Bernice Maciejewski

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Description:

Bernice Maciejewski recalls moving with her parents from Chicago at the age of sixteen to Grand Haven Township where they lived on the family farm in a shell of a house. Her father worked for the WPA and helped to build The Oval, which later became the Grand Haven State Park, and her mother worked at Felix's marina and bar. Bernice dropped out of high school when it became difficult to find transportation to school and she was needed at home to help with the other children. In 1941, she married Vincent Maciejewski, and after the war they built a house in Robinson Township on her parents' land. She gives a brief history of lumbering in Robinson Township, Stern's Bayou Bridge, Jack's Jungle, and the community of Bass River. Bernice discusses the book she began writing on the history of Robinson Township, which was carried on by historian and fellow resident Olive Cleave and published in 1999 after her death.

Date Issued:

1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Grand Haven (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Robinson Township (Mich.), History, and History

Subject Name:

Maciejewski, Bernice Davis and 1922-1995

Subject Genre:

Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5b56d48n