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- 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 this program, John talks about the freight house at the foot of Washington Street and the men who worked there. He talks about the difference between fishing today and the industry in the early 1900s. He goes on to recall the changes along the waterfront and at the foot of Dewey Hill. John gives a detailed history of The Barn, a popular dance hall and roller rink. He recalls that the area of Central Park was the site of the city's first cemetery, which was relocated south of town to create Lake Forest Cemetery. John remembers recreational activities in the area and gives details about sledding down Second Street hill.
- 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 talks about various steam boats and their significance to the area. He also recalls the Interurban, the Fruitport Pavilion, his first car, and his job at a local bakery when he was young. He remembers that a pie cost twenty-five cents in those days and a loaf of bread ranged from five to ten cents. He reminisces about his grandfather, who owned and operated a livery and rented horses.
- 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 the first telephone service in the area, remembers learning to drive a car and how a driver's license was not needed at the time. He recalls the day when he was injured as a youngster racing horses through town and remembers automobiles that were built in Grand Haven by the Van Motor Car Company (1910-1912) and the Panhard Motor Company (1917-1919). John gives the details about the death of John Vyn in a train accident.
- 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 sledding on city streets, "icing" the hill on Second Street for sledding, and riding in horse-drawn cutters during the winter. He also remembers early grocery stores, ice-boxes, and home grocery delivery. He also reminisces about working a local bakery as a young man.
- 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 this program, John talks about the Grand Haven city founders and the early government. John has historical booklets that he describes. This starts conversations about the lumbering industry, the Board of Trade, Nat Brown's experiments with kite photography and Isaac N. Tubbs's photography business.
- 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 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. 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