Box 12
Container
Contains 6 Results:
Five silver spoons
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
Appears to be a “K” and “1892” on the back of the spoon near the handle. Sterling, F.S. Smith Sons & Co.
Dates:
1804-1999
Small jewelry box containing gold beads
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
Note inside states, “Gold beads belonged to Lois Burton, daughter of first white child born in Grand Rapids, Mich”
Dates:
1804-1999
Small silver box engraved “EDK”
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
A considerable amount of material in this collection relates to Grand Rapid’s earliest pioneers. Several of the published books contain intimate details of these first settlers who were Emily Burton Ketcham’s parents and their relatives. The scrapbooks are filled with newspaper clippings of early settler’s obituaries and reunions. Photographs can be found of many of these individuals as well. EBK’s and her husband’s genealogy, including their descendants and ancestors, are well documented in...
Dates:
1804-1999
Small wooden box with sliding lid, containing cuff links
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
Undated letter found inside this box from Chloe to Smith Ketcham with information about the cuff links.
Dates:
1804-1999
Cloth pouch with string and needles
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
Sewn in ID tag reads “Smith G. Ketcham, Co. H. 126 Regt., N.Y.S.V.”
Dates:
1804-1999
Ribbons and pins from suffrage conventions, 1886 - 1905
File — Box: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
A considerable amount of material in this collection relates to Grand Rapid’s earliest pioneers. Several of the published books contain intimate details of these first settlers who were Emily Burton Ketcham’s parents and their relatives. The scrapbooks are filled with newspaper clippings of early settler’s obituaries and reunions. Photographs can be found of many of these individuals as well. EBK’s and her husband’s genealogy, including their descendants and ancestors, are well documented in...
Dates:
1886 - 1905