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- An oral history from Walter Graff, longtime Eastern High School coach, member of the Knights Templar, the Lansing parks board, and an inductee in the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame. He was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Iron Mountain, and was also a veteran of World War I. Walter Graff was interviewed by James Walkinshaw and Graff's son-in-law Duane Vernon at the Burcham Hills retirement center on November 8, 1988. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- Rick Jones talks about the Michigan members of the Polar Bear Expedition, a group of about 5,000 U. S. Army troups who were sent to Russia in 1918-1919, in the first video. In the second video, Jones hosts a discussion with descendants of Michigan Polar Bear Expedition participants. Descendants include Bruce G. Helmer, Vivian Ball Johnson, Gilbert G. Holmes, Lowell Rasmussen, and Frank Ferro. This program took place at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- An oral history from Walter Graff, longtime Eastern High School coach, member of the Knights Templar, the Lansing parks board, and an inductee in the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame. He was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Iron Mountain, and was also a veteran of World War I. Walter Graff was interviewed by James Walkinshaw and Graff's son-in-law Duane Vernon at the Burcham Hills retirement center on November 8, 1988. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- Rick Jones talks about the Michigan members of the Polar Bear Expedition, a group of about 5,000 U. S. Army troups who were sent to Russia in 1918-1919, in the first video. In the second video, Jones hosts a discussion with descendants of Michigan Polar Bear Expedition participants. Descendants include Bruce G. Helmer, Vivian Ball Johnson, Gilbert G. Holmes, Lowell Rasmussen, and Frank Ferro. This program took place at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series