Related Sites

City of Rockford: http://www.rockford.mi.us/
Rockford Squire: http://www.rockfordsquire.com/
Algoma Township Historical Society (Page from Township site): http://www.algomatwp.org/historical_society.htm
Cedar Springs Historical Museum: http://www.cedarspringsmuseum.org
Lowell Area Historical Museum: http://www.lowellmuseum.org/
Michigan GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/
Western Michigan Genealogical Society: http://www.wmgs.org/
Kent County, MI GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/

Other Resources for Local Research

Grand Rapids Public Libraries: http://www.grpl.org
Kent District Library: http://www.kdl.org

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Site Information

• Old Power House: Rogue River Electric Light and Power Co. Plant. September 1903, Wm. Bush, operator. Photo included in From Sawmill to City: The Long Years Passing: A Story of Rockford by Homer Burch, Courtesy of Maisy Downer.
• Old Power House: Rogue River Electric Light and Power Co. Plant--building on the right. Photo included in From Sawmill to City, Courtesy of John Rinkeviczie.
• The Rockford Museum (Home & Museum): Both photos of the Museum in June 2003. Photos by J. M. Trotter.

Finally, the Rockford Area Historical Society would like to thank Wynalda Litho Inc. for hosting this site!

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