Glenn I. Ruggles

Born: 10/20/1930   Gland Blanc , MI
Parents: Beryl and Christina Ruggles
Spouse: Margaret
Children: Scott, Julie, Tim, Suzy, Angela, Marissa
Address(es):
Permanent :
2531 Watonga
Commerce Twp , MI 48382

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Elk Rapids : the first hundred years, 1850-1950
- with Glenn Neumann.
Michigan History Adult Commerce Township, Mich. : Blue Heron Press 2007
Seven Miles From Home : An Oral History of Sterling Township, a Michigan Farm Community Michigan History Adult Sterling Heights, MI : Friends of the Sterling Heights Library 1999
Voices on the water : an oral and pictorial history of Antrim County's chain of lakes
- Oral and pictorial history of Antrim County's chain of lakes. Republished, 2004.
Michigan History Adult Commerce Township, Mich. : Blue Heron Press 1998
Voices from River Street : An Oral History of Elk Rapids, Michigan Michigan History Adult Ortonville, MI : Primary Printing & Design 1993
Milford [videorecording] / a film by Robert S. Humitz and Glenn Ruggles. Michigan History Adult [Commerce Township, Mich. : G. Ruggles] 1992
An oral history workshop / presented by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann and Glenn Ruggles History Adult Lansing, Mich. : Michigan Oral History Council 1991
We Had a Great Time : A Report from 700 Volunteers of the Historical Observances Committee of the Michigan Sesquicentennial Commission
- Edited by Glenn Ruggles.
Michigan History Adult Lansing, Mi. : Published by the Commission 1988
From These Stones : an Irish Folk History
- Film and Video (Publication Years: 1979, 1987) Co-Produced with Robert Humitz.
Non Fiction [Commerce Township, Mich. : G. Ruggles 1987
Michigan voices [sound recording] / Michigan Oral History Council
- Sound Recording with Kenneth Beachler
Michigan History Adult The Council 1987
Sterling Memories : An Oral History of Sterling Heights, Michigan
- Video with Dan Casey
Michigan History Adult The Sterling Heights Library 1987
Sterling Memories : An Oral History of Sterling Heights, Michigan
- Patricia DeForest, director, Sterling Heights Public Library ; Glenn Ruggles, project director, Sterling Heights Public Library Oral History Project.
Michigan History Adult Michigan Oral History Council 1987
Book on Commerce Michigan History Adult [Walled Lake, Mi.] : Ruggles 1984
Beside the Golden Door : An Irish-American Immigrant Experience
- Oakland County (Mich.) -- History
Michigan History Adult Union Lake, Mich. : Ruggles 1978
Something from Nothing : An Imprecise, Casual Folk History of Antrim County's Chain of Lakes Michigan History Adult Union Lake, Mich. : Ruggles 1976
The River's the Same
- Film and Video (Publication Years: 1975, 1992)
Michigan History Adult Co-Produced with Robert Humitz 1975
What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "My work focuses on folk history, emphasizing the 'average' settler who seems to get lost in the big history books. Grand Traverse region has been my chief focus, but a project in Oakland County is beginning to develop."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.); Master of Arts (M.A.) University of Chicago IL 1958 -1961

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Historian, Writer, Videographer, Producer 1975
Teacher Walled Lake Central High School Walled Lake , MI 1959

Other Resources:

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