#Grand Rapids history
Interview with Jeff Smith, founder of "The Grand Rapids People's History Project"
by (ntomlin)
Submitted 02-13-2017 under LOCAL LIFE
NT: How would you describe the project to someone unfamiliar? JS: We all are taught history from the perspective of those who have power, those whose voices are the most dominant. The Grand Rapids People’s History Project attempts to...
From bartering to banking: A look at the historic money of Old Grand Rapids
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 11-28-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
Have you ever wondered what kind of money people used when they came to Michigan and settled down in what would become Grand Rapids? Generally speaking, it wasn’t dollars and cents. In fact, there was very little actual money on the frontier....