Index to Projects Being Worked on,
Or Recently Completed
Railroads
A new project on
the railroads in our area is being
conducted by Carl Bajema, professor at Grand Valley State
University. Anyone having photos or information on people
who worked for the railroad, especially in the surrounding
counties - Muskegon, Kent, etc. - this includes the Interurban
lines, the Pere Marquette, the G.R. and Indiana, etc. If you
have a relative, etc. or if you know of anyone having information,
especially photos of the person in uniform or of a section crew,
please contact Mr. Bajema.
bajemacarl@attbi.com
(2005)
Uncle Sam Need Your WWII Home-Front Stories
The National
Park Service is collecting stories from America's WWII home front.
They'll be archived - and possibly exhibited - at the new Rosie the
Riveter/World War II Home Front National Park in Richmond,
California. Your memories will help visitors understand
the disparate experiences of men, women and ethnic minorities on the
home front. If you would like to tell your tale or that of
another person who contributed to the WWII home-front effort, call
(800) 497-6743 or visit http://www.ford.com/go/rosie
for a packet containing a biography sheet, release form and
guidelines for writing your story. (2005)
Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven -
Potter's Field
Chuck Fuller is working on listing all the names of those buried in Potter's
Field in Lake Forest Cemetery. He has approximately 800 names He
is collecting obituaries, news articles, etc. on anyone buried there.
He is looking for information from anyone who has an ancestor buried there.
If you do, please contact him at:
chuckim@hotmail.com
(2006)
Created: 2003
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~miottawa/projects.index.html
Contact County Coordinator: evlynsaw@comcast.net