| THE EARLY HISTORY OF CHURCHILL TOWNSHIP was written by Esther Quigley Jackson as an 8th grade assignment for school.
In the winter of 1988, her brother (Harold Quigley) submitted the paper to the Wilderness Chronicle magazine and it was published in
their 14th edition on pages 30 and 31. Although brief, it gives us a peek into life in this farming community and it's settlers near
the small town of Selkirk on the Rifle River. The following index has been provided by Grace Dooley, who reserves all rights. Copies may be obtained by contacting The Rose City Historical Society, Post Office Box 736, Rose City, Michigan 48654 |
| ATHERTON SCHOOL | Page 2 |
| BAY CITY, MICHIGAN | Page 2 |
| BENJAMIN, DAN | Page 2 |
| BENJAMINS | Page 1 |
| CARSCALLEN, ROY | Page 2 |
| CIVIL WAR | Page 2 |
| COOPER FARM | Page 2 |
| DODDS, HARRISON | Page 2 |
| FIRST LOG SCHOOL | Page 2 |
| FIRST MINISTER | Page 2 |
| FIRST O'NEIL SCHOOL TEACHER | Page 2 |
| FIRST RIFLE RIVER BRIDGE | Page 2 |
| FIRST SAW MILL | Page 2 |
| FIRST SEXTON | Page 2 |
| FIRST SUPERVISOR | Page 2 |
| FIRST TEACHER | Page 2 |
| FRAZIER, DOCTOR | Page 2 |
| FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR | Page 2 |
| GOODWINS | Page 1 |
| GRAHAM, MR. | Page 1 |
| GRAHAMS | Page 1 |
| HINDENBERG LINE | Page 2 |
| HOUGHTON, WILLIAM | Page 2 |
| HUSTON, RUL | Page 2 |
| JACKSON, ESTHER QUIGLEY | Page 1 |
| JONES | Page 1 |
| MANTLE, GEORGE | Page 2 |
| MC CLEANS | Page 1 |
| METHODIST | Page 2 |
| MONTGOMERY, WILLIAM | Page 2 |
| NAUMAN, DOCTOR | Page 2 |
| O'NEIL, ALICE | Page 1 |
| O'NEIL, KATHERINE | Page 1 |
| O'NEIL SCHOOL | Page 2 |
| O'NEILS | Page 1 |
| PARLIAMENTS | Page 1 |
| PETERS, GEORGE MILL YARD | Page 2 |
| PINE RIVER | Page 1 |
| QUIGLEY, HAROLD | Page 1 |
| QUIGLEY, JOHN | Page 1 |
| QUIGLEY, JOHN | Page 2 |
| QUIGLEY, WILLIAM | Page 1 |
| QUIGLEY, WILLIAM | Page 2 |
| RED SCHOOL | Page 2 |
| REENES, J. | Page 2 |
| RIFLE RIVER | Page 2 |
| ROOTS | Page 1 |
| ROSE CITY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Page 1 |
| SAGINAW, MICHIGAN | Page 1 |
| SELKIRK POST OFFICE | Page 2 |
| SELKIRK STORE | Page 1 |
| SLABTOWN SCHOOL | Page 2 |
| SPANISH AMERICAN WAR | Page 2 |
| WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN | Page 2 |
