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C. W. Post: The Silver Lining

Inspired by a brief stay at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, C. W. Post created a million dollar cereal and food business using creative advertising and marketing techniques.

Updated: December 06, 2025

Ella Eaton Kellogg: Health Food Pioneer

The founder of the science of dietetics and the wife of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Ella Eaton ran the Experimental Kitchen at the Sanitarium, where the famous health foods, including cereal, were developed.

Updated: December 06, 2025

Ellen White: Visions for Health

Ellen White was the founder the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, whose visions led to the establishment of the Western Health Reform Institute and the beginnings of the cereal industry in Battle Creek.

Updated: December 06, 2025

Erastus & Sarah Hussey: Working for Humanity

The inspirational story of Erastus and Sarah Hussey, Quaker pioneers, anti-slavery activists and conductors on the Underground Railroad is outlined in this book.

Updated: December 06, 2025

School Days: Going to School in One Room

This book, illustrated with images taken from schoolbooks of the period, describes the daily schedule, lessons and activites in a 19th century one-room school. The activities are all taken from schoolbooks used by one-room school students in the Battle Creek area.

Updated: December 06, 2025

Sojourner Truth: A Journey for Truth

This book profiles Sojourner Truth, the former slave who became a nationally known anti-slavery lecturer and social reformer. She made Battle Creek her home for the last 26 years of her life.

Updated: December 06, 2025

The Mill Race Video

This 9 minute animated video continues the story of Sands McCamly and explains the development and workings of the mill race which powered the start of Battle Creek.

Updated: December 06, 2025

W. K. Kellogg: Faithful Steward

The facinating life and lasting legacy of W. K. Kellogg, founder of the Kellogg Company and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation is profiled in this book.

Updated: December 06, 2025