Browse Collections (22 total)
Hoppertown and the Horseradish Twins
The "Horseradish Twins", James “Floyd” (1879-1955) and Roscoe “Ross” LaPard (1881-1956), along with their brother Emery, were fiddlers and square…
Maps - Historical
An assortment of historical maps
Contributors: East Grand Rapids History Room
Oral Histories - East Grand Rapids
Memories of living in or visiting East Grand Rapids
Contributors: Various residents, current or past and visitors of East Grand Rapids
Photographs - Historical (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
A working compendium of photographs that tell the history of East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Contributors: East Grand Rapids History Room
President Gerald R. Ford, bronze statue, 2011
A collection of memorabilia, photographs, art and video related to the 38th President of the United States
Contributors: East Grand Rapids History Room
Ramona Park
Ramona Park, 1886 - 1954. Established as a resort on the west shore of Reeds Lake by the Grand Rapids Street Railway Company in 1886. This was a true…
Contributors: Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room
Ramona Park - an amusement park - East Grand Rapids, 1886 - 1954
View the items in Ramona Park - an amusement park - East Grand Rapids, 1886 - 1954Silver Creek - the creek near Hall and Plymouth and Grace Episcopal Church
Silver Creek - the creek near Hall and Plymouth and Grace Episcopal Church
Steamboats on Reeds Lake - Poisson Family - Overview
The Poisson Family had a presence on Reeds Lake beginning in 1882/3 when patriarch John Honore Poisson brought the SS Florence to the Lake. The…
Contributors: East Grand Rapids History Room
UNITED STATES NAVAL ARMORY ON REEDS LAKE, EAST GRAND RAPIDS
1928 – 1954
The State of Michigan purchased several pieces of property on west and south shore of Reeds Lake on which they wished to build their Naval Armory. The…
1928 – 1954
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