Scope and ContentEleven scrapbook pages and newspaper clippings collected by Richard "Dick" Brown about his father James M. Brown, grandfather Joshua J. Brown, and grandmother Eudora (Morgan) Brown. The original order of the pages unknown. 01 front - Obituary of James M. Brown 1875-1948 and "The Days of Auld Lang-syne, The early history of Saugatuck Township and her pioneers." 01 back - 1941 letter to James M. Brown from Joseph F. Buck of Buck's Book House about Joshua Brown's service at the Ludington life-saving station. 02 front - Newspaper clipping: "Digs Up Interesting Life of Ludington's Original Life-Station Head", The Daily News, Ludington, Michigan, 3 May 1941 - story about Captain Joshua Brown's service and the 1879 saving of the schooner Mercury that was grounded near Pentwater with the help of Captain Burt Smith of the steambarge Magnet. 02 back - Grand Army of the Republic membership certificate for J. J. Brown 03 front - Handwritten resolution from the people of Pentwater, Dec. 5th, 1879 for lifesaving services of H.B. Smith, the crew of the steamer Magnet and the life boat crew. 03 back - Oct. 6th, 1882 letter of appointment for Mr. Joshua J. Brown to life-saving station in Benton Harbor, Michigan. 04 front - Oct. 25th, 1879 letter of appointment for Mr. Joshua J. Brown to life-saving station number 7, district 11 [Ludington]. 04 back - Form 1803 Articles of Engagement for Surfmen listing Joshua J. Brown, Jesse J. Brown, George S. Morgan, John Stram, William H. Brown, Henry W. Beaufre or Beaupre, Arthur D Goodrich. 05 front - Feb. 13th, 1883 confirmation of letter of resignation for Mr. Joshua J. Brown to life-saving station number 7, district 11 at Ludington. 05 back - Hand-drawn diagram of Whitefish Point boats lying at anchor, November 23-25, 1893, northwest gale with snow; Letterhead only from Wing, Morgan & Harford dealers in Stone, Washington Island, Wisconsin, 29 March 1882 06 front - Three newspaper clippings: "Terrible Storm on the Lake", Ludington Michigan, Nov 25, 1882; "Beached - The Propeller City of Toledo of the N.T. Line on the Beach near Hamlin"; "Investigating the Shipwrecks" 06 back - Newspaper clipping: "Saved from the Surf" no date, mentions Schooner J.O. Moss and gallant conduct of the government lifeboat; Western Union Telegraph from Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 1879, to Ludington life-saving station "Schooner reported ashore with seven men aboard who will perish just south of Pentwater also spotted all could be saved with life boat. [?] Chief signal officer" 07 front - Six newspaper clippings: Obituary for Miss Edith Morgan [sister of Eudora (Morgan) Brown] who risked her life to join her father Sanford W. Morgan of Grand Point Au Sable to row out to rescue a fishing boat in 1878; "A Michigan Heroine" Edith Morgan's bravery used in Senator Ferry's argument for better pay for life saving service people; "Crew of the Mercury Rescued"; "The Wreck Record, the Eclipse and Sigel"; "Other Disasters, the J.O. Moss, mate M'Donald had a presentiment" 07 back - Two newspaper clippings: "Wrecked, Schooner Morning Light of Buffalo, Schooner Eclipse, Schooner J.O. Moss, Schooner Sigel"; "Often Braved Stormy Lakes, Captain Sanford W. Morgan. Obituary for Captain Morgan that lists Mrs. J.J. Brown [Eudora (Morgan) Brown] of Saugatuck as a child. 08 front - Invoice for $8 for services rendered on the prop. "City of Toledo" signed George S. Morgan [brother of Eudora (Morgan) Brown]; Note headed Pentwater 20 about schooner on beach and need for government lifeboat 08 back - 1923 License to Master of Steam Vessels issued to James W. Morgan, Eudora (Morgan) Brown's brother. 09 front - Invitation to 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettyburg commemoration, 1936 09 back - photo of soldiers lined up for American Legion parade; Certificate of Admission for Joshua Brown as scholar for Sheboygan Sunday School, 1859 10 front - Three newspaper clippings about Joshua J. Brown, the community's last Civil War veteran, including obituary that mentions his life-saving service after the war. 10 back - Two newspaper clippings about Joshua J. Brown, three tickets for passage on steamers Alpena, E.B. Ward, Jr. and Sunbeam, all captained or mastered by S.W. Morgan. 11 front - Newspaper clipping from the March 27, 1884 Leamington Post, Ontario, "Memoir of the late Henry Brown" who was born 1785 and died 11 March at residence of son Jesse T. Brown, near Leamington. The article describes the mayhem of the war of 1770 in Fiskill, Duchess County, New York and other conflicts as well as Henry Brown's ancestry. One photocopy of the clipping is pasted to the scrapbook pages, the other is loose.