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The Museum features a wide variety of artifacts, ranging from the prehistoric to the historic, representing more than 150 years of Rockford history. It also houses the largest collections of research and genealogical material in northern Kent County, pertinent to people, places and things of the past. In addition the Society began recording regular meeting programs for review in the museum.
Recent programming meetings continue to be made available on CD for your purchase or listening pleasure at the museum. Including:
September 1, 2005: Chuck Hyde, Hyde Family/Corner Bar
October 6, 2005: Clarence, Rodd & Neil Blakslee, Blakeslee History & More
November 3, 2005: Helen Hessler, Rockford, As I Saw It
January 5, 2006: Brett Bakita, The Roll of Media in Sports in the 21st Century
February 2, 2006: Susie Fair/Fred Gave, Ghost town of Childsdale & Paper Mill
March 2, 2006: George Lessens, Tools of the TV Meteorologist
April 6, 2006: Jack Bolt/Jo Bunn, Historical Society Early Days & Appraisals by Joan
January 4, 2007: History & stories of Rockford’s oldest Churches, Panel: Pastors & Church Historian’s
February 1,2007: History of the Giles, Harger and other family ancestors, Vance Harger
March 1, 2007: Kent County County Government “then and now,” Daryl De Labbio– County Administrator & Roger Morgan– Chairman of the
County Commission
April 5, 2007: History of car racing at the Grand Rapids Speedrome and stories of the West
Michigan Fairgrounds, Dick Lee
September 4, 2008: Historic Home Preservation, Moderator: Tom Logan.
October 2, 2008: Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan, Moderator: Valerie van Heest--Valerie is a diver and involved in Shipwreck exploration. Her company searches have resulted in the Discovery of new shipwrecks in Lake MI.
November 6, 2008: History of the White Caps, Moderator: Bob Wells, annonuncer and entertainer for the White Caps.
April 2, 2009: Small Farms in the 21st Century, Sue Osgood
May 7, 2009: Kirsten Farmer & David Carlson speak about their family history
Also available:
Images of America: Rockford, by Roberta H.J. Schirado on behalf of the Rockford Area Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing, $21.99
From Sawmill to City, The Long Years Passing. A Story of Rockford by Homer L.Burch, $10
Rockford Afghan, Green & White, $45
Rockford Area Historical Museum Shopping Bag, Blue with White Letters, $6
Rockford Authors of Books, Coffee Cups with Inscription & Other Souvenirs
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