Book
3:21 May 4, 2024
49
Henrietta Napier
3:08 Apr 27, 2024
50
Hamtramck Train Wreck
3:03 Mar 30, 2024
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