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PHOTOGRAPHS
- Searchable index of historical photos
- Downloadable PDF document. Requires Adobe PDF Reader available here.
- Once downloaded, use Ctrl+F function to search keywords
- Contact Mary Dersch, curator, to view these items.
- Online Photo Gallery
- Searchable by subject, keywords, etc.
ORAL HISTORIES
- Index of histories provided by local citizens (link coming soon!)
- Searchable by subject, keyword, etc.
POSTCARDS
- Postcard images from EGR past (link coming soon!)
ONLINE CATALOG OF HISTORY ROOM BOOKS
- Catalog of the EGR History Room collection of books
- Local, West Michigan and State of Michigan histories
- Contact Mary Dersch, curator, to view these items
EPHEMERA, REALIA & ARTIFACTS - Index
- Searchable inventory of historical items held by the EGR History Room
- Downloadable PDF. Requires Adobe PDF Reader available here
- Once downloaded, use Ctrl+F function to search keywords
- Contact Mary Dersch, curator, to view these items
VERTICAL FILE INDEX
- Searchable vertical file index of items in the EGR History Room
- A-Z index of articles, flyers, and assorted documents
- Items are non-circulating, can make photocopies at the EGR Library branch.
- Downloadable PDF. Requires Adobe PDF Reader available here
- Once downloaded, use Ctrl+F function to search keywords
RESEARCH RESOURCES
- PDF guide to researching your home
- Databases for searching digitized historical newspapers, magazines, books.
- Websites focused on historical research and genealogy.
CADENCE NEWSPAPER DIGITAL DATABASE
- The Cadence Newspaper was published between 1975 and 2019 with stories of East Grand Rapids and surrounding communities. The 1975 to 2008 editions are available online.
- Browse by keyword or phrase. (Download PDF instructions)
- Browse issues by date.
- Digitization project was funded by the Meijer Foundation in 2022/2023 for the East Grand Rapids History Room through Clarke Historical Library of Central Michigan University "Digimichigan Newspaper Collection."
- Cadence was founded in 1975 by East Grand Rapids residents Susan B. Lovell and co-founders Mary Abbott Cumming, Susan Ryan and Gini Mulligan.
EAST GRAND RAPIDS CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
- City Commission meetings 1931 to present
- Open individual years, then use Ctrl+F function to search keyword or use search function at top to search all years.
OTHER RESOURCES