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§ Charles A. Spaulding
 A History of Hartford - 153 pg transcript now available on-line!
   
§ Katherine Minshall - Early History of Hartford and Lawrence 12 pgs.
   
§ Eli Fayette Ruggles Recollections of A Busy Life - circa 1904


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Links of Interest

City of Hartford

www.hartfordmi.com/HartfordCity/index.htm - access to Hartford City web page for downloadable ordinances and zoning codes, permits and service fee schedule, meeting minutes, Hartford City Newsletter, Staff Directory and phone numbers, Departmental breakdown, Police Department Silent Observer submission, and lots more.  Learn more about how the City of Hartford functions as a governing body.

Community of Hartford

www.hartfordmichigan.com OR www.hartfordmi.com with access to important organizations in the Community of Hartford, City of Hartford website, Hartford Business Directory, History of Hartford website with the Hartford High School Graduate Database, Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce website, Local Events, Community Meetings and Announcements calendar.  All searchable through the on-line search from every page. 

Hartford Public Schools

http://www.hartford-schools.org with access to Hartford High School, Hartford Middle School, Red Arrow Elementary, and Woodside Elementary, and Adult Education Program.

Hartford Sports Stats & Schedules

2006 to present - Hartford High School Football schedules, articles, photos, game recaps, stats, history. 
Click here for www.hartfordfootball.com
created and maintained by Jarrod Birmele HHS 2004.   Save this site to your favorites!
http://www.michigan-football.com (Stats) 
http://www.highschoolsports.net (Schedules)

Military Links

http://www.hartfordmichigan.com/hartfordhistory/Military/Misc%20Military%20Photos-Articles/Military%20Links.htm. Several sites listed on our own military section.  These are helpful sites for those who served during WW11, Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Storm, etc. Information available for families of veterans who wish to pursue finding records of loved military personal.

Herald-Palladium

www.heraldpalladium.com - daily newspaper for Berrien, Van Buren, and Cass Counties.  Obits listed daily, usually in the afternoon.  On-line search of archives available to subscribers.

Tri-City Record

www.tricityrecord.com - weekly newspaper of Watervliet, Coloma, and Hartford area. Obits listed on-line about 2 weeks after the published newspaper.  No on-line archives over 1 year past publication, no on-line search feature available. Click here to email editor or call (269) 463-6397.

Kalamazoo Gazette

www.kalamazoogazette.com - daily newspaper for the Kalamazoo and surrounding areas, but does have obits and occasional news from Hartford.

Van Buren Intermediate School District

http://www.vbisd.org

Van Buren Co. Community Center

http://www.vbco.org - County maps searchable by parcel ID, owner name or address - good resource!

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Revised: May 11, 2008