 The following year, the Michigan Historical Commission, organized in 1913, and the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society (now known as the Historical Society of Michigan) introduced the quarterly publication "Michigan History".Early issues contained essays on subjects in Michigan history, biographical sketches, state historical news, reports from county and local historical societies, and the activities of schools and clubs doing work in Michigan history.The magazine also included the plans and progresses of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society as well as the Michigan Historical Commission, which had been organized as a state government department of history and archives.