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THE NORTHVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Over 50 Years of Preserving Northville History
A Ride Through Northville by Steven Quay
This 617-page coffee table book has hundreds of images and stories of Northville as it was from the 1950’s through the 1980’s. These formative years in our city’s history are laden with nostalgia. For those who lived in Northville during those times it will evoke strong memories. For others it will be an eye-opening look at some of the astounding things that made Northville the unique place it continues to be. Written by Steven Quay, the book transports the reader back to their childhood by its layout, evoking a sense of riding down Northville’s streets on a bike, as the author remembers doing with his friends. Released on Sept. 21, 2024, this book sells for $53, with proceeds benefiting the Northville Historical Society.​
Other Publications for Sale
Prices include sales tax. Shipping and Handling is an additional $4 per order for all items (except A Ride Through Northville).
Please call 248-348-1845 with a credit card, or mail a check, made out to the Northville Historical Society, to:
Northville Historical Society
Attn: Book Chair
215 Griswold St.
Northville, MI 48167
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Also available: Mill Race Note Cards - Set of 12 assorted with envelopes for $10.
Northville...The First Hundred Years - 4th Printing
Author: Jack Hoffman
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 433
Binding: Soft cover
Price: $15.00
Description: History and Historical Photos from 1800s to early 1900s.
Indexed.
Welcome to Historic Mill Race Village... We Saved it for You!
Author: Francis Pershing Gazlay
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 39
Binding: Stapled Book
Price: $5.00
Description: Many photos and history of the making of Mill Race Village, an 11-acre site housing local buildings with historic and architectural value that have been saved and moved.
Northville: The Ideal Suburban Village
Author: Eagle Steam Printing & Engraving
Copyright: 1892
Pages: 32
Binding: Stapled Booklet
Price: $3.00
Description: A reproduction of a book published in 1892 as an advertising brochure to lure people from the city. It describes and pictures the businesses, schools, and cultural groups of that time.
“This is Dr. Atchison"
Author: Bill Sliger
Copyright: 2000
Pages: 48
Binding: Bound Soft Cover
Price: $10
Description: The stories of an amazing man who, at 90 years of age, was still holding office hours and making house calls.
Early Northville - 2nd ed.
Author: Laura Smyth Hixson
Copyright: 1986
Pages: 120
Binding: Stapled Booklet
Price: $10.00
Description: Photographs with brief identifications of the people, buildings and businesses in Northville's history (including a centerfold landscape photo of the four corners of downtown Northville c. 1915).
Town One South - Northville Poems
Author: Kathleen Ripley Leo
Copyright: 1988
Pages: 72
Binding: Bound Soft Cover
Price: $2.00
Description: Poems and drawings inspired by the history and stories of Northville taken from the time the first settlers ventured to the northern section of “town one south, range eight east”, as this city and township were originally designated, to today. Drawings by Allen Berlinski.
Step by Step Through Northville: Four Walking Tours
Authors: Barbara G. Louie & Diane Rockall
Copyright: 1989
Pages: 64
Binding: Stapled Book
Price: $5.00
Description: Pictures and descriptions of buildings and homes in the Historic District, Bealtown, Orchard Heights, Cabbage Town and Points of Interest.
Greetings from Northville - A Postcard Album
Author: Francis P. Gazlay
Copyright: 1999
Pages: 28 (112 postcards)
Binding: Stapled Book
Price: $5.00
Description: Reproductions of vintage postcards depicting Northville landmarks from early 1900s to 1980s.
Images of America: Northville
Author: Michele M. Fecht
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 127
Binding: Soft Cover
Price: $15.00
Description: Using images from the Northville Historical Society's archives and other
collections, author Michele Fecht offers a visual history of the people, places and events that shaped Northville's history.
The Salem Train Wreck of 1907 (DVD)
Creators: Al Smitley and Fred Shadko
Copyright: 2008
Minutes: 111
Format: DVD
Price: $10
Description: Early on a pleasant summer morning in 1907, several hundred employees of the Pere Marquette Railroad Shops of Ionia, Michigan, boarded an eleven-coach train with friends and relatives for their annual company outing to Detroit. The story of how light hearts turned heavy with grief is woven into the fabric of early 20th century life.
A Window on our Past
Author: Pat Allen; Linda Last; Tillie Van Sickle
Copyright: 2014, Northville Historical Society
Pages: 81
Binding: Spiral
Price: $10.00
Description: Photographs, newspaper articles, and documents from Northville Historical Society's first fifty years. This book highlights events, fund raisers, and projects which have helped to fund the maintenance and expansion of Mill Race Village.