Collections

History Room shelvingPHOTOGRAPHS

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

EPHEMERA, REALIA & ARTIFACTS - Index

VERTICAL FILE INDEX

RESEARCH RESOURCES

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

OTHER RESOURCES