Authors and Illustrators Database

Eugene Thor Petersen

Born: 04/26/1920  Milwaukee
Died: 01/19/2001
Parents: Thor H. and Irene Ruth Petersen
Spouse: Marian Elizabeth Petersen
Children: Jay, Todd, Marta
Address(es):
Last known address:
Saint Ignace, MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of Chance for Love Chance for Love
- World War II letters of Petersen and Marian Smith, including notes from Iwo Jima campaign 		History Adult Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press 1999
Inside Mackinac
- Social and political history of Mackinac Island, 1958-1985 		Michigan History Adult St. Ignace 1990
Mackinac and the Porcelain City
- Fort Michilimackinac archaeology and a visit to Jingdezhen 		Non Fiction Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1985
China Visit, 1980
- American Association of Museums trip to China 		Non Fiction Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1981
China at Mackinac
- Chinese porcelain artifacts found at Fort Michilimackinac 		Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1981
Mackinac Island, A Guidebook for Visitors Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1980
Hunter's Heritage
- A history of hunting in Michigan, c. 1834-1969 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Michigan United Conservation Clubs 1978
Mackinac Island, Its History in Pictures
- Historic photos and commentary 		Michigan History, Picture Book Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1973
France at Mackinac
- A pictorial record of French life and culture in the New World, 1715-1760 		Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1968
Gentlemen on the Frontier : a pictorial record of the culture of Michilimackinac
- Artifacts from Fort Michilimackinac, 1715-1781 		Michigan History, Picture Book Adult Mackinac Island, Mich : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1964
Conservation of Michigan's natural resources Michigan History Adult Lansing, Michigan Historical Commission 1960
Other writings:
- Various articles relating to Michigan history and museums in Smithsonian Travel News, China Reconstructs, Indiana Bride, Michigan Natural Resources, Michigan Conservation, Lansing State Journal, Toledo Blade, Michigan Jewish History, Michigan Archaeologist, Midwest Museums Quarterly 		Non Fiction, Michigan, Michigan History Adult 1953-1989

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) University of Montana Missoula, MT 1969

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Superintendent Mackinac Island State Park Commission Mackinac Island, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1966-1985
Director of Historic Projects Mackinac Island State Park Commission Mackinac Island, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1958-1966
Director Michigan Historical Commission Museum Lansing, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1954-1958
Instructor University of Michigan, Flint Flint, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1952-1954
Instructor University of Detroit Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1947-1950
Captain United States Marine Corps Reserve 1942-1951

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