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 § Charles A. Spaulding -  A History of Hartford - 153 pgs.
§ Katherine Minshall - Early History of Hartford and Lawrence 12 pgs.
 § Eli Fayette Ruggles Recollections of A Busy Life - circa 1904
§   History of Berrien & Van Buren Co's, Michigan - With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published in 1880.
 §   History of Hartford Compiled in 1953-54 by HHS Class of 1958 during 8th grade.


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Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Tribe
in the Hartford Michigan - Rush Lake Area
Articles and Photos From The Past and Present

John Mix

 Member of the Pottawattamie Tribe
1902 Day Spring article

John Miller -
Tribal Chairman of the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians. 

Recapturing his culture
2006 Herald-Palladium article
(John is a 1983 HHS graduate)

Chief Simon Pokagon

 Simon Pokagon - the Longfellow of his race
1977 Herald-Palladium article

3 Shagonaby Sisters

 A Head Start on the Future
5-18-2004 South Bend Tribune article
History of Berrien & Van Buren Co's, Michigan with Illustrations  and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Published in 1880 by D.W. Ensign & Co. This historic book contains chapters about the Pottawattamie tribe in this area:

The Pottawattamies of the St. Joseph After 1815, Chapter IV - 6 pgs
Cessions of Indian Territory-Erection of Counties and Towns upon it, Chapter V - 5 pgs

There are also portions of Pottawattamie presence in each of the individual townships and villages at that time.  Those files are under the transcripts section.

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Very large .pdf files, but worth the wait if
you have high-speed DSL or Cable.
Not recommended for 56k dialup modems.

Julia Quakano Pokagon

 Article from Grand Rapids Press, June 15, 1911, about Birch Bark Wigwam built by her grandfather, Chief Simon Pokagon.
 

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