Authors and Illustrators Database

Keith R. Widder

Born: 08/16/1943  Sheboygan, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: Hugo A. Widder, Marie LeMahieu Widder
Spouse: Agnes Haigh Widder
Address(es):
Permanent:
126 Centerlawn
East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact Information:
Phone: 517-351-7824
Email: [email protected]

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763
- Michigan Notable Book: 2014 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult East Lansing and Mackinac Island: Michigan State University Press and Mackinac State Historic Parks 2013
Magdelaine La Framboise: the First Lady of Mackinac Island Non Fiction, Biography, Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island State Park Comission 2007
Mapping in Michigan & the Great Lakes Region
- Contributor: "The 1767 Maps of Robert Rogers and Jonathan Carver: A Proposal for the Establishment of the Colony of Michilimackinac," pp. 63-89. David I. Macleod, ed. 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult East Lansing: Michigan State University Press 2007
Michigan Agricultural College : The Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy, 1855-1925
- 2006 Michigan Notable Book Review: Michigan Historical Review 32 (Spring, 2006),, pp. 148-149. 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult East Lansing, Michigan State University Press 2005
Dr. James B. Beard Turfgrass Collection Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult East Lansing, MI; Turfgrass Information Center, Michigan State University 2003
Battle for the Soul : Metis Children Encounter Evangelical Protestants at Mackinac Mission, 1823-1837
- Reviews: Western Historical Quarterly 31/#2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 244-246. Michigan Historical Review 26 (Spring, 2000), 175-176 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/20164928) 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Michigan State University Press 1999
The Fur Trade Revisited : Selected Papers of the Sixth North American Fur Trade Conference
- Contributor 		Non Fiction, History Adult Mackinac Island, MI 1991
Historic Women of Michigan : a Sesquicentennial Celebration
- Contributor 		Michigan History Adult Lansing, Mich. : Michigan Women's Studies Association 1987
Michilimackinac : A Handbook to the Site Non Fiction, Michigan History, Travel Adult Mackinac Island, Mich. : Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1980
At the Crossroads : Michilmackinac, During the American Revolution
- Co-authored with David Armour. 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1977-1986
Dr. William Beaumont : The Mackinac Years Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1975
Mackinac National Park, 1975-1895 Non Fiction Adult Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1975
Justice at Mackinac : Execution of Private James Brown Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1974
Reveille Til Taps : Soldier Life at Fort Mackinac, 1780-1895 Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1972
British Intrusion into the Western Great Lakes Region, 1760-1783 Non Fiction Adult
- Articles in Catographica and The Journal of Presbyterian History Non Fiction Adult
- Articles in Michigan History Magazine and Michigan Historical Review. Non Fiction Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Through my writing I hope to interpret for readers meaningful segments of the human experience in eighteenth and nineteenth-century North America. I believe that we can only comprehend the present if we understand the truth of our past. I hope that, in some small measure, my writing may help achieve that end." 2nd ed. says, "I think historical narratives should include ample illustration that are closely related to the text. Publications for the general public should be garded as exhibits of the subject under consideration."

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Notable Book: Beyond Pontiac’s Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763 2014
Michigan Notable Book: Michigan Agricultural College: the Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy, 1855-1925 2006
Historical Society of Michigan Book Award: Michigan Agricultural College: the Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy, 1855-1925. 2005

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd ed. 1993
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980

Memberships:

Name Date
Wisconsin Historical Society
Historical Society of Michigan
Organization of American Historians
Western History Association

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - History Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1989
Master of Arts (MA) - History University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 1967
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 1965

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Senior editor Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1997-2000
Curator of History State of Michigan, Dept. of Natural Resources, Mackinac Island State Park Commission Mackinac Island, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1971-1997
Instructor (part-time) University of Wisconsin - Parkside Parkside, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1969-1971
Teacher (American History), Librarian Brookfield East High School Brookfield, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1968-1971
Staff Hugo Widder Dairy Farm Erdman, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1943-1961

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