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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 from monthly meetings continue to be made available on CD for purchase or your listening pleasure at the museum.
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
September 7, 2006: Rockford Athletic History Prior to 1960, Moderator Terry Konkle, Panel: Chuck Hyde, Bob Winegar, and Dan Baker
October 5, 2006: Steven Tchozeski of Great Lakes Geoscience, Geographical History of Rockford & Michigan dating back millions of years
November 2, 2006: Jim Mulder, Examiner-1st American Title Co. & Metropolitan Title Co, Video presentation of original surveying in Michigan & its effect on land records.
January 4, 2007: History & Stories of Rockford's oldest Churches, Congregational-1847, Methodist-1853, Baptist-1857, Panel: Pastors and Church Historians
February 1, 2007: Vance Harger, History of the Giles, Harger and other family ancestors, who have been in Michigan since the early 1800s
March 1, 2007: Dick Lee, History of car racing at Grand Rapids Speedrome and stories of the West Michigan fairgrounds. First auto race was held at the site in 1903
May 3, 2007: Daryl De Labbio, County Administrator and Roger Morgan, Chairman of the County Commission, Kent County, County Government "then and now" during our speakers time and more.
September 6, 2007: Kevin Finney, A view of fur trading and Native American's an its impact on Western Michigan from 1750-1850
October 4, 2007: Rockford athletics from a coach's view from 1950 on, Panel: Terry Konkle, Betty Verduin, Bob Christensen, Harv DeGood, and Tom Baer
January 3, 2008: Lee Petersen, History of Bluebirds and Monarch butterflies
March 6, 2008: Mike Strevel, Director of race operations for Berlin Raceway, A night at the races at Berlin Raceway and more
April 3, 2008: Steven Tchozeski, The use of rocks and minerals by Native Americans of the Great Lakes
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