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Michael Delaware

Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime

2025-08-06 18:00:00 2025-08-06 19:00:00 America/New_York Michael Delaware Michael Delaware is the author of "Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime" and will be at the sharing stories from this book. There will be books available for purchase. Portage District Library - *Austin & Sugarloaf Lake Rooms

Wednesday, August 06
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-06 18:00:00 2025-08-06 19:00:00 America/New_York Michael Delaware Michael Delaware is the author of "Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime" and will be at the sharing stories from this book. There will be books available for purchase. Portage District Library - *Austin & Sugarloaf Lake Rooms

Portage District Library

*Austin & Sugarloaf Lake Rooms

Michael Delaware is the author of "Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime" and will be at the sharing stories from this book. There will be books available for purchase.

Registration required

Author Bio & Info

Michael Delaware, author (1966 – present) is a Phoenix, Arizona native who now resides in Battle Creek, Michigan. He also lived in Georgia for 15 years, where he worked as a craftsman, artist, salesperson, manager, and owner of a Stained and Decorative Glass Door and Window business.

Since moving to Michigan in 1999, he became a Realtor. He is a member of the National Association of Realtor’s, The Council of Residential Specialists, and the Michigan Association of Realtor’s. He is also an active member of the Battle Creek Area Association of Realtor’s, where he was awarded ‘Realtor of the Year’ in 2010 and served as Board President in 2011.  Today, he volunteers his time in the community, serving currently as the chairman of the Home Run Dog Park committee in Battle Creek and also on the board of the Battle Creek Regional History Museum.

As an author, he has written several non-fiction eBooks on real estate, sales management, and small business marketing, as well as marketing books for artists. He has also written and illustrated one children’s book and has plans to have more stories released in the future.

He also is an active vlogger on YouTube, with his channel, Michael Delaware, which features a mix of history and local event videos throughout Battle Creek and Southwest Michigan.  Michael also is the host of the podcast Tales of Southwest Michigan’s Past.

For a complete list of his published books, visit his author page on Amazon. You can also visit his author page on Goodreads.

Follow him on Facebook at: Facebook.com/MichaelDelawareAuthor

Event Contact: Rachael Wiegmann or Steve Rossio

Location details: Austin and Sugarloaf Rooms, located on the lower level of the library.

Accommodations: All participants are welcome. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at rwiegmann@portagelibrary.info or srossio@portagelibrary.info in advance of your visit.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Presentation |

TAGS: | 4:Adult Dept | 3:Standard | 2:In person | 1:Adult (18+) |

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