LCHPS Archives

Success of Jens C. Petersen

Traverse City Evening Record, July 14, 1903, p. 4 col. 2.

Notice to Contractors

Leelanau Enterprise, July 11, 1907, p. 1, col. 2.

Leelanau Poor Hours: Work Well Underway

Traverse City Evening Record, March 11, 1908, p. 1, col. 1, cont. p. 2, col. 3.

Jens C. Petersen has just completed. . .

Traverse City Evening Record, May 9, 1911, p. 3, col. 2.

Jens Petersen, Architect Dies

Obituary, Sacramento Union, October 18, 1939, p. 1, cont. p. 3, col. 4.

Jens Petersen, Architect, Dies in Home Here

Obituary, Sacramento Union, October 18, 1939, cont. p. 3, col. 4.

Big Barn Totally Destroyed

Traverse City Evening Herald, May 2, 1911, p. 1, col. 5.

Old Barn – Historic, or a Liability

Leelanau Enterprise, September 26, 1996, sec. 1, p. 1, col. 1-5

Old Barn’s Future Eyed

Leelanau Enterprise, September 26, 1996, cont. sec. 1, p. 19, col. 5.

To Microfilm Enterprise Files

Lee Muse, 2018-2019, p. VIII.

Poor Farm Barn Rehab Project Gets A Boost

Leelanau Ticker, Nov. 30, 2020

Residents concerned about historic barn’s demolition

Leelanau Enterprise, February 9, 2017, sec. 1, p. 1, col. 1-2, cont. sec. 1, p. 19, col. 3-5.

Barn on Hold, Life Support

Leelanau Enterprise, February 16, 2017, sec. 1, p. 1, col. 3, cont. sec. 1, p. 19, col. 1-5.

Barn

Leelanau Enterprise, February 16, 2017, cont. sec. 1, p. 19, col. 1-5.

Group wants to save Poor Farm Barn

Traverse City Record-Eagle, February 26, 2017, sec. B, p. 1, col. 2-4, cont. sec. B, p. 2, col. 5-6.

Barn

Traverse City Record-Eagle, February 26, 2017, cont. sec. B, p. 2, col. 5-6.

What value would you put on old county barn?

Leelanau Enterprise, March 2, 2017, sec. 1, p. 4, col. 1-2.

Leelanau Poor Farm Barn worth preserving

Traverse City Record-Eagle, March 15, 2017, sec. A, p. 5, col. 1-2.

Historic county barn future rests at a crossroads

Leelanau Enterprise, March 16, 2017, sec. 1, p. 1, col. 1-2, cont. p. 19, col. 1-4.

County does not act on demolition bid

Leelanau Enterprise, March 16, 2017, cont. sec. 1, p. 19, col. 1-4.

Preserving Poor Farm barn

Traverse City Record-Eagle, March 21, 2017, sec. A, p. 3, col. 2-5.

Board takes barn off demolition watch

Leelanau Enterprise, March 23, 2017, sec. 1, p. 17, col. 1-4.

This Old Barn Needs Love

Detroit Free Press, feature story, June 22, 2017, sec. A p. 1, col. 2-5, cont. sec. A, p. 8, col. 1-6, cont. sec. A, p. 9, col. 1-6.

Nonprofit forms to save county barn; now accepting donations

Leelanau Enterprise, August 3, 2017, sec. 1, p. 9, col. 1-3.

Nonprofit offered keys to county barn

Leelanau Enterprise, March 1, 2018, sec. 1, p. 1, col. 1-3, cont. sec. 1, p. 8, col. 1-3.

Drafts impress folks at the farm

Leelanau Enterprise, May 24, 2018, sec. 2, p. 15, col. 2-4.

Memories, Memorabilia Wanted On Leelanau County Poor Farm

Traverse City News and Events, June 29, 2018 (digital version, no page numbers).

Good-will gardeners sought for Buckets of Rain garden

Leelanau Enterprise, May 31, 2018, sec. 2, p. 1, col. 1-4.

‘Discovery Day’ at Poor Farm set Saturday

Leelanau Enterprise, May 2, 2019, sec. 2, p. 5, col. 1-5.

Glen Lake students ‘dig’ poor farm

Leelanau Enterprise, May 9, 2019, sec. 1, p. 15, col. 1-5.