December 2006
12/29/2006:
Sneden Genealogy,
Reusser Genealogy
12/29/2006: Maps showing the layout of these cemeteries:
Fairplains Cemetery,
Fulton Street Cemetery,
Greenwood Cemetery,
Oak Hill Cemetery,
Valley City Cemetery and
Woodlawn Cemetery
12/27/2006: List of Grand
Rapids City Parks, 1915 - to be worked on
12/27/2006: 1916 Eighth Grade
Graduates of Franklin and Hall Street Schools
12/27/2006: 1915 Eighth
Grade Graduates of Buchanan and Division Avenue schools
12/27/2006: 1915
Grandville
Avenue Christian School Eighth Grade Graduates
12/27/2006: 1910 Kent
County School Graduates
12/27/2006: 1871-1874 Kent County Birth Records - A,
B,
C
- transcribed by Sue Irvine.
12/27/2006: Grand Rapids site showing detailed plat maps of most
cemeteries in Grand Rapids, etc. -
http://d1005402.dotsterhost.com/index.htm
12/27/2006: Genealogy Lookup Forum - a new web site of volunteers
who will do various types of look ups:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genealogylookup/
12/27/2006: Obituaries:
John DeFaye, Gerrit Frielink, John LaSotta, John Slabbekoorn,
Out Steenstra and Mrs. Katherine Steketee.
12/06/2006: Koon School
Students, Alpine Twp., 1911, 1925, 1938
12/06/2006: Miscellaneous
Schools Students of Alpine Township
12/06/2006: 1910 Eighth Grade Graduates of
Kent County, Michigan
November 2006
11/25/2006:
Standard Oil
Company, Acme truck, 1923
11/25/2006: Murphy's Delivery
Service - 1923 Dodge Panel Truck
11/25/2006: Veterans of
the Street Railway Service, 1923
11/25/2006: Genealogy of Samuel
Reusser and Descendants
11/25/2006: Obituaries:
Betty Jean Cook, Harold F. Cook and Cora M. Cook.
11/24/2006: Genealogy of
Christian Friend family.
11/24/2006: A new site called Common Corners which will be
covering the West Michigan area and giving information on the local
historical and genealogical societies. This is a new project of WMGS.
http://www.commoncorners.com
11/24/2006: 1923 newspaper photo
of Davenport Business Institute Building.
11/24/2006: 1923 newspaper photo of
Sigsbee School.
11/21/2006: The State Archives of Michigan has received the
1897-1920 films of the state wide death certificates. They are divided by
county and by year. Within the next two years the archives will hold all
the Marriage, Divorce and Death certificates for the state. Birth
certificates will not be available.
11/21/2006: Old Michigan Maps showing the
layout of every county with locations of cities and villages.
11/21/2006: Perry
McCarty, new Captain of Engine House No. 4
11/21/2006: Photos of early
G. R. Railway Street employees.
11/21/2006: 1915 Partial List of
Students at Congress Street School, Diamond Street School and Sigsbee School.
11/21/2006: Masonic
Proclamation
11/21/2006: St. Mark's
Hospital
11/21/2006: Pine Rest Hospital
11/21/2006: Grand Rapids Academy of
Medicine
11/21/2006: Deane Family genealogy
11/21/2006: John W.
Blodgett to build new U. B. A. Hospital, to be renamed Blodgett Hospital.
11/21/2006: Obituaries:
Andrew Centilli, Peter Cooper, Elizabeth Cross, John Cross, Peter Graumans, John
Hanson, Maria Kooy, Rollin Ormiston, Hilda Streight, Leonard VanYsseldyke, and
Daniel Westcott.
