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The Local History Center is CADL’s special collections and archives, featuring history of greater Lansing and Ingham County.

10/22/2026

UPDATE: This is indeed 532 South Chestnut Street, same bones but with a white exterior and a few other changes. Thanks to everyone for looking!

This house was mistakenly identified as 532 Chestnut, but it is located at neither north or south Chestnut at that address. Can you help us figure out where it really is?

10/14/2026

Do you have a question about archives or the CADL Local History Center? Leave a comment with for National Ask An Archivist Day!

10/05/2026

Save the dates for fun and informational presentations at the CADL Local History Center!
10/13/2026: Dr Kevin Leonard gives an introduction to the Anishinaabeg People and the Three Fires Confederacy. 6-7 PM
10/23/2026: Jeff Morrison presents stories and photographs of his work photographing architecture in both peninsulas. 5:30-7 PM

09/23/2026

You waited patiently, and now the answer is in! It was a new CopiBook overhead scanner as a part of an eight library Digitization Hub with IMLS and LoM! Come in to CADL Local History to scan your large materials and books as a new extension to our Digital History Station. A big thank you to Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Michigan

09/22/2026

Join us at the CADL Local History Center this Friday at 3-5 PM for a presentation on how the MSU Museum is digitizing the first dormitory on MSU's campus, Saints' Rest! Michigan State University Museum

09/15/2026

Today marks 11 years since we launched Local History Online. This is CADL's database of historical photos, documents, audio, and video, free for anyone to access. We keep adding more material to it every day!

If you are curious how to use Local History Online, our outreach librarian Rikki will be hosting a brown-bag event in December. We hope to see you there, and if you can't make it, reach out any time for help.

https://www.cadl.org/event/17642011

09/14/2026

Come and see me at the MSU Beal Botanical Gardens BealFest this Thursday! Beal Botanical Gardens MSU Campus

09/03/2026

Before the storms hit this afternoon, something very exciting was delivered to the Local History Center all the way from France. Any guesses what it could be??

09/02/2026

Come visit the Local History Center this month!
September 9th History of MSU Basketball
September 25th MSU Museum: Digitizing Saints' Rest

You can also visit our Local History Center Outreach Librarian, Rikki, at the MSU Beal Botanical Gardens' Beal Fest on September 17th!

See all events at cadl.org/events

08/25/2026

Local memories of Dolly... In 1979 the Meridian Mall hosted a Dolly look-alike contest. And Dolly herself was here for Michigan Festival in 1993.

Address

2175 University Park Drive
Lansing, MI
48864

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.cadl.org/localhistory, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmPx7hfYwygkbbKPq3ydjztdbKmqB1axabqYNS7c0H8l

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