History Hounds Online Lectures: Eber Brock Ward: Michigan’s Forgotten Iron King

As a RAHS member, you have free access to the Historical Society of Michigan’s beloved History Hounds series of online lectures. Once you register and are confirmed a RAHS member, you will be emailed a login link with RAHS’s member number to use when registering for the lectures of your choice. You will register for the lecture on the Historical Society of Michigan’s website and receive separate webinar instructions.

NOTE: Registration for each History Hounds^® event closes 3 hours prior to the event time—9 a.m. ET for Tuesday midday lectures and 4 p.m. ET for Wednesday evening lectures. Registrations completed after those times will not be processed in time for live viewing of the event. All lecture times are scheduled in the Eastern time zone.

This lecture synopsis:

Eber Brock Ward began his career as a cabin boy on Great Lakes sailing vessels, but when he died in 1875, he was the richest man in Michigan. His business empire was vast in the steamboat, railroad, lumber, mining, and iron and steel industries. Learn about his complicated legacy as both a business leader and a man dealing with scandals, family squabbles, and union conflicts.