Glance at the Past
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Sinopsis
The Grand Rapids Historical Commission Podcast features A Glance at the Past, a local history radio project. Take a listen to give you a glimpse of Grand Rapids in the past.
Episodios
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East Side Canal
01/12/2010 Duración: 130h00sThe East Side Power Canal was started in 1835 and completed in 1842.
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The Fire Bell
17/11/2010 Duración: 126h00sThe history of the landmark fire bell that called Grand Rapids' first volunteer fire department.
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Our Cultural Historian
03/11/2010 Duración: 146h00sConstance Mayfield Rourke - (November 14, 1885- March 29, 1941) - cultural historian and author of 7 books, including 'American Humor: A Study of the American Character', made Grand Rapids her home between 1915-1941.
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Brickmakers
27/10/2010 Duración: 122h00sSolomon Withey and his son Orison experiment with the local materials in creating the city's first brick.
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Grand Rapids in 1865
20/10/2010 Duración: 132h00sNewspaperman Arthur S. White reflects on his first impressions of Grand Rapids.
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Pioneer Doctor
06/10/2010 Duración: 127h00sThe trials of Grand Rapids' early medical practitioners.
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GR Public Museum
29/09/2010 Duración: 128h00sGlance at the Past examines the genesis of our GR Public Museum and an early patron, George Wickwire Smith.
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Early Artists
22/09/2010 Duración: 134h00sInformation on the first two professional artists in Grand Rapids history: Marinus Harting (born 1815) and A.J. Conant
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The Soccer League
08/09/2010 Duración: 125h00sSoccer is nothing new in Grand Rapids high schools, as Glance at the Past reports.
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Grand River Times
23/08/2010 Duración: 132h00sGeorge Pattison founded the Grand River Times in 1837.
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Grand Rapids Cigars
18/08/2010 Duración: 136h00sAt the turn of the 20th Century, cigar smoking far surpassed all other forms of tobacco among Grand Rapidians.
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Public Markets
11/08/2010 Duración: 138h00sThe first public farmers' markets come to Grand Rapids, including our great Fulton Street location.
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Landscapers
04/08/2010 Duración: 135h00sThe influence of Paul Goebel, Sr., landscape designer, and sons
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Women in Office
28/07/2010 Duración: 140h00sThe stories of two early Grand Rapids women politicians: Harriet Cook and Alde L. T. Blake.
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James Moran
20/07/2010 Duración: 127h00sJames Moran (1832-1886), first Grand Rapids, Michigan, chief of police
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Bridge Banquet
07/07/2010 Duración: 125h00sCivil War soldiers are greeted with a lavish banquet upon their return to Grand Rapids.