11/09/2006: Correction made to Chapter XXXI of Baxter's History
11/08/2006: Grand Rapids Buildings:
Masonic Temple,
Hermitage Hotel,
G. R. Commercial
Savings Bank, Keeley Institute,
Daniels Neuropathic Institute
11/08/2006: Obituaries: Lorene
Ward and Francis DeRyke
October 2006
10/29/2006: Obituaries:
Patricia Brookman and Robert Chad
Termolen
10/29/2006: Genealogies:
Cook-DeKock family contributed by Judy Vezzetti and
Rev. Samuel Graves and Dr.
Schuyler Graves
10/29/2006: Obituaries:
Cornelius DeYoung, Fred Gilner, H. J. Grooters, S. Eugene Hull, Orie Kruger,
Frank Neuman, Simon P. Oosting, A. Schipper, Nicholas Spoelstra and Henry Vander
Leest.
10/29/2006: 1900 Bowen's Sketches:
Chard Archer Christian, George Clapperton, Charles Henry Cogshall, Leonard L.
Conkley, Frank Judson Cook, Henry Heber Cossitt, Harry Douglas Cowan, Harmon
Cowens, James Cox, John Crahen, Edgar Burdette Crandell, Harry Creswell and
Allen Durfee
10/29/2006: Ashley
Cemetery Records, Grattan Township, updated.
10/24/2006: Elizabeth Steinmann,
new Grand Rapids city library in 1900.
10/24/2006: New email address for Han Lijster regarding the
Schoondermark family
stamlijs@kprplanet.nl
10/21/2006: Mrs. Eliza Taylor,
president of the Michigan Women's Relief Corps, 1923.
10/19/2006: Civil War veterans,
William A. Jackson and James B. Whitney
meet.
10/19/2006: Biographies - Famous -
David Cornel De Jong, author, and
Meindert De Jong, children's
author.
10/19/2006: U. B. A. -
1893 Nursing Graduates, 1908
Nursing Graduates
10/19/2006: Butterworth Hospital -
1901 Nursing Graduates,
1914 Nursing Graduates
10/19/2006: 1923 Furniture Exhibit -
G. R. Furniture Exchange building,
G. R. Furniture Exhibition building,
Klingman Exhibition building,
Lawrence Freedman Furniture Company,
Rindge Exhibition building.
10/19/2006: G. R. Businesses:
1900 Voigt & Herpolsheimer's grand opening,
G. R. Savings Bank Branch, and
G. R. National Bank - West Branch.
10/19/2006: Obituaries: James H. Campbell, Frank K. Cargill and Edwin
B. Seymour
10/12/2006: 1859 Boundaries of the
Grand Rapids wards.
10/12/2006: 1884 State Census,
Alpine Township Index contributed by Mary Rasch Alt.
10/12/2006: The Lookups page has been
revamped into areas to help in locating what is available - Census, General
Michigan, Kent County, Other Lower Peninsula Counties, the Upper Peninsula,
Other States and Countries and War Record lookups.
10/12/2006: Chi Benedict is willing to do
Lookups in 'We Have With Us Today', a collection of Portrait Pen Sketches
(about 220 of them) done by Ray Barnes in the G. R. Herald.
September 2006
09/23/2006: Some links repaired.
09/19/2006: 1926
History of U. B. A. and Blodgett Hospital
09/19/2006: 1923 Blodgett
Nursing School Graduates
09/19/2006: 1914 U. B. A.
Nursing Graduates (later, Blodgett Hospital)
09/17/2006: GR/People -
John D. Karel and Robert A. Compton
09/17/2006: 1923 Six Wheel Ford
Carryall
09/17/2006: Mrs. A. P. VanDine's
1923 Graduating Class of Parliamentary Law
09/17/2006: John Krauskopf,
youngest veteran at Michigan Soldiers home, 1923
09/17/2006: GR/bldgs -
Riverview Furniture Store and Kent State Bank - East
branch
09/14/2005: Change of URL for the
Michigan State Archives lookups.
09/11/2006: Scanned postcards:
Burleson Hotel & Sanitarium,
St. Mary's Hospital
09/11/2006: Scanned postcards: Grand Rapids/Places:
Wider Division Street and
North Park Pavilion,
Campau Square
09/11/2006: Scanned postcards: Grand Rapids/Buildings:
Rowe Hotel,
The Coliseum,
St. Andrews Cathedral
09/10/2006:
Fountain Street Baptist
Church Members, 1870-1903 transcribed by Mindy Koole.
09/10/2006: Bowen's Biographical Sketches:
Hon. Byron M. Cutcheon, Paul P. Davis and Robert H. DeCoux transcribed by Jeri Landeer
09/10/2006: Addition genealogy information on
Joris Schoonermark
family from Han Lijster
09/10/2006: Obituaries:
Gerald Van Wieren and Marilyn De Mull
09/06/2006: Furniture Buildings:
G. R. Furniture Exhibition Bldg.,
Klingeman Exhibition Furniture Bldg. and
Rindge Furniture Exhibition Bldg.
09/06/2006: Edward Heaton,
Master Wrecker - photos of old buildings that were removed.
09/06/2006:
Members of Greenville Baptist Church, 1875-1881 transcribed by Mindy Koole.
09/02/2006: Changes and improvements in the
GR category - bldg, businesses and places.
August 2006
08/31/2006:
Biography of Lynn Rae Perkins, author and illustrator of children's books.
08/30/2006: Genealogies:
Joris Schoondermark
08/29/2006: Scanned postcards:
G. R. City Hall,
G. R.- Y.M.C.A.,
Butterworth Hospital,
G. R. Boat and Canoe Club,
Michigan State Fish Hatchery,
Fox' Stone House, E. Fulton Street
and Waterfront on Reeds Lake.
08/28/2006: Two genealogy links:
http://rootsweb.com/~websites/usa/michigan.html
http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/ - Roots Link Registry
08/28/2006: Michigan's National cemeteries online - Ft Custer,
21,804 burials and Great Lakes, 1,139 burials -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mitable.htm
08/26/2006: Repaired some links.
08/26/2006: Obituaries:
Cornelius DeYoung, Mrs. Josephine Huitema, Mrs. Julia A. Silsbe,
Chester M. Scherer and Simon P. Oosting.
08/26/2006: Bowen's Sketches:
Arthur R. Rood, Samuel L. Sharpsteen and John, John M.
and Jacob Steketee
08/13/2006: Changes made in the
South High School yearbooks, 1919,
1921, 1936
08/13/2006: Some broken links repaired.
08/07/2006: 1966 Maps of the Grand Rapids Wards -
Ward One,
Ward Two,
Ward Three and information on the
Formation of the Wards.
08/07/2006: 1911 Maps of
the Grand Rapids Wards
08/07/2006: 1876
Maps of the Grand Rapids Wards
08/07/2006: 1876
and 1887 Listing of Grand Rapids Street Names
08/05/2006: Obituaries:
Rev. G. Broene, Charles Centilli, Johanna Centilli, Rev. Joldersma, Dr. Henry
Locher, Hattie Crosby Newton and Lottie Sherwood.
08/05/2006: G. R. business -
Breen & Halladay Fuel Company
08/05/2006: Bowen's Sketches -
Fred Saunders and Dr. Henry Saunders
08/05/2006: Biographies:
Harley Baker and C. Jongejan
transcribed by ES/
July 2006
07/26/2006: Obituaries:
Jacob, Victor, Olive and Henry
Bogardus;
Obituaries: Johanna, Marjorie, Mrs. Paul
Zee, Sr. and Paul Zee, Jr.
07/26/2006: Bowen's Sketches -
Henry J. Richter, William Rose, Harry Smith, Henry Smith, Nathan G. Smith,
Marinus A. Sorber, Jens Sorensen, M. D., Henry Spring, Urias S. Springer, Edward
Squires, Andrew J. Stebbins, William Stoughton, William J. Stuart and Alfred M.
Switzer, M. D. transcribed by Natalie Runyan.
07/26/2006: "V" Transient
Deaths, 1874-1887 - this project is done.
07/23/2006: Fountain
Street Church - Dedication of Children, 1950-1951
07/23/2006: Bowen's Sketches -
Anson L. Smith, M.D., Edward L. Smith, Abel T. Page,
Malcolm C. Sinclair, M.D. and Clark E. Slocum transcribed by Natalie Runyan
07/22/2006: Obituary
of Mrs. Mary VanBlois, local public official
07/22/2006: 1913 Proposed
Franklin Street School Building scanned by ES
07/22/2006: Johnson Furniture
Company - new 1913 plant transcribed by ES.
07/15/2006: Obituaries:
Adrian E. Cornu, William Cornu, Hector Robertson and
Jorean VanPortfleet.
07/15/2006: Change of addresses
for the State Archives and Library of Michigan
07/15/2006: 1936
South High School Yearbook - includes photos of the Seniors, List of Seniors
that had not picture, photos of the faculty and list of Juniors and Seniors
transcribed by ES. This yearbook was donated by Julie Powers.
07/13/2006: Bowen's History -
Biographical sketch of Wm Read Shelby.
07/13/2006: African-American
Genealogy Sources online
07/13/2006: Grand
Rapids from the 1856 Michigan State Gazetteer by Charles F. Clark
transcribed by ES.
07/13/2006: WWII Memories
by Floyd Kiernan transcribed by ES. From an article donated by
Denise Slattery of Oklahoma.
07/08/2006: Transient
Death, Surname "R", 1874-1887 transcribed by ES.
07/06/2006: WPA
Project - 1941 Alpine Township Rural Property Inventory - the material was
contributed by the Alpine Township Historical Commission. This is a
wonderful resource for finding information on ancestors house, other buildings
and what type of land they had, etc. Also, listed are the counties that
were inventoried and the information needed to access the files at the State
Archives building. A big "Thank You" to the historical commission for
their contribution.
07/02/2006:
Fountain Street (Baptist) Church Members, 1902
07/01/2006: Bowen's Biographies -
William Chapel, G. Chappell, G. Clapperton and W. R. Shelby transcribed by
Leslie Coulson.
07/01/2006: Obituaries
- Roberta Jean Walker, Elbert Teeple and Myrtle Easlick
07/01/2006: Truman Young
and Family
June 2006
06/16/2006: Kent
County Citizenship Records, Di-Dz
06/16/2006: Obituaries for
Victory H. Hanson and Charles A. Matthews
06/16/2006: The name of
Isaac R. Church has been added to the Kent County list of the 6th Michigan
Cavalry, Civil War
06/16/2006:
Greenwood Cemetery, Walker Twp., additional names, their burial site and
burial date through 1879 have been added to the 2001 version of the cemetery
records.
06/10/2006: Information on Kent County and a link for further
information.
06/10/2006: Some links to the 1911 Canadian Census
06/10/2006: Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society has a
new project. They are working on placing the indexes, transcribed records
and photos of the tombstones online.
06/10/2006: Bowen Biographies: Albert Carroll, Thomas
Carroll, Louis Chamberlin, Charles Chandler, Gurden Chapel and Harvey Chadwick
transcribed by Leslie Coulson.
May 2006
05/31/2006:
Kent
County Citizenship Records, Da-De
05/31/2006:
Map Layouts for Oakwood Cemetery, Lowell, Michigan
05/31/2006: Horton
Rounds Family Bible Records
05/31/2006: New Information
on some of the Military societies
05/21/2006: Links fixed on
1933 Ottawa Hills Faculty Photos
05/21/2006: 1855 Kent
County Land Owners
05/16/2006:
Fountain Street Baptist Church Members, 1885
05/16/2006: Transient Deaths, Grand Rapids -
Ma-Mc,
Me-My
05/11/2006: Changes made and broken links repaired in the
categories: Links,
Medical and
Newspapers
05/08/2006: Genealogy
website for the Bergy, Nash, Seibert, Porritt families plus others who lived
in the Caledonia and Bowne Townships.
05/08/2006: Eugene Buck is
willing to make copies of Military and Pension records at the National
Archives for the cost of his time and the cost of the copies.
Ebuck43@aol.com
05/08/2006: Database is a catalog of American Civil War
photographs from the Special Collections Branch of USAMHI. Eventually,
this database will include photos, articles worn or used by soldiers from the
Mexican War in the 1840's to recent operations.
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html
April 2006
04/28/2006: NOTE: The biographical sketches in Bowen's
1900 History are more detailed than some of the other histories of this area.
Also, the information on the priests at the churches whose history is in this
book, are more detailed as far as genealogy. This is a volunteer project
and we are just beginning to work on it. If you are interested in helping
with this project, please let us know. It requires a WORD program.
Thank you!
04/28/2006: Bowen's 1900 History:
William H. Ross, M. D., portrait and
biographical sketch; Rial V. McArthur,
biographical sketch is located in the article on the Masonic Home.
04/28/2006: Bowen's 1900 History -
St. Mary's Catholic Church ,
St. Joseph's Catholic Church,
St. James'
Catholic Church, St. Andrew's
Cathedral, Grand Rapids
Masonic Home,
04/28/2006: Kent County
Health Department Project - requesting any photos or history related to the
department - there is a contact address for further information.
04/24/2006: Some links repaired.
04/23/2006: Additional
information on Fallasburg Village.
04/23/2006: 1912 - the
renaming of certain streets in Grand Rapids.
04/23/2006:
Fifth Avenue Christian Reformed Church 25-Year History (later known as
Franklin Street Christian Reformed Church). Transcribed by ES.
04/23/2006: Small
history of McKay Tower
04/23/2006:
Photo of James A. Rumsey and of his home added to the family information.
04/18/2006: James A.
Rumsey House and Family Information
04/18/2006: Grand
Rapids Fire Station No. 12
04/18/2006:
Biographical sketch of James A. Rumsey, pioneer
04/18/2006:
Biographical sketch at the death of Frayer Halladay, President of the
Michigan Exchange Private Bank.
04/18/2006: Obituary of
Gerrit DeWitt
04/18/2006: Obituary
of J. W. TenHaaf
04/18/2006:
Obituary of Mrs. Cornelia TenHaaf
04/18/2006:
Obituary of Mrs. John Pauels
04/08/2006: Obituary
for Ruth V. Keith
04/08/2006: Obituary
for Jane Parkhill Blye contributed by Tom and Carolyn Thompson.
04/07/2006: Kent County Citzenship Records, 1840-1932,
Ch-Cl and
Co-Cz
04/03/2006:
Westminster
Presbyterian Church Baptisms, 1900-1922, transcribed by ES.
March 2006
03/31/2006: 1934
Creston Memoirs, Faculty Photo, Seniors Photos and Their Activities
transcribed by Nancy Myers.
03/25/2006
1933 Creston Yearbook, list of Seniors
and their photos
and their activities transcribed by Nancy Myers.
03/25/2006: Lowell Township Death Records, 1908-1919
transcribed by Karen Blumenshine.
03/25/2006: New online URL for
Index to FGS (family group sheets) that have been submitted to the Michigan GenWeb.
03/21/2006:
Biography of Glendon Swarthout, Author
03/14/2006: Some links repaired.
03/11/2006: A
biography of James Anderson Rumsey and his family contributed by Jean and
Doug Rumsey
03/11/2006: The
Biographies for Famous People has been changed and there are a number of new
biographies at this site now transcribed by ES.
03/08/2006: Biography
of Richard VanderVeen
03/08/2006: Cemetery links and other links repaired.
