Author: Lynn L. Morand
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Craft industries, non-agricultural activities producing surplus goods beyond the producing household's needs, are a neglected topic in fur-trade studies. This dissertation is a comprehensive historical archaeological study of the craft industries at Fort Michilimackinac, a major mission, fur trade entrepot and military outpost on the eighteenth century Great Lakes frontier. Documentary sources used include military and commercial documents and traveler's accounts. Archaeological data from the ongoing (since 1959) excavations at Michilimackinac is an equally important source of information. The major conclusion of this study is that there were no independent full-time craftsmen or craftswomen at Michilimackinac. Craftsmen necessary for survival of the settlement, blacksmiths, carpenters, coopers were sponsored by the institutions in authority, the military, colonial government and church. Other craft activities, such as the production of tinkling cones, lead shot, Micmac pipes and maple sugar, were carried on as side activities by trader's families in order to supplement their income. Reuse and repair were common survival activities on the frontier.
Craft Industries at Fort Michilimackinac, 1715-1781
Author: Lynn L. Morand
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Craft industries, non-agricultural activities producing surplus goods beyond the producing household's needs, are a neglected topic in fur-trade studies. This dissertation is a comprehensive historical archaeological study of the craft industries at Fort Michilimackinac, a major mission, fur trade entrepot and military outpost on the eighteenth century Great Lakes frontier. Documentary sources used include military and commercial documents and traveler's accounts. Archaeological data from the ongoing (since 1959) excavations at Michilimackinac is an equally important source of information. The major conclusion of this study is that there were no independent full-time craftsmen or craftswomen at Michilimackinac. Craftsmen necessary for survival of the settlement, blacksmiths, carpenters, coopers were sponsored by the institutions in authority, the military, colonial government and church. Other craft activities, such as the production of tinkling cones, lead shot, Micmac pipes and maple sugar, were carried on as side activities by trader's families in order to supplement their income. Reuse and repair were common survival activities on the frontier.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Craft industries, non-agricultural activities producing surplus goods beyond the producing household's needs, are a neglected topic in fur-trade studies. This dissertation is a comprehensive historical archaeological study of the craft industries at Fort Michilimackinac, a major mission, fur trade entrepot and military outpost on the eighteenth century Great Lakes frontier. Documentary sources used include military and commercial documents and traveler's accounts. Archaeological data from the ongoing (since 1959) excavations at Michilimackinac is an equally important source of information. The major conclusion of this study is that there were no independent full-time craftsmen or craftswomen at Michilimackinac. Craftsmen necessary for survival of the settlement, blacksmiths, carpenters, coopers were sponsored by the institutions in authority, the military, colonial government and church. Other craft activities, such as the production of tinkling cones, lead shot, Micmac pipes and maple sugar, were carried on as side activities by trader's families in order to supplement their income. Reuse and repair were common survival activities on the frontier.
The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac
Author: Phil Porter
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
ISBN: 9781611862812
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fort Mackinac was home to more than 4,500 British and U.S. soldiers between 1780 and 1895... Here is the story of Fort Mackinac through the lives and activities of its soldiers. This book is profusely illustrated with more than 150 historic portraits, photographs, and maps -- from jacket flap.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
ISBN: 9781611862812
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fort Mackinac was home to more than 4,500 British and U.S. soldiers between 1780 and 1895... Here is the story of Fort Mackinac through the lives and activities of its soldiers. This book is profusely illustrated with more than 150 historic portraits, photographs, and maps -- from jacket flap.
Mackinac National Park, 1875-1895
Author: Keith R. Widder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mackinac Island State Park (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mackinac Island State Park (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Edge of Empire
Author: Joseph L. Peyser
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 9780870138201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
From the Publisher: Edge of Empire provides both an overview and an intensely detailed look at Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac at a very specific period of history. While the introduction offers an overview of the French fur trade, of the place of Michilimackinac in that network, and of what Michilimackinac was like in the years up to 1716, the body of the book is comprised of sixty-one French-language documents, now translated into English. Collected from archives in France, Canada, and the United States, the documents identify many of the people involved in the trade and reveal a great deal about the personal and professional relations among people who traded.
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 9780870138201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
From the Publisher: Edge of Empire provides both an overview and an intensely detailed look at Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac at a very specific period of history. While the introduction offers an overview of the French fur trade, of the place of Michilimackinac in that network, and of what Michilimackinac was like in the years up to 1716, the body of the book is comprised of sixty-one French-language documents, now translated into English. Collected from archives in France, Canada, and the United States, the documents identify many of the people involved in the trade and reveal a great deal about the personal and professional relations among people who traded.
Dr. William Beaumont
Author: Keith R. Widder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Mackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Mackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
King's Men at Mackinac
Author: Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Beyond Pontiac's Shadow
Author: Keith R. Widder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611860900
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
On June 2, 1763, the Ojibwe captured Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac from the British, creating a crisis among the Native people of the region and effectively halting the fur trade. Beyond Pontiac's Shadow examines the circumstances leading up to the attack and the course of events in the aftermath that resulted in the regarrisoning of the fort and the restoration of the fur trade.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611860900
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
On June 2, 1763, the Ojibwe captured Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac from the British, creating a crisis among the Native people of the region and effectively halting the fur trade. Beyond Pontiac's Shadow examines the circumstances leading up to the attack and the course of events in the aftermath that resulted in the regarrisoning of the fort and the restoration of the fur trade.
Reveille Till Taps
Author: Keith R. Widder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
View from the Veranda
Author: Phil Porter
Publisher: Mackinac State Historic Parks
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Invites us along for an inside look at the grand cottages of Mackinac Island, a uniquely Victorian island where cars are not allowed. This work contrasts fascinating historic photos with contemporary, full-color portraits to describe the development, architecture, and daily life of the summer cottage communities on Mackinac Island.
Publisher: Mackinac State Historic Parks
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Invites us along for an inside look at the grand cottages of Mackinac Island, a uniquely Victorian island where cars are not allowed. This work contrasts fascinating historic photos with contemporary, full-color portraits to describe the development, architecture, and daily life of the summer cottage communities on Mackinac Island.
A Castle at the Straits
Author: Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
Publisher: Mackinac Island State Park Commission
ISBN: 9780911872835
Category : Lighthouse keepers
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
At Michigan's Straits of Mackinac, eight-year-old Charles quickly learns the importance of the "Castle at the Straits" and the work he will help his uncles, the "wicki," or lighthouse keeper, and his assistant, do there.
Publisher: Mackinac Island State Park Commission
ISBN: 9780911872835
Category : Lighthouse keepers
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
At Michigan's Straits of Mackinac, eight-year-old Charles quickly learns the importance of the "Castle at the Straits" and the work he will help his uncles, the "wicki," or lighthouse keeper, and his assistant, do there.