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- Henrietta Bosch lived in Grand Haven all her life. In this interview, Henrietta shares stories about growing up prior to and during the Great Depression. She remembers fishing with her father on the Grand River, attending school through the eighth grade, and working at Miller's Dairy on Fulton Street until she married in 1938. She recalls living in an apartment house, which was demolished for the construction of the Community Center, the effect the Depression had on her family and their battle with scarlet fever. She also talks about the birth of the Wildrom triplets and other hospital experiences.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Paul Fortino, his daughter Margaret Michlitsch, and his wife Mary Jane are interviewed about the family businesses. Paul recollects Italian business ethics in the early 20th Century, what it was like being the only Italian Catholic family in Grand Haven, and working through the wartime and Depression eras. Paul also gives a detailed description of his school days and his career. He took over the family retail business in Grand Haven in 1941, which became the first business in Grand Haven to obtain a liquor license after Prohibition. Paul was a board member of the North Ottawa Community Hospital, the Harbor Commission, and the Highway Commission. He was President of the Chamber of Commerce and Director of Security First/Pacesetter Bank.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this interview, Grand Haven resident Ann Ribbink recalls the area near Jackson Street and US-31 where she lived with her family. She also describes the route the Interurban took through Grand Haven and recalls World War I and the Grand Haven Centennial (1934) celebration. Ann was unable to continue her education beyond the eighth grade when her father died. She worked at Keller Tool during the war to help support the family. She also made gloves at Peerless Glove, located on Seventh and Elliot Streets. She recalls business and industry in the area, including dairies, grocery stores, and Cook's Hardware. Ann's husband worked at Dake, Oldberg, and Challenge Machine during his life. Her son Ray shares what it was like when he was young.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In Part 2 of Dave Seibold's interview with Win Dewitt Vanzantwick-Cook, Mrs. Cook recalls the role of milkmen during Prohibition, taking the passenger ferry the Fannie M. Rose to the Fruitport Pavilion, and labor-saving devices utilized by women in the 1920's. The Cutler House, The Magnetic Mineral Springs and Sanitarium, the Crescent Theater, area float bridges, former Negro slaves, Grand Haven's first strike at the Challenge Stamping & Porcelain Company, and the fire of 1889 are also discussed.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 tells a very detailed story of the devastating fire at his grandfather's livery barn in 1906. During World War II, John was a member of the local fire department and can recall the different fire bells used in the city. He also remembers early telephone service in Grand Haven. When US-31 was constructed through town, John assisted with the appraisals of various houses that were relocated.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his radio program Talk with Old-Timers, Jack Severson interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John recalls the wind storm that pummeled Grand Haven on Armistice Day in 1941. He gives details about the resulting damage and remembers other big storms that hit the area. He ends the program with a history of the Interurban and recalls the effects snow had on its operation.
- 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 remembers old radio programs, phonographs, and the different types of radios that were available in the early part of the twentieth century. He recalls that the Hayes Radio was manufactured in Grand Haven. John also reminisces about childhood pastimes.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- This radio program includes excerpts from the original news stories that aired during the year. In 1964, management of WGHN radio is assumed by George Kleist and Doug Tjapkes. The US Air Force Thunderbirds participate in the Coast Guard Festival. The Musical Fountain is re-dedicated by Claude VerDuin, and the Nativity Scene on Dewey Hill is dedicated by Governor George Romney. Fires occurring at the home of George Christman in Spring Lake, Seaver Industrial Finishing Company, Muskegon Christian School, and Nunica Tavern are mentioned. The Spring Lake Junior and Senior High Schools are expanded. The new Grand Haven Junior High School and the Fruitport Branch of the Muskegon County Library are dedicated. Other construction projects in the area include the Ottawa County Building and the M-104 bypass bridge, and the plans for the new Grand Haven Post Office are approved. Strikes occur at Anderson Bolling and Gardner Denver, and a new world-record is set by Grand Haven water performer Dave Rue, who is pulled across Lake Michigan by a large kite and accompanied by Felix Pytlinske. The program also includes a list of prominent citizens who passed away during the year.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lois Schrier was born in Grand Haven to Arend John II and Grace Arkema Nyland. Her grandfather, Arend John I, owned and operated the Grand Haven Leather Company, which later became Eagle Ottawa Leather Company. Lois recalls the day when the Peoples Bank in Grand Haven was robbed in the summer of 1933. Upon graduating from high school, she entered the WWII cadet nursing program at Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids, but the war ended before she could serve. Instead, she completed her service at Grand Haven Municipal Hospital. Also during the interview, Lois discusses the fishing industry, women's roles in society and equal rights.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 the old lighthouse on the bluff and the catwalk on the pier. He gives details about the Coast Guard Training camp at Mulligan's Hollow and the rifle range. He recalls Central Park and the band concerts offered there, the old carbon street lights, and the Interurban Dummy Line that ran from downtown out to Highland Park. He discusses the fish industry and the fish shanties set up on Dewey Hill.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection