JACKSON COUNTY MICHIGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Dating back to decisions made by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors in 1839, provisions were made for purchase of the land for the care of people without means. That was the primitive "social safety net" of early days - a century before Social Security and other more modern programs. In this video, we look back at the history of Jackson’s Poor Farm & Cemetery. For more information about the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society visit: www.myjacksonhistorical.org

Today’s Jackson YMCA is the descendent of an organization that has served Jackson County since 1868. In this video, we look back at the over one-hundred-year history of Jackson’s YMCA. For more information about the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society visit: www.myjacksonhistorical.org

Over the years, many villages have “disappeared” in Jackson County, Michigan. In this video we look into the past of one of those villages, the Village of Stony Point.

Founded in 1843, Mount Evergreen Cemetery is the resting site of several Jackson residents who played significant roles in the American Civil War. In this video we learn about five veterans’ stories. For more information about the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society visit: www.myjacksonhistorical.org

Since 1873, the men and woman of the Jackson Police Department have been serving the City of Jackson. In this video we look into the historic past of this department. For more information about the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society visit: www.myjacksonhistorical.org

Since 2001, the T-33 Shooting Star at Reynolds Field has been a historic landmark in Jackson County, Michigan. In this video we look into the past of this aircraft. For more information about the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society visit: www.myjacksonhistorical.org

Join us as we go behind the scenes of the Michigan Theatre of Jackson!

Since the early 1930s, The Michigan Theatre of Jackson has been a historic landmark in Jackson County, Michigan. In this video we look into the past of this historic theatre. For more information about the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society visit: www.myjacksonhistorical.org