Hello, In the last few days there have been several emails in regard to the fires in Manistee and when they took place here is a site worth looking at: <A HREF="http://www.westshorepub.com/primetime/lib/nov97p/bookreview.html"> "Michigan on Fire"</A> More sites worth looking at would be <A HREF="http://resources.rootsweb.com/usa/MI/Manistee/">Manistee Co. MI</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimanist/ManDeathIndex.html">Manistee Co. Death Records 1869-1973</A> <A HREF="http://censuslinks.com/Michigan/Manistee/">Census Links</A> <A HREF="http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/michinfo/michfaq/counties.html"> Michigan Counties: Names and Year of Organization, Michigan Historical Museum </A> <A HREF="http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/archive/county/manistee.html"> Manistee County, Michigan County Clerks Genealogy Directory</A> I hope that these are helpful. I am researching the name KNUTH, JOHNSON, SIEMINSKI, and HARTER. Have a great day! Kim