Thanksgiving Holiday Closing
The Library of Michigan will be closed from Thursday, November 23 through Sunday, November 26 and all staff will be out of the office.
Reference services and library card processing will resume on Monday, November 27. Please allow at least three weeks for staff to process the backlog of card applications and reference questions.
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 Digitizing My Family Tree: Formats, Software, and Techniques
Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom
Register For This Program
Explore the digital options for saving your family history research. Learn about the variety of desktop and web-based applications researchers can use for organizing their data. Review best practices for both using these applications and uploading digital scans of records to the software.
Find registration information and other programs at: Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms.
 2024 History Detectives Grand Rapids
History Detectives Grand Rapids announces the return of its popular day-long local history programming event and aims to bring together those interested in the evolution and history of local topics and persons. This 15th annual offering of all local history programming will deliver a diverse array of topics by local researchers and academics including the following (in order of presentation):
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Before Jerry & Betty, There was Another Prominent Ford Couple in Grand Rapids by M. Christine Byron and Sophia Ward Brewer
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The Experiences of Women in Homes for Unmarried Mothers, 1945 – 1985 by Nora Salas and Hannah McBride
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The Republican Home Front vs. Frank McKay by Jon Van der Ploeg
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The Legacy of Captain Charles E. Belknap: 100 Years after The Yesterdays of Grand Rapids by Colleen Alles
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Return to Peppermint Street: The Life and Works of Grand Rapids Author Meindert DeJong by Adam Oster
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Coldbrook Creek: Rediscovering a Hidden Urban Stream by Peter & Mary Lewandoski
All presentations are held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 in the Ryerson Auditorium of the Main Branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library Street, NE, in downtown Grand Rapids. Each presentation runs approximately 45 minutes with the first presentation beginning at 9:30AM. A lunch break will begin at 12:15PM, and those wishing to reserve a boxed lunch from Schnitz Deli can make a selection and payment at the History Detectives Grand Rapids website. The programming day will conclude at 4:00PM and attendees can enjoy free parking for any or all of the programs they wish to attend.
Learn more about History Detectives Grand Rapids at their website and see past presentations on the program's YouTube channel. The Library of Michigan is proud to again join several Grand Rapids-area organizations in supporting History Detectives Grand Rapids.
 Sponsors of 2024 History Detectives Grand Rapids
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