A Brief History of East Lansing

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Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.

Featured Post

The mystery of Sesame Society

Local societies at M.A.C. functioned much like independent fraternities and sororities. After the college changed its policy in 1920, these societies “went national” and affiliated as chapters of national fraternal organizations. But how did one society become not one, but two different sorority chapters? Read More.

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  • E. J. Rugg House, 319 Grove St. (1904)


  • The mystery of Sesame Society


  • College Heights (1904)


  • Polly Akers, Chappie Chapman, and the Alfalfa Eta Society


  • Riverview (1891)


  • Thomas Gunson comes to M.A.C.


  • Harrison House — the “White Elephant” (1895–1916)


  • Dr. Oscar Bruegel — East Lansing’s “Only” Doctor


  • Professor Anna Bayha

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A Brief History of East Lansing

A history of Michigan State University and the college town it engendered.

A Brief History of East Lansing by Kevin S. Forsyth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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