Michael Delaware
Michael Delaware, author (1966 – present) is an Arizona native who left home at age 18. He lived 15 years in Georgia, where he worked as a craftsman, artist, salesperson, manager and owner of a stained and decorative glass door and window business. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1999, and later to Battle Creek from 2001 to present where he runs his own real estate brokerage firm.
Raised by a hard working father who was also a storyteller, and a mother who was an avid reader and librarian, he has long valued the importance of learning about the past and finding a good story. He has continued his passion for discovering local history in the many places along his life’s journey.
He has a YouTube channel on local and regional history, under his own name and a popular regional podcast ‘Tales of Southwest Michigan’s Past’. He is passionate about researching forgotten stories from the Victorian Era, and is known for his programs on local cemetery, landmark and biographical history.
He volunteers at the Battle Creek Regional History Museum, serving as the Marketing Director, and when he is not researching and writing, he organizes and promotes multi-author events around Michigan.
His first true crime collection Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime was released in 2024, and another coming July of 2025 Murder in Victorian Western Michigan are both through History Press, Inc. Copies can be ordered using this link.
He is a sought-after public speaker for libraries, historical societies, genealogy groups, service clubs and other events were speakers are needed. He can be contacted using this link here.
He has also self-published other works on business, real estate and marketing, as well as a few children’s stories. For a complete list of his published books, click here to visit his author page on Amazon.
Also visit his author page on Goodreads by clicking here.
Follow him on Facebook at: Facebook.com/MichaelDelawareAuthor
Follow on instagram at: @michiganhistoryguy
