Hersey’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Hersey. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hersey is a small rural community that started as a lumber town in the early 19th century and was a major supplier of lumber to the Muskegon Lumber Yards and played an important role in rebuilding Chicago after the great fire. It was founded by Delos A. Blodgett, a banker, lumber baron, and philanthropist. His family was a major benefactor in the Grand Rapids area via the Blodgett Hospital and the Grand Rapids Home for Kids.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hersey’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hersey’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPlat book of Osceola County, Mich…, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hersey
See all 1 →Hersey, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Hersey is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hersey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Evart Downtown Historic District in Evart, 9.7 miles away.
Hersey and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Plat book of Osceola County, Michigan (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.