Kitty Ball remembers Grand Haven

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Description:

In her radio program The Old-Timers, Esther Dean Nyland interviews prominent Grand Haven citizens about their earliest memories of the area. In this interview, eighty-eight-year-old Kitty Ball recalls her early years as a student at the Akeley Institute, the family home on Fourth Street, her career as a teacher, and The J. Ball Store, a dry goods and grocery store, which her father, Jurrien, owned and operated for 67 years. Kitty also talks about his involvement in the First Reformed Church and remembers families that lived on and around Howard and Lafayette Streets, including the Dykemas, Juistemas, Dickinsons, Walters, Cutlers, VerHoeks, Nylands, Lillies, Pfaffs, and others.

Date Issued:

1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Grand Haven (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

History

Subject Name:

Ball, Cornelia Clauzine and 1884-1987

Subject Genre:

Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5vx06357