GR History
Celebrate the Legacy of Women's History during a whirlwind of events this March
by (Grand Rapids Hi...)
Submitted 03-02-2010 under NONPROFITS
A look back in history shows West Michigan women have long worn different hats while at work or play. Their lives took them to crowded cigar factories, warm laundry rooms, noisy newsrooms and the spotlight of stages. To celebrate their legacy...
Diary of a Michigan Civil War prisoner to be narrated
by (Grand Rapids Hi...)
Submitted 11-05-2009 under NONPROFITS
Civil War history fans will learn how the diary of a Michigan Civil War prisoner ended up in the hands of an author who was so stirred with the prisoner's day-to-day grim account, he felt obligated to get it...
A Look Back at Michigan’s Banking Collapse of 1933
by (Grand Rapids Hi...)
Submitted 09-29-2009 under NONPROFITS
GRAND RAPIDS – Does history repeat itself? You can’t help but wonder when a Grand Valley State University History Professor offers a trip back to the Great Depression when many Michigan banks collapsed. In 1933, Michigan played a major...