In 1848, Martin Van Buren, a former Democratic president, ran as a candidate for the newly formed Free Soil Party and attracted many Northern Democrats who had grown disillusioned with their party ...

Over 60 participants from all over west Michigan took part in the annual Special Needs Easter Egg Hunt at Circle Rocking S Children's Farm in Free Soil on Tuesday. The event included an egg hunt ...

In a three-way race against the Democrat Lewis Cass and the Free Soil Party candidate Martin Van Buren, Taylor won a narrow victory over Cass. November 7, 1848, was the first time that ...