Typed speech (photocopy). N.d. [probably between 1886 and 1891 ]. 5 pages. Speech given by Mrs. Marion Louise (Solomon L.) Withey.

File — Box: 46, Folder: 23

Scope and Contents

Written at top: “On occasion of a reception given in Mother's honor by the United Worker's Society of Park Church.” Detailed discussion of the founding and early history of First (Park) Congregational Church (est. 1836), including Civil War era. Includes anecdotes about several early Grand Rapids individuals and descriptions of locations.