Lanstories

About Lanstories

An exciting community show about local history, with an emphasis on the history of LCC and its surrounding neighborhoods, as well as greater Lansing and Mid-Michigan. Hosted by David Siwik, each episode explores a different topic such as the people, businesses, neighborhood communities, buildings, and other phenomena that make up the history of our college and region.

Publisher

LCC Connect

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Apr 2022

Latest episode

22 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jul 2025

   Boustrophedonical: Drawing the Borderline, Pt. 2

   Boustrophedonical – Part Two Part two of a two-part episode, on this edition of Lanstories, host David Siwik continues his exploration of the namesake of Meridian Township, the land survey of Michigan conducted during the territorial and early statehood period of Michigan history. In this part two, Host Siwik takes a deep dive into the methods by which early land surveyors conducted their craft and the long-term implications for the land survey and sales systems that came out of this period of Michigan’s past. Other topics explored include the impact the land survey had on Michigan becoming a state, including the historical significance of the boustrophedonical section number system both short and long-term. Related Podcasts: Lanstories - Indigenous Mid-Michigan Lands, Part 1 (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/31fdcc5f-7d59-4571-bc9f-df0ed8d4bc03), Part 2 (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6190d193-f5c7-4bb3-85b8-f6e2ab3b39ae), Part 3 (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/3cd36355-1dc9-4ac9-aad3-79806ed1d32f) Tags/Keywords: Michigan History, United States History, Northwest Territory, Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Township, Township Section, Boustrophedonical Section Number System, Michigan Territory, Statehood

2. 

   15 Jul 2025

   Boustrophedonical: Drawing the Borderline, Pt. 1

   Part one of a two-part episode, on this edition of Lanstories, host David Siwik explores the namesake of Meridian Township - the land survey of Michigan conducted during the territorial and early statehood period, centered around the Meridian survey line, and the establishment of the boustrophedonical section number system. Topics covered include an overview of the establishment of the Northwest Territory, the Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, and how these early laws laid the foundation for virtually all land surveys and sales in Michigan, with the principal survey meridian located where Meridian Township lies now. Related Podcasts: Lanstories - Indigenous Mid-Michigan Lands, Part 1 (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/31fdcc5f-7d59-4571-bc9f-df0ed8d4bc03), Part 2 (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6190d193-f5c7-4bb3-85b8-f6e2ab3b39ae), Part 3 (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/3cd36355-1dc9-4ac9-aad3-79806ed1d32f) Tags/Keywords: Michigan History, United States History, Northwest Territory, Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Township, Township Section, Boustrophedonical Section Number System, Michigan Territory, Statehood, Survey Point State Park

3. 

   10 Dec 2024

   Lansing and Malcolm X – Part Three

   David Siwik delves into Lansing's housing discrimination and threats against the Little family during Malcolm X's childhood in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

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Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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