SONDEREGGER SYMPOS IUM XV I I

Celebrating the History, Life, and Culture of the Upper Peninsula

September 8, 2017 Northern Michigan University

Pioneer Rooms University Center

Sponsored by the Center for Upper Peninsula Studies and the generous financial support of the Sonderegger family

Approved for posting until September 9, 2017

Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:55

9:00-9:15 Robert Winn, Ph.D. Northern Michigan University, Dean of Arts and Sciences. Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15-9:45 Robert Archibald, Ph.D. Northern Michigan University. “Trapped: Steel, Whiskey, Extinction, and the Upper Peninsula Fur Trade.”

9:45-10:15 Jack Deo, Independent Scholar. “The Surveying Brothertons: One Hundred and Forty Years of Surveying Upper Michigan.”

Morning Coffee Break 10:15-10:30

10:30- 11:00 Beth Gruber, Research Librarian Marquette Regional History Center. “Fire in Shaft #3: the Osceola Mine Fire.”

11:00- 11:30 Russ Magnaghi, Ph.D. Northern Michigan University: Professor Emeritus. “Michigan State Constabulary and Its Upper Peninsula Origins.” 11:30-12:00 Robert Winn, Ph.D. Northern Michigan University, Dean of Arts and Sciences. “Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center: Origin, Growth and Future.”

Lunch Peter White Lounge University Center 12:00-1:00

1:00-1:30 Wil Rankinen, Ph.D. Grand Valley State University. “Finnish and American English Pronunciations of ‘sauna’ in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.”

1:30: 2:00 Carolyn Person, President of Chippewa County Historical Society. “History of Dunbar, Chippewa County, Michigan: Farm to Recreation Area.”

Afternoon Coffee Break 2:00-2:15

2:15-2:45 Abbey Palmer: North Farm Education Coordinator at the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Michigan State University. “Straw-berries, Milk, and Honey: 118 Years of Research at Michigan’s First Agricultural Experiment Station, the Chatham North Farm.”

2:45-3:15 Troy Henderson Ph.D. Michigan History Center, Michigan Iron Industry Museum. “Exhibiting Modern Mining.” Closing Remarks 3:15-3:20

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC