The Flat River Community Library in Greenville, Michigan in Montcalm County has their digitized collections available online. Kelly Worden, Local History and Reference Assistant at the library explains they include text-searchable newspapers of the Greenville/Montcalm County area from 1857-1923 and various vital record indexes from Montcalm County. Convenient links to these resources are now available […]
Browsing Posts published in July, 2016
As genealogists, we have all had that ‘a-ha!’ moment and regularly ask the genie spirits to provide another one. A couple of weeks ago I was able to share someone else’s, based on my past experience. I’m one of the Tuesday volunteer help group at the downtown Grand Rapids Public Library and it is particularly […]
Do You Find Social Media Sites Helpful in Your Genealogical Searching? Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, YouTube, Google Plus, Instagram, Flickr, etc. If so, please send your comments on which sites you use and how these sites have helped you by November 15, 2016. Send to the Editor: michigana@wmgs.org Request from R. Waybrant, Editor of Michigana
One of the articles in the upcoming summer 2016 issue of Michigana is about Grace VanHoesen (1870-1959), a very active citizen of Grand Rapids. Grace was an involved citizen, dedicating her time to service on county boards and political entities. She was an organizer of Grand Rapids’ League of Women Voters, co-authoring their first edition, […]
Thank you to all who entered the 2016 WMGS Writing Contest. The judges had a challenging time in choosing the winners of this year’s contest. Watch for these stories and more in upcoming issues of Michigana. First Place: Jessica Riley, “Canadian Captive” New England and Canada during the French and Indian War Second Place: Marlene […]
On September 11, 2001, where were you? How has that date affected you, your family, our nation? We are putting together an issue on 9/11 and would like to hear from you. This is a part of our history. Would you like to know how your great-grandparents and great-great grandparents felt about the Civil War […]
Recently I had a genie serendipity experience that was fun, productive and rewarding. Because I didn’t have faith in the published research I had found on my New Amsterdam families, I hadn’t pursued any of the families. What I had was spotty and incomplete. A trip to New York City in May with the New […]
