Civil War
Glance at the Past - Bridge Banquet
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 10-12-2011 under NONPROFIT
Civil War soldiers are greeted with a lavish banquet upon their return to Grand Rapids.
Got Ancestors?!
by Western Michigan Genealogical Society (wmgs)
Submitted 09-20-2011 under NONPROFIT
The Western Michigan Genealogical Society (WMGS) announces its GotAncestors?! Annual Conference for 2011 entitled Genealogy in Black & White and Blue & Gray featuring Tony Burroughs. The conference will be Friday and Saturday, November 4th...
Got Ancestors?! - Genealogy in Black & White and Blue & Gray
by Western Michigan Genealogical Society (wmgs)
Submitted 09-20-2011 under
The Western Michigan Genealogical Society presents the 4th Got Ancestors?! annual seminar at the Prince Conference Center on the campus of Calvin College. This year them is GENEALOGY IN BLACK & WHITE AND BLUE & GRAY. The events of 150 years...
Thank God for Michigan! Stories from the Civil War
by Grand Rapids Public Museum (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 05-24-2011 under
April 12, 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. While the battles took place in other states, the people of Michigan were deeply involved. On June 13th, 150 years ago, the first local soldiers boarded trains...WMGS Monthly Meeting
by Western Michigan Genealogical Society (wmgs)
Submitted 09-19-2010 under
Monthly meeting of the WMGS. Unless a special program, each meeting has a one-hour lecture on a genealogy related subject by a knowledgeable speaker. Books and charts are sold at our meetings and a "Hospitality Hour" follows. All...
Historic Civil War encampment located right beneath our feet
by Michael Tuffelmire (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 01-04-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
As you walk by the many shops and buildings in Heritage Hill that we have grown fond off, buildings like Martha’s Vineyard or Central High School, do you ever wonder what existed here before? I have a passion for history and one of my...
