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This project was made possible in part by the
​Institute of Museum and ​Library Services ​LG-27-19-0151-19.

Visit the Remembering Benzie
You Tube Channel>


The Remembering Benzie Project  has been showcased in a variety of
newspaper articles in addition to Channel 9&10 News broadcasts.

Links to these stories are listed in the Resources and PR section below.
In the Information and Updates section you can read updates
published in the ​Benzonia Public Library newsletters.


​​Information and Updates
Updates are PDF

2019-09 Grant Information 
​2019-09 Meet the Interns
​2019-11 Fall Update
2020-01 Winter Update
2020-03 Spring Update
2020-05 May Update
2020-06 June update
2020-08 August update
2020-09 September update
2020-10 October update
2020-11 November update
2020-12 December update
2021-01 January update

2021-02 February update
2021-03 March update
2021-04 April update
2021-05 May update
2021-06 June Update
2021-07 July Update



​Resources and PR Links
Benzie Record Patriot, 12/15/2020
Remembering Benzie Project participants hold workshop

Benzie Record Patriot, 6/1/2020
Oral History Project turns focus to present amid pandemic.

Benzie Record Patriot, 3/4/2020
Students continuing to learn from, enjoy Oral History Project.

The Ticker, 1/19/2020
Oral History Projects Aim To Capture Local Stories,
History
9&10 News Video, 11/8/2019.
Remembering Benzie Oral History Project: Students Interviewing Veterans
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Benzie Record Patriot, 11/6/2019
Benzie Central students showcasing community through oral history project
Benzie Record Patriot, 8/12/2019
Benzonia Public Library receives grant for oral history project.

Record Eagle, 8/6/2019.
Benzonia library to begin oral history project Traverse City
Remembering Benzie: Youtube Channel>

​​Benzie Central students showcasing community through oral history
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Melia Lorenz, Finn McLaren, Ferd de Guia, AuSable Kreiner, and Reeve Katt.
November 2019

Benzie Central students showcasing community through oral history project. We are so proud to have the Remembering Benzie Oral History Project featured on the front page of the Record Patriot.
We would also like to take the time to recognize our partner in this project, the Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum. Thanks to the awesome team at BAHS, all of the amazing stories being collected by the student interns will be available at the museum in the archives and as exhibits, when the project wraps up.

It takes a great deal of people working together to make a project successful and we could not be more grateful for the team we have!

​Benzie County Record Patriot article>
Remembering Benzie
Student Intern Training 
January 2020
The 
Benzie County Central Schools student interns had a great weekend of training with the amazing team from the University of Michigan School of Information. They learned about editing, filming b-roll, subject selection and interview protocol. The wonderful volunteers at the Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum showed the students some best practices for researching local history. Benzie Central High School Art Teacher Corey Bechler gave up his morning to allow the students to "learn while doing". He was a wonderful and entertaining subject. Many thanks to all that gave their time and expertise this weekend! The interns are doing an incredible job and we look forward to the next part of the Remembering Benzie Oral History Project!

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Activities and Events:

June 2025
2 Summer Reading Program Sign-up Begins
5 Friends of BPL Meeting
9 Scanning Day
10 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
18 Trustees Meeting
19 Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Event
20 Tween Club Hangout
22 Old Fashioned Strawberry Social
26 Summer Reading Program Event


July 2025
3 NO Summer Reading Program
4 BPL CLOSED - Independence Day
5 BPL CLOSED
8 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
10 Summer Reading Program Event
14 Scanning Day
16 NO Trustees Meeting this month
17 Summer Reading Program Event
18 Tween Club Hangout
19 Friends of BPL Summer Book & Puzzle Sale
19 PoWeR! Book Bags Event
24 Summer Reading Program Event
31 Summer Reading Program Finale Event




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Contact Us:

231-882-4111
[email protected]
891 Michigan Ave. (US-31)
P.O. Box 445
Benzonia, MI 49616-0445

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Saturday, 10 am-2 pm
Sunday, Closed

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Donations: 
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PO Box 445, Benzonia, MI 49616
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PO Box 445, Benzonia, MI 49616
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Tax ID (EIN): 38-2493013
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  • Home
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    • Annual Reports
    • BPL Awards and Proud Moments
    • Gianola art to benefit BPL
    • Museum on Main Street
    • Noteworthy at BPL
    • Board of Trustees >
      • Minutes and Agenda
    • Donations >
      • Endowment Fund
    • History of BPL >
      • BPL 90th Celebration photos
      • Renovations 2017
    • Hours and Location
    • Newsletters and Spotlights
    • Staff and Volunteers
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Services
    • Book Club Kits
    • Catalog >
      • Caregiver Resource Library
      • Great Michigan Read
      • Michigan Notable Books
      • Workforce Development Books
    • Computers, Internet, WiFi, Copies, and Faxes >
      • Benzonia Public Library Internet Policy
    • Ice Skate Lending
    • Libby for OverDrive
    • Library of Things >
      • Videos and Handouts LT
    • Listening Clarity Technology
    • MeLCat and Mich eLibrary
    • MI Activity Pass MAP
    • New Accounts
    • ReadMichigan
    • Transparent Language Online
    • Benzie County Logging Tapes
    • Research and Archives
    • Talking Book Library
  • Catalog
  • Youth
    • Summer Reading Program 2025
    • STEM Kits >
      • STEM Kit Spotlight
    • Story Time at BPL
    • Tween Club
    • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Benzie
    • Benzie Sunrise Rotary Club
  • Friends
    • Annual Appeal Friends of BPL
    • Corner Book Shoppe and Book Sales
    • Donating Books and Puzzles
    • Mural Cards at BPL
  • Remembering Benzie
    • Veteran's History Project
    • Legacy Project
    • Final Project
    • Intern Team: Year 2
    • Intern Team: Year 1
    • History In The Making Year 1
    • Training Project: Year 1 and 2
    • Community Story Gathering
    • Updates and PR
  • BPL 100 Year Celebration
  • Links
    • Michigan Learning Channel
    • Michigan REAL ID