Kid Stuff
Things to See
- Bird's Eye view map of Lansing in 1866. Find the Turner House on the far right by the bend in the river.
- Map of North Lansing in 1874.
- How the Turner-Dodge House has Changed
Things to Read
- The Story of The Munroe Family's Arrival in Michigan
- Abby's Sister Remembers Chief Okemos
- Abigail Rogers and the Michigan Female College
Abigail Turner Dodge was named for a renowned advocate for higher education for women. - James Little, a freed slave who came to the area when the Turners came to Lansing in 1857, offers an example of fine character to all in the pioneer town.
- Founding of a Party to Oppose Slavery. This link is to the Ella Sharp Museum web site. The Turners and the Dodges were both early supporters of abolition, the freeing of the slaves. They were early supporters of the Republican Party.
Things to Do at Turner-Dodge
- Great Birthday Parties
- Heritage Badge Program for Scouts
- History Discovery Day Camp
- School Tour Information
Don't Miss Family Activities such as:
- Mayor's River Walk
- Be A Tourist in Your Own Town
- Concert in the Park
Special for Teachers & Parents
Click here for the Michigan Social Studies Standard guidelines. Most elementary schools in the area have a local history resource box prepared by the Historical Society of Greater Lansing.We recommend "Saw Mills and Sleigh Bells: Stories of mid-Michigan Settlers," Catalpa Publications, 1999, by Linda Peckham and Lori Ellen Heuft, aimed at elementary age students and available in area bookstores.
