The early roads into the village of Grand Rapids were along Indian trails, and the influence of...
The only institution of its kind in the world, the Michigan Fish Commission's hatchery was...
The Irish seemed to have followed the direction of the westward movement on the Erie Canal and...
The first trade established in the village of Grand Rapids was that of blacksmith, and the...
Two fine elm trees stood on Bostwick St. At least three feet in diameter, and sixty feet high,...
More than one town has claimed itself the GOP's birthplace. One of those towns was Grand Rapids,...
Several enterprising youngsters, bent on the possession of an automobile, but not having the...
For 19th century women, making a living was fraught with hurdles. Nora Husted found way to...
Jess Elster was a symbol os semi-pro baseball. He came to Grand Rapids in 1904 and played his...
Viva Flaherty attended Central High School, Vassar College, and the University of Michigan before...
Wurzburg's Department store ran large ads in the Grand Rapids Herald and Press announcing the...
A simple attempt to adjust his mother's oil lamp led to a small shoestring business which grew...
A Grand Rapids businessman, Melvin Church, while visiting Chicago, suggested an innovative...
The children's map, Land of Make Believe, created by Jaro Hess in the 1930s, captured the...
Alexander Flyn, an accomplished Grand Rapids portrait artist, came to this city in 1918 and...
William J. Hardy became active in the politics of Gaines Township after African American men were...
The "Knockout Polio" drive began in September of 1963. Approximately 320,000 people in Kent...
Jim Rose began offering swimming instruction at Reed's Lake in 1901. By the time Rose's Beach was...
The original seal of the city was adopted on June 25, 1850, but seven years later the Common...
Aquinas College has had several names and been in several locations, but it has occupied its...
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