Web Resources

There are many great additional resources for museums, general information and local history in and around Barry County and Michigan overall. If you know of a great resource we are not linking to, please send us a note so we can consider adding it.

Barry County

• Bernard Historical Museum - in Delton, MI
• Charlton Park - Village, Museum and Recreation Area in Hastings, MI
• Cities
  • Hastings
• Early Settlers In The Northwest of Barry County, Michigan
• Gilmore Car Museum - one of the nation's preeminent automotive museums in Hickory Corners, MI
• Hastings History - a private Facebook group discussing all things Hastings History
• Historical Markers in Hastings, MI
• Map of Barry County, 1895
• My Early Days in Hastings, Michigan
• Nashville Historical Society - join them on Facebook
• Newspaper History
• Townships
  • Assyria
  • Baltimore
  • Barry
  • Carlton
  • Castleton
  • Hastings Charter
  • Hope
  • Irving
  • Johnstown
  • Maple Grove
  • Orangeville
  • Prairieville
  • Rutland Charter
  • Thornapple
  • Woodland
  • Yankee Springs
• Villages
  • Freeport
  • Middleville
  • Nashville
  • Woodland

Michigan

• Clarke Historical Library - Digital Newspapers
• Historical Society of Michigan
  • History Hounds - weekly lectures on interesting historical events across the state. Contact the Hastings Public Library to learn how to access the lectures if you are a library card holder.