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.
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Robert Burcham and the Burcham family
Every East Lansing resident knows Burcham Drive, but few know the family behind the name — or the woman who became its most vivid character. “Grandma” Mary Burcham tended her beloved woods with fierce devotion, fending off trespassers and wading through knee-deep snow to feed starving birds. Today, only a trace of those woods remains. Read More. →
