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Rosemary “Posie” Ward Rindge Bennett, East Grand Rapids Class of 1946
Interview, April 2, 2019, East Grand Rapids History Room with Mary Dersch, curator
AUDIO Files contain complete interview with biography.
Grew up at 607 Locust Ave SE
Father,…

HISTORY OF CADENCE by Susan Lovell
“In the early 1970s I was writing a newsletter for the East Grand Rapids School Board called the Three Rs: Read! React! Reply! The board hired me so they could communicate with the public regularly instead of only…

Poisson Family history. The steamboats on Reeds Lake were lastly held by the Poissons of East Grand Rapids. Alice Poisson Cariano is the daughter of Captain Charles Poisson and granddaughter of patriarch John Honore Poisson. Her memories are…

Buth Dairy, a popular spot for teens after school was located at 2164 Wealthy Street SE from 1948 - 1958. John Pettersch, Grand Rapids, tells of his memories spending time there.

Oral interview with John Pettersch, Grand Rapids, Michigan, who remembers time spent at Ramona Park, on the SS Ramona and on Reeds Lake

Oral interview with Alice Poisson Cariano. Alice is the daughter of Captain Charles Poisson, Poisson Family steamboat captain, Reeds Lake late 1800s through 1955/6. Alice was born in and raised in East Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Oral interview with Alice Poisson Cariano. Alice is the daughter of Captain Charles Poisson, Poisson Family steamboat captain, Reeds Lake late 1800s through 1955/6. Alice was born in and raised in East Grand Rapids, Michigan.