
The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan is one of the great unsolved mysteries of Michigan history. It involved the deaths of over 70 people - mostly children. It was, whether intended or not, a mass homicide. The tragedy evokes a lot of emotion in the area still. It is a really fascinating event that people continue to study today. The great Woody Guthrie wrote a famous song based on the 1913 Massacre as it was sometimes called. http://1913massacre.com/about-the-song/ There was a film done as well. There is a link, below, for a synopsis and the trailer for the film including Arlo Guthrie and a bit of the song by Woody Guthrie, too. Nice film based on the song. Don’t know how it would work with the live presentation. http://1913massacre.com/about/ Michael D. McGuire Grand Rapids, MI mdmcguire@yahoo.com