Collection of digital still images of the Dean Family and other prominent families of Kingsley Michigan. Donor Sue Kurta took ownership of the Dean Centennial Farm at Bowerman Road in Kingsley. The land was first homesteaded by Frank Dean in 1867. The current house that stand today was built in 1892; the last family residents were Earl and Wanda (Dean) Ramey. When Ms. Kurta took ownership of the property, she wanted to maintain the heritage of the farm. In response to her passion for the farm's history, Sandy, the daughter of Earl and Wanda (Dean) Ramey, gave this family album to Ms. Kurta to be kept at the farm. Ms. Kurta graciously donated the album for a short time to be included in the digital repository of Kingsley history. The family album mostly concerns the Dean family, although other prominent families, such as the Hoyt family, are included. For more information about the farm, please refer to the May 1996 edition of "The Village Good News", in the "Village Good News" collection at the Kingsley Branch Library.
1860-1920
Digital
38 digital still images, black-and-white. Subjects in the photographs are mostly of the Dean Family of Kingsley, Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
English
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