February 2006
02/27/2006:
The Military file has been revamped
and some links added and repaired.
02/27/2006: Interested in finding more about DNA? This is
a good resource:
http://www.familytreedna.com/ There is also one at Ancestry.com.
02/27/2006: Civil War Soldiers Buried in Byron Twp.
Cemeteries
donated by Kathy Brummel
02/26/2006: WMGS's latest completed database is the Index to the
Census of WWI Veterans in Kent County
02/26/2006: The Michigan
Volunteers of the Spanish American War are now online.
02/26/2006: A New Category has been added - Publications
02/26/2006: A new publication,
"Pioneers of French Canada and Detroit"
02/26/2006: 1869 Birth Certificate
of Sidney Frank Burch of Courtland Township
02/16/2006: Civil War Soldiers - Kent County, First Cavalry, Sixth
Cavalry, Tenth Cavalry, Third Infantry, Fifth Infantry and Eighth Infantry
transcribed by ES
02/14/2006: Brief
history and Parish Archives of Blessed Sacrament Church donated by Jamie Perry
02/14/2006: Bowen's Biographies - Allen
Adsit, Joseph Albright, George W. Allen, Sheldon Allen and John W. Champlin
transcribed by ES.
02/08/2006: 1924 Central
High School - Photos of football team, Three Arts Club and Senior Class
Play.
02/08/2006: Some changes made in links and links to images.
January 2006
01/31/2006:
1933 Ottawa Hills Students
and Faculty transcribed by Sue Irvine.
01/30/2006: Kent County Civil War Infantries History and names of
soldiers - Sharpshooters, First, Fourth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Fifteenth,
Seventeenth, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Sixth and Thirtieth transcribed
by ES.
01/30/2006: Roseboom Family
Obituaries
01/29/2006: 1933 Ottawa Hills
High School yearbook -
Photos scanned of: Faculty, Seniors, Room Session, Sports teams and the
Entrance to the school building by ES.
01/29/2006: Information on
identifying old land descriptions contributed by Barbara VanderMark.
01/29/2006: Corrected address and email
for the State Archives of Michigan.
01/28/2006: 1924 Central
High School Yearbook - students, faculty and participants in various groups
transcribed by Roberta Meeker.
01/28/2006: Benevolent Societies
listed in Goss's History of Grand Rapids, 1904 transcribed by Ron Springsteen.
01/28/2006: Second Reformed
Church, Grand Rapids, Members, 1850-1869 transcribed by Mindy Koole.
01/27/2006: Addition to Kent County
Township Layout of the surveyed town and range numbers.
01/27/2006: Thomas Harback
Genealogy changed.
01/27/2006: Additional information
added to Cemetery Index.
01/20/2006: NOTE: The email address has been changed again.
Western Michigan Genealogical Society is overseeing the Kent County GenWeb and
the new email address will show this connection.
evlynsaw@comcast.net
01/17/2006:
Alpine Christian Reformed Church Members, 1881-1882 transcribed by ES.
01/14/2006: Kent County Civil War
Records, 3rd Michigan Cavalry, 4th Michigan Cavalry and 5th Michigan Cavalry
transcribed by ES.
01/14/2006: Kent County
Citizenship Records, Ca-Ce transcribed by ES.
01/10/2006: Index to book, From
Here to There in Kentwood Public Schools" by Goldie Snow, 1959
transcribed by Sue Irvine
01/10/2006: More information on the
Matthews Family
01/10/2006: 1916 Land Owners, U - Z
transcribed by Karen Blumenshine.
01/10/2006: Link changed to the photos of Grand Rapids,
www.photogr.be instead of
www.grandrapids.50webs.com
01/03/2006: Slowly changing the email address for the county
coordinator.
01//03/2006:
1913 Union High
School senior high photos.
01/03/2006: 1923 Central
High School, senior high photos, faculty, and students
01/03/2006: Thomas Harback
Genealogy
Created: 2006