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- In his radio program Talk with Old-Timers, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John remembers horse traffic and early automobile traffic in town. He recalls the building of the Post Office in 1905 and describes Washington Street. John talks about the Magnetic Mineral Springs resorts in Grand Haven (1871-1892) and Spring Lake (1870-1916) and gives details about Highland Park.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John recalls his early years growing up in Grand Haven where he was born in 1899. He reminisces about the many jobs he held during his life, including delivering newspapers and working in a bakery. He talks about his father and the family home at 222 Fulton Street in Grand Haven.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. In a discussion of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, John recalls the wind storm that hit Grand Haven on Armistice Day in 1941 and the resulting damage to the Highland Park Hotel. He also describes the big storm in the winter of 1936 and a discussion ensues about other boats that went down in Lake Michigan. John also recalls innovative photographer Nat Brown and his kite camera. He describes a postcard picturing Brown sitting on a snowmobile he invented. John also reminisces about working in the meat market with his father and delivering bread for a bakery.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his radio program Talk with Old-Timers, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John remembers the Loutit family, one of Grand Haven's early lumber and banking families. In 1957, the family established the Loutit Foundation and later donated funds for the construction of the city's new public library. The Loutit Science Hall at Grand Valley State University also bears their name. John goes on to discuss area transportation and the automobiles that were manufactured in Grand Haven in the early 1900s. He also talks about the lumber industry, the waterfront, and tells the story of the Culter House fire of 1889.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John talks about Armistice Day and remembers the Grand Haven Concert Band and the Jackie Band. He recalls his father, who worked in a meat market, and the harvesting of ice from Spring Lake before the invention of modern refrigeration.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program they talk about the dedication of the Police and Fire Station in the 500 block of Washington Street. John describes this area through the history of Grand Haven. He gives details about the Akeley Hall finishing school for girls and the purchase of the property by Bell Telephone in the early 1930s. John discusses the City Hall project, built adjacent to this property in 1933 by the WPA. John also recalls the building of the Municipal Hospital on Sheldon Street and describes the area before the hospital was built. He also talks about the controversy of the hospital's location. The program is concluded with a discussion of VanSchelven's career in the insurance business.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection