Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
People, Pictures and News From the Past
Where is Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA? Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Located on the banks of the Grand River, Grand Rapids is rated among the top cities in the U.S., and combines sophisticated charm with midwestern friendliness. Known for being safe and clean, it’s a “walking” city. The downtown features a major new convention center with five star experiences: hotels, restaurants, and relaxation. Minutes away from spectacular Lake Michigan beaches and beach towns, Grand Rapids is known for its major art and cultural events, plays, museums, and a world-class botanical garden.www.visitgrandrapids.org/ visit.php
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
A Good Cheap Desk
The Fred Macey Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Ramona Theatre, Reeds Lake, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
The Dam. Grand River, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
U. B. A. Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Monroe Avenue Looking West. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
City Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Lower Monroe Avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich.
History / News
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1876 - September 19 - 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Mich)
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1896 - An Aeronaut KilledGrand Rapids, Mich., June 29. - Hiram Cole, twenty-six years old, a professional aeronaut, living...Read MORE...
1905 - TRAIN CRASHES INTO STREET CARFour Probably Fatally Injured, Two Others Hurt, at Grand Rapids, Mich.
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1910 - BIG CYCLONE RUINS CROPSMichigan Section Storm Swept, and Creek Overflows, Flooding Houses.
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1912 - TORNADOGrand Rapids, Mich, July 13. - Grand Rapids was hit early today by a cyclone that injured forty or...Read MORE...
1916
Grand Rapids, a city of Michigan, capital of Kent co., at the head of steamboat navigation on the...Read MORE...
Grand Rapids, a city of Michigan, capital of Kent co., at the head of steamboat navigation on the...Read MORE...
1945 - January 25 - Grand Rapids, Michigan becomes 1st US city to fluoridate its water
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Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Carrie GRUBENGER
(23 August 1885, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - 11 October 1931, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA)
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Edwin LIVINGISTON
(1847, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - 11 June 1868, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
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John P. RAND
(1836, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - 7 October 1873, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
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George SELL
(1841, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - July 1871, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
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James SHARP
(1801, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - 24 August 1870, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
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Bertha E SONES
(22 March 1869, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - 5 April 1946, Glendale, California, USA)
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William Stuart TOWNE
(1893, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - , )
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Ancestors Who Died Here
We currently have information about 95 ancestors who died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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William Sherman TOWNE (9 June 1868 - 15 January 1943) &
Bertha E SONES (22 March 1869 - 5 April 1946)
married 28 June 1892 |
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Walter Irving TOWNE (23 October 1870 - aft. 1940) &
C Leonora AINSWORTH (June 1871 - )
married 25 May 1892 |
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Cemeteries in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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