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Houses, Maps & Sights of Interest
This page has photos, histories, and background of various houses and sights of interest for the Christopher/Ackerman Family. There are interactive maps on a separate page with not only specific locations but lots of photos of more than just houses - click here for the Maps page or click on the graphic below.
Sawyer-Bridgman-Harbert-St. Joseph Homes
Frank Ackerman House - Bridgman, Michigan - 1923-34
Frank had a couple of houses in Bridgman, this slideshow is about the last one on Lake Street.
(Click on the photo below to go to Frank's house page and slideshow)
Walter Ackerman House - Bridgman, Michigan - 190?-1950s?
Walter B. Ackerman's house was right next door to Frank's home, just to the east on Lake Street. Mary, Gib, Chal, Babe and Nevie Ackerman grew up in this home.
(Click on the photo below to go Walter's house page for a slideshow)
Roy Gilbert Ackerman House - Tower Hill Road, Sawyer, Michigan - 1962 - 1989?
Gib built his last house on Tower Hill Road in Sawyer with the help of a few friends and his son-in-laws Ted Branson and Bud Christopher beginning in 1962.
(Click on the photo below to learn more about Gib's house and see a slideshow of the people and the house over the years)
Sivert Larsen House - Harbert, Michigan - 1906-27
Sivert bought a farmhouse and farm in Harbert, Michigan on Youngren Road in November of 1906. Anna and the rest of the family immigrated from Norway in May 1907 and they moved in that summer... in 1927 Sivert and Anna moved to Decatur, Michigan. Read more by click the link below.
(Click on the photo below to learn more about Sivert's house and see a slideshow of the people and the farms over the years)
Rose Larsen House - Harbert, Michigan - 1929-63 (Aunt Patty Home - 1963-87)
Rose had a home built for her in 1929-30 right off of Harbert Road and Red Arrow Highway (today it is on the corner of Harbert Road and Johnson Road).
(Click on the photo below to learn more about Rose's house and see a slideshow of the people and the house over the years)
Roy Gilbert Ackerman House - Harbert, Michigan - 1934-1952
Gib built his house right next door to Rose Larsen in Harbert off of Harbert Road. She had the two parcels of land to the south of her house and Gib and Lil bought the one immediatley south and Chuck and Sal Scovern bought the plot next to Gib's.
(Click on the photo below to learn more about Gib's Harbert house and see a slideshow of the people and the house over the years)
Warren Christopher House - Sawyer, Michigan - 1946-Present?
Warren and Wally Christopher bought a house in Sawyer on Holloway Road in 1946.
(Click on the photo below to see a slideshow about Warren's house)
Bud Christopher Home on Warren's Property - Sawyer, Michigan - 1955-63
Bud and Karen Christopher moved in a very small home on Warren and Wally's property in 1955.
(Click on the photo below to learn more about Bud's house and view a slideshow)
Warren and Herb Christopher Cottage - Bethany Beach, Sawyer, Michigan - 1920s?-70s?
Herb bought a cottage in Bethany Beach somewhere between 1920-30.
(Click on the photo below to learn more about "The Cottage" and see a slideshow)
Bud & Karen Christopher Home - St. Joseph, Michigan - 1010 Broad Street - 1963-77
Bud and Karen Christopher bought a home in St. Joseph in November of 1963.
(Click on the photo below to learn more and see photos of the people and the home, including a fascinating peak inside from 2020)
Places of Interest
Old Baldy - Warren Dunes State Park - 1960s
Chickaming Elementary School - 2024
Dr. Rambo's Office - 2023
Swedish Bakery - 2000s
Riverside Cemetery Three Oaks - 2024
Greenwood Cemetery Bridgman - 2020
Silver Beach - 1950s
St. Joseph Piers
St. Joseph High School
Milton Junior High School - 1910s
Washington Elementary School - 2019
Kiwanis Park - St. Joseph - 1965
Riverview Park
