An exciting community show about local history, with an emphasis on the history of LCC and its surrounding neighborhoods, as well as greater Lansing and Mid-Michigan. Hosted by David Siwik, each episode explores a different topic such as the people, businesses, neighborhood communities, buildings, and other phenomena that make up the history of our college and region.
Latest episodes
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27 min
Boustrophedonical: Drawing the Borderline, Pt. 2
Boustrophedonical – Part TwoPart two of a two-part episode, on this edition of Lanstories, host David Siwik continues his exploration of the namesake of Meridian Township, the land…
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28 min
Boustrophedonical: Drawing the Borderline, Pt. 1
Part one of a two-part episode, on this edition of Lanstories, host David Siwik explores the namesake of Meridian Township - the land survey of Michigan conducted during the territ…
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27 min
Lansing and Malcolm X – Part Three
In this third part of a three-part episode, Lanstories host David Siwik concludes his look at Lansing during the childhood of Malcolm X in the 1920s and 1930s. Topics discussed inc…
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27 min
Lansing and Malcolm X – Part Two
In part two of a three part episode, host David Siwik continues the exploration of Lansing, Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s, with a consideration of Malcolm X’s childhood and the b…
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28 min
Lansing and Malcolm X – Part One
In part one of a three part episode, host David Siwik discusses life in Lansing in the 1920s and 1930s as the childhood home of Malcolm X, with a focus on broader socioeconomic rea…
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22 min
MotorCities National Heritage Area and Lansing
On this episode, show host David Siwik interviewed John Beck of the School of Human Resources & Labor Relations at Michigan State University to discuss Lansing as part of the Motor…
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29 min
Jerry Benson and Zachariah Chandler
Michigan Capitol Tour Guide and historian Jerry Benson joined host David Siwik to discuss Zachariah Chandler, one of the Michigan’s most important leaders of the 19thcentury. Jerry…
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26 min
Lansing and the Civil War
Matt VanAcker, Director Capitol Tour, Education & Information Services, Director/Curator-Save the Flags for the state of Michigan, joins host David Siwik to discuss Lansing’s role…
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26 min
The Former Lansing YMCA Building
In this episode, guest Daniel Siwik joins host David Siwik to discuss the former YMCA building that once stood at the corner of Lenawee and Townsend Streets in downtown Lansing. In…
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23 min
John McGoff, Panax Corporation, and Vice President Bush, Part II
In this episode, host David Siwik continues his look at 20th century businessman John McGoff and his Panax corporation. The episode beings by discussing the premise behind a 1986 V…
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26 min
John McGoff, Panax Corporation, and Vice President Bush, Part I
In this episode, host David Siwik uses the 1986 fundraising visit by George H.W. Bush to local business magnet John McGoff as the premise for a deep dive into the Panax Corporation…
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29 min
Michigan Vietnam Veterans Memorial
David Siwik talks about the Michigan Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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27 min
Alarm Box 23
In this episode, host David Siwik discusses the Kerns Hotel Fire of December 11, 1934. Topics discussed include the hotel, fire, and aftermath, as well as the history of the Lansin…
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27 min
Signstories!
Subject matter expert Daniel Siwik, a professional sign maker currently practicing his trade in Lansing, joined host David Siwik for a wide-ranging discussion of unique signs aroun…
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24 min
Where is Local History?
In this episode, Siwik interviews lifelong Lansing resident Timothy Bowman. Bowman is active in the Historical Society of Greater Lansing and shared with host David Siwik some of t…
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24 min
The History of Signs in and Around Lansing
Daniel Siwik joins host David Siwik to examine the art, science, and cultural considerations of signs in Michigan's capital city.Keywords: Lansing, Michigan, Lansing Michigan, Hist…
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27 min
Michigan Panoramic Photography
Historical Society of Greater Lansing President Bill Castanier joined host David Siwik to discuss By the Yard: MIchigan in Panoramic Photography, an exhibit of historic panoramic p…
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25 min
R.E. Olds and the First Auto City
This episode explores the Ransom Eli Olds and automobile production in Lansing through the filmmaker's lens with Michael Rodriguez, PhD, a Michigan State University professor who w…
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29 min
Paving the Way: I-496 Project, Part 2
A continuation of a look at the Paving the Way project, exploring the social impact of the destruction of the neighborhood for the construction of Interstate 496. Siwik interviews…
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29 min
Paving the Way: I-496 Project, Part 1
In this story, Lanstories explores the history of Interstate-496 through the Paving the Way: I-496 Project, an endeavor of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, funded in part…