Presque Isle County
Historical Museum 176 W. Michigan Avenue, P.O. Box 175
Rogers City, Mi, 49779
989-734-4121
"THE BRADLEY HOUSE"
The
Country Store
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This room was another guest bedroom. It now houses
the museum’s Country Store, displaying many items that would have
been found in a typical general store during the early part of the
20th century.
Between the Country Store and the Toy
Room is a small section of hallway that had doors at each end,
allowing the maid’s quarters to be closed off from the guest
bedroom. The section of hallway now contains a small exhibit
regarding the murder in 1875 of Albert “Baron” Molitor. Including
in the exhibit is a revolver that was reportedly carried by one of
the men who murdered Molitor.
On the shelf above the Molitor exhibit
are several books containing eulogies delivered in the U.S.
Congress upon the death in 1947 of Congressman Frederick Van Ness
Bradley, son of Carl D. Bradley. Congressman Bradley moved to
Rogers City with his parents in 1910. After graduating from
Cornell University in 1921 he went to work in the purchasing
department at Calcite. He was elected to Congress as a Republican
in 1938, and served as our Congressman until his death. He is
buried in Memorial Park Cemetery here in Rogers City.
One of his campaign posters is on the
wall in the Country Store, just above the old wall-mounted
telephone.